Registration

Registration Procedure      

Obtain a Course Registration Worksheet (CRW)         Registrar Forms

Students in the following categories should report to the appropriate offices prior to filling out the Course Registration Worksheet:

• Departmental Office -- Students who are not in good academic standing
• Admissions Office - Students who have not submitted all required information to Admissions
• Spartan Health Center - Students who have not returned the Student Health History and Record of Immunizations Form
• ACCESS Office - Students who have not declared a major

• Complete the course registration worksheet after meeting with your advisor.
• The advisor’s signature is required on the Course Registration Worksheet or Cross Registration form in order to register.

CRW Worksheet    

TAKE THE SIGNED COURSE REGISTRATION WORKSHEET TO YOUR DEPARTMENTAL REGISTRATION SITE.

• Non-Degree and Cross Registration students, after meeting with your departmental advisor, should proceed to the Office of the Registrar.
• A registration representative will enter your courses. A registration statement will be generated. REVIEW THE STATEMENT CAREFULLY to ensure that selected classes are correct.
• Review the financial section of the registration statement for accuracy. If the balance due is zero, the registration process is complete.
• IF THE BALANCE IS NOT ZERO, please take the following necessary steps:

• MAKE PAYMENTS AT THE CASHIER’S OFFICE (Cash, personal check, money order, VISA, MasterCard or Discover card).

• OBTAIN FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION by visiting the Office of Student Financial Services, 1st floor in Wilson Hall.

• OBTAIN INFORMATION ON PAYMENT PLANS OR THIRD PARTY SPONSORSHIP PROGRAMS from the Office of Student Financial Services, 1st floor in Wilson Hall.

Registration Period      

Please check the   Academic Calendars for most current registration periods.  Extended hours during Registration on Thursdays from 7 am to 7 pm.

TO ADD AND/OR DROP a class, go to your advisor to obtain a Drop/Add form. Your advisor must sign the form before it can be processed. It is the students’ responsibility to drop classes they are not going to attend.

You may register and Drop/Add in your departmental office as well as the Registrar’s Office during posted office hours. (See each department for schedule).

UPDATE YOUR IDENTIFICATION CARD (SPARTANCARD) with the Office of Student Financial Services, 1st Floor in Wilson Hall or SpartanCard Center in the Spartan Station.

Late Registration         

Students completing registration after classes have begun will be assessed a $75 late registration fee..

Registration for Returning Students        

If you have been away from the University for one or more semesters, please report directly to the Office of the Registrar. You must file a Readmission Application before you will be permitted to register for courses..  

Registration for Graduate Students        

Early and Regular registration for graduate students will be held at their departmental registration site..

• Complete the course registration worksheet in cooperation with the Gradate Advisor.
• Take CRW to your designated departmental registration site.
• Obtain class statement of fees.  Check this sheet to be sure that classes match those from the worksheet.

Review the financial section of the registration statement for accuracy. If the balance due is zero, the registration process is complete.

• MAKE PAYMENTS AT THE CASHIER’S OFFICE (Cash, personal check, money order, VISA, MasterCard or Discover card).
• OBTAIN FINANCIAL AID INFORMATION by visiting the Office of Student Financial Services, 1st floor in Wilson Hall.
• OBTAIN INFORMATION ON PAYMENT PLANS OR THIRD PARTY SPONSORSHIP PROGRAMS from the Office of Student Financial Services, 1st floor in Wilson Hall.

UPDATE IDENTIFICATION CARD (SPARTANCARD) with the Office of Student Financial Services, 1st Floor in Wilson Hall or SpartanCard Center in the Spartan Station.

Note: Graduate students registering for the first time, must report to the Office of Graduate Studies, Wilder Center, 2nd Floor, to file an admissions application prior to filling out the CRW.  

Registration for Housing        

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All students are expected to pay prior balances and satisfy current tuition, fee, room and meal cost at the time of registration unless payment arrangements are made and/or awarded financial aid and other scholarships are sufficient to cover the cost. Students with unpaid balances will not be allowed to register for upcoming semester.

Arrangements for housing and choosing a meal plan should be made with the Residential Life Office in Rosa Alexander Hall from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Non-Degree Students       

All newly-entering Non-Degree seeking students must complete a Non-Degree Application in the Office of Admissions, Room 100, Wilson Hall.    Returning Non-Degree seeking students are not required to complete another application.  To register, all non-degree seeking students should register for classes in the department of the class they wish to take. Non-Degree seeking students who desire to pursue a degree must complete an Undergraduate Application for Admission.

Senior Citizens        

The University provides certain tuition and fee exemptions for Virginia residents aged 60 or older who desire to attend credit courses.  Registration under the program is permitted during late registration only. Details may be obtained by calling (757) 823 8229. Senior citizens are NOT EXEMPT from paying the extra (exception) fee charged for certain courses as indicated in the Schedule of Classes.   

Disabled Students        

Disabled students should contact the Supporting Students through Disability Services (SSDS) in the University Counseling Center, Room 302, Godwin Student Center (757) 823-8173/2409.

Old Dominion University / Norfolk State University Exchange Option        

Students at Norfolk State University have an option to expand their academic experience through study at Old Dominion University. A reciprocal arrangement exists for students who are enrolled at Old Dominion University.

All registration and schedule changes must be accomplished at the home school and require approval and completion of the Tidewater Consortium Student Cross-Registration Form.

Norfolk State University students must adhere to the following procedure:

1. The Consortium Form must have the approval and signature of the appropriate advisor or department head.
2. All courses must be listed on the Tidewater Consortium Student Cross-Registration Form and presented to the Office of the Registrar for processing.
3. It is the student’s responsibility to deliver all forms to the Office of the Registrar at Old Dominion University.

Free bus transportation is usually available to students between Norfolk State University and Old Dominion University.

Registration Options at Other Participating Host Institutions         

Through the inter-institutional Cross Registration/Consortium Program, full-time degree-seeking students may be permitted to take courses at other participating institutions without paying additional tuition and have the credits earned count as residency requirements at NSU.

Students who wish to share in this opportunity must follow the procedure outlined above. These host schools require that cross-registration forms be hand carried during all registration periods.

Participating institutions include: Hampton University, Paul D. Camp Community College (Franklin), all campuses of Tidewater Community College, Virginia Wesleyan College, Thomas Nelson Community College and Regent University.

  Please click for Student Cross Registration Policy

E-Learning      

E-Learning allows students, who are unable to come to campus due to time and/or geographic distance, to access on campus courses.

Student Requirements:

• Students should enroll at Norfolk State University (NSU), or any other college that is a member of the Tidewater consortium, and register for a NSU online course.

• Students must have access to a computer (at home, work, school, etc.), Internet connection, and a web browser (Netscape Communicator 4.7 or higher or Microsoft Explorer 5.5 or higher). For further information on the minimum computer requirements go to e-Learning at the NSU website, click on Student Support, then click on "What are the minimum system requirements..." Upon enrollment, all Norfolk State University students receive a Norfolk State e-mail account. Students must access their Norfolk State e-mail accounts by doing the following:  
  • Go to the NSU Web site
  • Click on E-Learning
  • Click on Student Support
  • Click on e-mail log-in information.

• Students registered for online classes should use their Blackboard (Bb) log in and access Blackboard. Once in Bb, the student should transmit an e-mail to the class instructor to insure that they can access the class and that their e-mail is functioning properly.

  E-Learning Courses