Duluth Catalog 2009-2010

Registration

Registration for classes at the University takes place before each academic semester. Before they start their first semester, new students receive advisement and registration instructions. Students currently enrolled at UMD should refer to the UMD Web site, the UMD Statesman, and online the Class Schedule for registration dates and procedures.

A late fee is applied to any student whose initial registration occurs on or after the first day of classes. The fee is $50 during the first two weeks of the term and $100 beginning with week three.

Academic Advising

By providing support, direction, and guidance, advisers at UMD help students reach their educational goals, experience academic success, and graduate in a timely manner.

Both students and advisers have advising responsibilities. While students ultimately make their own decisions concerning their academic plans and careers, advisers assist them with decision-making processes and the exploration of options. Students are encouraged to establish a close working relationship with their academic adviser and meet regularly with him or her to develop a better understanding of their responsibilities, the requirements of their curriculum, and other policies as necessary.

• The Student Affairs Office of the student’s college of residence assigns each student an adviser who is either a faculty member in the student’s major field of study or a professional adviser in the student’s college office. A request for a change of adviser is made in the college Student Affairs Office.

The adviser’s role:

•   Help students clarify their educational values and goals

•   Provide accurate information on educational options, policies, and procedures

•   Guide students toward an academic program in which they can be successful

•   Acquaint students with the campus resources that can support their academic and personal success

The student’s role:

•   Prepare a plan for degree completion that incorporates all requirements and considers testing requirements, application dates, upper division requirements, and entrance and exit requirements

•   Develop competencies in using online academic planning, resources, including graduation planner and APAS

•   Read the catalog, course schedule books, program worksheets, Web sites, and other available materials to understand University and college policies

•   Meet with their adviser regularly to review the academic schedule for the following term and progress toward degree completion. This can help students understand any sequencing of courses within their majors or other issues related to the integration of courses into a comprehensive program of study.

Students are responsible for scheduling, preparing for, and keeping advising appointments; seeking out contacts and information; and knowing the basic requirements of their degree program. Students bear the final responsibility for decisions made in completing their program requirements.

• Uniform Syllabus Policy

During the first week of classes each student in every course should expect to receive a syllabus that contains essential information about the course.

Guidelines

Class Information consists of a description of a class and other essential information. It is recommended that the following be included in all syllabi.

1. Instructor’s name

2. Instructor’s office hours

3. Instructor’s office location, phone number, and e-mail address

4. Course title and number, semester taught

5. Class meeting times and location(s)

6. Final examination date and time

7. Short description of course objectives that may include the catalog description

8. Required and recommended readings

9. Grading policies, including the weight given to each graded component

10. An outline of topics and course requirements, including approximate due dates for assignments and examination dates

11. Special out-of-class requirements (computers, software, field trips, etc.)

12. Attendance requirements

13. Assignment policies (late penalties, scope, size, etc.)

14. Make-up and incomplete policies

15. Statement on participation by students with disabilities

16. For any liberal education courses listed—the category that the course fulfills as well as the specific liberal education goals that are met by the course

17. Statement on student academic integrity policy, see http://www.d.umn.edu/conduct/integrity/Academic_Integrity_Policy.htm

18.Statement on student conduct code including classroom conduct, see http://www.d.umn.edu/conduct/code/

Auditing Courses

To audit a course, a student follows the same registration procedures and pays the same tuition and fees as for courses bearing credit. Audited courses do not carry credits or offer grades and may not be used to fulfill degree requirements, nor do they count towards financial aid eligibility. To register as an auditor, the “audit” option must be selected at the time of registration; upon completion of the term, a V (visitor) is recorded on the transcript. Registration for a course as an auditor must be completed before the end of the second week of the semester. Upon payment of normal tuition and fees, students may repeat an audited course for a grade. Both registrations would appear on the transcript.

Cancel/Add

Cancel/add requests can be processed after initial registration and according to appropriate policies and procedures. If students change their course schedules in any way (including changing a section of the same course), the change must be processed via Web registration. After the second day of the semester, instructor approval is required to add a course. Courses may be added during the first two weeks of the semester with course approval codes from the instructor or department; courses cannot be added after the second week. Students may cancel courses through the last day of the eighth week of the semester. After that date, students who believe they have an extenuating circumstance may submit a petition to withdraw from the course; approval of the petition would be given with the understanding that the student must be doing satisfactory work to receive a W. For courses canceled during the first two weeks of the semester, no record is maintained. Courses canceled during the third through eighth weeks are noted with a W on the transcript.

Student Classification

For the purpose of assigning registration priority, students are assigned to class years according to the number of credits they have completed. A student with fewer than 30 credits is classified as a freshman; 30 to fewer than 60, a sophomore; 60 to fewer than 90, a junior; 90 to 120, a fourth-year senior; greater than 120, a fifth-year senior.

Course Prerequisites

The student is responsible for adhering to all prerequisites specified in the course descriptions. Exemption from prerequisites can be granted only by the instructor, department, or college unit involved and by using a permission number which is a course entry approval.

A permission number will be necessary if students have met a prerequisite at another institution as transfer credits from other institutions cannot be checked at the time of registration.

Attendance at Another Campus/Cross-Registration

UMD undergraduates have the opportunity to register concurrently at the College of St. Scholastica (CSS) and the University of Wisconsin-Superior (UWS).

