Student Records, Registration, and Transcripts

Add coursework to your schedule by enrolling through your Student Profile account. If you require registration assistance, call or text the Records and Registration Department at (269) 927-8107 or visit the Student Services area on any LMC campus.

You may add classes only within the published add/drop period for the semester. In general, classes may be added prior to the first scheduled meeting time for each class. Classes for which all pre-requisites have been met may be added online via the student account.

Online (distance learning) classes may be added through 11:59 p.m. the day before the semester begins, as the first meeting is considered to be the first day of the semester.

Open Entry (OE) classes may be added at any time during the semester, except the last two weeks of the semester. Any class added outside of the regular add/drop period, including OE classes, may not be eligible for financial aid funding. The Financial Aid Office will review and approve such requests on a case-by-case basis.

Students dropping classes must do so within the published drop dates for the class in order to reverse all tuition and fee charges. Open Entry (OE) classes added after the regular add/drop period may drop through the end of the third day after registration. Drops can be completed online via the student account during the published add/drop period; after the end of add/drop, drops must be completed with a drop form, submitted via the student’s LMC email or in person at any campus.

A drop initiated after the published drop dates is considered a withdrawal and all tuition and fees remain on the student account.

You may withdraw online through your Student Profile account or by submitting a Guaranteed Withdrawal form during the first 80% of the class with a guaranteed "W" grade, so long as the class is not part of a second-admit program.

During the final 20% of the class, you must request permission of the instructor to withdraw using the Withdrawal Request form. The withdrawal is not guaranteed at this point and is granted (or not) solely at the discretion of the instructor. If the withdrawal is not granted, you will receive the grade earned for the class.

You may not withdraw past the last day of the class. Withdrawal dates for each semester are listed in the Academic Calendar.

A withdrawal is not considered official until the withdraw form has been submitted or completed via Student Profile. Non-attendance, verbal notice, or conversation with an instructor does not constitute an official withdrawal.

Withdrawals for classes which are part of a second-admit program are issued only at the discretion of the appropriate faculty or program director and are not guaranteed at any point. Program-specific details regarding withdrawal are outlined in the program handbook.

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Important Information About Withdrawing

• Discontinuing attendance in a class does not constitute dropping or withdrawing from a course. Failure to officially drop or withdraw from a course that the student is not attending will result in the grade earned according to grading criteria outlined in the course syllabus. A drop or withdrawal is not official until you successfully complete and verify the drop action in Student Profile or complete and submit the appropriate withdrawal form. You should not assume that an instructor has dropped or withdrawn you from a course.
• Requests to add, drop, or withdraw from classes that are mailed, faxed (269-927-6874) or emailed to the College will be honored only if they are postmarked/dated or received by the posted deadline. Mailed, faxed or emailed requests must contain a readable copy of a photo ID, full name, LMC ID number, specific instructions for amending the schedule, and the student’s signature matching the signature on the photo ID. Unsigned requests will not be honored.

To audit is to take an academic course for no credit; audited courses are not calculated in the GPA. Some of the reasons for auditing are personal exploration, enjoyment, gaining insight into a new subject, or skill/knowledge review.

A student wishing to attend a credit course on a no-credit basis may register to audit the course; however, when openings in a class are limited, preference shall be given to students enrolling for credit. Tuition is paid at the same rate as for a credit course, the attendance policy applies, and all pre- and co-requisites must be met.

Audited courses are not eligible for financial aid (including grants, loans, or scholarships) or veteran’s benefits funding, and do not count toward program completion or pre-requisite use.

A student may change from audit to credit and vice versa only during the regular add/drop period.

Students enrolled at another college or university may register for Lake Michigan College classes as Guest students. Guest students are encouraged to complete and submit a MACRAO-approved Michigan Undergraduate Guest Application prior to registration to ensure return transfer of the LMC credit to their home institution. Guest students are afforded all the rights and responsibilities of LMC students, but are not eligible to receive financial aid for courses attended at LMC. All course pre-requisites must be met and documentation provided.