The Registrar’s office manages student academic records, courses offered each semester, and the calendar of deadlines and key academic events. The office oversees the official course catalog, grade reports, graduation, verification of enrollment/degrees, and transcripts processing. This is also the place to get various academic forms.

Academic Calendar »

Important dates and deadlines, by semester, including when you choose courses, when residence halls open, when classes begin, when bills are mailed, and when vacations happen.

Course Registration »

Step by step instructions and timelines for selecting your courses and a list of what the course codes mean.

Forms »

Get the forms you need to:

  • Substitute a required course
  • Add credit to a course
  • Add/drop a course
  • Audit a class
  • Request a grade of “incomplete”
  • Request an independent study
  • Overload (take more than the maximum number of credits in a semester)
  • Take an elective course pass/fail
  • Repeat a course more than once
  • Take a graduate-level course as a senior
  • Study abroad
  • Take a class at another Rochester Area College (RAC)
  • Manage course time conflicts
  • Transfer credit
  • Request a tutorial

Forms are also available for community members who want to audit classes or take classes for credit.

Need Academic Advisement?

Before pursuing these tasks, if you need educational planning advice, see Academic Advisement.

Office Hours

8:00am - 4:00pm Monday - Thursday

8:00am - 12:00pm Friday 

Important Dates

Summer A 2019

  • May 24 - Last day to drop a class without a grade of "W" (4:30pm)
  • May 27- Memorial Day - no classes, make-up day May 31
  • June 17 - Last day to withdraw from a class without a grade of "F" (4:30pm)
  • June 27 - Summer A ends

Summer B 2019

  • July 5 - Last day to drop a class without a grade of "W" (4:30pm)
  • July 4- Independence Day - no classes, make-up day July 5
  • July 29 - Last day to withdraw from a class without a grade of "F" (4:30pm)
  • August 8 - Summer B ends

Fall 2019

  • August 30 - Last day to drop a class without a grade of "W" (4:30pm)
  • September 2 - Labor Day Holiday (no make-up day required)
  • November 4 - Last day to withdraw from a class without a grade of "F" (4:30pm)
  • November 26 - Thanksgiving recess begins at 4:00pm
  • November 27-December 1- Thanksgiving recess
  • December 7-13 - Undergraduate final exams
  • December 9-12 - Graduate classes in session, may be used for final exams
  • December 13 - Semester end