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Students to see changes in priority registration
Late registration, waiting lists, registration priority, class times, locations are set to change for fall 2007
Tim Pfarr
Issue date: 4/9/07 Section: News
Oregon State University has adopted changes in the registration process that will gradually affect the university over the course of the next year.
According to University Registrar Kent Kuo, most of the changes have to do with increased automation of the registration process.
Beginning Monday, April 9, students wishing to sign up for classes during the second week of the term will be able to do so electronically.
Previously, students were required to fill out paper forms to add classes to their schedules after the first week of the term. With the change, students will contact the department offering the class and request permission to be added. If approved, the department will input a code that allows the student to register for that class using the standard online registration system.
Beginning April 15, along with registration for summer courses, wait lists for over-filled courses will become entirely electronic. Currently, wait lists are kept by hand, forcing students to check back on a regular basis for vacancies. With the new system, students will be able to sign up on the electronic wait list for a maximum of three courses and will be registered automatically as space becomes available. Those registered automatically will be notified via e-mail.
On May 18, to coincide with registration for fall term, the order of student registration will change. Currently, students are assigned designated registration times based on the first letters of their last names, a system Kuo describes as a complex process that doesn't help students graduate on time. With the change, priority of student registration will be based on number of credits achieved, with those nearest to graduation receiving top priority.
Beginning fall term 2007, a new class and classroom scheduling protocol will take effect. Currently, most classes are scheduled between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., causing congestion and scheduling conflicts. Now more classes will be scheduled to begin between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. and between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. in an attempt to bring students more scheduling freedom and provide adequate classroom space, said Kuo. This protocol will also adjust all class times to start on the hour.
"It's a big change," Kuo said.
Finally, beginning spring term, 2008, the new scheduling system will be supplemented with a computerized system that will assign classes to appropriate classrooms based on size, necessary classroom features and proximity to department offices, among other factors.
"We've been planning these changes for more than a year around a widely recognized need to improve our registration processes," Kuo said. "The improvements will help OSU do a better job of fulfilling its mission as a public university, to provide access to a high-quality education for all of our students."
According to University Registrar Kent Kuo, most of the changes have to do with increased automation of the registration process.
Beginning Monday, April 9, students wishing to sign up for classes during the second week of the term will be able to do so electronically.
Previously, students were required to fill out paper forms to add classes to their schedules after the first week of the term. With the change, students will contact the department offering the class and request permission to be added. If approved, the department will input a code that allows the student to register for that class using the standard online registration system.
Beginning April 15, along with registration for summer courses, wait lists for over-filled courses will become entirely electronic. Currently, wait lists are kept by hand, forcing students to check back on a regular basis for vacancies. With the new system, students will be able to sign up on the electronic wait list for a maximum of three courses and will be registered automatically as space becomes available. Those registered automatically will be notified via e-mail.
On May 18, to coincide with registration for fall term, the order of student registration will change. Currently, students are assigned designated registration times based on the first letters of their last names, a system Kuo describes as a complex process that doesn't help students graduate on time. With the change, priority of student registration will be based on number of credits achieved, with those nearest to graduation receiving top priority.
Beginning fall term 2007, a new class and classroom scheduling protocol will take effect. Currently, most classes are scheduled between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., causing congestion and scheduling conflicts. Now more classes will be scheduled to begin between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. and between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. in an attempt to bring students more scheduling freedom and provide adequate classroom space, said Kuo. This protocol will also adjust all class times to start on the hour.
"It's a big change," Kuo said.
Finally, beginning spring term, 2008, the new scheduling system will be supplemented with a computerized system that will assign classes to appropriate classrooms based on size, necessary classroom features and proximity to department offices, among other factors.
"We've been planning these changes for more than a year around a widely recognized need to improve our registration processes," Kuo said. "The improvements will help OSU do a better job of fulfilling its mission as a public university, to provide access to a high-quality education for all of our students."
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