By Mitch Holt, Staff Writer

The number of students who registered for fall classes has decreased since last spring’s registration period, but the employees of the Registrar’s Office said they still believe the registration process went smoothly.

Lisa McCarty, assistant in the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment, said Maymester and summer enrollment is up so far, although fall enrollment has decreased.

The decrease could be because students wait until later in the semester to register, said Karen Griffith, records specialist in the Registrar’s Office.

“You have to keep in mind that registration isn’t over yet,” she said. “Registration goes right up until the semester begins.”

The late registration period ends on the fifth day of class during the fall term.

A larger number of students graduated from the Department of Biblical Studies than usual, which could have contributed to the decrease in the preregistration period, said Carlene Harrison, academic adviser of the department.

Bart Herridge, assistant registrar, said the office received fewer calls from students with questions about registration this year, and the number of students who registered on time and successfully was higher than usual.

Herridge, who has been assistant registrar since June 2004, said students can use their spring advising codes to register for Maymester and summer courses.

“Registration went great this year,” Herridge said. “Our measure of success is students being able to register on time with very few technical problems, and by that measure, it went well.”