General Registration Information

Students should check www.athenstech.edu and their @student.athenstech.edu email accounts for announcements regarding registration dates. Registration for returning students normally begins during the week after midterm each semester.

Eligibility — New students with an official letter of acceptance to the college and returning students may register for classes.

Drop/Add — Students may add classes to their schedules via their BannerWeb account during the first three days of each semester. Students may also add classes to their schedule in person at the Registration and Records office on the Athens Campus or at the administration offices on the Elbert, Greene, and Walton campuses. Students are not permitted to add classes to their schedules or switch to other sections of a course after this time. Students may need to see an advisor to obtain clearance to add a course if an advisor has not approved them to take the course. Adding classes may affect students' financial aid benefits. Students may drop classes via their BannerWeb account during the first three days of any semester without academic or financial penalties. Classes dropped during this period will not appear on academic transcripts. Students who are trying to drop their entire schedule of classes (or the only class they are enrolled in for the semester) must contact the Registration and Records Office at registration@athenstech.edu for assistance. Students who drop classes after the third day of the semester will not receive a refund of tuition and fees. Furthermore, they will receive a grade of W, WP, or WF for courses dropped after the third day. This grade will appear on academic transcripts. Dropping classes may affect students' financial aid benefits.

Student Course Schedule — Students should review their schedules and their fee assessment forms after each registration activity. These documents serve as proof of course registration should questions arise. Students should make copies of the documents as part of their permanent records. The Registration and Records Office is not responsible for errors resulting from students not following the proper procedures or not verifying their schedules at the time of registration. Students should report any registration problems to registration@athenstech.edu.

Student Responsibilities — Students must become knowledgeable about registration procedures and follow them explicitly. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures may result in registration delays or errors in the schedule. Advisors are available to students for academic advisement and selection of classes, but applicants do not receive approval for academic advisement or registration until the Admissions Office formally accepts them into the college.

Tuition/Fee Payment Deadline — Enrollment is not complete until students complete registration and pay tuition and fees. Students must pay tuition, fees, and other charges by the Tuition/Fee Payment deadline as listed on the academic calendar.

• First Payment Deadline: Students who register during Early Owl, returning student, new, and late registration must pay their tuition and fees in full before the first payment deadline as listed on the academic calendar. Failure to pay an instructional or technology support fees, supply fees, malpractice insurance, radiation badge fee, fuel surcharges, or any other fee or charge not covered by financial aid and not electronically authorized will result in students being withdrawn from their classes (see Electronic Authorizations for Financial Aid). Students who are administratively withdrawn from classes will have to pay a $45 late fee to re-register for classes during the official Drop/Add period as listed on the academic calendar.
• Drop/Add Payment Deadline: Students who add classes during the official Drop/Add period must pay their tuition and fees in full before the end of the fifth day of the term. Failure to pay instructional or technology support fees, supply fees, malpractice insurance, radiation badge fee, fuel surcharges, or any other fee or charge not covered by financial aid and not electronically authorized will result in students being withdrawn from their classes (see Electronic Authorizations for Financial Aid). Students who are administratively withdrawn from classes after the drop/add payment deadline and erroneously sit through classes during the semester will have to pay tuition and fees in full prior to receiving grades for the courses.