Registration for FALL 2016 August 2016

Registration for FALL 2016 Dates: August 25th- September 1st Registration starts on August 25th at 14:30 Academic Advisors will be waiting for you in respective rooms You need to pay the deposit +sign an agreement with the University +sign an additional agreement with KICB on tuition payment +apply for ID card Add/Drop Period: September 1st – September 9th

Tuition Tuition for the Academic year 2015-2016 should be paid according to your personal payment schedule. Shared Services Center room 244

Follow your checklist Each of you should have a checklist that was distributed by your department at the Orientation Week. Before each registration follow your checklist independently and see your advisor if you have questions. Please address office managers in case you do not have checklists

Number of credits Regular load is 30 credits for Freshmen + 100 hours of Sport + 3 additional credits given for free(33 credits in total), during Sophomore, Junior and Senior years 6 audit credits –it is not required, but possible to audit the classes in addition to 3 credits of semester load but consult with your advisor first

Auditing You have a chance to audit the classes. If you select a course and see available audit seats, it means you may audit the current class. If you can’t register for audit it means this course is not available for audit.

Prerequisites Every student should check a prerequisite for each class. Prerequisites are classes you need to take before you can move on to another class. Often it is a move to more advanced class. For example, you cannot take FYS 216, if you have not taken FYS 100. The other example: psychology 101 needs to be taken before psychology 250.

Prerequisites Please remember, if you took psychology 101 and failed it, it means you did not pass the prerequisite requirement and you cannot take more advanced course like psychology 250.

List of Classes for FALL 2016 List of available classes is posted on the AUCA website. The classes are listed on the Registrar’s Office page – FALL 2016 Registration The list of available courses. The link to the available courses https://auca.kg/en/fall_2016_registration/

First Year Seminar I FYS I – 6 credits + Kyrgyz Language as a part of FYS I – 2 credits Russian Language as a part of FYS I – 2 credits Introduction to Philosophy I as a part of FYS I – 2 credits * Have to sign up for everything separately and to the same section

First Year Seminar II FYS II – 8 credits + Manas Studies as a part of FYS II – 2 credits Introduction to Philosophy II as a part of FYS II – 2 credits * Have to register for everything separately and to the same section

First Year Seminar Student who fail FYS part I (Receives ‘F’ grade), should take it in Fall 2017. Remember, FYS part I is offered only in Fall semester. If you fail FYS II, please remember to retake the class in Spring 2018. FYS II is offered only in Spring semester. For fall 2012 students were preregistered for FYS and major classes.

FYS 101 and IAE Students on FYS 101 and IAE will be preregistered for FYS 216 and will continue with IAE in Spring semester as well List of students that will need to take the FYS 216 is already available.

Math Requirements According to the AUCA/BARD requirements, all students must take 12 credits (two semester-long courses) in this category. However students from Applied Math, BA, ECO, EMSD (in LAS) and SFW should not take General Education math courses. They fulfill their requirements in this area as part of their program requirements. Students in IBL do not technically need to take a second math course to graduate. However, they do need to take a second course in this area if they wish to receive the Bard Certificate.

Math Requirements The General Education Department will offer the following courses that fulfill the General Education Requirements in this area: Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics I Math for Life I Introduction to Probability and Statistics Introduction to Computer Programming

Math Requirements First year student in ANTH, ES, IBL, ICP, JMC, LAS, PSY and SOC department who hope to transfer to BA, ECO AMI, or SFW should enroll in Introduction to Contemporary Mathematic I; in order to be eligible to transfer, they must receive a final grade of B+ or higher. Students from PSY and SOC department should take Introduction to Probability and Statistics in their freshmen or sophomore year. In their junior year they will take a more advanced quantitative course that will cover math requirements.

Math Requirements Students from ANTH, ES, ICP, JMC and LAS who DO NOT intend to transfer to BA, ECO, AMI or SFW should take two of the following four courses: a) Math for Life I; b) Introduction to Probability and Statistics; c) Introduction to Computer Programming; d) Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics I

Math Requirements Students from ECO, EMSD (in LAS) and SFW should not take General Education Mathematics courses. They fulfill their requirement in this area as part of their program requirements.

Preregistration BA, ECO, SFW and AMI departments will be preregistered for Math courses. Classes will be already present in your study card

Russian and Kyrgyz Students should take 6 credits of Kyrgyz Language Course and 6 credits of Russian Language Course.

