Bulletin
from the registration office
As the new semester approaches, the Registration Office wishes you the best of success in your courses. This Bulletin provides answers to frequently asked questions from students. Student Services staff are also available to provide personal assistance with any of your registration concerns.
Money Matters
When do I have to pay?
All fees are due and payable on or before the first day of class. A late payment fee of $60.00 is assessed after the end of the second week of classes. If a student withdraws within the first two weeks of instruction, (s)he is eligible for a 75% refund. Within the second two weeks, (s)he is eligible for a 50% refund. After the first four weeks, no refund is payable. Please see the College Calendar for the specific dates. Even if you haven’t paid the tuition before the time of withdrawal, you will be charged.
How do I pay my fees?
Fees may be paid online or by cash, cheque, debit card, money order, MasterCard or Visa. Deferral of fees is not permitted. A student who is not registered for a course will not receive credit for the course. Students are not permitted to re-register in any Selkirk College courses until all outstanding obligations to the College have been met. The College does not send out invoices. It is the responsibility of the student to make sure that (s)he has no outstanding debt.
Other Common Questions
How do I get my grades?
You can access your grades on the Internet at selkirk.ca/reg/.
What is the “no-show” policy?
Once you register for a class, you are under contract with the College to either complete the course, or to officially drop it. (To officially drop a course, you must do so via the Internet or in-person at the Registration Office—NOT with your instructor.)
If you are registered in a class but do not attend, your instructor MAY consider you to be a “no-show” and has the right to cancel your registration in the course. If you are going to miss the first class meeting, notify your instructor by calling the Switchboard, 250-365-7292 (Castlegar campus), and follow the directions to reach your instructor or school by name. If you are studying at our 10th Street or Silver King campuses please call 250-352-6601. For Trail campus, please call 250-368-5236.
Need a computer to register?
Computers are available on the Castlegar campus in the Library and in the Counselling office. Phone for availability of computers on the Nelson campuses at 250-352-6601. If you are currently in high school, contact your counsellor about using a school computer.
University Transfer Students
I’m on Course wait lists; what should I do?
You can check your place on a waitlist daily on the Internet at selkirk.ca/reg/. If a seat becomes available to you prior to the first week of classes, we will automatically register you. Once the semester begins, it becomes your responsibility to check the waitlists each day during the first week—if a seat has become available, you must claim it yourself that day. If you do not claim your seat that day, you will be removed from the waitlist and the seat will be offered to the next student in line. During the first week of classes you can claim an available seat via the Internet, or in person, at your local Registration office.
When is the last day to add a course?
After the first day of classes a course can be added with the written permission of the instructor. Please use the Course Registration Change Form available for the Admissions and Records Office. If you drop a course within the first quarter of the semester no entry will appear on your college transcript. If a course is dropped after this date but before the first two thirds of the semester a “W” will appear on your transcript. A “W” is not a grade and will not affect your academic average. After the first two thirds of a course, a course normally cannot be dropped. Please see the handout “How to Drop a Course/Program” for specific dates to formally drop a course. Please use the Course Registration Change Form available from the Admissions and Records Office.
What should I do if I don’t meet a prerequisite for a course?
You should drop the course immediately if you know that you have not met the prerequisite. Prerequisite checking can take the first three weeks of the semester for the Registration Office to complete. If you need to maintain a certain amount of credits, remember to register for an alternate course.
Registration Office Services
At selkirk.ca/reg/ , you can:
- Get registration instructions
- Add or drop classes
- Check and confirm your registration
- Get unofficial transcripts
- Claim a wait listed seat from the wait list
- Check your grades
- Change your address
- Get your T2202A tax form
Let us know your email address
The Registration Office is looking for ways to better communicate with students. If you have an e-mail address, we would like to know. You can notify us on-line in the “Change Address” section of your student record, or in person at the Admissions and Records Office.
Trail Campus
250.368.5236
Castlegar Campus
250.365.7292 | 1.888.953.1133
Silver King Campus
250.352.6601 | 1.866.301.6601
Tenth Street Campus
250.505.1300 | 1.866.301.6601
KSA - Kootenay School of the Arts
250.352.2821
Selkirk College
Admissions Office
301 Frank Beinder Way
Castlegar BC V1N 4L3
Phone: 250.365.1245
