Registration Instructions
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Registration Information
Student Categories
Registration Schedule
Registration Preparation
How to use TALON
Overrides
Graduate
Registration Procedures
Glossary of Terms
Registration Information
Any tuition and/or
fee balance for the current or past semesters must be paid
before you can register for Summer Session. A $100
deposit is required prior to registration. The deposit
applies to your summer tuition, which is due in full by July
8.
Student Categories
Undergraduate
Degree-Seeking Students
(Enrolled Spring 2008)
Summer session registration for currently enrolled
undergraduate degree-seeking students will be April
7-11 according to “registration credits.”
Please carefully read the
registration schedule and
instructions
New Freshmen
New freshmen,
accepted for the summer session, may register via
TALON according to the
registration schedule and instructions .
Students may call their
college dean’s office
for advising information . New freshmen will not need SNAP
reports or a copy of the UW-L Undergraduate Catalog if they
have talked to an adviser for course registration
information.
Second Degree Students
Students who have
earned a baccalaureate degree from UW-L or any other
regionally accredited institution, and wish to fulfill
requirements for another undergraduate degree, are
considered “second degree students.” Students who have never
attended
UW-L must obtain and return a completed UW System
Application for Undergraduate Admission and a $35
application fee to the Office of Admissions, 115 Graff Main
Hall. (Students
who graduated from a UW System institution are exempt from
the $35 application fee.) Former UW-L students must obtain
and return the completed application to the Office of
Records and Registration, 117 Graff Main Hall. Students also
can apply on-line at
www.apply.wisconsin.edu. Accepted second-degree
students register on TALON beginning April 7.
Transfer and Re-entry Students
Students must be
admitted before they can register. Registration will be done
on-line via TALON according to the
registration schedule and
instructions . SNAP reports will be sent with admission
letters. Students should talk to an
adviser for course
registration information
Special Non-Degree Students
(Undergraduate and graduate)
Special students must complete an application form if not currently enrolled. An application form is included in the back of this bulletin and on the Web at www.apply.wisconsin.edu. Special non-degree students may register via the Web on TALON beginning on Monday, April 9. See instructions for information on how to register. Contact Records & Registration at (608) 785-8951, immediately if you want to cancel your registration.
Graduate Degree-Seeking Students
Graduate students
should see their graduate program director beginning March
19. Program directors will provide
registration information and advising for the summer and
fall terms. See the
graduate registration instructions.
Graduate students not enrolled in the spring term
should apply for re-entry admission prior to registration by
calling the Office of Records and Registration,
(608)785-8951.
Continuing
Education and Extension Students (CEE)
Students enrolling in CEE credit courses (courses with 700 level section numbers- may register via TALON if currently enrolled. Students who have never been enrolled at UW-L, or who have been enrolled previously, need to complete the application on-line at www.apply.wisconsin.edu.
Students may
register for CEE courses until one day before the start of
each class. However, decisions about whether the class will
be held or not are usually made one week before the start
date based on the enrollment at that time.
Tuition and fees are due immediately when registering if completed after July 8.
Registration Schedule
Please read the next few pages carefully to understand how the Web TALON Registration System works.
Registration for
undergraduate students (including new transfers and re-entry
students) will be done on-line according to credits earned
plus the number of credits in progress.
April 7
105 credits or more earned (inc 2nd deg students)
April 8
75 credits or more earned
April 9
60 credits or more earned
April 10
30 credits or more earned
April 11
0 credits or more earned
April 14
Special non-degree students
Graduate
students
(see graduate
registration procedures)
Students will be
able to register via the TALON Registration System through
the following dates. After these dates, registration, and
add/drop must be done through the Records and Registration
Office, 117 Graff Main Hall.
Session I May 22, 2008
First 8-week course May 27, 2008
Session 2 June 23, 2008
Second 8-week
course June 23,
2008
Session 3 July 21, 2008
Continuing
Education and Extension students can register for credit
courses (courses with 700 section numbers) on TALON if
enrolled during Spring 2007. CEE
students may drop/add courses up to 24 hours prior to
class.
