Monday, April 23 – Friday, May 4 Registration FALL 2018 Monday, April 23 – Friday, May 4

Schedule Online Registration Add/Drop Period: September 3rd – 14th Starts at 12:00 p.m. Monday, April 23rd – Friday, May 4th Add/Drop Period: September 3rd – 14th

Tuition Tuition for the Academic year 2017-2018 should be paid according to your personal payment schedule. Shared Services Center - Rm 244 for questions or concerns. No tuition payment? No Registration access.

Checklist Find your Checklist online (auca.kg) and use it. AUCA Division/Department webpage links: Applied Science: AMI, SFW, EMSD http://dees.auca.kg/?lang=en Law: IBL, HR https://www.auca.kg/en/dl/ Liberal Arts & Science: LAS https://www.auca.kg/en/las/ Political and International Studies: ES, ICP https://www.auca.kg/en/dpias/ Social Sciences: ANTH, JMC, PSY, SOC, VAFT https://dss.auca.kg/ School of Entrepreneurship and Business Administration: SEBA https://seba.auca.kg/

Credit Schedule AUCA awards students 3 additional credits each semester (tuition free) in the second, third, and fourth year of study. 33 credits each semester for Sophomore year. Use these credits for Gen Ed courses – only 3 credit listings.

Auditing Policy 6 audit credits are allowed but not required. Not recommended in Sophomore (2nd) year. If you choose Audit for a course and seats are available, Online Registration system will allow it. If Online Registration does not allow you to Audit a course there are no available seats.

Prerequisites Pre-requisites: courses required prior to taking advanced courses (200, 300, 400 level). Example: cannot take FYS 211 before FYS 100 Example: Psychology 101 required before Psychology 250 Fail PSY 125? Cannot advance to PSY 250

List of Classes :: FALL 2018 Fall semester List of Classes will be posted on the AUCA website at the bottom of the Registrar webpage. Postings: starting on April 16 Departments post lists all week (April 16-20) Look for FALL 2018 Registration: https://auca.kg/en/fall_2018_registration/

First Year Seminar :: REMINDER FYS I is offered ONLY in Fall semester. Students who fail FYS I (‘F’ grade) register for FYS I in Fall 2018. FYS II is offered ONLY in Spring semester. Students who fail FYS II register for FYS II in Spring 2019. Failing either FYS I or II (24 credits each) can prevent you from taking SYS requirement in Sophomore year. Academic Advising, WARC, Professors, Counseling Services, fellow students are resources for you. Ask for help. For fall 2012 students were preregistered for FYS and major classes.

Second Year Seminar :: REQUIREMENT Second Year Seminar (SYS) is a REQUIRED continuation of the First Year Seminar. SYS courses also fulfill General Education requirements. For example: “Technology and Culture,” CODE: HUM/ART/SYS

Math Requirements AUCA/BARD require all students to take 12 credits (two 6 credit courses) of MATH to earn a Bard College diploma. Students from Applied Math, BA, ECO, EMSD (in LAS) and SFW should NOT take General Education math courses. These majors will fulfill MATH requirements as part of their program READ your CHECKLIST

Math Requirements The General Education Department offers the following MATH courses that fulfill one of the Gen Ed Requirements: Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics I* Professor Musuralieva – language of instruction is English Professor Atamanov – language of instruction is Russian Introduction to Probability and Statistics Math for Life I Professor Musuralieva -language of instruction is English *Please pay attention to the language of instruction

Math Requirements ANTH, ES, IBL, ICP, JMC, LAS, PSY, SOC, TV, GEO Majors: to transfer to BA enroll in Intro to Contemporary Math I. Students must receive a final grade of B+ or higher to transfer. ANTH, ES, IBL, ICP, JMC, LAS, PSY, SOC, TV, GEO Majors: to transfer to ECO, AMI or SFW enroll in Linear Algebra and Geometry for ECO/AMI/SFW.

Math Requirements PSY, SOC, JMC and VAFT Majors: take Introduction to Probability and Statistics by end of Sophomore year. Preparation for advanced math course (SPSS) in Junior year. SPSS fulfills the second math requirement. ANTH department students should take an additional 3 credits in Computer Science.

Math Requirements ANTH, ES, ICP, JMC, LAS Majors: who DO NOT want to transfer to BA, ECO, AMI or SFW take two of the following: a) Math for Life I b) Introduction to Probability and Statistics c) Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics I

Russian and Kyrgyz :: REMINDER Students are required to take 6 credits of Kyrgyz Language course and 6 credits of Russian Language course. Look for double codes : ART/RUS, ART/KYR, HIST/RUS, HIST/KYR Double coded courses fulfill two requirements. Example: “Echo of The Past: Soviet Sci-Fi in Film” code RUS/ART fulfills Russian language and Art requirements. 6 credits of Russian and 6 credits of Art. Look for BEGINNER level of language to succeed in the course. INTERMEDIATE level is for fluent speakers.

