What Students and Parents Need to Know
About Registration and Liability
With the exception of first-semester freshmen and certain
students in "block" programs of study, students at St. John’s
University select their own classes via St. John's University Information System (UIS).
This process of selecting classes is commonly called
“registration,” but it is only one part of the total registration
process.
Registering for a class as approved by your advisor does more
than just reserve a seat for you in that class. It also
generates a financial liability for that class and takes away a
seat from another student.
- Because of this, St. John’s considers your registration as a
clear indication of your intention to attend that class.
Complete Your Registration
There are two ways that you can complete your registration.
The standard way is to pay your bill by its due date. When
you do this, we will mail you an official semester course
schedule, including the rooms where your classes
meet, that will contain the word “REGISTERED” in the lower
left corner.
But some students receive bills that show a refund due or no
payment due. This happens as a result of:
- the financial aid they have applied for
- the scholarships they have accepted
- some other action they have taken
Since you must take some action to result in a bill with a
refund or no payment due, the combination of this action and
registration is the equivalent of making a payment when you have a
balance due.
Together, these two actions constitute the second way to
complete your registration. So, if you register for classes and
receive a bill indicating either no payment due or a refund due, we
will automatically complete your registration for you.
Liability
Whether you complete your registration or we complete it for
you, you are fully liable for your registration both academically
and financially. This means that you must notify us officially if
you will not attend St. John’s after your registration has been
completed regardless of the reason for not attending.
Please notify us
officially if you will not attend classes for which you have
registered.
View
more information about the School of Law policies on
registration.