Transcript 1. Advising and degree planning. 2. Course schedule review. 3. Registration Information Sheet (RIS) consultation. 4.

1. Advising and degree
planning.
2. Course schedule review.
3. Registration Information
Sheet (RIS) consultation.
4. Registration
– Pre-registration
– Utilizing waitlists
– Adds/drops
5. Payment of tuition and fee
bill and/or confirmation
of attendance to classes.
• UT Austin registration access
periods are pre-determined by
the Office of the Registrar.
–
Check your Registration
Information Sheet (RIS) online to
learn about YOUR specific access
periods during the broad
registration period.
• Registration in preferred courses is
not guaranteed.
• Read your UT/LBJ School business
email for notifications & updates.
• Registration periods are PEAK
periods for campus offices.
–
It may take longer to receive a
response to your email, phone call
and/or administrative request.
• Prior to registration each semester:
– Review degree requirements.
– Evaluate your progress towards degree completion.
– Determine what you lack to graduate to identify
registration options.
• Attend scheduled registration advising
sessions.
• Consult with your Graduate Advisor and
Graduate Coordinator for advising as needed.
• Your Registration Information Sheet (RIS) will list:
– Your upcoming registration access periods (including
add/drop periods).
– Your registration bars, if any.
– Your current student contact & biographical information
(update your information as needed).
– Available online
at:https://utdirect.utexas.edu/registrar/ris.WBX.
• Register at your earliest opportunity for best results!
• Types of registration bars:
– Financial Bars: Must be paid by cash or check at the Bursar’s Office in
Main, Room 8 (the Tower) or at your “What I Owe” page.
• Ex: health services; library or parking fines.
– Non-Financial Bars: Must be cleared by the specific campus office that
imposed the bar.
• Ex: outstanding transcripts (GIAC), incomplete immunization records (UHS), missing
emergency contact info (DOS ‘Type E’ bar).
– Advising Bars:
• Students on Scholastic Probation (below 3.0).
Contact OSAP to be cleared for registration.
• Plan your proposed class schedule in advance of
registration using:
– the LBJ School course schedule online (LBJ School
courses).
– the Registrar’s course schedule online (non-LBJ
School courses).
• Plan for more than one registration scenario
(backup courses and/or instructors).
• Use the online waitlist system to waitlist an LBJ
School class that is full/closed when you attempt
to register.
• Your PRIMARY registration resource
• Available at: http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/schedule
• Available earlier than Registrar’s online course
schedule
• Check for updates and changes OFTEN, especially
PRIOR to registering
• Best site for researching LBJ School:
– Course descriptions and course syllabi
– Course meeting dates and times
– Instructor bio and contact information
• Your secondary registration resource.
• Available online at:
http://registrar.utexas.edu/schedules/.
• Published roughly two weeks prior to
registration.
• Best site for researching:
– Course availability after registration begins (tells you
whether a course is open, closed/full, or waitlisted).
– Non-LBJ School courses.
• UT Austin Online Directory:
Provides contact info for any
UT Austin student, faculty or staff member.
http://www.utexas.edu/directory/.
• UT Austin A-Z Online Office Directory:
http://www.utexas.edu/directory/offices/.
• LBJ School’s Online Faculty Directory:
http://www.utexas.edu/lbj/directory/faculty.
• Submit any relevant registration paperwork prior to
registration.
• Registration forms:
– Available on the “Student Forms” section of the LBJ School’s “Current
Students” web page at:
https://www.utexas.edu/lbj/intranet/forms/students.
• MPAff Non-LBJ School Course registration request
(https://www.utexas.edu/lbj/intranet/forms/request-enroll-non-lbj-school-course).
• Core Course Waiver/Course Substitution request
(https://www.utexas.edu/lbj/intranet/forms/core-course-waiver-petition-form).
• PA 396K/G Internship Course registration request
(https://www.utexas.edu/lbj/intranet/forms/students?tid%5B%5D=17).
• PA 389 Conference Course registration request
(https://www.utexas.edu/lbj/intranet/forms/conference-course-agreement-form).
• PA 398R Professional Report (PR) course
registration request
https://www.utexas.edu/lbj/intranet/forms/professional-report-pr-committee-selection-andregistration-approval-form).
• Registration for fall 2014 LBJ School courses
begins at 8:00 AM on Friday, August 22.
• Check your Registration Information Sheet
(RIS) for your specific add/drop access
periods thereafter.
• To assist you with registration, OSAP will be open
from 8:00- 5:00 pm on Friday, August 22 (MPAff &
MGPS Graduate Advisors will also be available).
• Register for classes using the 5 digit
course unique number.
– Ex: PA 397 #61235
• The first number in any course number is the
number of credit hours you will receive for
completing the class.
