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SHEPARD ACADEMIC RESOURCE CENTER FRESH NEWS ISSUE 7 NOVEMBER 2017
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Registration Guide!
Advanced Registration: How to Register When the Time Arrives! When your registration day and time arrives, you can either register online using the PIN given to you by your advisor or by submitting a Registration Form to the Registrar in Waldschmidt Hall. You can check your registration day and time on the Advance Registration Schedule. Registration forms can be picked up at the Registrar’s office or the Shepard Academic Resource Center. Once your registration day and time arrives, you will be able to register and make changes to your schedule through the first week of Spring Semester.
Your Advance Registration time is based on Class Standing, which is determined by number of semester credits already earned as of the day you register. It does not include those credits for which you are presently registered. Transfer work must have been evaluated by your department and the result returned to the registrar's office prior to your registration period. Class standing is not based on what you will be next semester. You are classified as a:
- Freshman if you have earned less than 30 semester hours of credit. The majority of freshman students are freshman standing.
- Sophomore if you have earned 30-59 semester hours of credit. In the freshman class, 50 students are currently sophomore standing.
- Junior if you have earned 60-89 semester hours of credit. In the freshman class, 19 students are currently junior standing.
If you have questions about your class standing, you can contact the Registrar at (503) 943-7321 or check your status in Degree Works. To view your registration date and time, check out the schedule on the Registrar’s website. Choosing Classes
The Spring Semester 2018 self-serve course schedule can be viewed in Self-Serve by clicking the Student tab, then Registration, then Look Up Classes. This is the most up-to-date schedule and also shows how many slots are available in the class. You can get a course plan from your academic major school or department, or you can refer to the UP Bulletin or your DegreeWorks, located on your Pilots Portal. If you are undeclared, then you can look at the required core classes and other classes that you want to explore. PHL 150 and THE 105 – Priority Course Considerations If you are not currently registered for PHL 150 or THE 105, it is strongly recommended to take them in Spring 2018, especially if you are considering studying abroad. Each fall semester, approximately 3000 seats are reserved in 100 and 200 level classes for incoming freshmen and THE 105 and PHL 150 are almost completely reserved for new students. If you do not take these classes your freshmen year, it is likely that you will not take them till the second semester of your sophomore year. Closed Courses: A class is considered closed when all of the available seats have been taken. Your options are to choose a different section of the same course, choose a different required course, or contact the department chair to see about getting on a waitlist or asking permission to get into the closed course. You can find department locations and phone numbers on the UP Directory, and here is a link to the College of Arts & Sciences Departments and Chairs.
Remember: Account Holds = No Registration! With registration coming soon, account holds are something that you need to keep in mind before you begin the registration process. You will NOT be able to register until you get the hold removed.
Account holds can happen for a number of reasons, including not having a final high school transcript on file, no immunization records, unpaid parking tickets, and/or unpaid library fines.
To get more information about this, or to check if your account has a hold on it, contact the Office of the Registrar at (503) 943-7321. You can also view your holds online through Self-Serve. Once you are logged in, click on Student Services and Financial Aid, then Student Records, and finally, View Holds. Any holds you have will be displayed.
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SARC Drop-In HoursHave questions about registration, majors/minors, or academic planning? Visit us in BC 101: Monday: 1:30-3:30pm Tuesday: 9:30-11:30am Wednesday: 9:30-11:30am Thursday: 1:30-3:30pm
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How to Break Up with Your Major We’ve all heard the excuses: “It’s not you, it’s me.” “I just don’t see a future for us.” “But I’m not looking for anything serious right now.” As painful as it may be to be on the receiving end of that conversation, sometimes it simply needs to be done. And as you’re staring down the dwindling number of weeks before you have to make decisions for next semester, you may find yourself in a situation where you’re the one who needs to do the breaking up – with your major. Are you not enjoying your major intro classes as much as you expected? Have you decided you want an entirely different career than you did when you signed up for classes this past summer? Has a core class sparked an interest for you that you never realized? If so, it may be time for you to have that awkward break-up conversation. The good news is that breaking up with your major doesn’t have to ruin everything you ever had together. Most classes you took in that major will transfer to another major, either as a university or school requirement, or as an elective. And your advisor – that person who loves that major, too – won’t be mad at you for breaking it off. To go about changing your major within the school you are already in, you can do so in the Curriculum Change page of your Pilots Portal. If you are changing your primary major to a major in a different school/college, this electronic form may not be used. You will need to complete the Transfer Within the University form, which can also be found on the Curriculum Change page. Once your new major is declared and accepted, you’ll be assigned a new advisor in that major. But what happens if you’re sure that you don’t want your current major anymore – but aren’t sure what you’d like to move on to in its place? No problem – generally, you can be no strings attached for a while, go Undeclared, and still make important academic progress by taking mostly core classes. Come to the Shepard Academic Resource Center and we can help you choose your classes for next semester. And whether your relationship with your major was long-term (as in, you wanted to be a doctor since you were five), or just a short-term fling (as in, you decided to give Spanish a try after you spent some time together in high school), being with that major has probably taught you something about yourself you can apply to your future. The Career Center can help you talk this through – what you thought you wanted to study, what changed your mind, and where you can go from here. Go there to take the ONET test – a 20-minute test you can walk in and take (no appointment necessary) to help you discern a potential major and career path. After that, make an appointment with Chelsea Chase, the Career Counselor in the Career Center, to discuss the results and help point you in the direction of a new major…once you’re ready, that is. Finally, though this process may be difficult, don’t feel guilty! After all, most students try out several majors in college before finding that special one. You take a class and all of a sudden – bam! – you wonder what ever seemed so special about other majors anyway. You find yourself ready to settle down, happy and exclusive with your intended major (…except for those double majors, but that’s an entirely different story).
