Admissions and Records

Registration Information

  • If you are a new student or have not taken a WNC credit course in the last 3 years, submit an application for admission at least 4 business days before your planned class registration time.
  • Check the catalog to ensure you have met the prerequisites for the classes you intend to enroll in. It is the student's responsibility to ensure prerequisites are met.
  • Schedule an appointment with a counselor if you need assistance selecting classes or to take placement test.
  • High school students must have a completed high school authorization form to register for classes.
  • Students add and drop classes through myWNC. Register early to get classes at the days and times you want.
  • All students will be issued a NSHE ID number which will be a student's official identification number at WNC and at all other Nevada System of Higher Education schools. Students are provided with the number and a password to access myWNC when their application for admission is processed.
  • You will first select classes to put them in your shopping cart in myWNC. Make sure you complete the enrollment process. Check your class schedule to ensure you have registered correctly.
  • Periodically check your schedule throughout the semester to make sure your fees have been paid and that you are still correctly registered. This is the student's responsibility.
  • Audit status is only for those who do not want grades or course credit.
  • Pay fees when you finish registering for classes (no later than the published deadlines).
  • Print a copy of your schedule to take to the bookstore to buy your books and to verify location of classes.
  • Students currently enrolled at WNC in a class that fulfills a prerequisite may enroll in the subsequent class. If the prerequisite class is not successfully completed, the student will be dropped from the subsequent class that required the prerequisite.
  • Exchange requests to one full-term class after the first week of the semester for another with the same amount of credits must be submitted by the end of during the second week of the semester. A signature or attached email approval must be submitted for any class to add. Even exchange of class/credit will remove the dropped class completely from your transcript. Classes dropped after the 100 percent refund period that are not "even exchanged" will remain on your transcript with a grade of "W," and may affect financial aid for students.
  • Students may add full-term courses through myWNC through the first week of instruction, or short-term courses may be added no later than the first day of class. Students must submit a Special Enrollment Request form with instructor signature/approval during the second week of classes. After the second week of the semester, students must pay for a class in full before a class will be added using the Special Enrollment Request. The last day to pay for and submit a request to add a full-term class is the Friday of the fourth week of the semester.
  • Submission of a Special Enrollment Request form does not guarantee the request will be processed. Students are responsible to check to see if their request was granted and to verify the accuracy of their course schedule through myWNC. If not pre-paid, students must pay for courses approved for special enrollment immediately.
  • Students may register for up to 18 units through myWNC. Additional Registration requires approval by a WNC counselor, the maximum number of units that may be approved for one semester is 21 units.
  • Be aware of refund deadlines for dropping classes and books.
  • Withdraw from classes by the published deadline if you are unable to attend or complete them. Students who do not withdraw themselves are subject to receive a grade issued by the instructor which could be a failing "F" grade. Courses dropped by the student after the 100% refund period will remain on a student transcript with a grade of "W." A "W" grade does not affect grade point average but may affect financial aid and scholarship eligibility.
  • Keep your email address, address and phone number current in myWNC.

Invoices are emailed to students who register well in advance of the semester start date. Students can also view their charges through myWNC. If you do not receive an invoice it is your responsibility to access myWNC to verify the amount you owe. It is the student's responsibility to be aware of all semester deadlines, including refunds and fee payments. Students who do not pay fees by published deadlines may be removed from class rosters. However, if a payment is made to a student's account for a previously registered class, or from any other source such as financial aid, a scholarship, a third party, etc. the student may not be removed from class rosters.

Students are responsible for all costs associated with registration, regardless of any invoice that may or may not have been received, and regardless of attendance or class participation unless classes are dropped within the 100 percent refund period.



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