Registration

Students must be officially registered for all courses for which they intend to earn credit. Registration dates are included on the academic calendar. First-time students will receive registration materials from the Office of Admissions after they are accepted for admission; returning students, at their home address or through on-campus mail and at my.lakeland.edu. In general, registration for each term involves these essential steps, though not necessarily in this order:

1. Application for financial aid is made during spring term for the following academic year through the Office of Financial Aid.
2. Financial obligations are settled through the Business Office.
3. Parking permits are obtained through the Office of Campus Safety and Security.
4. Identification pictures for Campus Cards are taken at the Business Office. The Campus Card is activated through the Business Office.
5. Academic progress is reviewed and course selections are made with the assistance of academic advisors.
6. Students log on to my.lakeland.edu in order to pre-register for their courses.
7. Through my.lakeland.edu, academic advisors approve course registrations for their advisees.
8. Residence hall arrangements are made with the Residence Life Office.

A Schedule of Courses may be found on lakeland.edu or my.lakeland.edu.

Academic Calendar

Lakeland’s academic calendar consists of traditional fall and spring terms, with optional May and summer terms. Each of the four-month fall and spring terms includes fourteen weeks of class sessions and a one-week exam period. Fall term begins in late August/early September and concludes before Christmas. Spring term starts in the middle of January and continues through the beginning of May. The optional May Term is a three-week term that begins in mid-May. Summer courses are offered through the William R. Kellett School over a term of ten weeks, beginning the first week in June. The William R. Kellett School also offers some accelerated 7-week online courses.

Fall and Spring Term Policies

While enrollment in five courses (15 semester hours) is the normal full-time student workload during the fall or spring term, Lakeland’s full-time tuition is applied to any enrollment from 12 to 18 semester hours during those terms. Students who have maintained a grade-point-average (GPA) above 3.0 or who have written approval from the Provost may enroll in up to 21 semester hours during a term with payment of an overload tuition charge for the 18.5th through 21st semester hours. Part-time and Kellett School students pay on a course-by-course basis.

May Term Policies

The purpose of May Term is to provide opportunities for teaching and learning that do not fit the structure of a regular term. These opportunities may include internships, domestic or foreign travel, field experiences, innovative or experimental learning environments, visiting lecturers, major courses, or interdisciplinary study. Fees for May Term courses vary according to the type of course offered.

Summer Term Policies

The William R. Kellett School of Adult Education offers a selection of summer term courses at its centers in once per week or BlendEd® class sessions spread over a term of ten weeks, typically beginning in early June. Accelerated 7-week online courses are also offered during the summer through the Kellett School.

Students may transfer up to twelve (12) semester hours of coursework from summer classes taken at another college in any one year. Students who plan to transfer work from another college during the summer must notify the Office of the Registrar of that intent and complete all forms and arrangements before the end of the spring term. Grades earned in transferred courses are not included in the official Lakeland University GPA.