Registration
Preparation
Make an
appointment with your faculty adviser for advising
information. If you do not know who your faculty adviser is,
check on TALON under “Academic Profile” or with your college
dean’s office:
College of Business Administration
223 Carl Wimberly Hall, 785-8090
College of Education, Exercise Science, Health and Recreation
124 Mitchell, 785-8156
College of Liberal Studies including:
School of Arts and Communication
School of Education
260 Thomas Morris Hall, 785-5454
College of Science and Allied Health
105 Graff Main Hall, 785-8218
Check TALON for open classes at
www.uwlax.edu/current.htm
On your day to
register, have the following tools and information
available:
4. A copy of your SNAP report
7.
8. Make sure you have paid your $100
deposit.
Using a computer, access the TALON system
at
www.uwlax.edu/current.htm
on your assigned
registration day (or any time after). TALON is available 24
hours a day/7 days a week with the exception of Mondays and
Wednesdays from 7:00pm - 8:00pm, Saturdays from 8:00am -
10:00am, and 8:00pm - midnight the third Friday of each
month. Internet Explorer is the preferred browser.
Time limits are
built into the system. Your session will be closed if
inactive for more than five minutes. All courses added to
that point will be “saved”. You may log in for an additional
session immediately. Be sure to log out of the TALON system
and close your Internet browser window when you have
finished your registration session.
If you have
difficulty using the system, please call Records and
Registration at (608)785-8951 between 8a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Monday through Friday. See
alphabetized glossary of terms
used in the system.
After accessing
the current students Web page at
www.uwlax.edu/current.htm, click on either the TALON
eagle or the menu box to log in.
Enter your student ID number or Social Security
number followed by your 4-digit PIN. You must accept
responsibility for closing your Web browser to prevent other
users from accessing your on-line information in order to
use the TALON system.
The first time you
log in to TALON you will be required to enter your mother’s
maiden name as a security feature. Please ensure this
information is correct because it is the only opportunity
you will have to verify this data. Every 30 days you will be
asked to confirm or update your local address if you are not
living in a residence hall.
TALON
Registration Instructions
Select COURSE
REGISTRATION from the menu options. Select the appropriate
semester from the list--only those semesters available for
registration will appear. Any restrictions on your record
will appear at this time. Please be aware that a major
restriction will prevent you from registering for courses.
From the course
registration menu you will be able to:
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To add a course
to your schedule, use the ADD COURSE option from the
drop-down menu and input the 3-letter department
abbreviation, course number, and section number. You will
add one course at a time.
If you are
adding concurrent courses
(lecture/lab), you can start by adding either course to your
schedule. If the courses are directly linked, then both
courses will be added to your schedule at the same time. If
the courses are not directly linked, you will be directed to
a menu that lists concurrent courses that are open and fit
into your schedule. You must select one of these courses to
successfully add both courses to your schedule. If there are
no concurrent courses available, the first course you
selected will not be added to your schedule.
If you would
like to search for available courses
you will need to select the SEARCH COURSE option from the
drop-down menu. Enter the department abbreviation and the
course number and submit. All open courses will be displayed
for review. You can select the course you would like to add
on the left hand side of the screen, then click on the
submit button.
To drop a
course from you schedule, select
the course you wish to remove and click on the DROP COURSE
icon on the left side of your schedule. If you wish to drop
courses from your schedule, you must remove them one at a
time. Once your class(es) begins, you will not be able to
drop your entire schedule using TALON. You will need to work
with the Student Life Office to withdraw from school. See
the dates/deadlines .
To change
sections, use the CHANGE SECTIONS
feature from the drop-down menu along with the 3-letter
department abbreviation, course number, and the section
number in which you are enrolled and the new section number.
Click on the Submit icon.
