Registration Information Fall 2016 Ashley Corn
Goals for Today • Prepare a schedule for Fall 2016 only • Planning for the rest of your college career will begin in the fall • Required meeting with an academic advisor in the fall semester • Nothing you do today will deter you from being successful at Texas A&M mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
Academic Advising Undergraduate Advising 238 Wehner 979-862-3850 swan.tamu.edu/mays Walk-in By Appointment Monday – Friday Monday & Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. **First Week Advising: Walk-in Available 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. and 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.** mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
Core Curriculum Communication American History Life & Physical Social & (6 hours) (6 hours) Behavioral Sciences Sciences (9 hours) ENGL 104 or American History Elective* COMM 203 or 243 Elective (3 hours) Life & Physical * PSYC 107 Sciences recommended Electives ENGL 104 or American History for MGMT COMM 203 or 243 Elective Language, Life & Physical Mathematics Government Philosophy Sciences & Culture Elective (6 hours) (6 hours) Electives (3 hours) MATH 140, 141 POLS 206 or 166 Creative Arts Life & Physical Elective Sciences (3 hours) Electives MATH 142 POLS 207 or 131 mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
Planning Your Fall Schedule • The yellow sheets show equivalent TAMU course credit for dual enrollment credit courses, AP and IB scores • Assume you will receive credit for all AP and IB test attempts • If you have specific questions, your advisor will answer them individually at the end • Use the blue sheet to mark off all credit that you believe you have already received by AP, IB and dual enrollment mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
Typical Freshman Schedule Life & Physical Creative Arts Mathematics Science (3) (3) (3) American History BUSN 101 (3) (3) **Every student’s schedule will be different** mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
Guide to Registration mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
Guide to Registration mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
What to Look For mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
What to Look For Course Reference Number (CRN) • CRN is the 5-digit number required when registering • Type numbers for your courses into boxes when registration opens at 2:00 p.m. mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
What to Look For Subject (Subj) and Course (Crse) • Each subject you search has a specific 4-letter code abbreviation • Each course has an assigned 3-digit number • Subj + Crse columns combined identify the specific course you are searching mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
What to Look For Section (Sec) • Each specific section offered has an assigned 3-digit number 200-numbered = Honors designated section; enrollment restricted to students admitted in Business or University Honors program; see Attribute 500-numbered = General undergraduate course numbering, fall and spring semesters; restrictions may apply mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
What to Look For Credit (Cred) • Number identifies credit hours associated with specific course • Most courses are 3 credits; can range between 1 to 4 depending on course • 12 – 15 hours (4 – 5 courses) is typical for a first-semester freshman mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
What to Look For Restrictions/Details • Check restrictions BEFORE adding a CRN to your trial schedule • Click on “ Restrictions/Details ” link Restrictions may include, but not limited to, Major, Attribute, Classification If restriction lists requirements that you do not meet, the registration system will NOT allow you to register • See ISYS 210-200 restrictions example listed to the right mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
What to Look For Days • Each course section has assigned meeting days • Pay close attention to the day(s) on which a course section meets • Meeting times per week can range from one (1) to as many as three (3) per week • T represents Tuesday and R represents Thursday mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
What to Look For Time • The time class meets for instruction; length of time varies according to meeting days per week • Note the time of day for meeting; allow at least 20 minutes between each class mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
What to Look For Capacity (Cap), Actual (Act), and Remaining (Rem) Enrollment • Cap is maximum number of student registrations allowed for section • Act is number of students currently registered for section • Rem is the number of seats remaining for registration **If Rem column lists 0 or a ( – ) number, DO NOT plan to register for that section** mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
What to Look For Instructor • Course instructor by section is listed; a highlighted name means it is linked to online information about instructor • When ‘TBA’ is listed it means the department has not yet assigned an instructor mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
What to Look For Date • Lists the inclusive semester dates for class meetings In this example, ISYS 210-501 has common exam times. Exam dates & times are included in the schedule, to ensure that when registering you do not schedule another course whose meeting time conflicts with exams mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
What to Look For Location • Building and assigned room number for class meeting is listed • When building your schedule, allow enough time to get from one class to the next mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
What to Look For Attribute • A course, or section, may have an assigned designation or ‘attribute’, e.g. Core Curriculum, Honors, etc. • If a course has an assigned attribute it will be listed in this column mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
Guide to Registration mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
Guide to Registration CRNs • Your registration opens at 2:00 p.m. sharp • Enter each course CRN into the boxes shown Use your own individual strategy: Enter all at once or one at a time • After CRN(s) have been entered, select “Submit C hanges” • A report will appear, showing what courses were added to your schedule mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
Useful Resources Green Sheet • Create a trial schedule, including alternative back-up options Blue Sheet • Suggested Core Curriculum courses Resource Tables • Available in the Wehner Atrium, 11 a.m. – Noon • Representatives from various Mays Business School centers, groups, and majors are available to share information mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
This Afternoon 1:30 Students and Advisors Meet WCCC (West Campus Computing Center) 1:35 Family and Guests Meet 113 Wehner 2:00 Registration opens 2:00 Mays Exchange opens to sell Mays apparel 2:30 Family and Guests Welcome WCCC mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
First Semester Academic Advising: Fall 2016 Starting September 5 , login to SWAN, swan.tamu.edu/mays, and schedule your individual one-on-one academic advising appointment • Meet with your academic advisor before November 4 to ensure your advising hold on Howdy is lifted to permit Spring 2017 preregistration ** Check your official TAMU Email account inbox throughout the semester for reminder emails about scheduling your academic appointment ** mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
Undergraduate Advising Staff Peter Drysdale Dr. Linda Windle Patrick Williams Mary Ann Ricca Kyle Gammenthaler Brittany Hammond Advisor Advisor Director Associate Director Assistant Director Advisor Ashley Corn Lauren Griffin Matt Willingham Ana Davila Eric Newman Corey Stone Advisor Recruiter & Advisor Advisor Advisor Business Honors Recruiter & Advisor Advisor mays.tamu.edu 979-862-3850
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