SMALL DECISIONS…
…BIG IMPACTS
Bobby Lothringer, University Registrar
www.twu.edu/registrar
(940) 898-3036
registrar@twu.edu
Office of the Registrar
Custodian of Official Academic Record
Registration
State of Texas Exemptions & Waivers
Residency
Enrollment Certifications
Transcripts
VA & Hazelwood Benefits
Graduation Certification
Office of the Registrar
Many of the traditional services of the
Registrar’s Office students can now access
through WebAdvisor using their username and
password:
Request official transcripts & view unofficial
transcripts
 View and print schedule
 Change address
 Register for classes
 Apply for graduation
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Office of the Registrar
Easy Tips for Success
Double-check schedule in WebAdvisor
Check TWU E-mail frequently
(daily would be best)
Refer to the Academic Calendar often
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Deadlines & Registration Periods
All important “Census Date”
Academic Calendar
Academic Calendar
Academic Calendar
Registration Dates
 Early, Regular, & Late (no registration after Late
Registration period!)
Payment & Refund Deadlines
Add/Drop/Withdraw Deadlines (Automatic W vs.
W or WF)
Census Date (all enrollment after census day is official
& counts as attempted hours)
Office of the Registrar
Grades
Students can access their grades online through
WebAdvisor 24-hours a day.
Students will need their username and password
to access their grades.
Grades are usually available the Tuesday
afternoon after final exams.
Office of the Registrar
Record Security
FERPA: Family Educational Right and Privacy Act.
Signed Affidavit of Dependency stating that you claimed
your student in the previous tax year with copy of tax
return. Complete each time you request information.
Withhold Directory Information.
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Directory information is listed in the online student handbook,
university catalog and at www.twu.edu/registrar.
Office of the Registrar
Important Texas Legislation Regarding
Timely Completion of Degree
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Excess Hour Rule
Repeat Rule
Six-Drop Limit
$1,000 Tuition Rebate Program
Office of the Registrar
Excess Hours
Excess hours are the number of semester credit hours over a student’s minimum
degree requirements.
45-Hour Rule: Undergraduate Students enrolled initially in the fall 1999 semester,
but before the fall 2006 semester, cannot exceed more than 45 hours.
30-Hour Rule: Undergraduate students who enrolled initially in the fall 2006
semester or subsequent semesters cannot exceed more than 30 hours.
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Students with excess hours will be charged an additional tuition rate per semester credit
hour.
Applies to all Texas residents and those students who are non-resident students paying instate tuition rates with excessive hours.
Include all transfer work taken from any Texas public institution plus all TWU hours taken
through the semester prior to the registration term.
Excludes developmental, dual credit, & vocational/technical courses. Hours earned by the
student at a private institution or out-of-state institution do not count towards excess hours.
Other exclusions apply.
Office of the Registrar
Repeat Rule
Undergraduate students classified as Texas residents or who pay a Texas
resident tuition rate who attempt certain courses more than twice at
Texas Woman’s University are subject to an additional tuition rate.
Definition of a Repeated Course: Repeated hours are defined as hours for
a course that is the same or substantially similar to a course that the
student has previously taken for two or more times at the same
institution.
Exemptions for some courses do exist.
Office of the Registrar
Six-Drop Limit
Legislative mandate.
Students enrolling in higher education for the first time during the fall
2007 academic term or any term subsequent to the fall 2007 term may
drop a total of six courses.
Drop total includes any course a transfer student has dropped at another
Texas public institution of higher education.
Does not apply to courses dropped prior to the census date or courses
dropped with a grade of WF and does not apply if the student withdraws
for the term or session.
Exemptions do exist.
What happens after six drops? Grade assigned as earned.
Office of the Registrar
$1000 Tuition Rebate
A few of the major rules:
Attempted no more than 3-hours in excess of the
minimum degree requirements.
Always been entitled to pay Texas resident tuition.
Notify TWU of intention to apply for the $1000 Rebate
in the graduating semester.
Beginning Fall 2005 new students must graduate in 4years.
www.twu.edu/registrar/tuition-rebate-plan.asp
Office of the Registrar
Texas Woman’s University
Office of the Registrar
Suite 128, ADM
www.twu.edu/registrar
(940) 898-3036
registrar@twu.edu