If you incorrectly
enter information into the TALON system you will receive
pop-up window error messages. Please follow the instructions
in these error messages to continue with your registration
session. For example, if you enter only the 3-letter
department abbreviation and course number in the ADD COURSE
feature you will receive an error message indicating that
you must enter a valid section code.
You may receive an
error message even if you correctly enter all required
information into the TALON system. These error messages
appear in bold red print. For example: if you try to add a
course that conflicts with your schedule you will receive a
message indicating the course has not been added due to a
time conflict. If you have questions regarding these error
messages, please see the Glossary of Terms.
Remember to return
to the TALON menu to print your schedule from “Display open
class schedule/grades” when you have finished registering.
Always log off the TALON system and close your Internet
browser window when you finish your registration session.
Overrides
The registration
system will not allow you to register for courses that
require special permission from the instructor, department
chair and/or dean. Permission is obtained on override forms
that are available in department offices. All blue override
forms must be brought to the Office of Records and
Registration, 117 Graff Main Hall. Override forms are
required for:
(signed by and
obtained from)
— Enrollment into
a closed class (Instructor/Dept)
— Enrollment into a course in
which the prerequisite is not yet complete (Instructor/Dept)
— GPA is
not at required level (Instructor/Dept)
— Enrollment into a “slash”
course (class standing override) (Dean)
— Enrollment in more than 12
credits (Dean)
Degree-Seeking Students
Graduate Students in a program should see their graduate program director beginning March 21 for advising and registration for the Summer Session. All tuition and fee balances from previous semesters plus a $100 deposit must be paid before the registration will be processed.
Depending on which program you are in, you
will either complete the registration form and leave it with
your program director, or you will use the TALON system at
www.uwlax.edu/current.htm beginning April
3.
Graduate Non-Degree Specials
Register using
TALON beginning April 9, 2006.
Special non-degree students enrolling to meet DPI
requirements should direct questions to the Teacher
Certification Office, 205 Morris Hall, (608) 785-8650 before
registering. Other graduate non-degree students needing
advising should contact one of the following offices for
referral:
—College of
Business Administration
......
Associate Dean Bruce May
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Phone: (608) 785-8090
—College of
Education, Exercise, Science, Health and Recreation
....... Interim
Associate Dean George Arimond
.......
Phone: (608) 785-8155
—School of Education
.......
Director of MEPD Program, Ronald Rochon
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Phone: (608)
785-8142
— College of
Liberal Studies
.......
Associate Dean Charles Martin-Stanley
.......
Phone: (608) 785-8113
— College of
Science and Allied Health
.......
Associate Dean Karen Palmer McLean
.......
Phone: (608) 785-8218
Graduate students
should thoroughly read the University Graduate Catalog for
information pertaining to requirements for graduate studies
and specific programs. Not all policies are applicable to
undergraduate and graduate students alike.
Note: The
information in this bulletin is subject to change, to
include adding or deleting courses. The university reserves
the right to cancel courses due to low enrollment.
Textbooks
Graduate students are required to purchase textbooks for all courses that are for graduate students only (all 700 level and selected others. Students enrolled in slash courses (graduate/ undergraduate) or undergraduate courses may be able to rent textbooks for a fee of $8.25/credit. This rental fee must be paid at Textbook Service before checking out textbooks. Non-degree graduate students taking undergraduate courses have paid a textbook rental fee in their tuition and fees, thus, they will not be required to pay additional fees to rent books for undergraduate courses.
Academic Policies
Graduate students
should thoroughly read the graduate catalog for information
pertaining to requirements for graduate studies and specific
programs. Not all policies are applicable to undergraduate
and graduate students alike. Please refer to the catalog for
specific policy information. For example:
1. A course is
successfully completed if a grade of “C” (or better) or “P”
is earned.
2.
3.