Students registering and paying fees for at least 12 credits at UMD can register for a combined maximum of two courses per term at CSS and UWS. Class schedules for CSS and UWS must be requested from each school. Additional UMD tuition for cross-registered courses will be assessed as if the courses had been taken at UMD. Information and registration forms are available at window 1 or 2, Darland Administration Building lobby.

Students from St. Scholastica and UWS who are cross registering will register on or after the first day of the term at window 1 or 2, Darland Administration Building lobby. If registering for classes offered through Labovitz School of Business and Economics, students must contact the LSBE Student Affairs Office, 111A LSBE, before registering.

Multi-Institutional Students

A consortium agreement exists among the four campuses of the University of Minnesota for purposes of allowing students to attend another University campus. Under this agreement students are allowed to attend another campus for one term during an academic year without losing their status or jeopardizing their eligibility for student financial assistance programs on their home campuses.

Multi-institutional students fall into two categories.

1. Students who are registered on two campuses for one term—For example, a student who is registered at UMD (home campus) but who wishes to take a distance learning course from another University of Minnesota campus (host campus).

2. Students who want to register at another University of Minnesota campus (host campus) instead of at UMD—For example, these are students who wish to take courses that are not offered at UMD.

Financial aid recipients should make sure that the course(s) they plan to take at another campus are eligible for financial aid. Financial aid programs administered by UMD’s Office of Financial Aid and Registrar (OFAR) cannot be applied to any extended-term courses. Please contact OFAR for further information.

Duluth students who are interested in applying to another University of Minnesota campus should contact the Student Assistance Center at 23 Solon Campus Center (218-726-8000) to request an Application for Attending Another U of M Campus as a Multi-Institutional Student. Applications can also be printed from the Web at www.d.umn.edu/fareg/forms.htm.

Students must complete the application, have it signed by their college’s student affairs office, and turn it in at the Student Assistance Center, 23 Solon Campus Center, one month before the start of the term.

Forfeit of Enrollment

Unless first excused by the instructor, students who do not report to the first meeting of a class or laboratory section may forfeit their course enrollment, requiring their official withdrawal from the course.

Immunization Requirements

All students enrolled in a Minnesota college or university for more than one course must provide dates of immunizations against measles, rubella, mumps, diphtheria, and tetanus on the required form. Students must have two doses of MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) after their first birthday and have a DT (diphtheria, tetanus) booster within ten years of first registering at the University. The immunization form must include month and year of each immunization. Immunizations are not required if the student submits a statement signed by a physician showing that

•   for medical reasons, the student did not receive an immunization; or

•   the student has experienced the natural disease against which the immunization protects; or

•   a laboratory has confirmed the presence of adequate immunity; or

•   the student submits a notarized statement that the student has not been immunized as required because of the student’s conscientiously held beliefs; or

•   the student was born before 1957.

All students, except those graduating from a Minnesota high school, must complete and return an immunization form, which can be obtained from UMD Health Services or online at www.d.umn.edu/hlthserv/pdf/immuniz.pdf.

Repeating Courses

Within the University
of Minnesota System

Students may choose either to retake the UMD course at UMD or to take an approved equivalent course anywhere else within the University of Minnesota system. Only the last grade recorded is used in calculating the University of Minnesota GPA. Only the most recently completed credits can be applied toward graduation requirements.

Outside the University
of Minnesota System

UMD students may take an equivalent course at an institution outside of the University of Minnesota system to replace a course previously completed at UMD only if department approval is granted before registering for the course through a Permission to Retake a Course (or Equivalent Course) form. Although this course may be used to meet UMD degree requirements, its grade will not be included in the student’s University of Minnesota GPA. Only the most recently completed credits can be applied towards graduation requirements. A notation will be added to the transcript that the UMD course was repeated at another institution.

Withdrawal From the University

To withdraw from all academic coursework at the University, a student must officially cancel all courses via the Web at www.d.umn.edu/register, clicking on “Add or Change Classes,” through the last day of the eighth week of the semester. Thereafter, withdrawal from classes is not permitted. After that date, students who believe they have extenuating circumstances may submit a petition to withdraw from the University. Students with outstanding financial obligations to the University are not eligible to receive grades or transcripts of coursework completed. All University property such as library books, athletic equipment, band equipment, laboratory materials, locker keys or locks, and athletic tickets must be turned in to the appropriate office. Students who have student loans must also make arrangements for an exit interview in the Office of Financial Collections, 129 Darland Administration Building. Veterans must also notify the Veterans Resource Center, 102 Darland Administration Building.

Students Called to Military Duty

Students who are called to active military duty may withdraw from UMD. The University works with students to remove them from classes and resolve tuition and other financial issues. Students must submit a copy of their military orders and will be asked to complete a retroactive tuition petition. As a general rule, the petition is approved for a 100 percent refund unless there are negative financial aid implications for the student. Students are advised about what would be the most beneficial for their situation.

Students who wish to continue their registration status while on duty have two options. The first is to make arrangements with professors to take an incomplete for coursework instead of canceling, particularly for students who are receiving financial aid. The professor and the student must agree on a plan for completion and file the plan with the department. The incomplete should be extended until the military duty is completed.

The second option is to attempt to complete the work while on active duty.

If no agreement can be reached for an incomplete or for completing the work, the student should file for withdrawal from the course.

Students must contact their college office when they are ready to return to UMD if they have been away more than two semesters.

For specific issues or questions, please contact the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Support and Student Life, 297 Darland Administration Building (218-726-8501).