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Registrar's Office

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Registrar's Office

This office is responsible for maintaining your student record. Your student record includes personal data, transfer credits, registration and course information, grades, and the transcript data. Transcript requests, enrollment information, degree and graduation verification are processed in this office. Harding University follows the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (also known as the Buckley Amendment) and only a person authorized by the act may access or receive information regarding a student’s record. Students are required to provide a written request for a transcript or other information maintained in the student record.

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Important Dates

Registration is completed online through Pipeline. We encourage you to meet with your assigned advisor prior to registering for any class, and to follow your degree plan when scheduling classes.

To make building a class schedule easier, we provide a schedule planner tool available on Pipeline, along with a tutorial for this registration tool.

Students who enroll in classes and do not drop before the first class day will be charged tuition and fees, including room and board and a meal plan. You are highly encouraged to drop your classes through the Registrar's Office by August 14 if you do not plan to attend classes.

Semester Fall 2024 Spring 2025
Dates August 19 - December 13 January 13 - May 9
Mid-Term Exams October 7 - 11 March 3 - 7
Day Break/Holiday October 4 January 20
Last Day to Drop Classes November 20 (full term only) April 23 (full term only)
Week Break November 25 - 29 March 24 - 28
Dead Week December 2 - 6 April 28 - May 2
Finals December 9 - 13 May 5 - 9
Commencement December 14, 2024 May 10, 2025

Semester

Dates

2024 Summer 2A (Intersession)
2024 Summer 4A (Intersession)

May 6 - May 17
May 6 - May 31

2024 Summer 2B (2 Weeks)
2024 Summer 3A (3 Weeks)
2024 Summer 10A (10 Weeks)
2024 Summer 10B (10 Weeks)

May 28 - June 7
June 3 - June 21
May 6 - July 12
May 20 - July 26

2024 Summer 4B (Summer 1; 4 wks)
2024 Summer 4C (Summer 2; 4 wks)

June 3 - June 28
July 1 - July 26

2024 Summer 6A (6 Weeks)
2024 Summer 6B (6 Weeks)
2024 Summer 8A (8 weeks)
2024 Summer 8B (8 weeks)

May 6 - June 14
May 13 - June 21
May 3 - June 28
June 3 - July 26

2024 Summer 12A (12 weeks)

May 6 - July 26

HONORS classes only!
2024 HNRS 1 (Session A)
2024 HNRS 2 (Session B)
2024 HNRS 3 (Session C)
2024 HNRS 4 (Session D)
June 21 - July 5
June 28 - July 12
July 5 - July 19
July 12 - July 26

"Currently enrolled" students are taking classes at Harding on the date registration opens.

Classes for Fall 2024 begin August 19, 2024. Students may drop/add the first week of classes but it is highly recommended that students drop their classes by August 23 if they decide not to attend so they are not charged any tuition, room and board, or meal plan.

Semester Priority Registration Begins

Registration for Spring 2025

Classes begin Jan. 13, 2025

Visit with your advisor prior to these dates. Students enrolled Fall 2024 may enroll for Spring 2025.

Students who completed all course evaluations for the Spring 2024 term may be given access to registration one day earlier. These students will be notified by email from the Testing Center and will be given details.

All Graduate/Professional students, Seniors (90+ earned hours), and Honors Scholars who submitted all course evaluations for Spring 2024: Monday October 28.

All Seniors, Juniors (60+ earned hours) and students on International Program campuses who submitted all course evaluations for Spring 2024:Tuesday October 29.

All Juniors, Sophomores (27+ earned hours) who submitted all course evaluations for Spring 2024: Wednesday October 30.

All Sophomores, Freshmen (1 - 26 earned hours) who submitted all course evaluations for Spring 2024: Thursday October 31.

All remaining currently enrolled students: Friday November 1.

Students not enrolled during Fall 2024 may register beginning November 11. Visiting with an advisor is required. Please note that faculty advisors will not be on campus from November 23 – 30, and December 15 to January 12 due to Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks.

Readmit and New Transfer students may begin registration November 11 after they have been accepted for admission and have been advised.

New FTIC students who visit the campus may be advised and given registration access beginning November 11.

Once a student has been approved and has registered for classes, they may access registration through the first five days of the spring semester. The last day to add a class, or make schedule changes for Spring 2025 is Friday January 17.

Registration for Fall 2025

Classes begin August 18, 2025

Visit with your advisor prior to these dates.

Students enrolled during Spring 2025 may begin priority registration for Fall 2025.

All Graduate/Professional students, Seniors (90+ earned hours) and Honors Scholars who submitted all course evaluations for Fall 2024: Monday, March 31, 2025.

All Seniors, Juniors (60+ earned hours) and students on International Program campuses who submitted all course evaluations for Fall 2024: Tuesday April 1, 2025.

Juniors, Sophomores (27+ earned hours) who submitted all course evaluations for Fall 2024: Wednesday, April 2, 2025.

Sophomores, Freshmen (1 - 26 earned hours) who submitted all course evaluations for Fall 2024: Thursday, April 3, 2025.

All remaining currently enrolled students: Friday, April 4, 2025.

Readmit and new transfer students may register beginning April 14 AFTER visiting with an advisor.

New, first-time in college students coming Fall 2025 may register during Bison Bound in June, July, or August. All new students, freshmen and transfers, are required to attend Bison Bound and must confer with a faculty advisor before registering for classes.

Registration for Summer 2025

All students enrolled during Spring 2025 may begin summer registration on March 10, 2025.

