<p>My son recently read the long thread by the distraught parent about her incoming freshman daughter not getting the classes she needed/wanted for this fall. His understanding was that he was to fill out a desired schedule online (which he did) but that nothing was to be final until he meets with his academic advisor at orientation later this month. How would he be able to tell if he is being closed out of a desired section or class? He’s worried–did he miss something or do his registration improperly? He received an on-line notification saying
that his information had been received.</p>
<p>boysx3,</p>
<p>If he received conformation, he should be fine; some schools do things differently. If he is worried, I would recommend that your son -not you- contact his academic adviser who can answer any questions about the process.</p>
<p>You can see what classes have been closed if you look online at the schedule of classes. Tell your son not to worry if he gets closed out of a class, its really not a big deal. His advisor will put him into appropriate classes if the ones he wanted are full. Seniors get first choice of classes because they only have a semester left to get them done whereas freshman have 4 years. If he gets closed out this semester he will still have 7 more and will probably get to take all the classes he wants!</p>
<p>In a very real sense, these early registrations are preliminary - they help the school figure out demand so that they can provide staffing accordingly. Do students get closed out of classes? Yes. But our experience so far is that waiting lists are exactly that - waiting lists, not close outs - my d. has always gotten off waiting lists for the classes she has wanted.</p>
<p>D received her class schedule today via email. Like the student in the other thread, she was unhappy that she did not get one class that was recommended for first semester for her major (a performance class). I assume the schedule is subject to change if the class opens up, and is subject to her meeting with her advisor at orientation. I did suggest she ask her advisor if she could be waitlisted for the class–now it’s her decision how proactive she wants to be. Worst case she’ll get to take the class later when she has higher priority. I think orientation is the point when everything comes together in final form.</p>
<p>I just wish my son was worried about what he was missing!</p>
<p>Please note— I am the CC poster here-- not my son !!! lol</p>
<p>My son thinks CC is weird and obsessive…but he is a closet lurker. He won’t post but he does read.</p>
<p>He has pretty much decided not to do anything right now. He is going to the June 18 orientation session and figures that anything that needs to get sorted out will get sorted out then when he meets with his advisor. Because he is a freshman in Kogod, what he needs to take is prescribed for him, and he figures that there will be adequate sections because they know the size of the Kogod freshman class.</p>
<p>My D just stumbled across something very useful on my.american.edu (which the student has to sign on to using his/her AU ID). We were also wondering why “distraught” knew her D’s schedule when we were expecting to have to wait until orientation. In any case, it turns out that it is now available online. Under Personalized Links / Student Snapshot select Fall 2009, and there is the student’s current course schedule, as set up by his or her advisor. (At least my D’s was there.) Coupled with the schedule info at: [Schedule</a> of Classes](<a href=“http://www.american.edu/provost/registrar/schedule/class.cfm]Schedule”>Schedule of Classes)
which tells you if a class is still open, or even how long the waitlist is (WAIT - nn), a student can prepare for any adjustments he wants to request to his schedule when he meets with his advisor at orientation. 'Hope that helps.</p>
<p>One update to my previous post - from the home my.american.edu screen, first choose Course Registration, then personalized links / student snapshot / Fall 2009.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the responses.
Last night my son checked online and found his schedule.
He was very excited…he got all of the classes/sections/schedule he wanted, except that the days and times for Calculus 211 and Art/Studio Experience had been flipped.
He had room in his freshman Kogod schedule for a gen ed because he placed out of the freshman writing class because of his AP scores.
He’s hoping he didn’t take a spot from Upset Mom’s daughter, he knows that wouldn’t be fair if it put her behind in a required course.</p>
<p>Theres still nothing down for my schedule. My advisor just hasn’t gotten to it?</p>
<p>I thought the final schedule was done after meeting with the advisor at orientation.
Also, while I’m here, are there medical form other than the immunization info to get filled out prior to attending school?</p>
<p>Alright, I am slightly confused now. Unless I am mistaken, after the online freshmen guide is completed and approved, you are allowed to add/remove courses. Although the list won’t be “Finalized” until orientation, if you are in a certain class/time slot, you will get that class for your final schedule.
What I am confused on is why people are talking about it being a suggested schedule when the online registration (not the freshman guide) is the actual registration process.</p>
<p>Bokaj, I’m not sure I understand you question. My D completed the Freshman guide, then received a schedule from her advisor that included all her first choices except that it substituted a second choice gen ed course for a recommended first semester major course that is apparently filled. She has not “registered” online for anything, unless that’s what you are calling the freshman guide process. My impression was that the actual course registration occurs as part of the advisor meeting during orientation. But I could be all wrong–I don’t think American’s communications are crystal clear on this subject. Fortunately, D is attending the first orientation session and will get all the answers in two weeks. I’ll try to remember to come back to this thread with some clarifications once she returns.</p>
<p>MommaJ,
My son and I will be at AU for the first orientation session too, and we are looking forward to it! I’ll be spending time in DC with my older son and soon-to-be daughter in law as well.
From what my son understands, the guide constitutes the registration request, and after some sort of review by the advisor/computer, the schedule received is what the student will be taking unless during the personal advisor meeting the student or advisor want to make changes.
One thing my son wants to do at orientation if find out if there are any computer specs (including software recommendations) for students in Kogod, and then go buy his new laptop at the bookstore because his laptop recently died. From my older boys’ experience, I’ve learned that the student discounts on software can be huge even if the hardware discounts are nothing special.</p>
<p>No, the guide is only meant to get your thoughts together beforehand… Here is where you need to register AFTER completeing the guide to register for courses:
<a href=“Sign In”>Sign In;
This will allow you to register for your courses. The Freshman Guide is merely used to collect your thoughts. You may want to register as soon as possible though as nearly all classes are filling/filled up by now. I myself just barely received one of my classes as I was the first to waitlist it, and somebody dropped out of it yesterday.
To check which courses are still available, go to:
<a href=“Sign In”>Sign In;
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<p>Another note is that all incoming Freshman should have received instrustions from their respective advisors about the registration guide. I am going into SPA an my advisor (Carl Cook) sent this document to me which describes the entire registration process thoroughly. Note however that this document only goes up to the end of the Freshman guide and does not include the registration process that occurs immediately after.</p>
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<p>Maybe it is different for the other schools within AU, but I know that we were told that for incoming CAS freshmen, the advisor does the actual online registration, not the student. As boysx3 said, the freshman guide is the vehicle for the student to communicate his/her course requests to the advisor. The advisor then completes the actual enrollment, making adjustments based on availability as well as any factors such as major requirements, gen ed requirements, etc. that they feel are relevant. It’s true that AU has an online enrollment system, and students do their own enrollments in the future (at least starting sophomore year, I forget who does it second semester freshman year), but for incoming freshmen, the advisor does that step. Once the student has been enrolled by the advisor, their schedule is “official” and can be viewed under course registration / student snapshot on my.american.edu. However, it can still be changed during the meeting with the student and advisor at orientation. (Or even later.) Once she had enrolled her, my D’s advisor emailed her her schedule, and explained her reasoning for the minor change she had made. She also mentioned other options that they could discuss at orientation. But for now she has a firm schedule and she is definitely enrolled in her classes, and all she completed was the freshman guide - her advisor did the rest.</p>
<p>Thanks Phillymom and Bokaj. Phillymom, my understanding is the same as yours and as my son is VERY satisfied with the schedule he found under snapshot he does not anticipate making any changes (although he is worried about the math placement test).</p>