Office of the Registrar

ALL students, including NEW Students,
Click here for general registration information.

Late/Retroactive Withdrawal Requests

Beginning Fall 2008, students who seek a late withdrawal will be charged a late withdrawal fee. The Undergraduate and Graduate catalog state:

Late/Retroactive Withdrawals
A student may request a late/retroactive withdrawal through the course instructor when a documented illness or extraordinary circumstance prevents withdrawal from a course by the established deadlines. Failing a class is not an appropriate reason to seek a late/retroactive withdrawal. Students who are failing a course should follow the “Repeating Courses” policy stated in the catalog. The deadline for a filing for a late withdrawal for fall semester is March 15th for the immediately preceding fall semester and October 15th for the immediately preceding spring or summer. Students will be assessed a non-refundable $25 Late Withdrawal Fee per late withdrawn credit with a maximum of $100 per occurrence.

The Office of the Registrar and Enrollment Management will forward all appeals of the Registrar's determination of Late/Retroactive Withdrawal to the Appeal Committee, whose decision is final and not subject to further appeal.

Procedures for submitting/responding to late/retroactive withdrawals requests are available at http://www.eiu.edu/~registra/retro.html

Please feel free to contact our office if you have any questions.

Grade Submission Information

Information on submitting grades for Summer 6-WK can be found here.

Information on submitting grades for Summer 8-WK can be found here.

Address Verification

Beginning May 12, 2008, students will be asked to verify their address each time they enter the PAWS registration system. Verifying you address will help to ensure that you receive important University communications.

Fall 2008 Registration

Registration for Fall 2008 began on Monday, March 3rd. The registration system will be available 24/7 with the exception of weekly maintenance. The weekly maintenance will take place 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. on Sunday mornings. During maintenance the system could shut down without warning.

To access the Banner Registration Guide for Fall 2008 click here.

For more information on PAWS visit www.eiu.edu/paws/.

Class schedules and related information are available on-line at http://www.eiu.edu/schedule.

Transferring Courses From Other Institutions

Students may check to see if a course will transfer from another institution by visiting http://www.eiu.edu/~acaffair/DARS/TARules.pdf or calling the Office of the Registrar at 217-581-3511 to speak with an evaluator.

Address Changes

The Office of the Registrar is now processing address change requests. Please direct your requests to https://www.eiu.edu/address/addchng.php

If you have any questions about the address change, please contact the Office of the Registrar at 217-581-3511.

Banner Alternate Pin for Registration

Students must obtain an Alternate PIN from their academic advisor in order to access the PAWS registration system. A new Alternate PIN will be issued for each term a student is enrolled. The following groups of students do not need an Alternate PIN to access the system:

Graduate and Post-Baccalaureate
Bachelor of General Studies
Career and Organizational Studies

Administrative Drop Policy
Please click on the link to view the Administrative Drop Policy, effective Spring 2007.

Click here to view the policy

Withdrawal with No Credit
Students withdrawing from a course or from the University within the first 10 class days of the semester receive no grade for the course. Students withdrawing from a course or from the University between the 11th day and the Friday of the 11 th week of the term will receive the grade designation of "W" or "Withdraw" on the transcript. Students may not initiate withdrawal from a course later than the Friday of the 11th week of the semester. Cutoff dates for intersession and summer terms are reduced proportionally. Specific withdrawal dates are listed on the academic calendar for each term..

For information regarding the billing of tuition and fees, see the REFUNDS section of the catalog.

This policy was approved by the Council on Academic Affairs on January 19, 2006, effective Spring 2006.

Check your schedule just a couple of days before classes begin to make sure you have good schedule information (meeting place, time of class, etc.)

On at least a weekly basis, check your EIU e-mail account for important information from various campus offices, such as Financial Aid, Registration, Records, Textbook Rental Services, Student Accounts.

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Continuing Education Classes

Contact the Office of Continuing Education for information regarding classes generally taught at off-campus sites. Phone 1-800-446-8918 (toll-free from IL) or (217) 581-5114; e-mail to offcmpus@www.eiu.edu. Also, check out their website for a Continuing Education class schedule.

Final Exam Schedules

Eastern's PAWS System

Access Your Grades Via PAWS

Print Your Own Schedule from PAWS

Undergraduate Catalog Available On-Line

The Eastern Illinois University Undergraduate Catalog is accessible via the World Wide Web. Check out this site for information regarding academic programs, university policies, or course descriptions.