Registration Advising Appointments - Please Read

Tue, 08 Apr 2014 10:09:12 -0400

Attention Mechanical, Chemical, Computer Engineering, and Computer Science Majors:

Registration for Fall 2014 classes has started. As a reminder, all students must meet with an advisor for pre-registration advising. Please see the information below to determine your next steps in the registration advising process.

Students Who Have Not Completed the Gateway:
Students who have not completed the gateway requirements for their major must meet with an academic advisor in order to be cleared for registration. Sign-up sheets are posted on the bulletin boards outside the advising offices ITE 202-206.

This semester we are continuing to offer group advising appointments. Group advising appointments require approximately 30 minutes of your time and give you the opportunity to review your registration plans with multiple advisors in a small group setting. Students who attend group advising will be cleared to register during the group advising session.

If you attend group advising, you may still sign up to meet with an advisor individually to address any additional questions or concerns you may have. However, an individual appointment is not required.

In order for this process to go as smoothly as possible, we ask all students to come to the hallway outside ITE 202-206 to sign up for group advising. Please make a note of the date and time of your appointment.

Prior to your appointment:
1. Please review your scheduling options by looking over the schedule of classes available on the UMBC website HERE.
2. Review your degree audit – major and general education/foundation requirements, so that you are aware of the courses still needed to complete your degree requirements. Learn more about your degree audit HERE.
3. Review the sample 4-year plan for your major to determine where you are in the recommended sequence of courses. HERE
4. Check the Gateway requirements for your major and determine where you are in relation to the completion of this requirement. HERE
5. Come prepared to your appointment with a list of courses you intend to take in Fall 2014.

After your advising appointment, you will have clearance to register for classes. However, you will not be able to register until your assigned registration time. Your registration time is the earliest date and time that you may register for classes. For information about registration times, please go HERE. If you have not attended an advising session, you will not be able to register when your registration time occurs.

Students Who Have Completed the Gateway:
Students who have completed the gateway requirements for their major should follow the instructions for your specific major below. You may review your degree audit to check your progress in completing the gateway requirements for your major.

Computer Engineering and Computer Science:

If you have completed your gateway requirements, your may view your assigned faculty advisor’s name online. To access this information, follow these steps:

Login to myUMBC

Select “Topics”

Select “Advising and Student Support”

Select “My Advisors”

Your faculty advisor will be contacting you to schedule an appointment, but you may contact your faculty advisor beginning on March 24th.

Chemical Engineering:
If you have completed your gateway requirements and ENCH 215, please go to ENGR 314 to find your advisor’s contact information.

Mechanical Engineering:
If you have completed your gateway requirements, you will receive an email from the Mechanical Engineering Department by March 24th that will provide you with your advisor’s name or will advise you of a Mechanical Engineering advising meeting that you will be required to attend.

If you do not receive an email by the 24th, you may also visit the Mechanical Engineering Department and speak with Mr. Chuck Smithson in ENGR 210 for a list of advisor assignments and for information about the Mechanical Engineering advising meeting.