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Registration Tips
- The earlier you register, the better your chance of getting the courses you want or need.
- Be prepared. Know what you want to register for, check for scheduling conflicts, meet with an advisor, if necessary, before getting on an in-person registration line, on the phone, or logging online to register. It will save you time and hassles.
- Check class information carefully! You are responsible for the accuracy of scheduling your classes. If you make a mistake, it will most likely cost you money. Check and recheck your class information carefully before completing your registration.
- Pay attention to payment due dates to avoid late charges or being dropped from your classes for non-payment.
- Only those students who have officially registered and paid, and whose names appear on the official class list may attend class and receive a grade or credit for the course(s).
- Please note: Students with academic restrictions must obtain a counselor's or academic advisor's signature before registering. It is best to call at least one month before classes begin for the best selection of courses, locations and times.
Policies/Procedures
Credit Courses and Programs
New students, or students who have not taken courses since Summer 1999 (for the Summer 2002 semester) must first apply to BCC before registering in-person for classes. An online application form page is available for you to download and submit in person or via mail or fax. Continuing students in good academic and financial standing may choose from several convenient ways to register:
Non-Credit Courses and Programs
Non-credit students are not required to submit a BCC Application Form. They are only required to submit a Non-Credit Registration Form. This form is available for you to download and submit in person, or via mail or fax. Continuing non-credit students in good academic and financial standing may also choose to register via our 24-hour automated touch-tone phone system. Online registration is not yet available for most non-credit courses.
LIFE Courses and Programs
An annual membership fee of $80 is required to join the Learning Institute for Elders (LIFE). LIFE members may then register for the program's courses and programs using the LIFE Registration Form. An online application form is available for you to download and submit in-person or via mail or fax. LIFE members should not use the automated telephone system to register.
Attendance
You are expected to attend all classes, clinical, laboratory and studio sessions in which you've enrolled. You are responsible for completing all course work missed due to absence. Contact your faculty member to make reasonable arrangements for the completion of course requirements that you may have missed due to excused absences.
Excused Absences Without Penalty
1) observance of religious holidays;
2) legal obligations (jury duty, a subpoena to appear as a witness);
3) required military duty;
4) bereavement: loss of a family member;
5) personal illness/injury of student;
6) to attend to the medical needs of a family member;
7) other reasons the Dean or Vice President of Academic Programs may deem appropriate.
You will not be penalized for attending College-sponsored activities provided that you have made accommodations with your instructors prior to the absence.
Appeal of Denial of Request for Absence Without Penalty
If you are denied a request for an excused absence by a faculty member, you can appeal that decision to the Divisional Dean of the faculty member. The Divisional Dean shall inform the faculty member of her/his decision. If the issue is still not resolved, you can appeal the matter to the Vice President of Academic Programs whose decision shall be final and binding. The Vice President of Academic Programs will inform the Divisional Dean of her/his decision, who shall in turn communicate the decision to the faculty member.
Special Note for Students Receiving Financial Aid and/or Veterans Aid
Financial aid and veterans aid programs require regular attendance and may be terminated when students participating in such programs are excessively absent.
Canceled Classes
Regularly scheduled classes may be cancelled due to snow or other conditions beyond BCC's control. These cancelled classes may be made up by individual instructors by the best possible means. See Emergency School Closing for information on how to keep informed of any class cancellations.
The College may also find it necessary to cancel courses due to lack of or low enrollment. You will be informed by telephone and/or in writing by the academic division offering the cancelled class(es). The College regrets any inconvenience these cancellations may cause. College staff will make every effort to assist you in adjusting your schedule by selecting another section or another course. If these options are not acceptable, the College will refund your tuition and fees for cancelled courses.
Course level change
If you master objectives for a course in which you are enrolled and the objectives for a succeeding course, you may receive credit for the succeeding course. Courses in which a course level change can occur:
All foreign language courses
ENG 055 - Intensive Basic Composition
ENG 075 - Fundamentals of Composition
ENG 101 - College Composition I
MTH 055 - Basic Mathematics
MTH 075 - Elementary Algebra
REA 035 - Intensive Reading Instruction
REA 055 - Fundamentals of Reading
REA 075 - Basic Reading Skills Review
REA 095 - Basic Study Skills
Prerequisites/Corequisites
Some courses require that you complete another course or courses (prerequisites) before you enroll. Other courses require that you take two related courses (corequisites) during the same semester. In certain special circumstances, you may obtain the permission of the faculty member or appropriate academic administrator to take a course without the prerequisite or the corequisite.
Repeating a course
- Any course may be taken three times.
- The grade of each attempt will be entered on your permanent record. However, only the highest grade will be computed into your cumulative grade point average (G.P.A.).
- The credit hours assigned to the course will be counted only once toward meeting graduation requirements regardless of the number of times the course is repeated.
Mail-In and Fax
Mail in the appropriate registration form:
- For Credit Courses and Programs:
The Office of Applications and Registration
Burlington County College
601 Pemberton Browns Mills Road
Pemberton, NJ 08069-1599
- For Non-Credit Courses and Programs:
The Office of Community Enrichment
Burlington County College
601 Pemberton Browns Mills Road
Pemberton, NJ 08069-1599
- For LIFE courses and programs:
LIFE Office, Parker 122
Burlington County College
601 Pemberton Browns Mills Road
Pemberton NJ 08069-1599
- Or fax it to (609) 726-0401.
Distance Learning Registration
New Distance Learning students enrolling in credit courses, or students who have not taken courses since Summer 1999 (for the Summer 2002 semester) must first apply to BCC before registering in-person for classes. If in-person registration poses a difficulty, email the Office of Distance Learning. An online application form is available for you to download and submit in person or via mail or fax.
See Distance Learning for more complete information about BCC's Distance Learning options. Continuing students in good academic and financial standing may choose from several convenient ways to register:
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College policy indicates that students shall not be penalized for the following types of excused absences:
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