Foreign Languages Japanese (part I and II), Korean (part I), Chinese (part I) should be offered in FALL 2018. If so, in Spring 2019 students continue taking part II of the selected language. German, French, and Spanish (part I, II) are offered in Fall 2018. In Spring 2019 students continue taking part II of the selected language. If a student wants to take an Intermediate level course (as Part I), s/he must first take a test at European Studies department.

Foreign Languages Courses in Second languages (FRN; GER; SPA): Second language for Touristic Purposes Ecological Tourism History of European Region Regional European Literature Intercultural Communication European and Asian Values Compared

Language Course Policy Second language: All of them can cover Humanities or Social Sciences GenEd requirements. AUCA policy states that if a student earns (6) credits for one (Fall) semester of a language but does not take (6) credits of the same language the second (Spring) semester in that academic year, the grade and 6 credits will be removed from the student’s transcript. Students cannot take 6 credit overload in a subsequent semester unless he/she pays for that overload.

Bard College diploma Most majors earn a Bard College diploma upon graduation. BA & IBL majors must take additional credits for certificate: 12 credits Social Science 12 credits Art 12 credits Math courses 12 credits Humanities courses Law students might have an opportunity to receive BARD College certificate if majoring in Human Rights. For detailed information please contact the head of the IBL program.

Sport classes 400 hours required for degree 100 hours per semester (4 semesters) Non-credit requirement; does not influence GPA ONLY one Sport class per semester NON PASS grade for a Sport class requires payment for a 5th semester / additional Sport class – $200 fee.

Sport classes Taking a sport outside the university or have a health issue (not allowed to take sports)? Register for course: ID 3558; SPO-128.1 Submit 3 outside university certificates or 1 medical document (spravka) to General Education Office General Education Office Manager, Room 310 Deadline: Early December, 2018 (for Fall 2018 semester.)

Specialized Individual courses Individual courses are offered at an additional fee of $135. Courses are 2 credits. Submit an application at GenEd office (Rm 310) for consideration Individual music courses include: Singing I & 2 Piano I & 2

History of Kyrgyzstan :: REQUIREMENT History of Kyrgyzstan REQUIRED during Sophomore year. Students take a state exam at the end of Sophomore year; History of Kyrgyzstan course increases success.

Add/Drop period Monday, September 3rd to Friday, September 14th Please remember that adding and dropping courses can disrupt a professor’s course schedule and the learning of fellow students. Choose wisely.

“W” grade Deadline for Withdrawing (“W” grade) from a class is always the 10th week of the semester. If you decide to take a “W” grade: Go to SSC forms link: https://ssc.auca.kg/forms/ Look for REGISTRAR section, “Withdrawal form” Print and fill out the form Get Head of Department (your Major) and Advisor signatures Submit to Shared Service Center, Room 244

Department Advisors Know who your advisor is and how to reach them! 2nd, 3rd, 4th year students have Department Advisors. Follow your Checklist…do as much prep as possible. Academic Advising, Room 110 for FRESHMEN ONLY. You can still visit Academic Advising or Department Office Manager with questions.

WARC :: Tutoring Resource Writing and Academic Resource Center (WARC) One-on-one tutoring for all students; online also available. Tutors are waiting for you: Writing: research papers, essays, motivation and other letters, etc. Mathematics Economics Financial Accounting WARC, Room 228 Hours: Monday – Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. To make an appointment: https://warc.auca.kg/app/

Counseling Services Counseling Services are free and available to all students seeking support with personal, family, and academic-related problems. Students are encouraged to discuss feelings and learn how to manage stress and new relationships. Please contact our trained AUCA counselors: Rustam Ismailov, Psychologist Diana Pokhilko, Psychologist Email for an appointment: cs@auca.kg Counseling Services website: https://cs.auca.kg/

Friendly Reminders Check your AUCA e-mail for time sensitive information: deadlines, course changes, updated policies and important announcements. Update your phone and email contact information so we can reach you. Avoid calls to your parents & family. Updated academic rules and polices can be found online, at Registrar’s web page: http://www.auca.kg/en/registrar_rules/

Summer School :: 2018 Registration announced after Finals Week – late May 6 week course intensives (every day) 6 credit course = 30 class visits 3 credit course = 15 class visits Add/Drop: one week after Summer Registration closes Withdraw Period: must do before 20th class meeting Fees: Not from Tuition or Scholarship Summer 2017 rates (will be lower for Summer 2018): 1-2 students in course: $225 3-5 students in course: $150 6+ students in course: $75