Student Resources
The Office of the Registrar has compiled a list of important forms and resources students will need throughout their time at Whittier. Contact the Office of the Registrar for information not provided here.
- Academic Review Appeal: Appeal academic suspension and full probation sanctions.
- Academic Overload Petition: Petition to take more than 16 units during a regular semester or summer term.
- Add/Drop Form: To be used to add or drop classes after the deadline for open registration
- Application for Directed Study: Complete this form if you are requesting to take a directed study course.
- Apply for Graduation: This process is completed on MyWhittier. Visit the Commencement Checklist page for step-by-step instructions.
- Biographical/Name Change: To request a biographical/name change on academic records.
- Certification Request for VA Benefits: Complete every semester
- Change of Advisor: Required to change from one advisor to another or to add a second advisor.
- Concurrent Enrollment Form: Required for students who intend to take courses outside Whittier College for the purpose of receiving transfer credit.
- Course Override: The Course Override Form is required when a student wishes to override a course prerequisite
- Course Time Conflict Form: Complete if you are registering for two courses that conflict in time.
- Credit/No Credit Option
- Commencement Agreement: To participate in commencement while being short of completing graduation requirements.
- Declaration of Major/Minor
- Degree Audit form
- Diploma Reorder form
- Drop: To drop classes.
- Enrollment Verification Request: The National Student Clearinghouse provide lenders, insurance companies, employers, and other third parties instant enrollment and degree verifications. Current students who need to verify current term enrollment, should access the National Student Clearinghouse Student Self-Service link from My.Whittier.edu. Select the "My Info" tab, then click the "Enrollment Verification" link in the "Student Registration Tools" menu. There is no charge for this service.
- FERPA Release of Records: Use Poet Proxy Access to grant a parent or another person access to specific My.Whittier.edu pages the student authorizes. A Poet Proxy Access account must be established with a secure pass phrase before Registrar's Office staff will discuss a student's confidential information with a third party over the telephone.
- FERPA Request for Confidentiality: To prevent the College from sharing "directory information" with an unauthorized third party.
- FERPA Request to Inspect/Review Records: To review a student's official (paper) academic record.
- Incomplete Extension Request: To request an extension for an approved incomplete grade.
- Incomplete Grade Application: To apply for a grade of Incomplete with an instructor.
- Independent Study: Complete this form if you are requesting to take an independent study course.
- Instructor Permission Form: Complete this form if enrollment in a course requires instructor approval.
- Non-Degree Application - High School Dual Enrollment: Please review the Dual Enrollment policy before applying. If you are currently in high school and want to start earning college credit prior to graduation.
- Non-Degree Application - Graduate: If you already have a bachelor's degree and are not seeking another degree but want to take courses at Whittier College.
- Non-Degree Application - Undergraduate: If you are not a degree-seeking student but want to take courses at Whittier College.
- Petition for Exception to College Policy: To petition a College policy.
- Readmission Application: Students who have missed at least one term of enrollment must apply for readmission.
- Transcript Request: Order an Official Transcript through National Student Clearinghouse
- Transfer Credit Request: Complete this form after you've submitted a transcript from a different institution.
- Verification Request Form: Complete this form if you need an education/graduation verification letter or document to be completed.
- Withdrawal: To withdraw from Whittier College.
Do not complete these forms if you are an undergraduate student
- Add/Drop (graduate student)
- Commencement Agreement: To participate in commencement while being short of completing graduation requirements.
- Course Override (graduate student)
- Degree Audit
- Declaration of Credential Program
- Instructor Permission (graduate student)
- Incomplete Grade Application: To apply for a grade of Incomplete with an instructor.
- Petition for Exception to College Policy: To petition a College policy.
- Readmission Application: Students who have missed at least one term of enrollment must apply for readmission. Deadlines: Fall Term - April 1 / Spring Term - November 1
- Transcript Request: Order an Official Transcript through National Student Clearinghouse
- Non-Degree Application - Graduate: If you already have a bachelor's degree and are not seeking another degree but want to take courses at Whittier College.
- FERPA Release of Records: Use Poet Proxy Access to grant a parent or another person access to specific My.Whittier.edu pages the student authorizes. A Poet Proxy Access account must be established with a secure pass phrase before Registrar's Office staff will discuss a student's confidential information with a third party over the telephone.
- FERPA Request for Confidentiality: To prevent the College from sharing "directory information" with an unauthorized third party.
- FERPA Request to Inspect/Review Records: To review a student's official (paper) academic record.
- How to view your degree audit
- How to put yourself on a Waitlist
- Common registration errors
- How to view your schedule online
- How to view your schedule "one week at a time"
- How to view your final exam schedule
- How to change your contact information: Address and Phone number
- Non-Degree Student Registration Guide
- Poet Proxy Student Setup Instructions
- Poet Proxy Parent Setup Instructions