– Ex: PA 188G= ONE credit hour course.
– Ex: PA 387G= THREE credit hour course.
• Exception: Policy Research Project (PRP) courses
that begin with the number 6.
– Ex: PA 680 PA or GA= Indicate a two-semester,
year-long course.
• Full time students register for 12-13 hours in fall and spring
semesters to complete the degree on time.
– Financial Aid recipients: notify the Office of Student Financial Services (OSFS)
prior to registration if taking fewer than 12 hours in a fall or spring semester.
Done!
- You have already attended the MPAff PRP Fair on Tuesday
and heard about the various PRP’s that are offered this fall.
To do:
– Submit an MPAff PRP Preference Form to OSAP (via
Qualtrics) no later than 5:30 pm on Thursday, August 21.
– Check CANVAS: LBJ Summer Transition 2014 for PRP
assignments around 9:00 PM on Thursday, August 21.
– Register for your assigned PRP on Friday, August 22.
• Each department manages the registration process
differently.
• If you are unable to register for a class you want to take
outside of the LBJ School, contact the department offering
the course to ask about their specific registration process.
• Some departments restrict their course offerings to their own
students/majors, so you may need to obtain instructor and/or
department consent to enroll.
• MPAff students must obtain GA approval to register for any
non-LBJ School course that is not listed on the MPAff PreApproved Non-LBJ School Elective list:
https://www.utexas.edu/lbj/intranet/forms/.
• Contact us in advance of registration, when
possible, for assistance.
– Ex: Part-time student working full-time who needs a seat
in an evening course due to work schedule.
– Ex: Second-year MGPS student who needs to register for a
specific class to graduate on time.
• Please include your UTEID and complete
course information (course number, unique
number and title) in all correspondence.
• View your schedule for any semester at:
https://utdirect.utexas.edu/registration/classlist.WBX.
• Use the online course waitlist system when
attempting to register for a full LBJ School class.
– Add your name to the course waitlist for the class that is full.
– If a seat becomes available to you, the system will add you to
the class automatically and then notify you via email.
• Waitlists are active through the 4th class day of fall
and spring semesters and through the 2nd class day of
summer semesters.
– Don’t panic if you haven’t been added to a class via the waitlist
before classes begin!
– You can change your waitlist preferences at any time before the
waitlists shut down on the respective 4th or 2nd class days.
• You must be registered for a minimum of 1
class to be eligible to add your name to an
online course waitlist.
• You may waitlist up to 4 different classes at
a time.
• You can only add your name to a course
waitlist during the open registration or
add/drop period.
– Students cannot waitlist courses when the registration
system is closed.
• You must designate a “swap” class to
be dropped when:
– You are waitlisting a class that conflicts with a
course for which you are already registered.
– Adding the waitlisted class to your schedule puts
you over 15 hours in any fall or spring semester.
• Students must obtain Advisor approval to register for
more than 15 credit hours in any fall or spring semester.
• It is your responsibility to manage your “See My
Waitlists” page online to:
– Monitor your waitlist placement for any waitlisted
class.
– Change your waitlist preferences.
• Ex: change a “swap” class to be dropped in the event a seat
becomes available in your preferred course.
• Your “See My Waitlists” page can be accessed at
any time, regardless of the registration cycle, at:
https://utdirect.utexas.edu/registrar/waitlist/wl_see_my_waitlists.WBX.
• You may be dropped from a course waitlist if a
problem exists with your waitlist registration.
– Ex: You are already enrolled in the maximum number of hours
and did not select a swap class to be dropped.
– Ex: You are already enrolled in a conflicting course that meets at
the same day/time as the waitlisted course and did not select a
swap class to be dropped.
• Not all UT departments utilize the online
course waitlist system.
– If the non-LBJ School class you want to register for is
“restricted” and/or full, contact the department offering the
class to inquire.
• The University schedules one or more add/drop periods after each
primary registration period.
• Grad students may add and/or drop classes online through the 4th class
day of the spring or fall semesters (or 2nd class day of summer).
• To add or drop a class after the 4th class day of fall or spring (or 2nd class
day of summer), grad students must contact the department offering the
course to be added or dropped.
• NO refunds for classes dropped after the 12th class day of any spring or fall
semester.
• Visit the University’s Academic Calendar online to learn about details:
http://registrar.utexas.edu/calendars/.
• 5:00 PM on Tuesday, September 2 is the DEADLINE to
pay your FALL 2014 tuition and fee bill and/or confirm
your attendance to fall semester classes.
• View your tuition and fee bill, make payment and/or
confirm your attendance online at:
https://utdirect.utexas.edu/acct/fb/my_tuition/my_tuition_home.WBX.
