'The Bi-Weekly'



"The Bi-Weekly"Your Newsletter From your AdvisorSummer updates!This week in "The Bi-Weekly” August 9, 20171. My Walk-in Hours for Fall2. Important Reminders3. MyPurdue & Your Class Schedule4. Finding your Registration Pin5. BGR week credit exams6. Books7. Summer Transfer Credit 8. ASL now accepted for Science Foreign Language Requirement9. Are you planning to CODO effective for Fall 2017?++++++++++Upcoming Dates-August 9: Summer School Grades post for this campusAugust 14-18: Boiler Gold RushAugust 18: Last day for waitlisting in myPurdue August 21: First day of Classes, Fall payment dueAugust 21: Chinese Placement Testing, 7 pm, SC G030 August 27: Last day to add a class through myPurdueSeptember 4: Last day to drop a class through myPurdue====================1. Seeing your advisor- appointment times vs. walk-insIf you have forgotten where my office is or haven’t yet met me in person, my office is located on the second floor of the Math building. We have a reception area in room 231 where you will check in to see me whenever you come in for a visit. During the academic year, I have daily walk-in times. You can find these online here. This link is updated weekly. During non-registration periods, I typically do not take appointments. Instead, I leave my calendar open for walk-ins only. Walk-ins are open times that I see students on a first come, first serve basis for quick questions and concerns. These times are typically no more than 10-15 minutes. If you feel that you will need a longer time with me, please email me and I will make an appointment for you.During registration times, I do require appointments, but will continue to have a limited number of daily walk-in times. I will send a registration appointment notice that will give instructions on how to make your required appointment with me just prior to the weeks of registration.I encourage you to see me if you have any questions or issues, no matter how small. This is why I keep extended walk-in times whenever possible.PROBATION APPOINTMENTS: I will have a limited number of appointment times from August 14- September 1 for continuing students placed on Probation in Spring 2017. If you have not already met with me for your mandatory appointment, please make an appointment during this time.====================2. Important reminders- Remember to pay your tuition bill or confirm your registration by August 21 at 5:00 pm. If you have not done this, your Fall schedule could be cancelled on or after August 29 and a late fee will be charged to reregister.-Update your local mailing address and telephone number in myPurdue as quickly as possible. I need this information to contact you while you are on campus. You can find this information under Academics in myPurdue.-Keep your Purdue email account current and working. This is the email address that I will use to contact you. Email, password, or other issues, please see for ITAP Customer Service contact information.====================3. MyPurdue & Your Class ScheduleAll courses are extremely full again this Fall. If you must make changes in your Fall schedule and do not know how to use myPurdue to make these changes, please contact your advisor. You may still use the scheduling assistant, but you run the risk of dropping courses accidently. Even if a course is dropped by accident, your advisor cannot get it back for you. Your advisor does not control space in courses. A Class is Full- What do I do? - Check if the class has a waitlist. Please see the attachment on waitlisting.- If you are trying to schedule a course that is full, please check often because as students make changes to their schedules, space may become available.? Spaces may open at any time from July 24 through the first week of classes (August 27), but a good time to check is:-Beginning August 9, 2017- (Summer grades post on the 9th and students will be making schedule changes.)-Once students start arriving on campus (August 11), they will meet with advisors and take credit exams and then make schedule adjustments.- If you are waiting for space in a Chemistry or Math course, please START ATTENDING THE LECTURES on the first day of classes.? You can find times and location of the courses in myPurdue. ?You do not want to fall behind in material while you are waiting to get into the course. - You can attempt changes yourself in myPurdue through August 27.- Your advisor CANNOT see the changes you make to your schedule, so please contact your advisor before you drop a course if you have any concerns about whether you need the course or not!-If you make a change to your schedule that causes you to exceed 18 credits, you must contact your advisor.? This is also true if you change times in a course that requires departmental or instructor permission such as the 101 levels of a foreign language.? 12 credits are minimum to be full-time.? MyPurdue limits you to 18 credits by default.- Please check your schedule in myPurdue periodically to make sure nothing has changed.? Several students have encountered cancelled classes or even cancelled schedules.To make changes to your schedule, please follow one of the processes below:A) Note: It is very easy to accidently drop courses you are currently registered for when using Scheduling Assistant.? Use extreme caution.The scheduling assistant is a different system than myPurdue so it is NOT in REAL time. myPurdue IS real time changes. If you are only comfortable with the scheduling assistant, please make changes understanding there is a risk that your classes could be lost/changed. To MINIMIZE the risk, make sure that you lock your classes after each step to keep your desired classes in place.If a student has an existing schedule, you will be shown your current list of classes. ?When adding additional classes the scheduling assistant tries to retain existing time placements; however, it will move class times in order to provide a more complete schedule. ?If a student wishes to guarantee that a time is retained on a particular class, you should select the ‘Lock’ checkbox next to that class. ?Once the student has finished reviewing the existing schedule, you can then go to the course request page to make changes to your schedule by pressing the ‘Add/Drop Courses’ button. Detailed instructions for utilizing the Scheduling Assistant: B) Adding/Dropping in myPurduePlease see the attachments. ====================4. Finding your Registration Pin. You can retrieve your registration pin after you have used it once in myPurdue.? Click on “Registration” and then “Registration PIN”.? Then you “Select a Term” and click “Submit” and your Registration Pin will be displayed.