Registration for Five College Students
This policy is for Five College Students who are interested in taking a course at ÓûÂþɬ.
Registering for ÓûÂþɬ Courses
You must register for a ÓûÂþɬ course according to your home registrar’s procedures and policies. They will notify us of your request which we will process if possible or, in the case of a closed (full) class, we will notify your home registrar so that they can contact you.
If you are not allowed to register for a course during the registration period in November/April due to the course being full, you are welcome to attend the first class meeting and talk to the professor to see if you can gain admission to the class. If the instructor will allow you to register, you must supply your home institution with whatever form of permission your registrar’s office requires.
Students who are unable to attend the first class meeting and wish to be considered for a space in the course should contact the instructor directly prior to the start of classes. Instructors' email addresses can be found in the ÓûÂþɬ Directory.
All courses require instructor permission before registration during the Add/Drop periods in September and January.
Classroom locations for ÓûÂþɬ courses are available online to anyone, without login, through the . Search for your class, and the location will be displayed. If you click on the location, you will see the book list for the class (required textbooks etc.).
ÓûÂþɬ Calendar
ÓûÂþɬ classes are rarely cancelled because of poor weather conditions. You may consult the ÓûÂþɬ General Announcement Line (413-538-2330) for current information on delayed College openings, early closings, or other events such as Mountain Day.
You should check the ÓûÂþɬ , so that you are aware of any holidays or other schedule differences between ÓûÂþɬ's calendar and your home campus'.
End of the Semester
Any Five College student who, for reasons of illness, emergency or extenuating personal circumstances, cannot complete his/her work by the end of the semester must request an extension, before the end of the final examination period, through the ÓûÂþɬ academic deans’ office. In cases of illness, the Dean of Studies may request the student to obtain documentation from the Health Service at the student's home campus. Only the ÓûÂþɬ Dean of Studies may authorize an extension/incomplete, for any reason, beyond the end of the final examination period.
Final examinations at ÓûÂþɬ are primarily self-scheduled, meaning that you may decide in which exam period to take the final during the examination days at the end of the semester. Only courses whose final exams involve slides, dictation or recordings are not self-scheduled and instead are assigned a set date and time for their exam. You must bring your student ID card from your home school with you to the examination center to take any exam; without an ID, you will not be allowed to take your final examination. All students should be aware that they are not permitted to complete examinations early and are not permitted to make special arrangements with faculty to complete exams outside the examination period. When making your end-of the-semester travel arrangements, be sure your plans do not conflict with the MHC examination schedule. Exam schedule information is posted on the Registrar’s website by mid-semester.
Your final grade in any MHC course will be forwarded to your home registrar after the instructor has submitted grades for the entire course. You should check for your MHC grade where you usually look for grades from your home school.
Access to Online Course Materials
ÓûÂþɬ's online course management system is . Most of ÓûÂþɬ’s courses use Moodle to distribute course materials online or to conduct other course business over the web (submitting assignments, etc.) If your MHC course uses Moodle, the instructor will tell you so during the course or in his/her syllabus.
Once your registration for a ÓûÂþɬ course has been passed from your home school to the ÓûÂþɬ Registrar and the latter has registered you for the course, you will automatically be added to the course's roster in Moodle. You will not need an MHC guest account -- or any extra credentials -- to access ÓûÂþɬ courses for which you are registered. You must, however, go to ÓûÂþɬ's Moodle site -- not the Moodle site for your home campus. ÓûÂþɬ's Moodle site is available at this URL: Once at that site, click Login in the upper right and then click on the logo for your HOME school. Then type in your home school's user ID and password.
If the course has already begun and you have not fully completed registration procedures (and thus do not appear on your instructor’s official course roster yet), send your instructor an email including your account name at your home school (not your password) and request that s/he manually add you to the course’s Moodle roster.
Accommodations
If you would like to request accommodations at ÓûÂþɬ, please visit the AccessAbility Services website for instructions.
Travel
Please consult the Five College as needed to plan travel times between the campuses.