TRADITIONAL UNDERGRADUATE Student Edition November 2014 Greetings from CAAS! November Announcements You’ll be thankful for this important information! Spring Registration If you have not seen your advisor yet for consultation and enabling, you should do this right away. Below are some important dates to keep in mind: November 3 Change of Majors Due October 21-November 21 Advising Period During the advising period, Registrar will accept prerequisite (green form) and major/minor/ concentration/class restriction permit (pink form) forms. Registrar will not accept overrides (yellow forms) until registration begins. November 12 90+ earned credit hours November 14 60-89 earned credit hours November 19 30-59 earned credit hours November 21 0-29 earned credit hours November 24-25 Make-Up Days The registration system is first-come, first-serve. The dates listed above will be the only time you can register online. If by November 25th, you have not registered, you may risk losing housing, financial aid and full time student status. It is not wise to wait until the first week of the semester to register. Winter Registration Winter 2015 online registration begins on November 12th at 10:30 a.m. Winter registration will be open every day from 10:30 a.m. until 11:59 p.m. and will end at 5 p.m. on December 5th. Registration for winter is NOT based on earned hours, so all students may begin registering as early as November 12th at 10:30 a.m. Students must pay a $100 deposit prior to registering for a winter course. Winter registration is not recommended for first-time freshmen. Double Majors For those of you who have double majors, it is imperative for you to meet with both of your advisors prior to finalizing your spring 2015 schedule. Only one advisor has to enable you. Override/Permit Card Policy & Forms (yellow) To override into a course that is closed to registration, you will need to get the signatures from the faculty member of the class you wish to gain access to and the Dean/Chair of the department of the course. You must bring the form to the School office for a School stamp. School offices have the ability to put an expiration date on the Override Form. You then must bring the form to the Registrar’s Office. If you do not submit it to the Registrar’s Office by the expiration date, the form will not be honored. The Registrar’s Office will check to make sure they have all the information they 1 need and then will process the change. You need to make sure you have room in your schedule for the change and that you do not exceed 16 credits, if you were not intending on taking more. Prerequisite Permit Form (green) You will need to get the signatures from the faculty member of the class you wish to waive the prerequisite for and the Dean/Chair of the department of the course. You must bring the form to the School office for a School stamp. School offices have the ability to put an expiration date on the Prerequisite Permit Form. You then must bring the form to the Registrar’s Office. If you do not submit it to the Registrar’s Office by the expiration date, the form will not be honored. The Registrar’s Office will check to make sure they have all the information they need and then will grant the waiver. You will be asked to immediately use a nearby computer to register for the course, once the Registrar’s staff has cleared the permission for you. It remains your responsibility to register for the class. Full-Time Tuition Full-time tuition pays for 12-16 credits. If you are planning on taking five 3-credit courses, you may want to consider adding an additional onecredit course. You can find one-credit courses under Career Development, Music, and Physical Education. Please make sure to check the online catalog for descriptions and prerequisites. Class meeting times and withdrawal deadlines may vary for those 1-credit courses. you have clicked on a CRN of the section you are looking at taking? This will tell you what the requirements are to enroll in a course. Error Message Note Read Your DegreeWorks Audit! When registering, if you get the message “Mutual Exclusion,” this means that you have already taken this course, which may have been renumbered since your participation. Honors Program Spring Courses The Honors Program has their Spring 2015 courses viewable on their webpage. Please follow this link for more information http://www.marist. edu/academics/honors/courses.html Look Up Classes Please note that the section number of the classes that you are registering for signify where the class will be held. Undergraduate day courses in Poughkeepsie are section numbers 111-149, and undergraduate evening courses held in Poughkeepsie are 200230. Other section numbers are held on other campuses, and only students enrolled in those programs can take those courses. Please be cautious if the course days and times are TBA as that signifies that it’s an online course (section numbers 720 and 740). Online courses should only be taken when you are academically ready to do so. The 740 series of online classes are reserved for adult students only. Did you know you can find out if a course has any prerequisites by clicking on the course title (blue) once The academic degree audit, called DegreeWorks, is a wonderful planning tool to keep you on track for graduation. Please make sure that the courses you are registered for are courses that you need to complete for graduation. If you are in a class that is an elective, you should make sure that you still need elective credits to graduate. Make sure you are not repeating courses you already took at another institution or from AP or college credits from high school. Ultimately, you are responsible for knowing and meeting your program requirements. If something does not look right on the audit, email [email protected]. Withdrawing From Classes November 3rd by 5:00 p.m. is the last day to withdraw from a class (in the 15 week format) with a grade of “W.” After November 3rd, if you wish to withdraw from a class, the grade will be “WF” which will calculate as an “F.” Classes meeting different formats have their own withdraw dates; please check with the Registrar’s Office for these dates. To withdraw from a class, download the form from the Current Students page on the Marist website under Academics > Registrar section and get your advisor’s signature. Be sure to check if withdrawing will affect your Federal and/or New York State financial aid! So Where is the CAAS Office & How Can You Get in Touch With Us? Location: Telephone: Text: Fax: Web: E-mail: Twitter: Facebook: Donnelly Hall 224 845-575-3500 845-418-6711 845-575-3502 www.marist.edu/academics/advise [email protected] @MaristCAAS Marist CAAS Modified Schedule on Nov. 25th Remember that on November 25th, the College has instituted a modified class schedule. No evening classes will be held. All Tuesday DAY classes meet during their normal times except: • Tuesday 11:00 a.m. classes do NOT meet • Tuesday 3:30 p.m. classes do NOT meet • The following Wednesday classes WILL meet on Tuesday, November 25: • Slot 5, Wednesday 8:00 a.m. classes meet at 11:00 a.m. • Slot 12, Wednesday 2:00 p.m. classes meet at 3:30 p.m. Please review the Slot Grid for information about which slots your classes are in. WHAT IS THE CENTER FOR ADVISING & ACADEMIC SERVICES (CAAS)? You can come to our office for the following reasons: To change your academic advisor. (You can do this online through our Current Students page) ■ To report a prolonged absence ■ To request a leave of absence or withdrawal from Marist ■ To comply with probation requirements and discuss other issues regarding academic standing ■ To request a credit overload for *19+ in the fall or spring *4+ in the winter *10+ in the summer ■ To answer questions regarding the Dean’s List ■ To receive clarification of academic policies or advice on handling academic-related issues ■ When there is a LEGITIMATE, VERIFIABLE situation requiring the waiver of a published academic deadline Announcing My.Marist Advising Tab! Beginning this month when you log on to my.marist you will now have access to an Advising portal as a drop down from the Student tab. In this portal you will have access to many advising resources, including our Twitter feed, your advisor information and various important documents, including the Academic Advising Planner. We encourage you to peruse the page. Should you think of anything else that would be useful to add, please do not hesitate to contact us! Not Returning for Spring 2015? All undergraduate students (except graduating students) who plan on not returning to Marist for the spring semester need to contact the CAAS office before leaving for the semester. In addition, you should consult the Student Guide to Withdrawal and Leave of Absence which is available online at http://www.marist.edu/ academics/advise/pdfs/wlofa.pdf and at Current Students tab of the Marist website. Review the Final Exam Schedule Review the Fall 2014 final exam schedule now. You can access the schedule at http://www.marist.edu/ registrar/finals.html. Be on the lookout for MOCK INTERVIEW DAY On Wednesday, November 12, you can hone your interviewing skills without having that perfect job hanging in the balance. Employer representatives will be on campus to give you a practice interview and then give you tips and pointers to improve your performance. Details will appear on FoxQuest as the week approaches.