New Student Registration
Blocks 4 - 9, Monday, October 24 - Noon Friday, November 4, 2011
Registration begins on Monday, October 24 and ends at noon on Friday, November 4. Here's how to register:
- Meet with your advisor;
- Enter one choice per block and bidding points through Self Service;
- Advisor then approves your schedule;
- Watch for course confirmation information by Tuesday, November 15 (schedules, although visible in Self Service, are not final and may change until that time);
- Attend Accommodation Evening on Thursday November 17 only if you do not get all your classes.
Helpful Information:
- Contact your advisor to schedule a conference during the registration period. Don't wait until the last days to make an appointment!
- The entire process must be completed by noon on Friday, November 4.
- Prepare for your meeting with your advisor:
- List courses you want to take in Blocks 4-9 on your Enrollment Worksheet for On-Line Registration. Resources you should consult include the 2011-2012 Catalogue, the Course Schedule, and the Catalogue Supplement (a list of changes to the Course Schedule, updates to the Catalogue, and other special course information).
- Decide how many of your 60 points you wish to bid for each course (click here for information regarding the bidding system). Check for space availability by accessing current enrollment information in Self Service.
- Bring your worksheet to your advising appointment. Record each course and bid, using the department abbreviation, course number, and suffix, just as they appear on the Course Schedule (for example, SPA 6-102-B) so you will know which course to add in Self Service.
- Instructions for using Self Service to register on-line are available by clicking here.
- Submit your registration sheet with instructor and advisor signatures to the Registrar’s Office after your advisor has completed the on-line approval process for your selections, ONLY for the courses you could not register on-line. Examples:
- A waived prerequisite.
- If you are registering for a course that requires a writing course as a prerequisite and are registered but have not yet completed the writing course. See note on the Enrollment Worksheet.
- Failure to finish the registration process by noon on Friday, November 4, signifies that you intend to withdraw at the end of Block Three. Your financial aid and College housing will be canceled.
After Registration Closes
After the bids have been sorted by the computer and all adjustments have been made (on or about November 15th), you will be able to view your registration through Self Service. If you are not admitted to all the courses you selected, you will have an opportunity to select replacement courses on Thursday, November 17. Your faculty advisor and representatives of all departments will be on hand during this Accommodation Evening to help you register. Once registration ends, all course openings will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. There are no wait lists.
Designing Your Program for Blocks 4 through Nine:
- The Catalogue gives the requirements for all degree programs (B.A., B.Mus., and B.S.S.). If a course will satisfy, wholly or in part, the Fine Arts, Humanities, Mathematics, Science, or Social Science requirement for the B.A., this fact is indicated in parentheses near the end of the course description. Courses not so marked do not fulfill these requirements.
- Writing course requirement: First-year and transfer students who have not yet satisfied the B.A. Writing Requirement should take either ENG 111 or another writing course this year. ART 7-151, CLA 9-111, ECB 5-102, EDU 6-240, ENG 111 (offered in blocks 4, 5, 7, 8, and 9), FRE 6-265, MUS 4-270, PHY 7-125, POL 4-255, and POL 6-262 are designated as writing courses this year. Please note that even though the topics vary from section to section, you are not permitted to take more than one term of ENG 111; nor may you bid on a writing-designated course if you have completed one.
- The Foreign Language requirement is satisfied only by 205 or a higher numbered course in the language, except those taught in English (if you received a Foreign Language Placement recommendation of 301, you are exempt from this requirement).
- The Mathematics requirement is satisfied only by MAT 110, MAT 120, MAT 121, STA 201 (Statistical Methods), or CSC 151 (Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science).
- If you are contemplating Secondary Education Certification or a major in Elementary Education, you have special general education requirements and should read this section in the Catalogue.
- If you wish to continue a skill begun in high school (e.g. foreign language or mathematics), it is wise to enroll in such courses in your first year.
- If two courses that you want are scheduled in the same block, consult the Course Schedule to see whether one of the courses can be taken in a different block.
- Sampling a wide variety of subjects in your first year will help you decide on your eventual major or majors. Also, by getting your general education requirements out of the way early, you ensure that in your junior and senior years you will have room not only for courses in your major but also for electives, internships, and off-campus programs.
- First-year students should take only courses which have no prerequisites listed on the Course Schedule. However, if you have been given advanced placement or have satisfied or will satisfy a prerequisite for a higher course, you are permitted to register for these courses. You should, however, first consult your faculty advisor before selecting an upper-level course. Advisors know which upper-level courses are likely to put a new student at a disadvantage in competing with junior and senior majors. Please be certain to check the Catalogue and the Catalogue Supplement for course prerequisites before enrolling in an upper-level course and make sure that you have or will satisfy the prerequisite, or obtain the consent and signature of the course instructor. Note that not all prerequisites are listed in the Course Schedule, (e.g., "junior standing").