Wow, it seems like it's that time again! (I feel like we just finished registrations ;-) )
If you are a matriculated student, you will be receiving an email from the Registrar's office for Spring 2014 registration, and you might be eager to register, but you cannot yet because you probably have holds. You also have, most likely, not met with your advisor.
In this blog you will find out a bit more about the Spring 2014 advising timeline and when certain things will happen. As new information is available, this blog post will be updated, so keep it in mind when you have questions :-) If your questions are not answered by this blog post, please see the following discussion forums where you can post a question, and we will do our best to answer :-)
- On-campus students go post your questions here: http://umasslinguistics.com/group/classroom/forum/topics/campus-spring-2014-advising-registration-q-a
- Online students post your questions here: http://umasslinguistics.com/group/classroom/forum/topics/online-spring-2014-advising-and-registration
PREPARATORY WORK:
Before meeting your with advisor, please log into WISER (http://wiser.umb.edu) and make sure you don't have any holds on your account! The only hold that we (applied linguistics) can remove is the "Advising Hold." If you have other holds on your account you need to get those resolved ASAP with the appropriate departments otherwise we will not be able to register you for courses.
Immunization Hold:
If you are an online student, and you opt to apply for the immunization exemption, then you have to fill out the form every semester and mail it to University Health Services so that the immunization hold can be removed. The form can be found here: http://cdn.umb.edu/images/healthservices/Immunization_Form_Updated_...
If you complete the immunization form, and provide proof of immunization, University Health Services will not bug you again! (until some specific immunization expires)
Note for new students (On-campus & Online):
Even though new students will not be registered right away (since you probably have not been admitted yet :-) ) no need to worry. There will be spots available in introductory courses for you! We will be registering you for APLING 601 and APLING 605 (our two introductory courses) if you are on-campus. If you are an online student we will register you for 603 and an elective of your choice! If you would like to register for a 3rd course, please contact applied.linguistics@umb.edu for more information.
COURSES:
The tentative list of courses has been posted in the Classroom Group for quite some time :-). Instructions, as well as days and times of courses (for on-campus courses) will be posted here as they become available.
SPRING Online courses
Core courses
- APLING 603: Cross Cultural Perspectives - Section 1: BECKMAN, KRISTINA
- APLING 603: Cross Cultural Perspectives - Section 2: BECKMAN, KRISTINA
- APLING 621: Psycholinguistics - Section 1: GOUNARI, PANAGIOTA
- APLING 621: Psycholinguistics - Section 2: O'BRYAN, ANNE
- APLING 698: Field Experience - KISS, KATHERINE
Concentration Courses
- APLING 611: Methods & Materials in Foreign Language Pedagogy (Foreign Language Track) - SMITH, SARA
- APLING 618: Methods & Approaches in ESL (ESL/K-12 Licensure Track) - CLARK-GARECA, BETH
Elective Courses
- APLING 629: Structure of the English Language - MEYER, CHARLES
- APLING 635: Literacy and Culture - BARTOLOME, LILIA
- APLING 669: Writing Theories - KISS, KATHERINE
- APLING 678: Technology in Language Education - COMPTON, LILY
SPRING On-Campus Courses
Core Courses
- APLING 601: Linguistics (Tu @ 7pm) - ETIENNE, CORINNE
- APLING 603: Cross-Cultural Perspectices (W @ 4pm) - LEISTYNA, PEPI
- APLING 605: Theories and Principles of Language Teaching (M @ 7pm) - LEISTYNA, PEPI
- APLING 621: Psycholinguistics - (Th @ 4pm) - GOUNARI, PANAGIOTA
- APLING 623: Sociolinguistics (Tu @ 4pm) - MACEDO, DONALDO
- APLING 698: Field Experience (non-licensure) (BY ARRG) CARHILL-POZA, AVARY
Concentration Courses
- APLING 612: Integrating Culture into the Curriculum (Foreign Language Track) (M @ 4pm) - ETIENNE, CORINNE
- APLING 618: Methods & Approaches in ESL (ESL/K-12 Licensure Track) (W @ 7pm) - CARHILL-POZA, AVARY
TIMELINE:
October 1 – October 15: Your advisors will be contacting you via email. Please check both your UMass Boston student email and any emails you've given to us as part of your application process. Your advisor will contact you to setup an appointment to meet with you. You can meet by phone, by email, by skype, or if you are local you can meet in person! :-) Be prepared to discuss your goals, and what courses you might be interested in signing up for. In consultation with your advisor you will pick 2 or 3 courses for next semester. Your advisors will tell us (AK, Evy, Beth) which courses you decided to sign up for and we will sign you up.
Please note that you advisor is not listed on WISER. We keep an internal departmental database to keep advisors and advisees :-)
Student Checklist Item:If you haven't heard from your advisor by October 10 (Wednesday), please email aplingonline@umb.edu and let us know :-)
November 1 – December 10: During this period of time we will be going through and registering all students for courses. This is true for both online and on-campus students. If you log into WISER and you are not registered for a course yet, don't panic! By May 1st you will be :-) We will be monitoring this forum to make sure everything's going well and answering questions as they come up. If, for some reason, you aren't registered December 10 – December 20 will be a catch-up and correction week for registrations.
Student Checklist Item: On December 10, please check your WISER account to make sure that you are registered for courses, and that you are registered for the courses you and you advisor agreed upon. If you are not registered for courses, please go into the appropriate Registration Q&A forum.
December 10 - 20: Book Lists will be posted, for Spring Semester courses, in the Classroom group. Please be patient until then and refrain from emailing us about book lists :-)
January 2 - January 30 Non-Degree Registration period (for summer semester). If you are a non-degree student, once all currently enrolled students are registered, we will begin processing non-degree registrations. It's important to note that prior to January 2nd we will not know how many available spots there are in courses :-)
Student Checklist Item: If you are a non-degree student who wishes to register for a Spring 2014 course, please check in on January 2nd to see what courses are available. Once you submit registration paperwork, you should be registered within a few days (depending on how busy the registrar's office is :-) )
FAQ
- Who is my advisor?
Please email applied.linguistics@umb.edu to inquire about your advisor's contact information if you have not heard from your advisor by October 15. - Can I change advisors?
Of course! If you would like to change advisor, please email applied.linguistics@umb.edu. Please include your UMS number in the request, and the reason you would like to change advisors. - Can I register without meeting my advisor?
You will not be able to register without meeting your advisor - I have a hold, can you register me?
We can only override the "Advising" hold if you've met with your advisor. We cannot override other holds, so we cannot register you if you have holds.
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