Transcript Advising and Registration for Interim and Spring 2009

Registration Basics
Using BLink and Banner
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Purpose of Presentation
• This PowerPoint presentation is
designed to help you use Bethel’s
online system for advising and
registration.
• It can be used by any student or faculty
to prepare for advising and registration.
• It can also be used to accompany the
Academic Planning assignment in
ILA/ILB.
The following questions
will be answered
1. How do I know who my advisor is?
2. How do I know what his or her office number
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is? (Slide 8)
3. How do I find my academic records?
4. How do know what requirements I have met
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or still need to meet? (Slide 13-20)
5. How do I know what day and time to register?
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6. How do I find out if I have any holds that will
keep me from registering? (Slide 27-30)
The following questions
will be answered (cont)
7. How do I find the class schedule?
8. How do I find a particular class I want to take?
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9. How do I find a class that will meet a
particular Gen. Ed. category requirement?
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The following questions
will be answered (cont)
10.How do I find out if a class is full?
11.How do I find out what the prerequisites for
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the course are? (Slide 39-42)
12. How do I actually register?
13.How many credits can I take?
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Your advisor:
BLink→Student Academics
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Your advisor:
BLink→Student Academics
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The Directory
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Find Your Academic Record
Where?
BLINK (BLink gives you access to your
academic records, which are stored in a
program called Banner.)
• Student Academics tab
• Student Records Link
• Student Records (Self-Service
Banner)
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Degree Evaluation:
• Directions are in the Registration
Information you received by e-mail from
the Registrar “Generating a Banner
Degree Evaluation”
• Find out:
• how many credits you have earned
• which requirements you have already
met and which ones you still need to
meet
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You may need to
scroll down to see
the “Generate New
Evaluation”
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For transfer students,
their Gen Ed Transfer
Level is here.
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This student has taken
a “Q” course, but still
needs a “K” course.
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Your registration time is
determined by how many
credits you have earned
• Note: “Credits earned” does not include the
courses you are currently taking. It is only the
courses you have completed. (Courses you
transferred to Bethel as well as credits from
AP exam received by Bethel are included in
“Credits earned"
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Earned credits can be found on the last page of
your transcripts.
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Scroll
down
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Earned Credits
• In the registration materials your
received by e-mail from the Registrar
find the page called “Registration
Time Chart”
• Find the day and time you will register
according to the number of earned
credits you have.
Important: Do BEFORE Registration
Look for the RED FLAG in your Registration
tools to see if you have any holds
• WHERE?
• Start at BLink
• Student Academics
• Registration Tools
• Registration Status
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Banner Search Options
• See entire schedule
• Search by subject (e.g. Biology, Chinese)
• Search for particular course
• Search by Gen. Ed category
• Search by instructor
Choose Fall, lnterim, or
Spring + year - (CAS)
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Search by Subject
Choose
subject
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Search for a Particular Course
1) Choose
subject
2) Type in
course number
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Searching for Gen. Ed courses
Click on the first subject
(American Sign
Language) , hit “shift”
scroll down to last
subject (Youth Ministry)
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Searching for Gen. Ed courses
Helpful Hint:
Click on the
first subject
then Shift +
END and it
will select all
subjects
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Select category
Select Gen
Ed category
(Attribute)
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Letter indicates
Gen Ed category
(Attribute)
You must
know the
CRN to
register
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Can I Take This Course? Is there room?
Cap = Class capacity
Act = Number of students registered
Rem = Remaining spots available
(a negative number means the class is already over capacity)
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Can I Take This Course? Do I have the prerequisites?
Click on the
CRN
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Click on the
Course
Name
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Scroll
down
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Prerequisites
are listed
here and in
the catalog
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Registration Day
• It is helpful to have the CRN for all the
course you hope to take the next term
as well as for some alternate courses.
When you register...
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Follow the instructions on the handouts
Use any computer with internet access
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BLink
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Student Academics Tab
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Drop/Add a class
PROBLEMS? Call UREG @8734
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There will also be Registrar’s Office staff to help you
in the Library IC Information Commons during
evening registration hours
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Method used
by most
students
Select Class Search to
find the class you’d like
to add.
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Click on the course
you want to take and
submit. (If there is a
“C” here it means the
course is closed.)
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Another option
for registering
Type in course CRN
and submit.
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Credit min. and max.
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Interim:
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The norm is 3 credits.
No more than 5 credits.
Fall and Spring:
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The norm is 13-16 credits.
No more than 18 credits each term.
The minimum is 12 credits for full-time status.
Some financial aid requires 30 credits per
academic year.