Registration and Records

All continuing students in good standing and all applicants accepted to the College are eligible to register each semester.

Students are responsible for ensuring that their address and phone number on file with the College are correct and up-to-date. Address changes may be made in-person with the Registrar’s Office, by faxing 303-556-3999, or through MetroConnect (metroconnect.mscd.edu).

Information on the registration procedure, registration dates, and student responsibilities and obligations related to registration is available on MetroConnect (metroconnect.mscd.edu).

Priority registration allows current students who have completed a specified number of earned hours to register before other students. Earned hours include hours earned with a passing letter grade. Priority begins with graduate students, seniors, followed by juniors, sophomores, continuing freshmen, non-degree-seeking students, and newly admitted freshmen.

Students must be officially registered for classes at Metro State College. “Officially registered” means that students are enrolled and appear on faculty class rosters. Students are able to confirm their enrollment by obtaining their schedule from MetroConnect (metroconnect.mscd.edu). The deadline to register for full-term courses is available on the online Academic Calendar at www.mscd.edu/academic/acal.htm. Students must be enrolled in any late-start courses by the first day of class.

Metropolitan State College of Denver will administer a $100 service charge to students registering for Term 1 Fall and Spring semester classes past the posted late registration date on the Academic Calendar and the appropriate fall/spring schedule. Term 1 classes are those scheduled during the regular, full 16-week fall and spring semester, including online classes, classes at Metro North and Metro South and 2+2 courses. This does not apply to Winterim, Summer session courses or other parts of term classes. This fee is classified as a User Fee and Charge for Service under the Student Fee Plan and will be assessed at the time of registration. Exceptions include students registered only for non-Term 1 classes, Metro State employees who are taking advantage of the tuition-reimbursement benefit and not allowed to register prior to the first day of classes, and students who were placed on wait lists prior to late registration date yet absorbed later. Appeals will be handled initially through the Office of Enrollment Services and ultimately through Office of the Bursar whose decision will be final.

NOT included as exceptions:

• Part-time students taking Term 1 classes
• Non-degree students taking Term 1 classes
• Any other students taking Term 1 classes other than those described as exceptions above  

Enrolled students may adjust schedules by dropping and/or adding classes. Students must add or drop classes before the drop deadline. The tuition and fee refund schedule can be found on MetroConnect (metroconnect.mscd.edu), the Academic Calendar for full-term courses can be found at www.mscd.edu/academic/acal.htm, and the drop deadlines for late-start courses can be found at www.mscd.edu/registrar/calendars.shtml. It is the student’s responsibility to follow proper withdrawal procedures in the event that he or she does not attend a class. Failure to attend class does not constitute withdrawal. Students who do not officially withdraw or drop their classes will be assessed full tuition and fees.

Students who reduce their course load after the drop deadline and before the withdrawal deadline will receive an “NC” notation for each course they have dropped.

As of July 1, 1993, any male student who fails to register for the Selective Service will be ineligible for federal student aid, according to the Military Service Act (Public Law 97-252).

Colorado Revised Statute 23-5-118 (selective service registration prerequisite to enrollment) requires all males between the ages of 18 and 26 to certify that they have registered with Selective Service before enrolling in any state-supported institution in Colorado. Any male who has not registered by his 26^th birthday will be ineligible to enroll at the College. A Selective Service registration hold will be placed on the student’s account until the student registers with Selective Service at www.sss.gov and provides a Selective Service Certification Form to the Office of the Registrar.

The following chart outlines the number of semester hours required to meet full-time and half-time status for fall, spring and summer semesters:

The official transcript is a certified copy of a student’s permanent academic record. It contains the official signature of the registrar and the official seal of the College. Students may order transcripts by logging in to MetroConnect (metroconnect.mscd.edu). There is no charge for transcripts, except for faxed requests. Students requesting to have a transcript faxed will be charged $6.00. There may be a delay in request depending on the end of term grading and posting of degrees. Transcripts will only be issued upon written request which should include:

• Student’s full legal name as recorded while attending Metro State;
• Student’s identification number;
• Birth date;
• Last term of attendance;
• To whom and where the transcripts are to be sent
• Number of copies desired; and
• Student signature authorizing the release of records.

Transcripts will be withheld due to indebtedness to the College or for other appropriate reasons. Students who owe money to the College may contact the Office of Student Accounts, 303-556-6188, to arrange payment.

Altering, modifying, tampering with, or in any way falsifying an official Metropolitan State College of Denver transcript or diploma is a crime. The College has implemented multiple measures to detect such conduct. To protect the integrity and value of a Metro State degree, the Attorney General will vigorously prosecute, through the criminal justice system, those who commit these crimes.

In addition, students found responsible for falsifying an official Metro State transcript or diploma will face a College judicial hearing and appropriate sanctions may be imposed, including suspension, dismissal, and loss of credit, which could affect the student’s permanent record.