4/17/2008		Degree Audit Notification - Course Withdrawal Reporting Issue
3/19/2008		FALL 2008 Core Update Information
1/2/2008		On-Line Preliminary Check-In

A recent upgrade to the Registration – Advising Module has resulted in reporting course withdrawals inaccurately on the degree audit.

This issue only affects students that have a declared Major, Minor or Concentration that includes a course requirement that they elected to withdraw from during a given semester. At the moment, the degree audit will mark the course the student elected to withdraw from with a “(GRADE)” flag immediately following the course requirement code. This is simply a warning to you and your advisor concerning the course status.

If you elected to REPEAT the course and you successfully completed the course, the degree audit continues to display the grade of “W” and the “(GRADE)” flag on the course rather than the repeated grade.

The reported GPA’s on the degree audit are accurate despite the reporting of course withdrawals and repeats.

Thank you for your cooperation and patience as we work to resolve this issue as soon as possible.

SW 233 has not been renewed as a Social Science Core Offering Effective Fall 2008

SW 233 Human Behavior in the Social Environment ends its 3-year cycle as a core offering this semester and it will no longer fulfill the Social Science Core Area of Understanding effective impacting the Fall 2008 master schedules. If you completed this course between Fall 2005 and Spring 2008, the course will continue to satisfy the Social Science area of core. All materials relating to this core change are available on the Registration and Records office core web page. Please continue to visit the Registration Courses Available web page for up-to-date additions, corrections and cancellations that effect previously published master schedules..

ES113-Earth in Space is still a Lab Science course

ES113 is still a lab science that includes: visits to the planetarium at F&M, evening stargazing sessions, field trips to local geological sites, and a variety of other discovery oriented activities that are accomplished without the need for a traditional laboratory session. In order to make scheduling of the class less difficult for students, it is now listed as including two hours of lab time each week that are arranged by the instructor in such a way that all enrolled students can satisfy the lab requirements. The new listing approach now reflects the way we have been handling the lab sessions for the past several years, so there is no change in the course structure just a less cumbersome approach to scheduling the lab activities. Any questions, contact Dr. Scanlin.

We recommend that you complete the online check-in as soon as possible! When you log in you will notice a Registration Check-In Hold has been placed on your account. You will not be able to make changes to your schedule until you complete the Preliminary Check-In. Click the link provided under the hold or click on “Check-In” under the column title - MyProfile.

You will be asked to Verify your Degree Information. When you click on this link your degree, major(s), minor(s), and concentration(s) will appear. Please check the appropriate box indicating if the information is accurate or needs updated. If you are a first-year student your major will appear as 'Freshman Student'. You will have the opportunity to officially declare your major/minor the beginning of February.  When you return to campus our first-year advisor will be in contact with you regarding declarations. If you are a senior or rising senior (72 or more completed credits) you will be asked to provide graduation information. After reviewing all the information Click the ‘Submit Degree Verification’ when finished.

Next you should update your Emergency Contact Information. If there would be a college-wide emergency, we need to be able to contact you. Please add the Self information, if it is not already listed or inaccurate. This information is kept confidential and only used in an actual emergency. Please review or add other family members as Emergency Contacts. More than one can be listed. When you add an Emergency Contact, the screen will indicate that the “Emergency Contact was updated successfully.” After adding all contacts, you will need to go back to the Emergency Contact page and click VALIDATE to complete the update. [NOTE: The VALIDATE button will not appear if you have no emergency contacts listed.]

Lastly, you should update your Personal Information. NOTE – YOU CAN IGNORE THE COUNTY AND LOCALITY INFORMATION SINCE WE DO NOT TRACK THIS INFORMATION. We do not list the “@etown.edu” as part of your email address in our computer system. If the prefix is correct, then the email is correct. If the information is accurate click VALIDATE (available at the top or bottom of screen). If corrections are necessary, make changes than click SUBMIT. Review the suggested changes then click SUBMIT.  Review the suggested changes then click SUBMIT again.

When the Preliminary Check-In is complete (all Update Boxes are marked complete), your Registration Check-In Hold will be removed. We strongly recommend that you log out and log back in to be sure the hold has been removed.

To avoid delays during the Check-In/Validation, please complete the Preliminary Check-in as soon as possible. We can not validate your ID if this process is not complete. If you will be studying abroad in the spring you still need to complete the pre-liminary check-in.  If you have any questions regarding this, feel free to contact Debbie Althoff at 717-361-1423 or Laureen Lee at 717-361-1409.