Information for Advisors

Dates and Deadlines:
Drop (course not listed on transcript): Feb 4, 2008
Withdraw (course shows on transcript, grade = W): March 31, 2008
After March 31, withdrawals from spring 2008 classes
are possible for non-academic reasons only

Annual Planning begins March 24; students are being encouraged to complete a graduation planner before meeting with advisors for Annual Planning

Registration for Fall 2008 begins April 7and continues to April 16.

Students with fewer than 60 credits and students on probation must meet with faculty advisors to discuss their spring schedule. All of these students have an advisor hold on their record that you must release before they can register.
As advisors, you may approve a student on probation to take more than 14 credits, but make sure to let the registrar know how many credits the student can register for when you release the hold.

Release your advisee's holds

GRADUATION PLANNER

• When students plan for a program (major, minor, licensure) that has not been declared, the most recent catalog is always used.

• Students who create a ‘plan' using Graduation Planner can view APAS that includes these planned courses if APAS is run from within the Graduation Planner system. Advisers can view the same APAS for advisees from within Graduation Planner.

• Note planned courses have a grade of PL to distinguish them from other courses.

• APAS with planned courses will have a false GPA because a grade of C is assigned to PL until an actual grade is earned.

Academic Alerts
may be submitted throughout the term. Use the left navigation link on this page.

APAS

• Enhancements to boost GPA calculation in majors by selecting best graded courses and excluding F grades where possible (e.g. electives) – please report anomalies to Clare Strand.

• Major GPA is in a separate box that excludes transfer courses.

• Secondary Education licensure is tracked separately from degree requirements and includes transfer courses in the GPA calculation. This is in accordance with state regulations.

• Residency requirement revised to match changes approved by assembly effective for students following the fall '07 catalog.

• UMM Honors is tracked separately from degree requirements.

AREAS OF CONCENTRATION

• All self designed majors or minors require approval on official forms. APAS will be available after the approved area is entered on student's record.

• Templates for Peace Studies, Sports Management, International Studies, etc. are not in Graduation Planner and cannot be declared majors because they are not programs approved by the Board of Regents. “What-If” prototype APAS will become available in the near future.

Last Day of Class - May 9
Finals - May 12-15
Commencement - May 17, 2008
Grades due - by midnight December 27

Fall Semester begins August 27, 2008