jenmarie

Well, I've gotten a few questions about registration and some other stuff, so I'm making another thread for it.

I'm not sure how they're gonna do it for your orientation, but for ours, they had us all go to a classroom where an advisor talked to us. Then one of them talks to you personally. Then you go to a designated place where they clear you for registration. Then you get on the computer and register! The end. Simple enough.

Registration for other semesters is simple too. You just make an appointment with your advisor. After you go to him/her, then you'll be cleared for registration and given a registration date (you HAVE to make an appointment in order to register). On your appointed day, you'll go on Oasis and register.

Websites that shoud be bookmarked:
Oasis - https://oasisweb.uga.edu/
Well, this website is kinda a necessity since this is the website you register on.

The bulletin - University of Georgia Bulletin
This is the website that renders your advisor almost completely useless if you know how to use it. This is where you can find the requirements for your major and all of the class you can take to fulfill them (basically what your advisor is supposed to tell you). Keep in mind that there are four different "kinds" of requirements - core requirements, major requirements, college requirements, and university requirements. Make sure you choose classes that fulfill one of those requirements or else you'll be taking classes that won't matter in the end!
How to find your major - Click on:
programs of study (on top of page) > all programs (on the left side) > your major
The page that comes up has your Area A-F requirements and major requirements. You can click on the desginated tabs on the top for your college wide and university wide requirements.

Class schedules - Office of the Registrar - Schedule of Classes
By clicking on the semester you want, you can find what classes are being offered, who they're being taught by, when, and where. This is also where you can find the call#. When you register, there are 3 ways to find the class you want. Inputing the call# is the quickest and easiest way! Create your schedule before you have to register (that website also has nifty schedule worksheets to use to fill in with your desired schedule). Just keep in mind that you have 15 minutes to get to classes. Map - University of Georgia Office of University Architects . Haha, you might want to use that. I could walk from Creswell to the journalism building in about 15ish minutes, but that's down hill. My first semester, I had to walk from instructional plaza to chemistry, and I had a few minutes to spare when I got to class. I dunno if that'll give you an idea of walking time vs. distance, but whatevs. Oasis will warn you if the classes are too far.

Hm, well, that's all I have for now...

vig180

Excellent idea, jenmarie. Here are some other useful sites and comments on the aforementioned ones:

UGAKey.com - The Key to the University of Georgia - UGA Student Resource - A compilation of every grade in every class for the last few years, fully sortable by subject and professor. Extremely useful for finding which professors refuse to give As and which ones are waaay too easy to be bothered with. Rate my professor is also a decent way to get some info on professors, but take all of it with a grain of salt since the opinions are bound to be divisive. More often than not however, it turns out to be true.

Campus Transit - Route Descriptions - A map of all the bus routes, very useful to get to know beforehand instead of ending up on East Campus when you're trying to get to the Arch and you're late for class.

A couple of words about OASIS- if you want to try on another major and see those requirements for that major and how they fit into what you've already earned, go to "DARS 'What If' Analysis" and choose the major you want. I find it personally easier to navigate than the bulletin. OASIS is closed from 12 AM to 6 AM EST, which can be a bit of a pain.

Also, with regards to registration, if you can't get a class you'd really like check with the professor who's teaching that class in the fall and see if they won't let you into the class. Usually you can just show up during the drop/add period at the start of the semester and they'll add you in as other people drop, or you can just keep checking online until a seat opens up.

jenmarie

bumping for anyone who needs it

Space10045

You don't mess a beat jen..

One more link to add to the list:

RateMyProfessors.com

Don't treat every post as true, but you can get a good general perspective over a professor by reading at least 5-6 comments.

jenmarie

So they've changed the Bulletin up a bit, so my instructions for finding your major is wrong, but the new website is really easy. Just click on the 'major' tab on the top and you should be able to find everything you need from there.