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Frequently asked
questions regarding registration while studying abroad
How am I to register for next term?
Refer to the Study Abroad course on
Blackboard for detailed and
term-specific instructions. Ideally, you will be able to access BannerWeb and register
yourself from abroad. If you cannot access BannerWeb during your designated
time, you may complete a proxy registration form (available on the
Blackboard site). When this form is completed, the Registrar's Office will
make ONE attempt to register on your behalf, based on the information listed
on the form. Please include the courses for which you would like to be
registered; it is best to include several options. If you only give us a
limited list of classes, we can only try and put you into those specific
classes. If some of those classes are not offered, or if some are closed, we
have no alternative. Frequently, students who have only given us a list of
classes they would prefer but do not include alternatives fail to get a full
time registration. You can take care of these problems
later, but it's better to not have the problems in the first place.
When will I be able to register or be
registered by proxy for next term?
The registration rotation will apply as if you were here, and you
will have to account for the time difference wherever you may be abroad. The
Registrar's Office will also process your proxy registration according to
the rotation listed in the current registration information section on the
Registrar's Office home page. Students register according to
a) scholar status and b) term admitted into the University as a first
year student. Please check to make sure you know your registration class in
BannerWeb under "Check Your
Registration Status".
I'm a scholar. Will I be able to
register or will I be registered by proxy according to my earlier scholar
time?
Yes. Your scholar status will apply to your registration
while abroad just as it does when you are in residence.
Can you obtain the Special Approval
I need to register for my class (overrides, approval to increase max
units, etc.)?
No. With the large number of students abroad each term and
registering for the coming term, it is not possible for the Registrar's
Office to obtain Special Approvals on behalf of each student. You may
obtain Special Approval before leaving campus and submit the form with your
Proxy Registration request. While you are abroad you may contact the
necessary department chair, advisor, or dean directly to request the
necessary Special Approval. You will be responsible for Special Approvals
even if the Registrar's Office is registering you according to your Proxy
Registration request. If you are unable to obtain Special Approval before
leaving or while you are abroad, you will need to arrange to do so when you
return to Richmond.
What if I want to make changes to my proxy
request?
Before Registration begins, you may contact the Registrar's Office by email (registrar@richmond.edu)
or fax (804-287-6578) with your updates. We will use your new requests with
or in place of your original Proxy Registration Request form.
How can I get a look at the classes that are
offered?
When the advising period preceding each registration begins, the class
schedule will be available in its most up-to-date form on BannerWeb but also
as a frequently-updated Excel file on the Registrar's home page. For best
results, use Internet Explorer as your browser.
Can I register for more than 5.5 units?
If students intend to register for more than 5.5 units (by BannerWeb or
by Proxy), they will need to submit a Special Approval form signed by their
dean (Dean Boehman or Dean Landphair for Arts and Sciences students, Dean
Weisenberger for Business students, or Dean Price or Dean Williams for
Jepson students) or have the Dean e-mail the approval directly to
registrar@richmond.edu.
Can you register me in an independent study
or internship?
Only if you've obtained the required Special Approval.
Independent study courses and internships both require departmental approval. Without the permission of the department chair, the
Registrar's Office is unable to register you (and you will be unable to
register yourself) in these types of courses. You may wish to contact
the department chair to see if he or she will process the Special Approval
for classes while you are abroad.
Can you register me in a class for
Pass/Fail or Audit credit?
No. To take a class on a Pass/Fail or Audit basis you need
the approvals of your advisor, the course instructor, and your Dean.
You may register in the course and when you return, obtain the form and
complete the process any time before the end of the Add/Drop period (the
first two weeks of the term). Please note that you are not allowed to take
more than one course a semester at Richmond on a Pass/Fail basis, and
Business School students may not opt to take a course for Pass/Fail credit.
Can
you register me in a class even though it's closed?
No. Once a class is closed, you will need to obtain
an override from the department using the Registration Special Approval
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