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Advising, Registration & Instructional Resources Rhonda Kitch, Registrar. Session Purpose. Academic Structure of NDSU Electronic Resources/Information Systems Academic Advising & Instructional Resources Key academic policies and procedures Online resources Degree audit system - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Session Purpose
• Academic Structure of NDSU• Electronic Resources/Information
Systems• Academic Advising & Instructional
Resources– Key academic policies and procedures – Online resources– Degree audit system– Academic honesty and integrity
Academic Overview - NDSU
9 Academic Colleges, including Graduate & Interdisciplinary Studies
• DEGREE TYPES:• 17 Baccalaureate• 15 Masters• 3 Doctorate• 2 Professional• 1 Specialist
DEGREE PROGRAMS:• 101Undergraduate
disciplines (163 degree plans)
• 86 Masters Programs • 51 Doctorate /
Professional Doctorate Programs
• 1 Specialist Program
• 75 Minors • 17 certificate programs
(ugrd & grad)
NDSU Colleg
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Agriculture, Food
Systems, & Natural
Resources
Arts, Humanities
& Social
Sciences
Business
Engineering
Human Development & Education
Pharmacy, Nursing, &
Allied Sciences
Science & Mathematics
University Studies
Graduate & Inter-
disciplinary Studies
Academic Calendar• 16-week Fall/Spring + 12-wk Summer
– Variable length courses, contact hours
• Mid-Terms and Mid-Term Grading (Fall/Spring)
• Advising / Registration • Final Examinations + Dead Week• Grade Loading• Commencement (December and May)• Academic and financial dates/deadlines
Campus Connection• Official Student Information System• Students use CC self-service to:
– Register for classes; View official grades; Order transcripts; Monitor degree progress; Check account balance and financial aid awards; Update contact info; Check holds; Obtain enrollment verifications; See ‘to-do’ lists, etc.
• Faculty use CC self-service to:– View class rosters; Enter mid-term and final grades;
Access advisee info (contact, transcripts, academic requirement reports, photos, etc.)
– Maintain personal contact information• Blackboard Online Learning Management System
– A web-based classroom management tool that allows faculty to provide materials and resources for students to access
– Not official system for grade entry or roster updates
Campus Connection Access• Registration & Records website (Faculty/Staff
Resources)
• Log-in Assistance / NDUS Help Desk 1-866-457-6387 / [email protected]
Undergraduate Advising• Adviser Assignments
– Campus Advising Efforts Underway– Advising Resource Center (ARC) – Memorial Union
• Advisers assist students with:– Scheduling, registration, degree and career
planning– Understanding curricular/degree requirements– Referrals to student services
• Communication with Advisees:– Individual or Group Email via Campus Connection– Advising prior to registration
Advising Resources
• Advising Resource Center – Memorial Union
ndsu.edu/advising_resource_center / 1-8662
• Registration and Records – Ceres Hallndsu.edu/registrar / 1-7981
• Bison Connection – Memorial Unionndsu.edu/bisonconnection / 1-6200
Degree Progress
• Academic Requirement Reports (Campus Connection)– Real-time degree progress for undergraduates– Curriculum guides also available
• College Liaisons (Registration & Records)– Track undergrad degree progress/maintain
records with transfer credit, degree apps, sub/waivers, appeals, grade changes, etc.
– Liaisons serve as a resource to advisers
• Student Service Associates (Graduate School)– Track graduate student progress/plans of study
General Educationensures that students acquire the knowledge, skills, and
perspectives associated with a university education
Students earn 40 credits in eight categories. Current General Education offerings online. General
Education Committee resources online.
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Schedule/Instructional Resources
• Class Schedule Submission • Standard Scheduling Patterns • Classrooms - availability/needs• Wait Lists• Course Requisites/Class Permissions• Check class rosters against Blackboard
regularly• Student Services (Counseling, Disability,
tutoring)• Academic Affairs (syllabi; course/program
proposals) • Faculty Senate agendas/minutes online
Grade Loading
• Opens approx. one week before final exams– Grades due Tuesday after end of term– Standard letter grades (plus P/F/S/U/AU)– Failed grade policy (F-FN-FNN)– Mid-term grades
• Incomplete Grades• Grade Changes• Grade Appeals• Short Courses
Grades & Academic Standing• Final grades determine student
academic standing and financial aid eligibility
• Academic Standing– Good standing, warning, probation,
continued probation, suspension• Academic Deficiencies
– Notifications sent to students and departments
– Tips to Improve GPA resources online– Appeals – extenuating circumstances
apply• Dean’s List• Refer to online Undergraduate and
Graduate Bulletins - Academic Policies
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (1974)
• Protects student privacy, academic/financial records– Enrollment begins at point of registration
• Directory information may be released – Annual notice online at www.ndsu.edu/registrar
• Non-directory information may not be released without written consent of student– Coded in Campus Connection (red star)
• Consent to Release v. Directory Suppression– Suppression (blue window shade)
• Contact registrar with FERPA questions/concerns
Important FERPA Reminders- Do Not:
• Use SSN or Student ID to post grades
• Release sensitive info without student consent
• Leave sensitive info unprotected
• Leave graded papers in a stack for students to pick up
• Discard sensitive documents without proper destruction
• Circulate printed lists with student IDs or grades for attendance or verification
• Access student records for reasons not related to job responsibilities
• Release information to third parties outside department (refer requests to Registration and Records)
Academic Honesty & Integrity• NDSU Policy 335 addresses cheating,
plagiarism and other types of academic dishonesty (instructional context)
• NDSU Policy 326 addresses dishonesty in scholarly inquiry and research
• When investigation is pending, a student may be blocked from dropping course – contact registrar
• Report incidents of academic dishonesty• See ndsu.edu/academichonesty
Data Reporting & Student Statistics
• NDSU Quick Facts• Student Data Privacy• Programs and Degrees• Enrollment Reports• Degrees Awarded• Grading Statistics• Request Student Data• www.ndsu.edu/data/
Office of Registration and Records 110 Ceres Hall, 231-
7981www.ndsu.edu/registrar
• Academic Progress/Audits
• Transfer & Articulation• Adviser/Major changes• Academic/General
Education Appeals• Credit by Exam
(AP/CLEP)• Tri-College Registration• Degree
Clearing/Posting • Commencement• VA Benefits• Wait Lists• General Education
Requirements
• Enrollment/Degree verification
• Grade Changes• Dean’s List• Undergraduate Bulletin• Curriculum Updates• Class/Classroom
Scheduling• Academic Transcripts• Readmission• Student Data Requests• Campus Connection• Biodemographic updates• FERPA regulations
RHONDA K. KITCH, REGISTRAR OFFICE OF REGISTRATION & RECORDS
110 CERES HALL [email protected]
R&R STAFF DIRECTORY: WWW.NDSU.EDU/REGISTRAR/OFFICE/STAFF
QUESTIONS?