Assisting Students with Course Registration
Many of our students need help completing their course registration (online and/or with a paper “Banner Drop/Add Form”). While faculty advisors are not expected to actually register students for courses, there is a need and expectation to teach students this process to ensure that students understand how to navigate the registration system.
The goal is to help ensure that students are registering for appropriate courses as recommended by faculty advisors.
Listed below are three reminders as we proceed through advisement and registration:
- In order to recommend the appropriate courses for registration, carefully review the Student Data Form and the My Degree Path audit for each student you advise. Look for initial placement information and evaluate the student’s progress toward satisfying placement requirements and subsequent course requirements. See Course Sequences below.
For example, if you see that a student placed into the ESL courses ENGL 071 and ENGL 081 / 091 and has completed these courses, but no other ESL courses, you would then know to advise the student to register for ENGL 072 and ENGL 082 / 092 (with lab). - If there is a special student success / acceleration initiative (ENGL and/or FNMT) for which the student is eligible, inform the student of this initiative. Explain the initiative to the student and help them understand the registration process. For ENGL Department Initiatives, give a copy of the appropriate brochure to the student. For all initiatives, detailed information has been distributed via email and posted on CANVAS. See Student Success and Acceleration Initiatives for Fall 2017 below.
Continuing with the example above, this student would be eligible for the ENGL Department’s new ESL Intensive English Language Program (IELP). She would register for ENGL 072 and ENGL 082 / 092 (with lab) in the first half of Fall 2017 (7A part of term) and also register for ENGL 073 and ENGL 083 / 093 in the second half of Fall 2017 (7B part of term). - Whenever you are meeting with a student, always ask if the student knows how to search and register for courses online (if relevant based on recommended courses / some courses for new initiatives require paper registration form with or without signatures). If the student indicates confidence regarding the online course search and registration process, direct the student to the kiosk computers to complete course registration immediately after the advising session. If the student indicates s/he doesn’t know or is unsure about the online course search and registration process, or if you suspect uncertainty regarding the registration process, you must assist the student in one or more of the follow ways:
- Teach the student how to search and register for courses online, using one recommended course as an example. If any linked courses are recommended, use the linked courses as your example as searching and registering for these courses is more challenging.
- Escort the student to a kiosk computer and help the student start the process of searching and registering for courses (as stated above, use one course or linked courses as an example / guide the student through the process with verbal instructions and hand gestures).
- Ask an available work-study student to assist the student with completing the online course search and registration process.
Student Success and Acceleration Initiatives for Fall 2017
As a reminder and for review, the special student success / acceleration initiatives for Fall 2017 are listed below, along with notes about registration requirements. See documents posted online / on CANVAS for more details.
| Initiative | Registration Process |
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| Intensive English Language Program (IELP) for ESL Students | Students use CRNs and obtain permission (signature on paper add/drop form required) from Girija Nagaswami, Department Head for ENGL, Christine Corrigan, Assistant Department Head for ESL, or any faculty advisor. |
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Accelerated Learning Program (ALP) |
Students use CRNs and obtain permission (signature on paper add/drop form required) from Girija Nagaswami, Department Head for ENGL, Brian Goedde, ALP Coordinator, or any faculty advisor. |
| Contextualized and Thematic Courses in Developmental English and Esl | Contextualized Courses for HCSP Only students enrolled in the Healthcare Studies Program [HCSP] can register online or with paper add/drop form. No signature required. Thematic Courses No restrictions / students may choose to register for these courses online or with paper add/drop form based on interest. No signature required. |
| FNMT 7A/7B Accelerated Courses (and NEW “H” Codes For FNMT Placement) | Students who take the placement test and achieve a high score will be assigned an “H” code. The “H” code signifies that these students are eligible to be registered for the FNMT 7A/7B courses without the approval of the FNMT Accelerated Course Coordinator (Nandima Turay). Students may register directly with the help of an Advisor, Counselor and by taking their form to Records and Registration. No signature required, but students must register with a paper form. |
| Contextualized Foundational Math (FNMT) Courses for Healthcare Studies Program (HCSP) Students | Students in HCSP may register for these courses online or with a paper add form. There is no special permission (signature) required. |
Course Sequences
Please remember that all advisors must know the ESL, Developmental / College-Level English, and Developmental / College-Level Math course sequencing (and how students progress through the sequences) so that you can accurately advise students regarding course registration. This information is posted on CANVAS and with the faculty resources for Academic Advising on MyCCP Online.
As a reminder and for review, see the table below:
| ESL Writing & Reading (linked courses) | ESL Listening & Speaking | Developmental & College-Level English Courses | Developmental (Foundational) Mathematics Courses |
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| Students start where placed and move through courses in sequence. | Students start where placed and move through courses in sequence. | See online postings for details on progression through levels. Example: students who start at L2 proceed to L5, the take ENGL 102. | Students start where placed and move through courses in sequence. |
| ENGL 081 / 091 / Lab ENGL 082 / 092 / Lab ENGL 083 / 093 ENGL 098 / 099 |
ENGL 071 (with linked Lab) ENGL 072 ENGL 073 |
L2 - ENGL 098 / 099 L3 - ENGL 098 / 108 L4 - ENGL 098 L5 - ENGL 101 / 108 L6 - ENGL 101 ENGL 102 |
FNMT 016 FNMT 017 |
Reminders:
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Note: levels are not sequential / students can initially place at any level and the possible progressions are as follows (assuming successful completion of all courses):
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Note: College-level math requirements are based on curriculum. | |