This article examines the prevalence of receiving course registration sanctions (i.e., past due balance notification, stop registration hold, and cancel registration order) caused by past due financial balances. The longitudinal data set follows all first-time, first-year students at a public flagship university during their first 2 years of…

The objective of this paper is to study how the registration time (early versus late) and the availability of the self-selection options (online and face-to-face) affect the eLearning outcomes in higher education. The students' performance in terms of the GPA and the DFW (drop, fail, and withdrawal) is compared in two online sections of an…

Objective: To assess the outcome of late registration for college classes and early class withdrawal. Method: Computerized 2007-9 school record data on 7,200 college students were analyzed to evaluate the effect of late class registration on the class grade--relative to the average class grade--and on class withdrawal. Assessed by multiple…

The development, implementation, and features of Northern Colorado's continuous registration system are described. The system is an online distributed processing system, written in COBOL for an IBM Series I under the CPS operating system. Course selection, permit to enroll, and drop/add forms are provided. (Author/MLW)

The University of Georgia's course offerings system, an online registration system, is described. All section data are entered and maintained online; every element is immediately validated against the course, faculty, and facilities databases or tables. The data is the source for student schedule reporting, space utilization, and budget reporting.…

The impact of registration procedures on advising at Western New England College is analyzed, and some constructive changes are identified. A checklist for analysis of how well the registration process serves the needs of students and their advisors is provided. (MLW)