Registration Workshop Wednesday, June 18, 2014 Grad Room 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Agenda –SGS Student Services –Enrolment and Registration –Tuition Fee Deferral and Student Loans –Enrolment and Reporting –Reinstatements and Program Extensions –NEW – Brazilian Science without Borders students 2

SGS Student Services Location: 63 St. George Street New Hours - Effective now! Monday to Friday, 9:30 am – 4:30 pm Hours for September 8-12, 2014: Monday, September 8 – 9:30 am – 4:30 pm Tuesday, September 9 – 9:30 am – 4:30 pm Wednesday, September 10 – 9:30 am – 6:00 pm Thursday, September 11 – 9:30 am – 4:30 pm Friday, September 12 – 9:30 am – 4:30 pm 3

What we offer to students –Advice and guidance about SGS policy and procedures –Gradschool E-news –Essential Grad Guide for new students –Workshops –SGS CalendarSGS Calendar –Forms and information via the SGS websiteSGS website –Graduate supervision guidelinesGraduate supervision guidelines –Letters confirming enrolment or registration ($7.00) –Name/Gender changes –ROSI PIN number reactivation –Legal status changes (from international to domestic fees) 4

What we offer to graduate administrators –Training and support: One-on-one training Meetings and workshops Referrals to campus-wide resources –Guidelines and manuals: Memos and reports Detailed forms Foreign credentials evaluation assistance Student Services and ROSI Manual – 2014 update to be posted at the start of July! 5

Enrolment and Registration What is the difference between enrolment and registration? Enrolment: –Occurs when courses are added to student records (by the student or the grad unit) Registration –Occurs when students pay or defer their tuition fees (INVIT status changes to REG) 6

Course Enrolment Student Web Service (ROSI): Students may enrol in courses online; however, grad admins can control whether or not students may do so Controlling Course Enrolment on ROSI: For detailed instructions, ask Sofia Kirschner, Student and Administrative Systems Support Representative, to send you her recent SGS Brown Bag Lunch presentation: 7

Course Enrolment SGS Add/Drop Courses form: Students may submit the Add/Drop Courses form to graduate units for processing If submitted after SGS course enrolment deadlines, the request must be processed by SGS The form is available on the SGS websiteSGS website 8

Registration – when/where can students view their tuition fees?  Fees assessment for the fall/winter will take place July 14  Following fees assessment, tuition fee amounts can be viewed by students on the landing page and in the Financial Account section of the Student Web Service (ROSI) at  The Financial Account indicates the UHIP fee and minimum first payment  Instructions on paying fees, refund schedules, financial arrangement types are available at  Instructions on making a payment from outside Canada are available on the Student Accounts website.Student Accounts website 9

Registration Deadlines August 29: Last date for payment of tuition fees to meet registration deadline September 12: Deadline for fall session registration Consequences of late registration: –FINCA and loss of course enrolment –Students must show proof of payment to SGS Student Services –Late fee paid to SGS ($44.00 plus $5.00 per additional day to a maximum of $94.00) –Students are placed in course waitlist if there are no spaces left 10

Legal Status Change (International to Domestic fees) Changing legal status from international to domestic (or international exempt) on ROSI changes tuition charges Students must bring original documents (e.g. Record of Landing, permanent resident card) to SGS Deadlines:  The date of landing must be on or before Nov 1 or Feb 1 or July 1 for government reporting and fees adjustment  SGS should have documents ASAP to ensure accurate records and fees adjustments 11

Conditional Registration Non-Severe Condition: Must be cleared by end of December Allows student to register conditionally Severe Condition: Must be cleared by last day to register (Sept. 12) Most have a “to be satisfied date” of Aug

Consequences of not clearing conditions Non-Severe Condition: –Student will not be allowed to register beyond their second session of registration. –Students who are enrolled in an eight-month program will not be allowed to graduate till all conditions have been cleared. Severe Condition –INVIT status will not be changed to REG –Students will be FINCA’d by SGS in September if not satisfied by the last day to register (even if they have paid or deferred tuition fees) 13

How to clear conditions View students with outstanding conditions by printing lists from ROSI (see Sections 4.6 and 4.94 of the Student Services and ROSI Manual)Student Services and ROSI Manual ROSI Procedure: Enter “the satisfied date” on 4 A E C Select B and type in student ID # Press enter Select condition (place cursor on cond) press enter Select M, tab down to satisfied date, type current date Press enter Change the candidacy status to OOF on 3 D A 14

Dual Registration Units may allow master’s students who are close to completing their degree to register in both the Master’s and Doctoral program for one session only Degree recommendation must be submitted for dual registrants in the fall session by Jan. 23, and those in the winter session by Apr

Termination of Registration New on the SGS website: Guidelines for AdministratorsGuidelines for Administrators: –Regulatory background –Overall procedures and steps –References (including recommendation for termination template letter) –SGS contact info Info for StudentsInfo for Students: –Definition of termination –Explanation of the process –FAQs –SGS contact info 16

Tuition Fee Deferral and Student Loans To request on the Student Web Service (ROSI), students must be receiving: OSAP and other provincial loans US Loans A funding package under the unit’s graduate funding commitment Students with unpaid fees from a previous session may NOT defer current session fees 17

