New students working toward a degree or certificate are given a date for orientation and registration after completing the college admission placement testing process. When students are placed in courses which reflect their academic skill level, they are more likely to succeed in college. Students may be required to register for a specific set of classes based upon placement results and chosen degree or certificate. Students receive notice of specific dates on which they may register prior to the start of the quarter for which they applied. All student registrants must pay tuition and fees in accordance with published tuition deadlines.
During the regular academic year, all students are given an opportunity to meet with their advisors, plan their programs for the upcoming quarter, and register for classes in advance. This usually occurs during the eighth or ninth week of the quarter, with tuition and fees due on a specified date prior to the beginning of classes. Current registration and tuition deadlines are posted in YVC’S quarterly Important Dates by selecting Admissions and Registration and then Important Dates from YVC’s homepage, yvcc.edu.
https://www.yvcc.edu/registration/important-dates.php
How to Register
Evening
YVC offers many on-campus evening opportunities for classes, activities, and services to persons who may not be able to pursue day studies. Registration for these classes, activities, or services is conducted by mail, on the web, or in person during assigned registration dates. Registration dates are listed in the important dates. Late registration is discouraged and an instructor signature is required to add a class once the quarter has started. Full payment must accompany all registrations.
Summer
There are no applications or appointments needed for summer quarter. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Summer quarter attendance does not ensure admittance to fall quarter.
Website
All who have attended YVC within the last year may register for classes by using the YVC website.
Students may access the YVC website on or off-campus. On campus student’s can access YVC’s website in multiple designated computer labs and kiosks on the Grandview and Yakima campuses.
Among the many benefits to students, YVC’s Student Portal allow access to registration, schedule changes, viewing the class schedule, grades, financial aid and, admission application status.
Academic Blocks
Students placed on academic suspension/dismissal or who have outstanding debts to the college, e.g., library fines, dormitory charges, or instructional materials due, will not be allowed to register or add/drop until these have been cleared. Nor will official transcripts or diplomas be released until debts are cleared. The Registration and Records Office requires 24 hours to process the release of a block on student records.
Changes to Registration
Add/Drop
Students may add or change enrollment sections during the first five days of the quarter; however, beginning on the third day of the quarter, students must obtain permission from the instructor (the instructor’s signature) to add a class.
For the first five days of the quarter, students may drop classes from their schedules from the YVC website or in person. After the first five days, students may only drop classes in person. Courses dropped through the 10th day of classes do not appear on the transcript.
Courses dropped from the eleventh day to three weeks prior to finals (seventh week of the quarter) will appear on the student’s transcript as a “W”. Students who stop attending classes without officially dropping may receive an “F” or a “V” grade at the discretion of the instructor.
Classes shorter than ten-week sessions are given deadlines proportionate to the standard length of a quarter. For Summer Quarter deadlines, consult the class schedule for specific dates. Schedule changes are the responsibility of the student. Failure to officially withdraw from one or more classes constitutes sufficient cause to receive whatever grade the instructor deems appropriate.
Withdrawal from One or More Classes
All students wishing to withdraw from one or more classes during the first five days of the quarter may do so by using the YVC website or by completing an add/drop/withdrawal form which they must take to the Registration and Records Office for processing. Students who stop attending classes without officially withdrawing may receive an “F” or a “V” grade on their transcripts. For official withdrawals completed during days one through ten, no record will appear on the transcript.
The last day for withdrawal from college is the same as that for dropping a course: three weeks prior to the beginning of final exams or as specified for summer quarter or shorter sessions. Withdrawals processed during this period result in “W” grades being entered on the permanent transcript. For additional information, please contact the Registration and Records Office.
Students must not assume they will be dropped from a class if they stop attending or fail to pay tuition. Failure to drop a class may result in an “F” grade.
Waitlist
When a class reaches maximum enrollment, students have the opportunity to place themselves on a waitlist. This does not guarantee a seatt in the class, but if one becomes available the first person on the waitlist will be automatically registered. On the Sunday before the quarter begins, the automatic registration of students on the waitlist stops.
Once the waitlist is no longer active, students may arrive early the first day of the formerly wailisted class and ask to meet with the instructor. It is the instructor’s decision whether or not to add more students to the class than the class’ capacity. Instructors consider factors such as the number of chairs in the class, a student’s pending graduation date and the need for a class that fulfills a particular sequence.
Placing yourself on a waitlist does not count as registered credit. In addition, students cannot register or be waitlisted for different sections of the same course in the same quarter.
Helpful Hints
- Place yourself on a maximum of four waitlists.
- Don’t register for one section and add yourself to a different section of the same class
- Check the status of your waitlist position daily.
- Remove yourself from waitlisted classes you no longer plan to attend otherwise you can be automatically registered and be billed for tuition and fees.
- If a seat never became available and you still wish to attend the class you waitlisted, you must be at the class the first day it meets to ask the instructor for permission to add a seat to an already closed/full class. Note: There is no guarantee the instructor will approve your request, but ensure you have an already completed add form with you so that the instructor can sign if he/she agrees. Return the form to Registration for processing.
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