Non-enrolled, readmit and new transfer students may begin registration for Summer 2025 on March 17, 2025, AFTER they have been advised. Students enrolling at Harding for the first time during Summer 2025 must attend Bison Bound during June, July, or August 2025.

Note: Classes begin on the first day of the term. See University calendar.

Final exams for the Fall 2024 semester will be December 9-13, and Final Exams for the Spring 2025 semester will be May 5-9.

Regular Class Time for
MW, MWF, MTWTH, Daily

 DAY TIME
7:30, 7:45, 8:00 AM Tuesday 8:00 - 10:00 AM
9:00 AM Monday 8:00 - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM Monday 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
11:00 AM Thursday 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
12:00 PM Wednesday 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
1:00 PM, 1:30 PM Monday 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
2:00 PM, 2:30 PM Tuesday 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM, 3:30 PM Monday 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
4:00 PM Friday 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
 

Regular Class Time for
Tues or Thurs, or Tues & Thurs

 DAY TIME
7:30, 7:45, 8:00 AM Thursday 8:00 - 10:00 AM
8:30, 9:00, 9:30 AM Tuesday 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
10:00, 10:30 AM Tuesday 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
11:00, 11:30 AM Wednesday 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
12:00, 12:30 PM Thursday 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
1:00 PM, 1:30 PM Wednesday 8:00 AM- 10:00 AM
2:00 PM, 2:30 PM Thursday 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
3:00 PM, 3:30 PM Wednesday 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
4:00 PM   Friday 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Exam Schedule for Classes that Meet in the Evenings

Regular Class Time
Evening Schedule

 EVENING TIME
4:30 PM and later meeting once a week Same day class meets Same time class meets
 

Contact the Registrar at registrar@harding.edu with questions or to request this authentication of transcript or diploma. A fee of $100 is required. Most of this processing fee will be used to pay for the cost for the authentication through the Arkansas Secretary of State's office and for shipping the documents to you via FedEx.

A student may send a signed request to the University Registrar detailing to which particular document the Apostille should be attached (usually a transcript, diploma or statement of certification of graduation) and mentioning the country to which it is being sent. If you make a copy of a diploma, we recommend it be reduced to standard-sized paper. Because of the labor and charges associated with the preparation of this statement, the student should send $100 cash, traveler's check or international money order for each Apostille requested, made payable to Harding University and submitted to the business office noting that it is for an Apostille. A personal check drawn on a U.S. bank is acceptable, and the Business Office (501-279-4336) can also take credit card payments over the phone.

We prepare the document normally except that the signature and embossed seal over the signature are affixed in the presence of a notary public or the local Clerk of Courts. The notarized documents are then sent by Harding University, along with a check for the charges, to the Arkansas Secretary of State with a cover letter explaining what is wanted, including the name of the country in which the Apostille is expected to be used. When the Apostille and original document are received back, we send the whole package on to the originally requested address.

The whole process usually takes three to four weeks. Those requesting this process should understand that it may take longer if the Registrar must produce a replacement diploma for this process. Replacement diplomas are ordered through a link on the Registrar's Office webpage (harding.edu/registrar). There is an additional fee for printing a new diploma.

The U.S. Department of State also has an Office of Authentications which will provide a federal authentication for specific purposes, for countries which are not part of the Hague Convention, and rarely for a federal Apostille.

Degree Evaluations are required for all students as they approach the attainment of 60 hours of earned credit. The 60-hour degree evaluation form must be completed in consultation with the student's faculty advisor, signed by the student and advisor, then submitted to the Registrar's Office in order to register for the semester following the semester in which 60 hours are attained. The form is a semester-by-semester path to graduation, listing each class the student will take every semester until they graduate. Only faculty advisors have access to the form, so students must see their advisor to complete this task.

Graduation: The process for applying for graduation is online. Current students may complete the online application found on Pipeline. Former students who do not have a Pipeline account should contact graduation@harding.edu for assistance. Please note the dates for applying. All students will register for a graduation fee their final semester.

The application for Graduation is required by March 1 for students who are on track to have degrees conferred during the Summer or December. Oct. 1 is the deadline for students who are on track for degree conferral in May. All students planning to graduate (including graduate, professional and doctoral students) should complete the online version of the application. You may email graduation@harding.edu if you need further information.

Students may not participate in a commencement ceremony prior to completion of all degree requirements.

Tod Martin, MBA
University Registrar
tjmartin@harding.edu

John Mark Warnick, Ed.S.
Associate Registrar
jwarnick@harding.edu

Jane Cavitt
Assistant Registrar
jcavitt@harding.edu

Kelley Cox, MBA
Assistant Registrar, Veterans Benefits Specialist and Articulation Coordinator (2+2 partnerships)
klcox@harding.edu

Dru Goldman
Transfer Records Coordinator
dgoldman@harding.edu

Ivy Wang, MSE
Transcript and Commencement Coordinator
xwang@harding.edu

 

Email Addresses

General Questions
registrar@harding.edu

60 Hour Degree Evaluation Questions
degreeevaluation@harding.edu

Transcript Order Questions
transcripts@harding.edu

Transfer Credit Questions
transfer@harding.edu

Questions About Transferring Dual-Enrollment Courses From High School
transfer@harding.edu

Questions About 2+2 Arrangements With Arkansas Community Colleges
articulation@harding.edu

Veterans Affairs Questions
veterans@harding.edu

Graduation Questions
graduation@harding.edu

Contact Information


Registrar's Office
501-279-4057
registrar@harding.edu

Mailing address:
Harding University
Registrar's Office
HU 10766
Searcy, AR 72149-5615