Russian and Kyrgyz There are double counted courses: ART/RUS, ART/KYR, HIST/RUS, HIST/KYR, etc. If you see course with double code you can cover requirements for two courses. For example by taking course “Echo of The Past: Soviet Sci-Fi in Film” with code RUS/ART you can cover both Russian language requirement and Art requirement. Please pay attention to the level of language of offered course. The level will be indicated.

Foreign Languages Chinese (part I) and Arabic (part I) and Japanese (part I and II) are offered in FALL 2016. In Spring 2017 student continues taking part II of the selected language. Korean and Japanese are offered in FALL 2017. The same scenario applies for these two languages. In Spring 2018 student continues taking part II of the selected language. German, French and Spanish (Part I) are offered in Fall 2016. In Spring 2017 student continues taking part II of the selected language. If the student would like to take an intermediate level course (as Part I), s/he must first take a test at European Studies department.

Foreign Languages Plan taking Korean (part I) in Fall 2017.

Languages If you are planning to take one of the above languages, you have to learn the selected language two semesters. The main idea: it is not academically useful to take only one semester of any languages. Students will not receive a credit for taking only one semester.

Languages At the end of the first semester of language study, students will receive a grade + 6 credits for the language course they have completed. If, however, the student does not continue with language course for the second semester, he/she will lose 6 credits and the grade for the first semester. The grade and 6 credits will be removed from the student’s transcript and the student will not be allowed to take an overload of 6 credits in a subsequent semester unless he/she pays for that overload.

ART Courses Take two courses of Arts – 12 credits (Except for IBL and BA majors) To get Bard certificate from BA and IBL – 12 credits of Art IBL students might have an opportunity to receive BARD diploma majoring in Human Rights. For detailed information please contact program head of IBL program. (check email as there is planned to be announcement made about a meeting with program head about the Human Rights program).

Sport class Admits 2016 are expected to fulfill sport class requirement 400 hours: 100 hours per semester. This means student has to take sport class four semesters. There is zero credit load for sport class. Student can only take one sport class per one semester BUT if student took sport class and got grade NON PASS s/he has to pay for the next sport ‘s class

Sport class Students, who do any sport activities outside the university, and students, who have health issues and are not allowed to do sports, must sing up for SPORTS class ID SPO-128.1 and must provide the General Education Department room 314 with the certificate and the load will be counted toward your degree. Medical and Sport certificates (spravka) are accepted ONLY to SPORT course. Submission deadline: November 28, 2016. (General Education Program)

Individual courses for FALL 2016 Individual courses are offered for additional fee, upon the student’s request. Please write an application to the department chair Musical individual courses - 2 cr. 2 cr. load musical courses fee is TBA 2cr. load for other individual courses, the fee is TBA Examples of individual music classes: Komuz Singing Piano

History of Kyrgyzstan History of Kyrgyzstan should be taken during sophomore year only. Students will have only one opportunity of taking the state exam in History of Kyrgyzstan: At the end of the spring semester of sophomore year

Add/Drop period September 1st- September 9th Usually Add/Drop period is a period during which students can change their schedule, by taking some classes instead of the previously registered or cancelled ones.

“W” grade The deadline for “W” grade is the 10th week of each semester. Reasons for taking “W”: Your GPA is in Serious Danger (high risk to get an “F”) You’re Just Plain Overwhelmed Deadline for “W” grade for Semester FALL 2016 is November 4th Read extended explanation about this grade on the Webpage of the Registrar’s Office. If you really need to receive this grade print the special form in advance, since you will have to receive professor’s signature. The link for the form: https://www.auca.kg/en/reg_forms/

Summer School Usually if there is a credit deficit, student may take summer school classes Dates for Summer school 2015: TBA Registration date: TBA Add/Drop Period :TBA Cost of summer school will be announced

Additional Information, WARC What? One-on-one tutoring Which areas? Writing Mathematics Economics Financial Accounting Where? Room 228 Working Hours Monday – Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. To book an appointment click here https://warc.auca.kg/app/

Additional information, Reminder Resources: Psychological counseling Rustam Ismailov To set up a meeting write an email: ismailov_r@auca.kg Academic Advising Room #110

Students’ contact information Please update your contact information in your on line profile

Course Evaluation It is available online Encourage to actively participate

Additional information, Reminder Students should regularly check their AUCA e-mails to avoid missing important information: deadlines, changes, updated policies and other important announcements.

Additional information, Reminder Updated academic polices and regulation can be found online, at Registrar’s web page: http://www.auca.kg/en/registrar_rules/