Registrar’s Office

• All courses must be added prior to the first day of class for the specific term. All course additions must have written approval of the instructor and the Dean once classes have started. All added courses will be charged the full tuition rate.
• Registering for more than 20 credit hours in the fall or spring terms or more than 10 hours in the summer term require a student to obtain permission from the Dean or Vice President for Academics.

• Students may drop courses online through myNSCC during the 100% tuition refund period for a specific course. Check the Refund and Withdraw Schedule to determine what the drop period is for each course.

• Dropping a course after the 100% tuition refund period is a “withdrawal,” which may be completed through myNSCC, in-person in the Registrar’s Office, or by emailing the Registrar’s Office at registrar@northweststate.edu.
  
• Withdraw policy for courses (see the Refund and Withdraw Schedule for dates) 
  • Courses 3 weeks or less: no withdrawal option
  • Courses 4-7 weeks: end of the second week to withdraw
  • Courses 8-15 weeks: end of the fourth week to withdraw
  • Courses 16 weeks or longer: end of the eighth week to withdraw

• Withdrawals due to military activation during a semester will require the student to withdraw from classes at the time of activation, at which time a “W” will be assigned. Upon receipt of a copy of the student’s actual military activation orders, the College will refund 100% of the student’s tuition and fees for the semester, and any “W” grade will be changed to a “WM” to signify a military withdrawal on the transcript. Upon returning to college the student is required to submit copy of the DD214. 

• Learners with extenuating circumstances that made it impossible to drop or withdraw from a course by the established deadlines may submit a Withdrawal Form and third party documentation to the Registrar’s Office. 

Withdrawal Appeal Form

• Ohio high school graduates who relocate to Ohio and establish a primary residence in Ohio by the first day of classes are eligible for the In-State Tuition rate.

Forever Buckeye Ohio Residency Application

• Upon moving to Ohio, veterans with one year of honorable service (and their dependents) are immediately considered in-state residents for the purposes of tuition, state educational subsidies and financial aid. Active duty, guard, reserve service members, and their families are also eligible for this educational benefit.

Ohio G.I. Promise Application

• Students must petition for residency status change by submitting the In-State Residency Petition, along with required documentation that demonstrates they have established residency in Ohio. Residency is based on the rules as defined by the Ohio Revised Code 3333.31.

Residency Status Change Application

• Under the tuition reciprocity agreement with the Ohio Department of Higher Education and Indiana Commission for Higher Education, Northwest State Community College accepts at Ohio resident tuition rates any Indiana resident of Adams, Allen, Blackford, Clark, DeKalb, Dearborn, Decatur, Delaware, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Harrison, Henry, Jay, Jefferson, Jennings, Noble, Ohio, Randolph, Ripley, Rush, Scott, Steuben, Switzerland, Union, Wayne, Washington and Wells Counties. Applicants must apply to receive resident tuition rates, enroll at Northwest State Community College and meet requirements for admissions. They must submit documentation to the NSCC Registrar’s Office. Forms submitted after the first date of the term will not be considered for that semester. Once enrolled, the student must maintain satisfactory academic performance.
  

NSCC and Indiana Reciprocity