Continuing Education
Continuing
Education and Extension offers courses for professionals,
frequently at off-campus sites. Call
Continuing Education and Extension at (608) 785-6513 for
more information.
Research Continuation
Students who have completed all degree requirements except the capstone experience must register for GRC 799 (0 credits) each semester and summer until it is finished.
Thesis/Seminar Paper Approval
The deadline to
submit approved theses and seminar papers for approval by
the Director of Graduate Studies is 4:00 p.m. Friday, July 27.
Graduation
Graduate students
file an application on TALON.
There is no summer commencement ceremony. Summer graduates
attend the May ceremony.
Allowed Number of Attempts
The number of opportunities allowed to correctly enter a
transaction into the system. The TALON system allows three
attempts.
Canceled Class
A section canceled by the academic department due to low
enrollment or lack of an instructor.
Change Sections
The action code (drop down menu) selected when wishing to change
from one section of a course to another section of the same
course. If the new section is closed or conflicts with your
schedule, the first section will not be dropped.
Closed Class
A course that has met its enrollment capacity.
Continuing Education & Extension
A UW-L
program that primarily offers courses off-campus for
professionals. Courses are identified by 700 level section
numbers.
Course on Hold
Enrollment in the course is being
controlled by the academic department. Contact the instructor or
academic department for further information.
Concurrent Course
Required enrollment in two courses in the same semester. The
most common concurrent occurrence is a lecture/lab course.
Student attempts to register for the same course twice. If you
wish to add more than one section of ESS 100, please come to
117E Graff Main Hall.
English 050
A fundamental English course needed if ACT scores or Wisconsin
Placement test scores require placement into this course or if
the scores are not on file.
Ineligible to Return
When the student's grade point average does not meet minimum
standards of the university to be allowed to continue.
Instructor Consent
Written approval, using a blue
override form, signed by the instructor is required to enroll in
a course. Completed form should be brought to the Office of
Records and Registration, 117E Graff Main Hall.
Major Restriction
A block placed in the system, which will not allow registration
activities until the office placing the restriction is
contacted. You may list your schedule or change your PIN if you
have a major restriction.
Math 050
A fundamental mathematics course needed if ACT scores or
Wisconsin Placement test scores require placement into this
course or if the scores are not on file.
Minor Restriction
A warning to inform students that an administrative office needs
to be contacted. Registration will be allowed. This type of
restriction should be taken care of before it turns into a major
restriction (see major restriction.)
Mother's Maiden Name
All students are required to enter their mother's maiden name to
access the Web registration system for the first time. This
security feature is required to change your PIN number on the
TALON system.
Not Admitted to Program
Registering for a course where acceptance into an academic
program (i.e., Business, Education, etc...) is required prior to
enrolling in a course for that program. Please contact the
dean's office of the major offering the course for more
information.
Override Forms
The TALON
system will not allow you to register for courses that require
special permission from the instructor, department chair and/or
dean. Permission needs to be obtained on override forms that are
available in department offices.
PIN
The Personal Identification Number is a 4-digit number used for
accessing the TALON system.
Placement Scores
ACT and Wisconsin State Placement Test scores must be on file
prior to entering the University to determine math, English and
foreign language placement.
Prerequisite
A requirement that needs completion before enrolling in higher
level course.
Record in Use
An administrative office is completing maintenance on your
student record, which prevents access. Contact the registration
help-line to clear the record.
Record is Locked
This may occur if your student ID number and/or PIN number were
not entered correctly within three attempts or if the TALON
system failed during your active session. Contact Records and
Registration at (608) 785-8951 to clear the record.
Student Athlete
A student participating in a University sanctioned sport is
required to enroll in 12 or more credits per semester during the
semester of participation. The system will not allow an athlete
to drop any course that will drop the total number of credits
below 12.
Student ID or Soc Sec Number
The 9-digit number used as a security measure to identify the
person accessing the online system.
Year in School
Some programs or courses require a certain student classification based on credits earned to enroll in a course.