2024-2025 University Student Handbook

Registrar: Taber Hall

Campus Extension: 5554

The functions of the Registrar’s Office include maintaining student academic records, registration for classes, grade reports, preparation of the class schedules and semester examination schedules, issuing transcripts, and evaluating transcripts of students transferring to UJ. The following forms are available in the Registrar’s Office:

  • Schedule of classes
  • FERPA forms
  • Graduation Intent
  • Trial Schedules
  • Pass fail option form
  • Change of schedule (to drop or add a class, or change from “credit” to “audit”)
  • Petition form (to request an exception to an academic requirement/regulation)
  • Directed or Independent Study forms
  • Transcript requests
  • General Education Requirement sheets

You are invited to make an appointment with the Registrar during the second semester of your junior year to review general requirements for graduation. You must take the responsibility for completing major requirements in consultation with your academic advisor(s).

Grades

Tentative grades are reported at Midterm to assist you in gauging your effort for the remainder of the term. Midterm grades can be obtained from your academic advisor.

At the completion of each course you are given a grade: A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+ C, C-, D+, D, D-, or P for passing work, I for incomplete work, and F for failure.

Final grades can be obtained from MyUJ within one week of the end of the semester. For more information on grade policies and grade point averages, refer to the University Catalog.

Graduation

As a prospective graduate, you are required to fill out a graduation intent form at www.uj.edu no later than one semester prior to the one you will graduate to ensure that all requirements have been met. Contact the Registrar’s Office for help with any questions you may have about graduation.

Students must have a graduation intent form on file in the Registrar’s Office in order to be considered a candidate for graduation.

Graduation Rate The following information is provided in accordance with Public Law 101-542, the “Student Right to Know Act.” The most recent graduation rate, which is for full-time students who enrolled for the first time at UJ in the fall 2014 was 55%.

Name/Address Change

It is important to report any name or address changes to the Registrar’s Office. Please visit the Registrar’s Office or email registrar@uj.edu to make the change. If you are requesting a name change, please bring legal documentation of your changed name.

Rights and Privacy

UJ maintains an educational record for each student who is or has been enrolled at the University. To read about your rights and privacy concerning your records please see the section on the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.

Veterans

Enrollment certification forms for veterans are prepared by the Registrar. Veterans with specific questions may call the Veteran’s Administration General Education Benefits at 1-888-442-4551 or online at www.gibill.va.gov.

Withdrawal from the University

Any student who withdraws from all classes or transfers after a semester must file an official University Withdrawal Form, available from the Student Success Coordinator. A student is considered officially enrolled until this form is filed.

In addition, all students who have participated in federal financial aid programs must meet with a financial aid officer to assure accurate processing of their financial aid records.