Registrar's Office

 

Welcome to the Registrar’s office at Colby College! 

The Registrar’s office provides services related to the curriculum, course enrollment, classroom and final exam scheduling, academic requirements and records, the catalogue, grading, transcripts, certifications, diplomas, and more. Please feel free to contact us by email or telephone, or drop by Eustis 201.

REGISTRAR’S NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

Dates and Deadlines (as of 8/8/18)

August 8 Fall Schedules and Add-Drop Open (details below)
August 28 Class of 2022 Arrives
September 5 Fall Classes Begin
September 14 Last Day to Add a Fall Course

Any student who is having difficulty obtaining an authorization or signature, or who realizes they have missed a deadline, should contact the Registrar’s Office (registrar@colby.edu) without delay. See Critical Dates for a more complete list of deadlines.

Fall Schedules and Add-Drop Open (as of 8/8/18)

  • Over-enrolled courses have been pruned and sections have been balanced. Fall Schedules and Add-Drop (Fall) are now available through the student portal.
  • Final Exam Schedule (Fall-Basic) is also available. As noted, students should not make travel plans until they have full knowledge of their final examination schedule.
  • Schedules are largely confirmed, although there may be some changes, after the language placement exams (in all but French and Spanish) on September 3rd. There may be some new openings in language courses after the placement exams are processed; students should check with individual language instructors on the first day of classes (September 5th) regarding availability.
  • Students should check the course “Rules” in Add-Drop or Curriculum Search BEFORE attempting any schedule changes. Many courses now require instructor permission and cannot be re-added without authorization if dropped.
  • Students should contact individual instructors directly to request course authorizations or to be added to waiting lists.
  • Alfond Commons (ALCM) “downtown” classes: AM229, EC479, ED331, IT297. Please allow approximately 30 minutes for campus-downtown transit time if you enroll in one of the four classes scheduled in ALCM this fall.

Current Students:

Use the Student portal (myColby Academic) to view your Academic Records, to use Add-Drop or Course Selection (when available), to view and request changes to your Biographical Information, to search the Curriculum, to apply for an Independent Study, Honors Project, or Internship, to set Parent Permissions, etc.

Faculty:

Use the Faculty portal (myColby Academics) to view your Advisees, Course Rosters, and Course Evaluations; to Clear an advisee to Select courses; to enter Grades (via My Courses); to issue Course Authorizations; to approve an Independent Study, Honors Project, Internship, or Off-Campus Study application, etc.

Department Chairs, Program Directors, Academic Assistants:

Please see the Dept Chairs portal (myColby Academics) for many administrative resources.