====================5. BGR week credit examsDid you not receive AP credit in Chemistry or Calculus like you had expected?? Do you still need a higher ALEKS score to get into Calculus and Chemistry for this Fall?? You can take the ALEKS exam up to five times through the same link you used this summer.Credit exams are offered in MA 15300, 15800, MA 16500/16600, MA 16010/16020, BIOL 12100 and CHM 11500/11600.? You may take any credit exam only once.? All credit exams are offered after BGR or during the first week of classes.? You will need a permission form from your advisor to take any of these exams, and you must pre-register to take any Math or Chemistry exam.? Biology and Chemistry will now require a $35 fee to take the exam.? You can pre-register at the links below:Chemistry/Biology:? To take any BIOL/CHEM exam, you must obtain a new form 231 from your advisor.Math:? Math credit exams are currently offered free of charge.Placement exams are offered in several foreign languages.? You do not need to pre-register for a foreign language exam, but you do need a permission form from your advisor.? Exam times and location can be found here:? Foregin language credit exams are currently offered free of charge. There will be a charge for the exams beginning in Spring 2018.Please let your advisor know if you are retaking ALEKS or planning on taking any credit exam! ??I am not automatically informed of results from any of these exams, so I need to hear from you if you want to take advantage of any credit/score that affects your Fall schedule.====================6. Books Choosing how to purchase or rent your books is a personal preference, as well as a financial difference.? We have an exclusive collaboration with Amazon online.? You may also purchase textbooks at multiple other places online, rent your textbooks, or even purchase e-texts.? You can also purchase books at any of the branches of Follett’s Bookstore or University Bookstore.? Both bookstores offer online ordering and delivery if you prefer.? If you plan to buy at one of the bookstores when you arrive on campus, they will not have the Fall inventory out until about two weeks before classes begin. The purchasing methods are numerous and trial and error will show what method you prefer.? Regardless of how you purchase your books, please keep the receipt and know the return policy before you purchase the book.? If the books are received in cellophane, do not break the cellophane until you know you will use the book.? Books cannot be returned for full refund once the cellophane is opened.? Also, if you are having them delivered, you may want to purchase the books so that the delivery will be before the first day of classes.? Deliveries can be made directly to your residence hall address, but be sure to include your name, the name of the hall, and the street address of the hall.? You want to time the deliver so that you will be on campus when you expect the delivery.? Residence halls will not store packages until you arrive on campus a week or two later. -Textbooks may be purchased or rented online or on campus:Follett’s:? University Bookstore:? Amazon:? -A price comparison website can be found at or -E-textbook search:? 014224000I would recommend waiting to purchase ENGL 106/108 books until you have attended the first day of classes.? I strongly recommend purchasing a Purdue mortarboard along with your books.? This is a handy scheduler to keep you organized for classes, as well as listing Purdue events, callouts, and other important dates. ====================7. Summer Transfer Credit (or if you still need to send Dual Credit Coursework)If you took courses this summer at a campus other than Purdue, then you need to request the school you attended send a transcript to Purdue. The transcript can be mailed to:Purdue University Credit EvaluationSchleman Hall of Student Services475 Stadium Mall Dr.West Lafayette, IN 47907You may also request transcripts be emailed to transfercredit@purdue.edu If you attended one of Purdue’s regional campuses, your credit will transfer automatically with the exception of IUPUI. IUPUI now requires the transcript be forwarded to Purdue.====================8. ASL now accepted for Science Foreign Language RequirementIn late Spring, Science faculty approved the use of American Sign Language as an additional option to satisfy the foreign language requirement in the CoS core. If you are starting in ASL 10100, your options to take the course are still very limited due to the small number of seats in the courses. However, if you have a background in ASL, you can now take a placement test for placement in ASL 102 or 201. Testing is by appointment:? Contact Raymond Olson rcolson@purdue.eduTest will be conducted in ASL and includes demonstration of?basic signs and conversationResults will determine placement in ASL102?or 201 (placement in ASL 202 is not an option)An advance Form 231 is not required; your advisor will be notified of placement results====================9. Are you planning to CODO effective for Fall 2017?Just a reminder, if you made plans to CODO and want the new major to be effective for the Fall 2017 semester, you must submit CODO paperwork prior to the end of the 2nd week of classes.Please check the CODO requirements for the major of your choice, participate in a CODO meeting if required, and print out CODO paperwork to obtain appropriate signatures. Detailed information and paperwork (Item #2 “form”) is available here: ................
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