UNV101 -- Register

So this is for my UNV101 children and how to register for classes because you are all getting too stressed for your own good…

Okay so you log onto MyPortal on the pace website. If you don’t how to do that by now, get out.

Go to the Students Tab at the top and it will refresh the page. It should say Office of Student Assistance (aka Office of Student Assassination) then underneath link saying Class Schedule (the classes you’ve taken to date), Class Schedule Express (list of all classes)… all those links. What you need right now is Registration, Grades, and Tuition Schedule.

You are refreshed to another page. First link is “Check Your Registration Status” to see when you are registering. Now you can register on that date/time and anytime thereafter. It will say you have a hold on your account but Aseel will remove it when you see her on Monday with your proposed schedule.

When that fateful day comes, you will click on the next hyperlink Register, Add or Drop Classes. Remember, when it does come to registering, you will need the CRN numbers to all classes you want.

To browse through class offerings, click on Class Schedule, then Spring 2008. Be sure to specify which campus and level you are at (ie New York City Campus and Undergraduate Level).

Okay so individual questions:

"we need help looking for cis classes and it says zero credits. what does that mean?"

GREAT QUESTION—REALLY IMPORTANT FOR ANYONE SIGNING UP FOR A COMPUTER OR SCIENCE CLASS

CIS101 is technically in two parts – a lecture and a lab; just like a science. So to get full credit for the class, you need to sign up for both and that means typing in TWO CRNS for the one class.
For example: let’s say I want to take the Tuesday CIS101 class at 5:30-7:20pm. It does say zero credits, but if I click on the CRN hyperlink (20341) – the section pops up as saying “Students must register for the Lecture, CRN 21549.” Therefore, when registering, I type in “20341” and “21549” for the one CIS101 class. The second class will say 3 credits. Here's an example of my freshman year when I took CIS101 -- though it was one class with one grade, both were needed (click on it to expand it):

This is similar for sciences as well: for example, SCI101, the Planet Earth (easy!!) I want to take the Monday class at 1:25. I click on the CRN to look at it and it says “This is a LECTURE section. Students must also register for one the following LAB sections: CRN 21195 or 21197.” So what you should do is search for those CRNs and see what time they are at and see which one fits into your schedule. (I suggest you write both down to play it safe because one might be closed out). If you ONLY apply for one (either lecture or lab) it won’t count as a 3 credit class. (click on image to expand)

See, the thing is with these classes, is that the class as two aspects – the lab class and the lecture class. Science for example, will have the lecture in a large room with 50 students. But to do labs, it would be hard to do experiments with 50 college students running around. So they halve the LECTURE class into TWO LABS, you will choose one at a convenient time. Therefore, because the class has two parts, you will type in two CRNs. In the lecture class, you could be sitting next to someone in the same lecture, but different lab time. Same teacher, same curriculum, just a different time. For computer, there is no lab option so you just sign up for the CRN mate the class gives you.

It is similar with Learning Communities, but a little more complicated. You can search for LCs under a certain topic like English or History. Pick a subject you are interested in and search for any LC results. For example: I searched under English and Learning Communities, two courses came up. I click on ENG120 CRN hyperlink and it tells me to also sign up for a History course. The English course alone is only 4 credits but with the other class it becomes a full 6 credits. Therefore, I must type in TWO CRN #s to be fully set for a LC.

Or, what I would say is easier, you can pick the subject “interdisciplinary” and look under LC and it will give you bunches of LCs. Now, when you find one, if you found one under interdisciplinary (INT) you just register for the ONE CRN #. If you found a LC under a specific topic, such as English, you must again click on the CRN hyperlink and see what other course you have to register for.

With LCs, sometimes they are two different classes joined together for the semester, or they invent a whole new course for one semester. But always, they must be 6 credits. If you chose one from the English department, you have to make sure you register for the other half of the learning community (such as History). If you searched under INT (interdisciplinary) these classes are especially designed to be 6 credits and only need ONE CRN #.

Someone asked: “communications majors need help figuring out math classes. it says we are required to take 1 math class for all four years. but some kids said some comm majors dont need any math at all. do u have any insight to that?”

I don’t have insight on that, I’m sorry. This is why it’s important for you guys to start going to the departments of your major at 41 Park Row. However, I can tell you that if you don’t register now and find out in a few weeks or months you needed to take a math, you can always get signed into one. If worst comes to worst, you take two math classes in a year, one each semester. You guys really have a lot of time so you’ll be okay : )

I know this is confusing. I hope this is more helpful than making it worse, because I fear I am just perplexing you more.

Aseel should be meeting with you during Common Hour (12:20) on MONDAY!! So please please show up. I’ll be there to again sit down with you to help you too. I’ll be in and out of Pace this weekend (papers :/) so if you are really concerned, message me and we can meet up sometime this weekend and go over it.

either email me, facebook, IM (seducesmiles) or call me, I sent my number to your email.
Xoxox Amanda

Ps—let me tell you -- my UNV101 TA never did this for my class! you should be blessed......