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Course Registration

TO: Junior BBAs - class of 2009
FROM: Academic Services, Room E2540
DATE: February 2008
RE: Registration for Fall 2008

An important step in the Fall 2008 course registration process begins Wednesday, March 12 at 10 am, and ends Wednesday, March 19 at 10 am, with our internal course bidding process. Be sure to review all the information below about registration and course bidding carefully!!

  1. Prepare for Course Registration & Course Bidding: February 13 - March 11
  2. Course Bidding: March 12 - 19
  3. Backpack: March 19 - 28
  4. Modify/Finalize Fall Class Schedule: March 31 - September 1

Course Registration Timeline for Fall 2008

I. Prepare for Course Registration & Course Bidding: February 13 - March 11 (return to top of page)

  1. Review Degree Requirements & Meet with an Advisor: Be sure you're keeping your degree requirements in mind as you head into your final year - review your Degree Progress Report on Wolverine Access, the degree requirements checklist, and/or make a counseling appointment to review your status. Please note that we recently fixed a calculation error that was occurring on the audit, so we recommend that all students review their Degree Progress Report on Wolverine Access. (*Dual Degree students or students completing an LSA Minor may have additional or different requirements than the below. Be sure to check with your advisor!)

    • You must have a minimum of 45 business credits in order to graduate.

    • You must have a minimum of 54 non-business credits (e.g. LS&A, Engineering, approved Kinesiology courses, etc.)

    • Business Law (either LHC 305 or 306) is a core course requirement that may be taken at any time during the BBA program. You will not be pre-enrolled into Business Law at any point in your program, but must complete the requirement in order to graduate.

    • Foreign Language Proficiency for distribution purposes  (if you plan to meet one of the BBA distribution requirements with Foreign Language Proficiency): Check your unofficial transcript for notations regarding foreign language. If you have already met foreign language proficiency and it is not yet noted on your unofficial transcript, we need to receive confirmation from the language department. Please request that the language department send confirmation to Academic Services via email: rossacadservices@umich.edu, campus mail: Room E2540, 701 Tappan, or fax: 734-763-7804.

    • Complete 3 of the 4 Distribution Requirements: Foreign Language (4th semester proficiency, see above bullet); Humanities (9 credits); Natural Science and/or MSA (9 credits); Social Science (9 credits, excluding ECON 101 & 102).

  2. Check Your Account for Financial Holds:
    1. Review your Student Account status on Wolverine Access to confirm that no Holds (Service Indicators) are in place which would block your registration into classes. Because of the University tuition payment dates, you should regularly review your account to be sure all payments and credits are properly attributed.
    2. Clear your bills.
    3. Request that Student Financial Operations or the cashier lift your financial hold. This is not done automatically. Call 734-764-7447.
    4. Inform Academic Services at rossacadservices@umich.edu (before 2 pm on Friday, March 28) that your hold has been lifted. If you do not inform Academic Services that your hold has been lifted by this deadline, you will lose all bids.
  3. Contact Academic Services if you require schedule accommodation for documented Academic, Athletic, Health or Religious Conflicts: Students who require schedule changes to accommodate dual degree/minor, athletic, medical or religious obligations should submit documentation from authorized medical personnel, religious leader or organization, official coaches if your status as an official student athlete requires such accommodation, or an Academic Advisor indicating that a particular course is required in a certain term in order to complete a student's dual degree or minor. Letters should be submitted to Academic Services and we will make the necessary schedule changes.
  4. Review Course Bidding Information:
  5. Review the Schedule of Classes: On Monday, March 3 the Fall 2008 Schedule of Classes will be viewable on Wolverine Access and the Registrar's website. Prior to that date we will also be posting a spreadsheet here of the specific Fall 2008 courses that will be included in course bidding.
    • Check prerequisites: Course Prerequisites: You are responsible for meeting the course prerequisites for classes you elect. Check the Course Descriptions thoroughly for course prerequisites and feel free to reach out to an instructor if you have specific questions.

      • If a prerequisite is listed in the system as a "Course" prerequisite - Wolverine Access will NOT allow you to register for the course unless you have completed the requirements in a prior term.
        * Students who BID for classes for which they do not meet the course prerequisite will NOT be enrolled in that class and will lose their bids for that class.

