The Catholic University of America

Important Registration Notes

1.   ID and Password: Once admissions documents have been processed, each student is assigned a permanent student ID number, login ID, and password to be used throughout enrollment at CUA and retained for subsequent access to the student's records after leaving the University. If you misplace your password, contact the Center for Planning & Information Technology at 202-319-4357 or email them at info-center@cua.edu.

2.   Pre- & Co-requisites: If a course has pre- or co-requisites, Cardinal Station will enforce them. If you have not fulfilled these requirements, you will not be able to enroll for the course. If you receive permission to take the class, the dean or department chair offering the course must assign permission in the system. Then you may use Cardinal Station to register for the class.

3.   Department Approval: Courses that require department approval are shown in the Enrollment Information portion of the Schedule of Classes listing as "Department Consent Required" after the instructor's name. The department must assign permission in the system before you can register for the class.

4.   Class Closed: If the class is closed, Cardinal Station will not allow further enrollment and will place you on the wait list automatically if a wait list is available. If you are placed on the wait list, your enrollment status for that class will be WAITING. If a space becomes available, you are first on the list, and you meet all entrance criteria for the course, you will automatically be enrolled in the class. Your enrollment status will change from WAITING to ENROLLED. If you decide that you do not want to be enrolled in a class for which you are on the wait list, you must drop the class. You are not enrolled in a class for which your status is WAITING and you may not attend. Verify your enrollment status on a regular basis using your online schedule.
 
5.   Audit and Pass/Fail: If you receive permission to audit or take a class on a pass/fail basis, you must first register for the class. Bring a registration status change form signed by your academic dean to the Office of Enrollment Services, Room 10 McMahon Hall, to have the status recorded in Cardinal Station. See the Academic Calendar for deadlines.
 
6.   Comprehensives, Orals, Special Exams or Recital: Students preparing to take comprehensives, orals, special exams, or recitals must enroll for them using Cardinal Station.
 

7.  Online Schedule of Classes: The Schedule of Classes is available online from Cardinal Station.

8.  Mid-Term and Final Grades: Mid-term (freshman only) and final grades are available on Cardinal Station. Grade reports are not mailed. For instructions on requesting official transcripts click the Transcripts link.
 
9.  Your Schedule: You are responsible for your class enrollment. Please check your class schedule using Cardinal Station after each transaction to insure that you are properly enrolled. Print a copy of your schedule for your records.
 

10. Oral Defense of Dissertation: Oral Defense of Dissertation is considered to be less than half-time for academic status if that is the only course for which you are registered. Students pay a fee that is the equivalent of one credit hour. According to guidelines set forth by the U.S. Department of Education, deferment of payment of student loans cannot be granted for less than half-time status.

11.  Undergraduate Class Definition: the number of credits earned defines undergraduate class standing. It does not include credits in progress:
 
Freshman:
0-29 credits earned
Sophomore
30-59 credits earned
Junior
60-89 credits earned
Senior
90- or more earned

12.  Classroom Assignments: Classroom assignments are subject to change during the first two weeks of the semester. Check Cardinal Station for the most up to date information. Classes with an enrollment of five students or less may not be assigned a classroom. If a classroom assignment is not found in Cardinal Station, contact the responsible department’s administrative office to determine the class location.

 

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