How to defer fees based on loans Students apply for deferral by clicking on the OSAP/Govt Deferral button on the 'Financial Accounts' section on the Student Web Service (ROSI): 18

More info for students Enrolment Services website Enrolment Services Financial Aid 19

Identifying students who may defer fees through the Student Web Service (ROSI) Students with a funding package as part of a unit’s funding commitment are identified by the “Funding Indicator” on the individual student’s registration screen (4 A A B/4 A C B) This is set by the student’s year of study and the “Max Year of Funding” on the POSt settings (1 A A B, second screen) 20

SGS Request to Register Without Payment Form Used when a student is receiving a major award, research stipend or teaching assistantship that covers at least the minimum first payment (not part of a graduate unit’s funding commitment) Will be available on the SGS website when fall registration begins (mid-July)SGS website 21

Service Charges September Starters –begin November 15 th January Starters –begin February15 th May Starters –begin June 15 th Occur on the 15 th of every month thereafter until fees are paid in full. 22

Service Charges for Students who Request to Register without Payment OSAP or other provincial loans, service charges begin to accrue as follows: September Starters first assessed as of November 15 th January Starters first assessed as of February 15 th May Starters first assessed as of June 15 th Major award, research stipend or teaching assistantship covering at least the minimum first payment : September Starters – first assessed as of May 15 th January Starters – first assessed as of May 15 th May Starters – first assessed as of September 15 th 23

September Batch FINCA SGS will FINCA all students who have not paid fees or have not completed a request to register without payment on Sept. 15 Enrolment in and access to courses by the Student Web Service (ROSI) will be cancelled Students requiring registration after this date MUST be directed to SGS to show payment receipt Late registration fee is required for registration Can be identified in advance by using 4 B B E 24

Enrolment Preparation 25

Enrolment Preparation Update course scheduling info in ROSI –1 B A A: Activity Sections –1 B A C: Activity Meeting Sections –1 B A D: Activity Section Enrolment Limits Inform students 26

Key Dates in Monitoring Enrolment & Registration September 12 – deadline to register September 15 – non-registered students FINCA September 22 – last day to enrol in courses November 1 – Fall enrolment and Registration count 27

Emergency & Next of Kin Contact Information Remind students to add this information to ROSI: 28

Importance of Accurate and Complete Student Records Students –Fees –Blackboard access and class lists –Grades –Transcripts –Tax credits Institution –Government reporting and BIU income –Academic and budget planning –Performance indicators (e.g., unit & program reviews) 29

Checking Records - Tools Registration lists (downloads – ROSI & ROSI Express) Individual student look-ups (e.g. outstanding conditions – 4AEC) SGS diagnostics (e.g. Duals) ROSI diagnostics –Reg’d students without courses (4BBA) –Invited students with courses (4BBE) –Anomalous records (4BBG) –Outstanding conditions (4FJG) 30

Blackboard and Instructor Info Instructor information in ROSI: 1 B A B A Accuracy and timing are important! CTSI provides Blackboard training and support: Tuesday, June 24, pm to 3pm 31

Reinstatements Graduate students who fail to register may reinstate if they are still within the maximum allowable time for the degree program (program length plus maximum extension years). Reinstatement forms Reinstatement forms are approved and processed by SGS. 32

Program Extension Rules Phd, flexible-time option PhD professional doctoral students: 4 one year program extensions after time limit Master’s students: three one-year program extensions after time limit First two approved by graduate unit, further extensions approved by SGS 33

Program Extension Fees All FT graduate students on new program extension pay 50% of the relevant domestic fee plus sessional incidental & ancillary fees (domestic fee also applies to international students) Part-time students on extension will continue to be charged part-time fees 34

Pro-rated Final Year Fees Only doctoral students (PhD, Flexible-time Option PhD, professional doctorates) are eligible for pro-rated final year fees. –Doctoral students whose final year is not an extension year will be assessed pro-rated fees based upon 100% of program fee. –Doctoral students whose final year is an extension year will be assessed pro-rated fees based upon 50% of program fee. 35

Ciência sem Frontei ​ ras ​ (Science without Borders - ​ Brazil) ​ The University of Toronto is very pleased to receive applications from excellent Brazilian doctoral students who will be applying for Ciência sem Fronteiras (CsF) scholarships. –Instructions for applicants/studentsInstructions for applicants/students –Instructions for administrators (coming soon)Instructions for administrators For information and assistance, contact Victoria Hurlihey at SGS at 36

Thank you for attending! For clarification on any topics discussed, please contact your divisional SSO or SSA. This presentation will be posted in the Workshops section of the SGS website. 37 Don MacMillan - Director Tel: Josie Lalonde - Associate Director, Student Systems and Records Tel: Michael Godwin - Student Services Officer, Division 1 - Humanities and CERES, FI, LAW, MGT, MMPA Tel: Scott Moore - Acting Student Services Officer, Division 2 - Social Sciences Tel: Steve Rutchinski - Student Services Officer, Division 3 - Physical Sciences Tel: Victoria Hurlihey - Student Services Officer, Division 4 - Life Sciences Tel: Sofia Kirschner - Student and Administrative Systems Support Representative Tel: