Vice President of the University of Ghana Students’ Representative Council (UGSRC), Jerry Adu-Yeboah, popularly known as JayLit has assured students of a potential extension to the course registration deadline for the first semester of the 2024/25 academic year.
Speaking on Campus Exclusive today, November 7, 2024, JayLit revealed that the SRC has submitted a petition to the Registrar’s Office requesting an extension of the current registration deadline, set for tomorrow, November 8, 2024.
He noted that the SRC continues to receive student complaints regarding course registration challenges and, as a results, aims to secure a deadline extension by the week’s end. This would allow students who have not yet completed their course registration to register within the extended period.
“We have submitted an appeal to the registrar to extend the deadline for course registration, and the feedback is positive as we await a final letter of extension. We are actively addressing all complaints received from students and are working to ensure that, by the end of the week, a new extension date will be provided. This will allow students who have not yet completed their course registration to do so within the new time frame.”
He urged students still facing course registration restrictions due to outstanding medical examination to be patient. Despite the extension of the medical examination deadline to the end of the first semester for the 2024/25 academic year and the lifting of registration restrictions, some students are still experiencing challenges. He reassured them that their concerns have been included in the petition submitted to the Registrar.
However, JayLit advised students who are able to pay the medical examination fee on time to do so before registering their courses, emphasizing the importance of completing the mandatory examination, as failure to do so by the deadline could impact their student status.
“We are aware that the restriction on the medical examination affecting course registration has not been entirely removed for students. Therefore, we asked that the medical examination restriction on course registration will be removed completely, as the deadline has been extended to the end of the semester. It is quite unfair that some students can register for their courses without paying in the interim, while others cannot.”
“We also don’t want to sit back and see some of our students to defer because they could not pay for the medical examination and register their courses. So, I would also plead with students who can be able to pay on time to do so before they register their courses. Anytime during the semester, you can visit CC and complete your medical examination.”
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Story by: Abdul Wahab | universnews.ug.edu.gh
