1. Online students should register for classes as follows:

2. On the University website select the  E-Learning Login from the menu bar above the title Living University.

3. Type in Username and Password to login.

4. Click on My Profile tab.

5. Click on the Registration tab.

6. Find the course of your interest among the list of Available Courses.

7. On the far right of the screen, click on the green plus symbol (+) under the Enroll column to register for credit or under the Audit column to register for audit.  (The selected course will then appear under the My Courses bar above the Available Courses.)

8. Click on SAVE to lock in your selection.

9. Once registered be sure to buy your textbooks. You will find the list at the University Bookstore. International students are advised to order their books early due to shipping delays.

10. Tuition and fees are payable in full on or before classes begin. We prefer you pay online by credit card to facilitate processing. All unpaid registrations are canceled at 12:00 p.m. (midnight, Eastern Standard Time) on the day before instruction begins. Re-registration will then be on a "space available" basis only.

11. To begin your studies, simply login with the login name and the password you selected and click on your course title.

12. To maintain your registration in a course you must complete an assignment before the close of the official Census Date. Most instructors will have you meet this requirement by asking you complete an Icebreaker Assignment by posting a short autobiography and comments on other student’s’ posts on the course Discussion Forum open to all registered in the course. Students not completing the an assignment forfeit their registration as no-shows. For further information see "No Shows" below.

13. If you decide to withdraw from a course(s), tuition refunds are made according to the published university refund policy. See Course Cancellation and Refunds for more information.

All students must be officially registered by the date stated in the Academic Calendar. Exceptions to this policy will be considered only when the student provides documentation of emergency circumstances (such as written doctor’s order, etc.) to the Dean of Academic and Student Affairs. In all cases, the University reserves the right to refuse registration to any student beyond the published registration dates. In addition, the University may withhold the privilege of registering for the following reasons: unpaid fees, overdue loans, overdue library books, or incomplete admissions records.

To officially begin an on-campus course a student must attend class twice on or before the Census Date. Online course students must complete at least one online assignment in the course on or before the Census Date. For most online courses this is done by completing an Icebreaker Assignment by which students introduce themselves to their classmates by posting a short autobiography on the course Discussion Forum. The nature of the required assignment, however, is at the option of the instructor who may require no more than an email enrollment confirmation from a student. These requirements do not apply to students registered for audit.

Students who do not attend twice in an on-campus course or fail to complete at least one assignment in an online course on or before the Census Date forfeit their registration in the course and receive a tuition refund of 90% (see Course Enrollment Cancellation and Refunds.). Students who officially withdraw before the end of Late Registration receive a 100% tuition refund for the course.

Reinstatement will be made only under the most unusual circumstances. Procedurally students must petition in writing, using the General Petition form, for reinstatement. The petition shall include a detailed explanation for not completing the assignment and provide evidence of illness or other valid reasons for the absences attached thereto. Reinstatement requires the recommendation of their instructor and consent of the department chair.

Auditing is understood as attending a course regularly, without participating in course work or receiving credit, and is permitted on a space-available basis. Nevertheless, attendance, class preparation and participation are at the discretion of the department head and/or the course faculty member. Except for Open Learning Program registration, students who seek to audit courses must have approval of the course faculty member.

A course taken as an audit cannot be changed to a course taken for credit. Courses that are audited cannot be used toward certificate, diploma, or degree requirements. Students enrolled for credit will have priority over audit students for registration in a course. The tuition and fees for audit courses are the same as those taken for credit but the No Show rules do not apply.