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About Online Add/Drop

Students may add and drop courses on line through HillNet. You will be able to do this from any computer that has internet access.

This will make it much easier for you to adjust your schedule or change your courses if you need to. However, it also puts more responsibility on you.

While you will not need your advisor's permission to do add/drops at this time, you are encouraged to seek their advice.

It will be your responsibility to make certain you are making choices that will insure completing your graduation requirements and that follow college policies as well.

Make sure you are certain about the change you want to make before you do it.

Add/Drop Instructions

Log onto HillNet and click on "Add/Drop."

Then click on "Continue" beside the correct semester. The next screen will show all the courses offered at the top of the screen and your current schedule at the bottom.

TO ADD/DROP - To add/drop a course, click "replace" beside the course on your schedule you wish to change. Scroll down to the course you want and click "add" on the course listing.

TO ADD ONLY - To add a course, scroll down to the course you want and click on "add." You cannot add a sixth course without the permission of Academic Services. You cannot add a course that is full or that has a waiting list.

TO DROP ONLY - To drop a course, click on "drop" beside the course on your schedule you wish to drop. Be certain you do want to drop the course since you may not be able to get back into it.

Caution:

Make sure you check any "Course Warnings" that appear on the Course Listing. These notes give you important information, for example:

prerequisites
labs
enrollment restrictions
paired or linked courses
Learning Communities
Honors courses
Instructor permission required
Majors only

Do not change your foreign language level without the permission of Prof. Martinez (Duffy 265).

It is imperative that you follow these restrictions or you may be dropped from any course for which you are not qualified.

Changing your Advisor

Go to the following URL to change your advisor or on the "Declaring a Major or Minor" form there is a section for "Change of Advisor." http://www.stonehill.edu/services/mmca.htm

Use this to select a new advisor. Then submit this form to Dean Grant in the Office of Academic Services.

We will notify you via email when the change has been made.

Changing your Major and/or Minor

At Stonehill, there are three Programs of Study:

Business Administration | Science | Liberal Arts

If you wish to change from one Program of Study to another (such as Science to Business, Liberal Arts to Business or Science), complete an "Application for Program Transfer" form which you can obtain in the Office of Academic Services, in the Registrar's Office or On Line (Change of Major). This change requires the approval of the program chairperson.

If you are changing to a major within your current program, you can simply complete a "Change of Major" form. This same form can be used to change your minor. http://www.stonehill.edu/services/mmca.htm

During the Pre-Registration process, you may also use the pre-registration form to change your major or minor -- if you are not changing Programs or Divisions.

As long as you are not changing Programs, no approval is required.

However, you should meet with the department chair as soon as possible and consult an advisor for appropriate course selections.

Taking a Course Overload (6th course)

Students may petition to take a sixth course without charge by completing a Form after consulting with their faculty advisor. The course can be applied toward the 40-course graduation requirement. The following policies are in effect with regard to the sixth course:

a. The Associate Director of Academic Services and the faculty advisor grant approval for a sixth course.

b. First year students are not eligible to take a sixth course.

c. Students must have a minimum semester or cumulative grade point average of 3.3 in the semester prior to enrolling in the sixth course.

d. The Director of Academic Services may approve exceptions to the above policies in the case of extenuating circumstances, such as graduating seniors, required pre-requisites, reasonable plans for acceleration, etc.

e. Registration for a sixth course will take place within the first seven calendar days of instruction of each semester. Once this form has the proper approvals, students may sign up for the 6th course on HillNet beginning on the first day of classes for that semester.

URL to Course Overload (6th course) form: http://www.stonehill.edu/services/Course_Overload.htm

Withdrawing From a Course

To withdraw from a course:

Set up an appointment with an advisor in Academic Services.

During this meeting, the implications of withdrawing from the course for the semester will be clarified and you will complete the course withdrawal form.

A "W" will appear on your official transcript next to the course from which you withdrew. It will not be calculated into your GPA.

Withdrawing from a course after the deadline is possible only in very unusual circumstances, such as serious illness. See Dean Grant in Academic Services.

Withdrawing from the College

To formally withdraw from Stonehill:

Schedule an appointment with an advisor in the Office of Academic Services.
Complete the Official "Student Withdrawal" form.
Complete the Withdrawal Survey form.
Leave your student ID card with the secretary of Academic Services.
Return your room key to the Residence Life Office and complete the Residence Life Room Condition Form with your Resident Director.

If you are withdrawing at the completion of a semester, you may schedule your meeting with Academic Services any time during the last two weeks of the semester.

If you are withdrawing during the semester and will not be completing your courses, you should come in whenever you are ready to leave. You must withdraw by the last day of classes before exams begin to avoid receiving grades in your courses.

If you are unable to meet with one of the professionals in the Office of Academic Services, you may send to the Office of Academic Services a signed and dated letter including your name, student I.D. number, home address and reason for withdrawing from the college.

Within a few weeks you will receive a survey to complete and send back to us at your earliest convenience. This survey formally completes your withdrawal from Stonehill.