Registration frustrations - Closed Classes

What to do if Your class is Closed


Keep checking the class listing under “Search for Classes”. There is a lot of adding and dropping going on – maybe you can still catch a slot.

Wait until the first day of class. Go to class with an add/drop slip filled out and ask the professor to sign.

Register for another section of the course that is open and then add/drop the first day of class. (Of course it still has to fit into your schedule or the computer won’t let you do it.)

Ask the professor to sign an add slip – You have to have a good reason why you need the class to do this.

If you are still stuck, contact me 232-1465 or jonesc@uwstout.edu and I’ll see if I can help you find an alternative. (Don’t ALL of you call me, though!!!)

What NOT to do:

Kick your laptop across the room (There is a charge if you break it.)

Call up your advisor and yell at her!!! (I hate that…..)

Yikes - It's finals week- here's help

Ten Point Plan on How to Live Through Finals

1. Know when and where the exam is given. You would be surprised how many students miss their final because of some kind of mix-up on scheduling.

2. Plan your study time. If you only have so much time to learn all of American History, Calculus and Biology, use the time to your best advantage. Make a study chart giving so much time to each subject.

3. Break up your subjects. You can't concentrate on one subject for hours on end, so drop it and spend some time on another subject, then return to the original subject.

4. Reward yourself. For every hour of real studying (not including rereading the same sentence 15 times) give yourself a 10-minute break.

5. Be good to yourself. Eat well, dress well, sleep as much as possible - on your study breaks read a good book, listen to music, whatever you enjoy doing.

6. Don't depend on Study Groups. Unless you and the others have already studied the material.

7. Study what's important. Use the syllabus, earlier tests and your impressions to decide what the instructor wants you to know from the course. Chances are that will be on the test.

8. Ask yourself questions. Just reading and rereading the stuff will drive you nuts. Make up questions as you go then put the book down and answer them.

9. Study Backwards. You're most liable to forget what was taught at the beginning of the quarter, so start with the most recent material and move back so you study the early stuff just before the test.

10. Relax for the half-hour before the test. Talk to a friend, eat a sundae, run around the drill field screaming...whatever relaxes you.

You Can't Register???

I'm getting a lot of questions on registration:

1. I have a hold on my record and am not able to register. What should I do?

Answer: Have you made an appointment with your advisor? If you are undecided about your major, call 232-1465 to set up an appointment with me. If you have a major - you need to contact your advisor. They will advise you on classes and remove the hold so you can register online.

2. Why won't the computer let me register for MATH or ENGLISH?

ANSWER: In order to register for Math or English, you must have the prerequisite OR ACT or placement scores. Check with your advisor for info on these scores.

3. I took the prerequisites in MATH and ENGLISH at a previous school, but the computer is still not allowing me to register saying "you do not have the proper prerequisites" to register for this class.

ANSWER: If your transcript from your previous school does not have your final grades for these courses, they are not officially transferred and the computer will not pick them up as prerequisites. You must get a final transcript from your school with the grades in these courses, or get a signature on a drop/add card. You can get a drop/add card at the registrar's office in Bowman 109 or the Advisement Center. In some cases, I can assist you.