School Psychology Student Handbook, 2006-07

Section VII: Registration

New students need to meet with their advisers before registering. Although the signature of your adviser is needed only prior to the filing of your degree program, it is recommended that you consult your adviser regularly.

Links to course information can be found on-line at One Stop (http://onestop.umn.edu) and on flyers placed on area bulletin boards.

Register online at http://onestop.umn.edu/onestop/registration.html at any time after meeting with your adviser. Most school psychology core courses need permission numbers in order to register. You can get the permission numbers from Deb Lavoie in 344 Elliott Hall (lavoi003@umn.edu or 612-624-4156).

You will need to get a University of Minnesota ID Card which identifies you as a member of the U of M community. To get a U Card, bring a photo ID such as a driver’s license, state ID, or passport to the U Card Main Office, G22 Coffman Memorial Union, 300 Washington Ave. SE, 612-626-9900. You may initiate your U of M e-mail account at https://www.umn.edu/initiate.

To do so you need to know your student ID number. The number was assigned to your file when you applied to Graduate School. If you do not know what it is, contact Deb Lavoie at lavoi003@umn.edu. Call the Technology Help Line at 612-301-4357 if you need assistance.

Registration: Early registration deadline

Students are required to register for classes BEFORE the first day of classes in order to avoid paying late registration fees. However, the Graduate School will allow students to register through the end of the second week of the semester if they pay late registration fees. This date is also the last day to add a course, change sections of a course, change grading options (including to or from audit status), and cancel a course without a "W" (withdrawal) appearing on your transcript. All changes in registration after the second week require instructor approval. Graduate students will be permitted to cancel courses through Friday of the sixth week of the semester with the advisor's signature. Courses canceled after the eighth week will require the signature of both the adviser and instructor, and the approval of the graduate school. No registration changes will be permitted after the last day of instruction.

These registration deadlines will be strictly enforced. (Remember that registration changes are not effective until the student takes a completed course request form to the registration center.) Exceptions will be considered only by written request to the Graduate School. Such requests will not be routinely approved.

These deadlines will in no way change the university's refund policies, which are enforced by the Office of the Registrar. Further details on these policies, as well as on tuition and fees are available at One Stop.

Delayed financial support

Students whose financial support is pending should not delay registration. They should register on time and contact Student Accounts Receivable (20 Fraser Hall, 625-8500) for information on late payment fee policies. The University provides options for payment of fees that allow students to spread out payment amounts over the school term.

Registration and holds status

The Graduate School determines when and if students are eligible to register for classes. Holds on registration may be placed on students’ accounts for scholastic reasons (e.g., low grade point averages, more than 8 credits of incompletes, or failure to file required paperwork) or financial reasons (e.g., overdue library books/fines or unpaid fees). If you have a hold on your record, you may not register until that hold is cleared. Notice of any hold, including the name of the office where it may be cleared, will be listed on your student account available online.

Graduate School policy on incompletes

When a student accumulates more than 8 credits of incompletes, s/he is issued a warning at registration indicating the need for lowering the number of incomplete credits to 8 or less before the next semester. If the student still has more than 8 credits of incompletes when the next registration period begins, a hold is placed on his/her account preventing him/her from registering.

In addition to the above policy, our program has instituted the following procedures:

• Instructors should specify at the beginning of the course his/her position on incompletes in consultation with students enrolled in that course. This procedure is necessary because of the immediate professional responsibilities which students have toward their clients in the assessment and intervention sequences, practicum, and other courses.
• Advisers should be informed of impending incompletes as soon as possible.
• Please note that a grade of "K" is frequently given in a course involving an ongoing program of study or research. Upon completion of the course requirements, the "K" grade is then converted to the regular course grade, and credit is granted.

July 2006