Welcome students

The office of the registrar welcomes you to Harding University.  This office is responsible for maintaining your student record.  Your student record includes personal data, transfer credits, registration, grades, and transcript data.  Transcript requests, enrollment information, degree and graduation verification are processed in this office.  This office follows the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (also known as the Buckley Amendment) and only a person authorized by the act may access or receive information regarding a student’s record.  Students are required to provide a written request for a transcript or other information maintained in the student record.

Registration: Registration is held at the beginning of the first week of each semester and at other times as indicated on the academic calendar. Accepted students may register (enroll in classes) at Summer Experience, an early orientation session. Dates for Summer Experience will be announced each semester. Former students who wish to return to Harding may register at specified registration periods after they have been re-admitted to the University by submitting a re-admit application to the Office of Student Services.

It is important for students who enroll in classes and decide not to attend to drop their classes for that term to avoid having grades of “F” recorded for those classes. To receive a refund, students should follow the refund scheduled published by the Business Office.

Academic Advising:  Students are assigned an advisor from the faculty in their majors or pre-professional fields. Students who have not declared a major are assigned to the Academic Advising Center, where they will be assisted with advising until a major is chosen.  Although Harding University does not require students to visit with an advisor for registration each semester, students are encouraged to review their degree plan each semester with an advisor.  Students may access their degree plan on the Harding website. 

Late Registration: Students who do not complete registration steps by the deadline may be charged a late registration fee. Registration, including adding a class, is not permitted after Monday of the third week of the fall and spring semesters, after the second day of Intersession and short sessions, and after Thursday of the first week of either summer term, except for limited programs. Exceptions must be approved by the instructor and the registrar.

Drop/Add: During the first three days of classes in the fall and spring semesters, students may make changes to their schedules with no fee charged on the website through Pipeline. After the first three days of classes, students must submit a signed Drop/Add Notice to the registrar. A fee is charged (see “Special Fees” section).Any class dropped without official University approval is recorded as “F.” Courses dropped prior to the Monday of the third week do not appear on the transcript. Classes dropped after Monday of the third week will be assigned a grade of “W” (withdrew) and the grade point average is not affected. The last day to drop a class is Friday of the 13th week (fall) or 14th week (spring); Friday of the second week for Intersession; Friday of the third week for four-week sessions; and the second Wednesday for short sessions.

Auditing: Students may register for courses on a non-credit basis. No grade will be assigned. The fee for auditing a course is one-half tuition.

Concurrent Enrollment: While attending Harding a student may not enroll at another institution at the same time without prior approval. Students should be familiar with the process of approval for concurrent enrollment and they should understand that classes may not transfer to Harding University when enrolled at another institution at the same time. To petition for approval, the student should submit a completed form to the registrar prior to enrolling in classes.

Summer School Enrollment: Students are encouraged to complete classes during the summer; however, students are required to receive pre-approval from the registrar before enrolling in another institution during the summer. The student’s degree plan and their academic progress will be reviewed prior to approval. Transfer credit completed while on suspension will not be accepted.