      • If a prerequisite is "Advisory", Wolverine Access will allow you to enroll without having fulfilled the requirement; however, instructors reserve the right to remove you at a later (less convenient) date. Please review prerequisite information CAREFULLY, and contact the instructor/department or Academic Services if you have any questions.

    • Course Load: A normal full-time course load is about 15 credit hours a term, with a maximum of 18 credits. You must select a minimum of 12 credit hours to be a full-time student. Going below 12 credits makes you a part-time student, which affects financial aid, degree progress, and (for international students) immigration status.  To register for fewer than 12 credits in a term, you must request approval from Academic Services.

  6. Attend a Course Bidding Workshop to learn more about the course bidding system (attend one of the two):
    • Wednesday, March 5 at 5:30 pm in E1540
    • Monday, March 10 at 4 pm in E0540
  7. Review your core course schedule on Wolverine Access: March 10 - 12. Junior BBAs will be pre-enrolled by Academic Services into STRATEGY 390 (3.0 credits) for Fall 2008. This course will appear on your schedule in Wolverine Access BEFORE Course Bidding opens. Students MAY bid for elective courses that conflict with their core, but should be aware of the requirements for resolving course conflicts. If you are unable to change a conflicting core, you may be required to drop the course you bid for at a later date.

II. Course Bidding: March 12 - 19 (return to top of page)

  1. BID for classes! Wednesday, March 12 at 10 am through Wednesday, March 19 at 10 am. Do NOT wait until the last minute - students should place their bids well before the 10 am deadline on March 19 to ensure that they are able to access the system and enter their bids successfully. Bids cannot be processed after the system has closed.  Be sure to refer to the following pages for instructions/tips on course bidding:
  2. Continue to clear Financial Holds if any still exist.

III. Backpack: March 19 - 28 (return to top of page)

  1. View your assigned registration appointment time on Wolverine Access: March 19
  2. View awarded course bidding courses in Wolverine Access: March 21 - 28
  3. Backpack additional Ross or non-Ross classes: March 19 through assigned registration appointment time.
  4. Friday, March 28 at 2 pm: Deadline to clear Financial Holds and notify Academic Services.
  5. Begin to resolve any course conflicts between core courses and electives: Students who wish to change core sections to accommodate an elective class will need to identify a classmate in another section of the core who is willing to "swap" sections with them. To assist in identifying classmates willing to swap, a CTools site has been created to provide students with a discussion forum. Students should make use of the CTools site and should not use the email distribution through iMpact to send out requests for swaps. Students will be able to join this site on March 10, however, Academic Services will NOT accept emails regarding swap-partners until March 21.

    To join the site, students will log in to https://CTools.umich.edu. Under "My Worksite", click on "Membership", then "Joinable Sites", and search for "BBA Core Conflicts". Click to "Join" the site. Use the "Discussion" forum to search for other students looking to swap sections. Once you have identified a "swap" partner, EACH student must individually send an email to rossacadservices@umich.edu on or after MARCH 21 to indicate that they are willing to switch sections (please indicate your full name, UMID#, the specific swap sections, and full name of swap partner).

    * NOTE: By sending the email to Academic Services, students are committing to making those changes to their schedule. We recommend that students arrange a swap only when they are sure they have a seat in the elective class of their choice. Please note that we will not accept any swap requests after the first day of class - Tuesday, September 2.

IV. Modify/Finalize Fall Class Schedule: March 31 - September 1 (return to top of page)

  1. Monday, March 31: Registration appointment times begin for undergraduate students. Students will be able to modify their course schedules via Wolverine Access if desired (to add non-business school courses, waitlist for additional Ross courses, drop courses awarded during course bidding, or add additional Ross courses with open seats) once their registration appointment time opens.
  2. Drop/Add classes & obtain Permissions for closed classes: View the Registration Calendar as well as the Academic Calendar for the specific drop/add deadlines. After the drop/add deadline, students must submit a completed Drop/Add Verification Form to Academic Services and have a drop/add form (University Election Worksheet) signed by Academic Services. View more instructions on schedule modifications and getting permissions for closed classes at the below links:
  3. Be aware of Class Attendance Policies: At the discretion of the instructor, students may be dropped from a class if they do not attend the first class meeting for a once-a-week class, or the first two class meetings for a twice-a-week class. Be sure to review the CTools site for each class for additional attendance guidelines.

If you have questions, please feel free to contact our office.

Academic Services
734-647-4933
rossacadservices@umich.edu

 

 

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