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Alternate Form Textbooks through AES If your Accommodation Plan includes textbooks in alternate form, remember to bring your Spring Semester schedule to Accessible Education Services as soon as you have registered, in order to allow sufficient time for ordering these materials. Questions? Contact Susan Ayres at (503) 943-8985, by email at ayres@up.edu, or in person in BC 163. - obtaining appropriate documentation of a disability
- developing an accommodation plan to ensure necessary and appropriate classroom accommodations
- facilitating non-classroom accommodations
In keeping with the central tenets of its mission – teaching and learning, faith and formation, and service and leadership – the University of Portland is committed to the full access and inclusion of all qualified students in its programs. It is the policy of the University to ensure that students with disabilities have equal opportunity for participation in the University’s academic programs and activities, in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act.
Accessible Education Services is located in Buckley Center 163 and is open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m., and Friday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. We can be reached at 503.943.8985.
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Workshops: GPA 911 and Time Management
GPA 911 Workshop:
Tuesday, November 7th from 6-7PM in Franz 006. RSVP for the GPA 911 Workshop here. This is not going to be a session on how to take notes, read your books, study for exams – this is a session about how to understand what grades mean at UP, for each school or for each subject. We will not be discussing any student’s individual grades or asking students to share about their grades, but we will answer any questions that you may have about grades.
Time Management and Organization Workshop:
Wednesday, November 8th from 6-7PM in Franz 231. RSVP for the Time Management Workshop here. Bring the syllabus of the class or classes you would like to review in more depth. Here you can go through specifics of how to manage your work load and still have free time.
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Studies Abroad Application: Deadline Extension Still looking for your chance to study abroad? The deadlines for the following programs have extended to December 1, 2017.
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Fall 2018: Granada, Spain
Year 2018-19: Salzburg, Austria
Summer 2018:
Beijing, China
Oviedo, Spain
Quito, Ecuador
Salzburg, Austria - Summer I
Salzburg, Austria - Summer II
Tokyo, Japan
London, England (Business)
London, England (Social Science)
As you continue with this busy advising season, please feel free to encourage students to apply for any of the programs listed above. We especially would like to have additional applicants for Salzburg year and for all of our summer programs.Click the link to apply: http://up-sa.terradotta.com/
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Come Early and Fften as you Wrap up Your Semester!
The Learning Commons offers UP students tutoring and assistance in writing, math, foreign languages, the natural sciences, group work, presentations, nursing, economics, accounting, OTM, and business law. Tutoring allows you to practice what you are learning in your courses. As you work with a tutor, you can answer questions, explain theories, apply concepts, and connect what you are learn one week with what you’ve already learned previously. Such practice works best if it is spaced over time.
What does this mean for the UP students seeking to deepen knowledge and master the application of concepts? Visiting the Learning Commons regularly gives you the chance to practice with a more accomplished peer tutor or assistant over time to make your knowledge more reliable and durable.
So, if you have a paper due at the end of the term, come in now to start working with a Writing Assistant. If you want to master your ability to apply concepts for an upcoming chemistry final, make an appointment with one of our chemistry tutors. If you need to improve your Spanish speaking skills, make time to practice with one or our Spanish tutor.
Your learning journey here at UP is one of increasing independent initiative to dive deeply into what you want to know and apply for this semester and for your future, so take your next step by contacting our tutors and assistants in the Learning Commons.
Visit the Learning Commons in BC 163, online, or on Facebook.
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Enter Monthly Phishing Derby for a chance to win an Amazon gift card! To participate is easy, simply look for and resport suspect emails to phish@up.edu. At the end of every month any member of our community that has reported a suspect email will be entered into a drawing to win an Amazon gift card. We encourage everyone to help us combat phishing at UP! If you think you may be the victim of a phishing attempt, call the Help Desk at (503) 943-7000 immediately and change your password. The staff can help look at your account activity and scan your device for malware.
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