• Students who fail to meet the payment/confirmation
deadline WILL be dropped from classes.
– If you are dropped from your classes for non-payment or failure
to confirm your attendance, there is no guarantee you’ll get
back into the classes for which you’ve previously registered.
• Financial Aid recipients may pay all or part of a tuition
and fee bill by deferring to financial aid on the “My
Tuition Bill” page online.
– If your financial aid fully covers your tuition and fees, click
“Pay with Financial Aid” and then confirm your attendance
to classes.
– If financial aid does not fully cover your bill, the amount
due will be reduced accordingly and you will need to pay
the balance due by the deadline.
• Because financial aid funds are not always released
immediately, your tuition bill may show a balance due
until the aid funds are released and applied.
• For more information about paying your bill
with Financial Aid:
– Visit your Financial Aid Status page online:
https://utdirect.utexas.edu/faweb/cash/index.WBX.
– Review the “Paying Your Bill With Financial Aid” online
tutorial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOhYp0N-jZc.
• If your financial aid award has not been released by
the 1st class day of the semester, contact UT’s
Financial Aid office at 512-475-6282 or visit OSFS in
person in SSB 3.200.
• Outside agencies and/or UT academic departments
may set up third party billing arrangements that pay
all or part of a student's tuition bill.
– Ex: Rangel or Ford Fellows, McNair Scholars, military
personnel on the GI Bill.
• Arrangements must be made in advance with the
Special Billing Office division of Student Accounts
Receivable in Main Building 4 (the Tower).
• The student is responsible for paying any amount not
covered by the third party by the payment deadline.
• If you have a zero ($0.00) tuition bill due to a third
party billing arrangement, you still need to confirm
your attendance to classes online before the payment
deadline date each semester at:
https://utdirect.utexas.edu/acct/fb/my_tuition/my_tuition_home.WBX.
• Failure to confirm your attendance to classes by the
payment deadline will result in cancellation of your
registration.
• Key phrase to look for when completing the process:
**Your registration is complete and your courses are
secured**
• LBJ School Fellows must pay their Fall 2014 tuition
bills before LBJ School fellowship funds can be
released
– Fellowship funds will be disbursed as early as August 25,
2014 provided that your tuition bill is paid.
– Fellowship funds take two business days from the payment
date to be deposited into your bank account.
• Establish Direct Deposit ASAP to expedite payment.
– Students can set up an EFT account online at:
https://utdirect.utexas.edu/acct/rec/weft/webEFT_info.WBX.
• Pay for your tuition bill by check or credit card
(Master Card or Discover only) in person in Main
Building 8, or online:
https://utdirect.utexas.edu/acct/fb/my_tuition/tf_home.WBX?location=P.
• Obtain a short-term tuition loan to pay for your
tuition bill by applying online:
https://utdirect.utexas.edu/acct/loans/tuit/tuit_home.WBX.
• Pay your tuition bill by installment (check or
credit card) by signing up for the installment plan
online: http://www.utexas.edu/business/accounting/sar/pay.html installment.
• Applying for a tuition loan is a simple online
process and you will be automatically approved
(no credit check involved).
• Short term tuition loans can only be used to pay
your tuition bill.
• LBJ School fellowship recipients:
– Paying your Fall 2014 bill (or even just 50% of your bill
by the September 2 deadline) will release your
fellowship.
– Because you will only be taking this loan out for a few
days, the interest will be less than $5.
• Only 50% of your Fall 2014 tuition bill is due on
September 2.
– Remaining installment due dates and amounts are
displayed on your Tuition and Fees Summary and
Official Receipt pages as well as on UT’s Student
Accounts Receivable website at:
http://www.utexas.edu/business/accounting/sar/pay.
html#installment.
• Bills are sent to the student's local address prior
to each installment due date.
• Includes a small processing fee of $15 to pay your
bill in installments.
• Refer to your LBJ School “Student Financial
Information” brochure.
• Visit the Office of Student Accounts Receivable
web pages at: http://www.utexas.edu/business/accounting/sar/
and http://www.utexas.edu/business/accounting/sar/tuition_fees.html.
• Contact the Special Billing Division of Student
Accounts Receivable for individual assistance.
– Office location: Main, Room 4 (in the Tower)
– Office hours: M-F 8:30 AM- 4:30 PM
– Office contact info: 512/475-7777
• “Current
Students” page is
a portal to online
services:
http://www.utexas.edu/
students/.
– Links to:
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Registration resources
Financial resources
UT Direct services
Other important
campus resources.
• Graduate School
policies and
procedures, external
fellowships, student
academic services,
etc...
• Located at:
http://www.utexas.edu/o
gs/.