advising, registration & instructional resources kristi wold-mccormick, ph.d., registrar
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Advising, Registration & Instructional Resources
Kristi Wold-McCormick, Ph.D., Registrar
Session Purpose
• Academic Structure of NDSU• Electronic Resources/Information
Systems• Academic Advising & Instructional
Resources– Key academic policies and procedures – Online resources– Degree audit system– Academic honesty and integrity
Academic Overview - NDSU
9 Academic Colleges, including Graduate & Interdisciplinary Studies
• DEGREE TYPES:• 17 Baccalaureate• 15 Masters• 3 Doctorate• 2 Professional• 1 Specialist
DEGREE PROGRAMS:• 100 Undergraduate
disciplines (163 degree plans)
• 86 Masters Programs • 50 Doctorate /
Professional Doctorate Programs
• 1 Specialist Program
• 73 Minors • 18 certificate programs
(ugrd & grad)
NDSU Colleg
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Agriculture, Food
Systems, & Natural
Resources
Arts, Humanities
& Social
Sciences
Business
Engineering
Human Development & Education
Pharmacy, Nursing, &
Allied Sciences
Science & Mathematics
University Studies
Graduate &
Interdisciplinary
Studies
Academic Calendar• 16-week Fall/Spring + 12-wk Summer
– Variable length courses, contact hours
• Mid-Terms and Mid-Term Grading• Advising Week / Registration • Final Examinations + Dead Week• Grade Loading• Commencement (December and May)• Academic and financial dates/deadlines
Campus Connection• Official Student Information System• Student use CC self-service to:
– Register for classes; View grades; Order transcripts: Monitor degree progress; Check account balance and financial aid awards; update contact info; Check holds; Obtain enrollment verifications; See ‘to-do’ lists, etc.
• Faculty use CC self-service to:– View class rosters; Enter mid-term and final grades;
Access advisee info (contact, transcripts, academic advisement reports, photos, etc.)
– Maintain personal contact information• Blackboard Learning Management System
– Not official system for grade entry or roster updates
Campus Connection Access• Registration & Records site (Faculty/Staff
Resources)
• Log-in Assistance / NDUS Help Desk 1-866-457-6387 / [email protected]
Undergraduate Advising• Adviser Assignments
– Campus Advising Efforts Underway– Advising Resource Center (ARC) – Memorial Union
• Advisors assist students with:– Holds– Career Planning– Curricular/degree requirements– Referrals to student services
• Communication with Advisees:– Individual or Group Email via Campus Connection– Advising Week
Advising Resources
• Advising Resource Centerndsu.edu/advising_resource_center / 1-8662
• Registration and Records ndsu.edu/registrar / 1-7981
• Bison Connectionndsu.edu/bisonconnection / 1-6200
Degree Progress
• Academic Advisement Reports (Campus Connection)– Real-time degree progress for undergraduates– Curriculum guides also available
• College Liaisons (Registration & Records)– Track undergrad degree progress/maintain
records with transfer credit, degree apps, sub/waivers, appeals, grade changes, etc.
– Serve as advising resource
• Student Service Associates (Graduate School)– Track graduate student progress/plans of study
General Education
ensures that students acquire the knowledge, skills, and perspectives associated with a university education
Students earn 40 credits in eight categories. Current General Education offerings online. General
Education Committee resources online.
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Schedule/Instructional Resources
• Class Schedule Submission • Standard Scheduling Patterns • Classrooms - availability/needs• Wait Lists• Course Requisites/Class Permissions (PERC)• Check class rosters against Blackboard
regularly• Student Services (Counseling, Disability,
tutoring)• Academic Affairs Cmte. (course/program
proposals) • Faculty Senate agendas/minutes online
Grade Loading
• Opens approx. one week before final exams– Grades due Tuesday after end of term– Standard letter grades (plus P/S/U/AU)– New failed grade policy this fall (F-FN-FNN)– Mid-term grades
• Incomplete Grades• Grade Changes• Grade Appeals• Short Courses
Grades & Academic Standing• Final grades determine student
academic standing and financial aid eligibility
• Academic Standing– Good standing, warning, probation,
continued probation, suspension• Academic Deficiencies
– Notifications sent to students and departments
– Tips to Improve GPA resources online– Appeals
• Dean’s List• Refer to online Undergraduate and
Graduate Bulletins - Academic Policies
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (1974)
• Protects student privacy, academic/financial records– Enrollment begins at point of registration
• Directory information may be released – Annual notice online at www.ndsu.edu/registrar
• Non-directory information may not be released without written consent of student– Coded in Campus Connection (blue star symbol)
• Consent to Release v. Directory Suppression• Contact registrar with FERPA
questions/concerns
Important FERPA Reminders- Do Not:
• Use SSN or Student ID to post grades
• Release sensitive info without student consent
• Leave sensitive info unprotected
• Leave graded papers in a stack for students to pick up
• Discard sensitive documents without proper destruction
• Circulate printed lists with student IDs or grades for attendance or verification
• Access student records for reasons not related to job responsibilities
• Release information to third parties outside department (refer requests to Registration and Records)
Academic Honesty & Integrity• NDSU Policy 335 addresses cheating,
plagiarism and other types of academic dishonesty (instructional context)
• NDSU Policy 326 addresses dishonesty in scholarly inquiry and research
• When investigation is pending, a student may be blocked from dropping course – contact registrar
• Report incidents of academic dishonesty• See ndsu.edu/academichonesty
Office of Registration and Records 110 Ceres Hall, 231-
7981www.ndsu.edu/registrar
• Academic Progress/Audits
• Transfer & Articulation• Adviser/Major changes• Academic Appeals• Credit by Exam• Tri-College• Degree
Clearing/Posting • Commencement• VA Benefits• Wait Lists• General Education
• Enrollment/Degree verification
• Grade Changes• Dean’s List• Undergraduate Bulletin• Curriculum Updates• Class/Classroom
Scheduling• Academic Transcripts• Readmission• Student Data Requests• Campus Connection
KRISTI WOLD-MCCORMICK, PH.D.REGISTRAR OFFICE OF REGISTRATION & RECORDS110 CERES HALL 231-7989 [email protected]
QUESTIONS?