Registration and Scheduling
Each semester the course schedule is available online prior to registration. Information concerning registration is distributed via Mercy College email and posted on the College digital monitors. Fall and summer registration typically begins in March. Spring registration typically begins in November.
Registering for courses can be completed online: https://mercycollege.edu/empower or through EMPOWER ME under the MY MERCY link available at the bottom of every page of the website. EMPOWER ME is the online student portal that enables students to access their academic and financial records. For questions concerning the online registration process, students may review EMPOWER ME instructions at https://mercycollege.edu/academics/student-records/registration-schedule.
Adding and Dropping a Course
During the periods when web registration is open, up to and including the first week of classes, students can add or drop courses in their EMPOWER ME account using the “Course Registration” link found under the Student Records tab. Students should refer to the Academic Calendar (
https://mercycollege.edu/academics/academic-calendar) for specific dates and refund information.
Withdrawal from a Course
Prior to withdrawing from a course, students should contact the Office of Financial Aid. (See Return of Title IV in Mercy College Catalog).
Students who elect to withdraw from a course should contact their academic advisor and complete the Drop/Withdrawal/Leave form found in the Student Records tab in the Schedule/Grade Details menu in EMPOWER ME. Once students have been withdrawn from a course, they cannot be reinstated into the same course and section for that semester.
Student transcripts will indicate a “W” if students complete the process prior to the withdrawal deadline as indicated by the Academic Calendar (https://mercycollege.edu/academics/academic-calendar). Any course withdrawal after the published deadline for the current semester will receive a grade of “WP” (withdrawal pass) or “WF” (withdrawal fail) depending on the student’s current grade in the course. A grade of “WP” will not affect grade point average; however, a grade of “WF” will be calculated in the grade point average. Students are not permitted to withdraw during finals week.
Add and Drop Deadlines
Refer to the Academic Calendar (https://mercycollege.edu/academics/academic-calendar) for all add/drop deadlines.
Students may add/drop any course through the first week of a session using the Course Registration link found in the Student Records tab in the Schedule/Grade Details menu in EMPOWER ME.
No Show
If a student does not participate in any activities or attend any meeting(s) of a course in which they are enrolled prior to the end of the second week of the course, they may be dropped from the course. Student's dropped for no show will not be permitted to re-enroll in that course. Students who are not planning on attending are encouraged to drop courses prior to the end of the add/drop deadline even if they have never attended the course.