Registrar Pre-Orientation Webinar

Office of the RegistrarEmail: registrar@miami.edu Phone: (305) 284-2294

Office of Academic Enhancement Email: oae@miami.edu Phone: (305) 284-3187

New Student Course Preferences

• The deadline for completion is June 20th• Schools have begun reviewing selections and registering students• Any significant change requests should be sent to your school contact/advisor• Schedules are available during Orientation prior to meeting with an advisor

New Student Course Preferences

AP/IB Scores

http://www.miami.edu/admission/index.php/undergraduate_admission/apply/apibclep_credits/

• Any college-level course work should be sent to the university as soon as possible.

• Transfer credit will be evaluated and added to UM transcript

Transfer Credit

Each school/college handles transfer student registration differently.

TIPS:1.Send all transfer transcripts ASAP

2.Contact your school/college dean’s office if you have not heard from them.

3.You can view how your transfer courses have been evaluated once transfer credits have been added to your UM transcript.

4.This information is available in myUM listed under the “Student” tab (Academic option).

Transfer Students

• All incoming freshmen will have the opportunity to obtain their course schedules during new student orientation

• Most will receive their schedules on Sunday, August 19th, 2012 at their Academic Dean’s Meetings

Obtaining Course Schedules

Obtaining Course Schedules

• Exceptions to Sunday include:

• Engineering Students• Require Math Placement Testing

(math.miami.edu)• Occurs continually during New Student

Orientation

• Arts and Sciences Students• Folder pick-up on Saturday, August 18th • Dean’s Meeting is still on Sunday

• Transfer Students on Thursday, August 16th

Altering Course Schedules• After the Dean’s Meetings, students will have

their first group academic advising meeting• Advisors schedule individual appointments

• Individual Academic Advising Appointments• Monday, August 20th & Tuesday, August 21st • 8:00AM – 5:00PM • May continue on Wed., Aug., 22nd (First

Class Day)

• Last Day to Add a Course• Friday, August 31st, 2012*

• Last Day to Drop a Course w/o “W”• Friday, September 7th, 2012

• Last Day to Drop a Course• Thursday, October 25th , 2012

*There are only 7 class days between the first day of classes and the last day to add!!!

Altering Course Schedules

• Course Catalog / UM Bulletin• miami.edu/umbulletin

• Academic Curriculum Evaluation• myum.miami.edu

• Degree / Major Exploration (Career Shopping)• myum.miami.edu

• Course Offerings• http://miami.edu/index.php/acade

mics/

Resources to Help Students Decide

Resources to Help Students Decide• AP Credit Equivalencies• IB Credit Equivalencies• CLEP Policies and Equivalencies• Transfer Credits• Have your scores / transcripts sent to:

University of MiamiOffice of AdmissionP.O. Box 249117

Coral Gables, FL 33124-4616

• A student’s schedule is their shopping list

• UM Bookstore (miami.edu/bookstore)• Purchase NEW (can be sold

back)• Purchase USED (can be sold

back)• RENT (cannot be sold back)• Gift Cards

• Book Horizons (bookhorizons.com)• Online Retailers (Amazon, Ebay,

etc.)

What About Books?

• Parent Orientation (Families Welcome)

• Parent Guide• Parent / Delegate MyUM• Family Weekend

• September 28-30• Family e-Newsletter• Parent’s Program

What’s a Family Member to Do?

Questions

Office of the RegistrarEmail: registrar@miami.edu Phone: (305) 284-2294

Office of Academic EnhancementEmail: oae@miami.edu Phone: (305) 284-3187