Registration Process

Each quarter a printed Timetable of Courses is published by the Office of the Registrar for the subsequent quarter. The Timetable is also available through the Rush University web site at www.rushu.rush.edu/registrar/timetable.html. Classes are filled on a first-come, first-served basis according to the following order of priority: 1) continuing students, 2) new students and 3) students-at-large. It is the responsibility of continuing students (with the exception of medical students, BSN, GEM and DNP students) to submit a completed registration form each quarter during the designated registration period for continuing students to avoid any late registration fee that may apply. Students must also clear any “holds” on their permission to register prior to registration for a particular quarter. College of Nursing students are also required to maintain health and safety requirements on an annual basis. Failure to do so will affect the nursing student's ability to register for classes. Any continuing student registration form that cannot be processed by 4:30 p.m. CT on the last day of the continuing student registration period because of a “hold” will be assessed the $50 late registration fee. Should the registration hold still exist at the end of the day on the first day of the quarter, the student will be assigned an additional $50 late registration fee and may be barred from attending classes until the student is registered.

Registration Forms
Registration forms for all continuing students and students-at-large are available from the Office of the Registrar, 440 Armour Academic Center, or at http://www.rushu.rush.edu/registrar/forms.html

Required Signatures
Registration forms are processed only if the required student and advisor signatures have been obtained. Registration for more than 16 credits for graduate nursing students or more than 17 hours for all others requires written permission from the program director. The nature of some course offerings may also require the instructor's signature.

Registration for Rush Medical College Students
Registration for preclinical studies is done administratively. Registration for clinical studies occurs in the Office of Medical Student Programs.

Confirmation of Registration
Students receive a Student Data Sheet as confirmation of registration. The Student Data Sheet is e-mailed to the student's Rush University e-mail account. The Student Data Sheet will be mailed to newly matriculated students the first quarter and then to their Rush e-mail account thereafter. Students-at-large will receive the Student Data Sheet through regular mail each quarter. The Student Data Sheet includes the courses for which the student registered, along with billing and financial aid information. The Student Data Sheet should be considered the student's first bill for the quarter. Timetable changes are posted in the Office of the Registrar and on the web site. No message appears on the Student Data Sheet if the student did not get all requested courses. Students are responsible for ensuring that all information on this form is correct. If there are discrepancies, please report them immediately to the Office of the Registrar.

Registration and Financial Obligations
Registration is complete only when tuition and other charges for the quarter are paid or satisfactory arrangements for payment are made. Registration for subsequent quarters is denied to students who are on "hold" with the Office of Student Financial Affairs. Tuition is always due on the first day of the quarter.

Graduation
Students must be registered for the quarter in which they graduate.