Registration Policies
Registration Helpline: 503-977-8888
Check class information carefully! You are responsible for the accuracy of scheduling your classes. If you make a mistake, it will most likely cost you money. Be very careful. Check and recheck your class information carefully before completing your registration. Plan your class schedule with a Schedule Worksheet. If you are considering dropping a class or withdrawing from school, please see Dropping Classes.
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Confirmations
Paper copies of your registration activity are mailed only to those students who register for PCC classes using any mode other than MyPCC. Students using MyPCC to register are expected to access their schedules electronically through their MyPCC accounts.
The mailing of the paper copies, to students who did not use MyPCC to register, occurs only once each term, approximately 12 days before each term begins. If you are registering after that time period, you can either access your schedule electronically using MyPCC or, if you prefer, a paper copy can be mailed to you upon request at any campus registration office or by calling the Registration Helpline. This helpline is available Monday through Friday, 9am - 5pm.
Audits
Auditing of classes is considered on a case by case basis only with permission by the instructor teaching the course. The cost of auditing a course is the same as the cost for students not auditing the course. Refer to Tuition and Fees for Credit Classes (PCC).
Attendance
You are expected to attend all classes in which you are enrolled. If you do not attend or stop attending classes and fail to personally drop within the refund period, you will be responsible for all tuition and fees.
Unless you have made prior arrangements with your instructor, you may be dropped from the class roster if you do not attend the first class session. However, faculty members are not required to drop students for nonattendance.
If you have excessive absences and fail to drop or withdraw from class by the deadlines, a grade of F may be assigned.
For drop deadlines and further information on dropping a class, see Adding and Dropping Classes.
Registering after the First Meeting
After the first meeting of a class, you must have a permission form signed by the instructor and register in person, via a drop box or by mail. (If it's a distance learning class, you don't have to do this. Just contact the department or instructor by phone or email.)
On the first day of a class, you can register without instructor permission, if you do it in person and if the class hasn't started yet. For example, you could sign up for a 1pm class any time before 1pm. Permission forms are available at all registration and department offices.
Our online web registration system is a little more restrictive. It won't let you register for a class at any time on or after its first meeting day, whether or not the first class session has started.
Getting on the Waiting List for a Class
Depending on circumstances, you may be placed on a waiting list if the class you want is full.
Once on the waiting list and after following the procedures for acceptance into the class, you must take the signed permission slip to the registration office for processing no later than the Friday of the second week of the term.
Cancelled Classes
The classes offered in our schedule reflect our intentions when the schedule was planned. However, these offerings may be changed due to factors such as insufficient enrollment, personnel availability and budget requirements. We regret any inconvenience this might cause, and will do our best to help you adjust your schedule.
Prerequisites
Many credit classes require prerequisites. Prerequisites are conditions that must be met in order to gain access to a particular class. These conditions are usually completion of, or enrollment in other courses, specific ASSET scores or departmental approval.
If a course has a prerequisite, it will be listed with the course description. If you believe that you meet the prerequisite and you are not being allowed to enroll, contact your advisor. If you don't meet the prerequisites but wish to be considered, contact the department offering the class.
Tuition and Fee Payment
When you register for classes, you will be billed for all charges to your account and you are responsible for payment.
Charges may include items such as tuition, class, lab and technology fees, student activity fee, parking charges and library charges.
Warning!
You are responsible for formally dropping your class even if you don't attend. If you fail to drop during the refund period, you will be responsible for the charges.
You are responsible for full payment of all charges on your account by the payment due date, even if your account is being paid by another party.
You are responsible for keeping PCC informed of any changes in your mailing address or name.
If you are under 18 years of age, you will be held liable for any charges on your account under Oregon Revised Statute (ORS 348-105).
If You Don't Pay On Time
Failure to pay by the payment due date will result in late payment penalties. It may also result in denial of future registration, withholding of transcripts, denial or cancellation of credit arrangements, impairment of credit history, garnisheeing of wages, and additional assessment for collection charges and attorney fees.
If extreme hardship forces you to withdraw after the drop deadline, you may petition to have the tuition charges removed. You must submit documented evidence of the hardship with your petition. Financial difficulties are not considered grounds for appeal, however, you may be able to establish a payment plan with the college. For more information, contact the business office at your campus.