UC 109:UC RESOURCES, ADVISING & SPRING 2016 REGISTRATIONLisa M. Hanson, academic & career advisor

UNIVERSITY CENTER RESOURCES

• Advising• Faculty, UC advisors

• Business Office• Account inquiries, pay bill

• Career services• ASVAB Career Exploration, Focus

2, career fair

• Financial Aid

• Testing Center• Proctoring, Accuplacer, CLEP

• Tutoring• English, chemistry, math

• UC website

• Veteran’s Services

• WebAdvisor

UNIVERSITY CENTER WEBSITE

• Current Students:• Academic calendar• Academic advising & support• Access your accounts• Course offerings• Financial aid• Student handbook• FAQ’s

• About UC:• Faculty & staff directory

• University logos:• Website, WebAdvisor, D2L, email

WEBADVISOR

• Financial aid

• Starfish

• Registration

• Academic profile• Grades• Program evaluation• My class schedule

WHAT IS ACADEMIC ADVISING?

• Academic guidance:• Identify academic goals • Required classes • Prerequisites

• Referrals:• Faculty advisors • Main campus advisors • Tutoring

• Academic skills enhancement:• Study skills • Test taking strategies • Note-taking

• Advisee responsibilities:• Contact and schedule regular

appointments each semester

• Prepare for advising sessions and bring appropriate materials

• Become knowledgeable of institutional policies, procedures, requirements

• Read your official university email• Ultimate responsibility is with you

ACADEMIC TOOLS

• Official university email account

• D2L

• Starfish

• Academic catalogs

• Academic calendar

IMPORTANT DATES & DEADLINES – FALL 2015

• Monday, October 12: Native American Day - no classes

• Wednesday, October 28: Last day to completely withdraw from the semester and receive a prorated refund, receive grades of W

• Friday, November 6: Last day to drop a class and get a grade of W, and, last day to completely withdraw, but no refund

• November 11: Veteran’s Day - no classes

• November 25 – 29: Thanksgiving break - no classes

• December 9: No classes

• December 10 – 16: Finals week

IMPORTANT DATES & DEADLINES – SPRING 2016

• Monday, January 11: Classes begin

• Monday, January 18: MLK, Jr holiday – no classes

• Wednesday, January 20: Last day to add / drop classes without penalty

• Monday, February 15: Presidents’ Day – no classes

• March 7 – 11: Spring Break

• Thursday, March 24: Last day to completely withdraw from all classes and receive a prorated refund

• March 25 – 27: Easter Recess

• Tuesday, April 5: Last day to drop a class and receive a grade of W, and, last day to completely withdraw from all classes, but no refund

• May 2 – 6: Finals week

W GRADE POLICY

• Effective for Fall 2015 and on

• Students are allowed a maximum of 6 Withdraws (WD) undergraduate classes over your academic career. These grades do not factor into your GPA.

• Each additional drop will receive a grade of WFL – withdraw fail. These grades will calculate into your GPA.

• This policy applies to courses dropped after the drop / add period at the start of each semester / session.

• Exclusions to the policy:• Drops prior to Fall 2015• Complete withdrawals from the University (dropping all classes)• Transfer courses• Lab course (concurrent)

PROFICIENCY EXAM – CAAP • All degree-seeking undergraduate students in the public university system are required to meet

satisfactory academic performance on the Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency, or CAAP.

• Bachelor’s degree-seeking students are required to take the exam when they’ve passed 48 credits.• Associate’s degree-seeking students are required to take the exam when they’ve passed 32 credits.

• Four proficiency areas – writing skills, math, reading & science• Proficiency Exam review sessions

• Tuesday, October 27 @ 12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m. in Avera Hall• Tuesday, October 27 @ 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. in Avera Hall

• Proficiency Exam schedule• Re-testers – November 3 & 4• English as a Second Language (ESL) – November 5• First-time testers – November 6 & 7

• Look for correspondence in your official university email account and sign up appropriately.

PREPARE FOR SPRING 2016 AND BEYOND

• Spring 2016 registration is open now. Some of you may already be registered.

• If you are a current student, you are eligible to register for spring 2016 classes, barring any holds or restrictions on your account.

• Summer 2016 and Fall 2016 registration opens October 26.

FIND OUT WHO YOUR ADVISOR IS

• Faculty advisor

• Main campus advisor

• Aaron Anthony• Dakota State University• Northern State University• Black Hills State University• South Dakota School of Mines & Technology

• Lisa M. Hanson• South Dakota State University

• Jason Madsen• University of South Dakota

IDENTIFY REGISTRATION DATE

• Spring 2016 – open for current students

• Summer 2016 & Fall 2016 – look for date and time that registration window opens

ACCOUNT HOLDS / RESTRICTIONS

• Holds & restrictions will prevent you from registering for classes or making changes to your schedule.

• Examples of restrictions• CADV – advising • CAR – accounts receivable • CGE – general education

ADVISING APPOINTMENT

• Schedule an appointment with your advisor by calling or emailing him / her.

• Review & print your Program Evaluation from WebAdvisor.

• At the appointment, discuss the following:• SGR’s• IGR’s• Major requirements• Minor requirements• Electives

• Develop a list of classes for Spring 2016 and beyond.

• Prepare at least three questions to ask your advisor.

REGISTER FOR SPRING 2016 CLASSES

• Register for classes in WebAdvisor after meeting with your advisor.

ATTENDANCE CONFIRMATION

• All students are required to complete Attendance Confirmation in WebAdvisor.

• Attendance Confirmation is an electronic process that:• Confirms attendance for the upcoming term• Select payment options and responsibilities• Select refund preferences – mail or direct deposit• Refunds will not be generated unless attendance confirmation is completed• Review & update address and contact information• Designate a refund address

• Attendance Confirmation is available 20 – 30 days before semester start.

THANK YOU & HAVE A GREAT SEMESTER!