FAQS: Pre-Registration _______________________________________________

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PRE-REGISTRATION MANUAL

GENERAL QUESTIONS

• What are the differences between pre-registration and drop/add?

• Why are there three phases of pre-registration?

• How will the scheduling program work?

• How can I reach the registration help line?

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS FOR STUDENTS

• Do I need to rank my Summer Reg courses ("Already Registered") in my pre-reg plan?

• How can I reach the registration help line?

• How do I navigate to pre-registration in my portfolio?

• What is the planning period?

• How do I add ranked course selections?

• When I add a course selection, will the system check to make sure that I haven't been excluded from the course or that I have met the pre-requisites?

• Why are there two lists of ranked course selections?

• How do I re-order the ranking of a course?

• How many ranked course selections can I add?

• I don't care which section of a course I get into.  How do I indicate that?

• How do I change section information, the grading mode or the cross-listing for one of the courses in my course plan?

• How does my advisor approve my course selections during the planning period?

• When will the scheduling program be run?

• How do I find out which courses I got during the pre-scheduling period?

• How do I adjust my schedule?

• Will my advisor have to approve any adjustments I make?

• I want to enroll in more than one section of a course.  Is that possible during pre-registration?

• Is it possible to register for more than four credits during pre-registration?

• I am a graduate student and would like to pre-register for classes.  Why can't I access the pre-registration system?

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS FOR ADVISORS

• Should Summer Reg courses ("Already Registered") be ranked in the pre-reg plan?

• How can I reach the registration help line?

• What are students expected to do during the planning period?

• How do I navigate to pre-registration in my electronic portfolio?

• Can I view my advisees' course selections without meeting face-to-face with them?

• Why are there two lists of ranked course selections?

• When will I meet with my advisees to approve their course selections?

• How do I approve my advisees' course selections?

• What is the difference between adjusting an advisee's course selection plan and approving it, during the planning period?

• After the pre-scheduling period, will I be able to view the courses that my advisees were assigned to?

• When will my advisees be able to make adjustments to their schedules?

• How do I monitor advisees' schedules during the adjustment period and take an action?

• How do I approve or disapprove a course that an advisee has added during adjustment?

• How do I approve or disapprove a course that an advisee has dropped during adjustment?

• I would like my advisee to come see me to discuss a course that was added or dropped during adjustment, before I approve it.  What should I do?

• How do I override the credit limit for my advisee?

• Why is there a need for backup advising?

• What is the role of a backup advisor?

• How will backup advisors be assigned?

• Can a primary advisor change their backup advisor assignment?

• Will advisees know who their backup advisors are?