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Registration Resources

How to Use TheHub for Course Registration

Fall 2013: Registration Dates

• Mon, Sep 2: Five College course request period begins
• Tues, Sep 3: Hampshire College add/drop period begins
• Tues, Sep 3: Classes begin at Amherst College, Smith College, and the University of Massachusetts
• Wed, Sep 4: Classes begin at Hampshire College and Mount Holyoke College
• Tues, Sep 17: Course add/drop period ends (Hampshire and Five College)
• Tues, Sep 24: Advising day (no classes)
• Sat, Oct 12: Tues, Oct 15: October Break (no classes)
• Mon, Nov 4: Fri, Nov 8: Advising week
• Wed, Nov 6: Advising day (no classes)
• Mon, Nov 11: Hampshire College January term and spring term course preregistration begins
• Mon, Nov 11: Five College course request period begins
• Mon, Nov 18: Last day to drop classes with a "W"
• Fri, Nov 22: Five College request period ends
• Fri, Dec 6: Hampshire spring preregistration ends
• Wed, Dec 11: Last day of classes

Read information on Five College course registration instructions.

During any registration period, check your Hampshire College email every day for new information on course registration and waitlist notification.

Use TheHub to search and register for Hampshire courses and to request Five College courses.

Follow the links below for course registration forms and information.
Preparing for preregistration or add/drop
Speeding up your registration
Shopping around for courses
Handling course time conflicts
Registering from a waitlist
Maintaining your schedule
Independent study
Instructor permission
Teaching assistant
Private music lessons
Dropping courses
Auditing courses
Prerequisites
Course limit during preregistration
AP/IB for placement


Preparing for preregistration and add/drop

• Discuss your course selections with your advisor, who must authorize you to preregister.
• Check Approvals/Holds on TheHub for your time and date to begin registering and for the 'ADV' code indicating advisor approval.
• If you have holds, you may register, but you must clear them by the first week of registration.
• You may preregister for a total of 4 academic courses, including a maximum of two Five College courses. Five College requests submitted beyond the limit will not be processed.
• The above mentioned course limit does not apply during the add/drop period.
• Amherst College has a two-course maximum per semester.
• The four-course limit during preregistration does not apply to co-curricular courses.
• You may preregister for courses with prerequisites, but the course instructor will determine your eligibility to remain registered. Read the description carefully to determine that you have met the prerequisites.
• Courses marked as co-curricular on TheHub "search for classes" do not satisfy distribution requirements.
• During spring preregistration, 100-level courses have spaces reserved for new entrants. Spaces on 100-level waitlists are also limited.

Speeding up your registration
Before registration begins, you can enter the courses that you want by going to your student menu on TheHub and clicking on "search/register for courses." This will bring you to a screen where you can fill out search criteria for courses. The next screen will show your search results. Select the box to the left of the desired course and click submit. This will place the courses on your "Preferred Sections" list. When the registration period begins, return to your student menu on TheHub and click on "register and drop sections." Select the drop down menu on this screen to register, waitlist, or remove the courses.

Shopping around for courses
If you are registered for a class and would like to visit another one that meets at the same time, speak to the professor of the class for which you are registered. Failure to do so could jeopardize your ability to receive an evaluation for the course, and the instructor may assume that you intend to drop the course. Faculty will not write evaluations for students who have missed too many classes.

Handling course time conflicts
TheHub will not allow students to register for two courses that conflict. Occasionally, students and faculty make special arrangements to accommodate minor time conflicts. If you bring an agreement signed by both instructors to central records, we will register you.

Registering from a waitlist

If you are on a waitlist for a course, you will be notified by email when a space becomes available. You must register yourself on TheHub within 24 hours of the time the email was sent to avoid being dropped from the waitlist.

If you are dropped, you must re-add yourself to the waitlist (yes, your name will then be at the bottom) if you still intend to take the course. You must attend courses for which you are on the waitlist, as faculty will not write evaluations for students who have missed too many classes.

If you have been regularly attending your waitlisted course and do not get a seat by the end of add/drop, submit the Waitlist Enrollment Form to central records by the Friday after add/drop ends.

The waitlist runs during all registration periods.

Maintaining your schedule
Periodically, students should view their course schedules on TheHub. All students are responsible for the accuracy of their course schedules and for making changes by the appropriate deadlines.

Independent Study

Use this Independent Study Form to work at any level with Hampshire College faculty. Return the completed form to central records by the add/drop deadline and we will register you. Courses that require a form for registration will not appear immediately on your schedule.

To register for an independent study supervised by Five College faculty, you must register through the Five College request system.

Instructor Permission
The Instructor Permission Form is required only for courses identified on TheHub as "Instructor Permission." Return the completed form to central records by the add/drop deadline and we will register you. Courses that require a form for registration will not appear immediately on your schedule.

Teaching Assistant
A teaching assistant helps to plan the course and engage in teaching activities including leading discussions; holding office hours for student appointments; and providing feedback on papers and other assignments.You may register for the course as a student or as a teaching assistant, but NOT for both. Return the completed Teaching Assistant Form by the add/drop deadline. Courses that require a form for registration will not appear immediately on your schedule.

Private Music Lessons
Students may take private music lessons with instructors throughout the Five Colleges. Fees for lessons can vary, but are typically $625 per semester and will be added to your student account. The College will then pay your instructor. Fill out the Private Music Lessons Form and return it to the central records office by the end of the add/drop period. Division II or III music concentrators who are currently receiving a Hampshire grant may be eligible for a one-time music grant for private lessons. Contact the financial aid office for details. Courses that require a form for registration will not appear immediately on your schedule.

Dropping courses
Students may drop courses on TheHub during the add/drop and preregistration periods. Use the Hampshire Course Drop Form or the Five College Drop Form between the end of the add/drop period and the deadline date to drop classes to receive a withdrawal notation of ‘W’ on your transcript. If a Hampshire course is not properly dropped, a "NO" evaluation notation will be recorded on your transcript. If a Five College course is not properly dropped, a grade of “F” will be recorded in accordance with Five College policy.

Auditing a course
Use this Audit Form only for Hampshire courses and return it to central records by the add/drop deadline. Course registrations CANNOT be changed to audit after this deadline. Please see audit Five College course for policies on auditing a Five College course and for taking Five College courses pass/fail. Courses that require a form for registration will not appear immediately on your schedule.

Advanced Placement/International Baccalaureate
Students who present Advanced Placement Program (AP) scores of  4 or 5 or International Baccalaureate (IB) scores of 5, 6, or 7 on Higher Level exams may use 200-level courses to fulfill the Division I distribution requirement in the relevant Schools. Placement must be recorded by central records before it can be used for Division I. Contact the central records office or CASA for assistance with this procedure. First-year students entering Fall 2012 and after may use qualifying AP and IB exams to satisfy Division I electives. See the NSNS student handbook for more information.

If you are having technical difficulty with TheHub, please contact administrative systems at x5718 during normal business hours or email thehub@hampshire.edu. Please feel free to use the email address anytime; it will be monitored throughout the evening whenever possible. If you have questions regarding policy, please contact central records at extension 5421.