Registering for Classes Pre-Advising Workshop

Before We Begin: Meet with Your Advisor Your assigned advisor will be listed on the school website with your registration time. Your advisor will help you decide which classes you can or should take. This session is meant to help you be more self sufficient as a student, but does not replace advising with your assigned advisor.

What you need to know: *Who is my advisor? *When can I register? *What tools can I use to help me figure out what to take next quarter? *How do I register for next quarter?

Moving from ABE to English 90 There are two ways you can move. Here is one: *If you attend the ABE Transition class regularly, have turned in work, and have a passing grade, your instructor will recommend you for full “Transition Testing.” You must earn a minimum of these scores: 230 or higher on the CASAS reading test 8.3 G.E. or higher on the GMRT (academic reading 70% or higher on the essay test.

Here is the second, the standard way, to move to English 90 Take the computerized placement test (CPT) at the Testing Center. Pay $25 for two opportunities. Score 59 or above on both reading and sentence skills.

#1. Go to

#2. Go to “Current Students”

#3. Go to “When Can I register?”

Registration Appointment Time This notice tells you that your “appointment time” is NOT a meeting time. It is the earliest time you may go online or to Building 25 to register for your credit classes. You should meet and talk with your Advisor BEFORE this time so you know FOR SURE what classes to sign up for.

Enter your Student ID number 875-XX-XXXX (you don’t need the dashes) Enter your birthday MMDDYY (if your month or day only has one number, add a zero before it)

This is the earliest DAY that you can register This is the earliest TIME that you can register. IT IS NOT AN APPOINTMENT WITH YOUR ADVISOR

Now that I know when I am allowed to register, how do I decide what courses I should take?

Picking Classes—Degree Audit *Do you want a certificate or degree? If you are attending to get a degree or certificate (and if you are getting financial aid for a specific purpose), there are lists of classes you must take. Start with Degree Audit and see which classes you need to take and how long it might take you.

*You can look at all the degree and certificate requirements in Degree Audit. *If you know what certificate or degree you want to work on, it helps you figure out what classes you need to take. (But, pre-100 level pre-requisite courses like English 90 are not listed. Add these courses to the course lists for degrees and certificates.) Degree Audit: an on-line tool

Degree Audit—more functions! *It keeps track of all the classes you’ve taken at SPSCC * It keeps CPT (College Placement Test) test scores so you can tell what to take next in English and Math

Where do I find Degree Audit? *It is on the college’s webpage *Use it between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. from wherever you have internet access. *You need to know:  Your Student ID (875-XX-XXXX)  Your Global PIN (your birth date - MMDDYY)

Go to spscc.ctc.edu Click on the Current Students button

Click on the Degree Audit button

Click on the Student Login button

Type in your Student ID number and your birthdate (MMDDYY)

Your Name should be listed here by last name and then first name

Pick a Certificate or Degree from the Select a Degree list. Then click the Run Audit button

Shows your name, Student ID and when you looked at this. Shows you the name of the Certificate or Degree you picked and what it requires.

This describes how long it takes to finish. It doesn’t include Basic Skills or Pre-college level courses, though. Shows you all of the classes you need to take. It checks them off when you finish each one. Also shows you all the other classes you’ve taken that don’t go directly toward this certificate or degree.

Click on the Test Scores tab. This will show if you have taken the CPT, what your scores were, what level it recommends you take, or if you’ve taken some other test to let you into the a class.

Your Advisor can write down which classes you should take each quarter and save them here. Other advisors can look at this and help keep track of your goals. It also reminds you about which classes you need. Some classes require that you take other classes first.

Now that I know what courses I must take for a degree or certificate, how do I find my classes for next quarter? First, determine which pre-college classes you must complete. The CPT scores and the classes you are currently taking this quarter determine this for you.

Complete English and Math Pre-requisites Look at your CPT test scores to see what your next step is or can you assume you will take and pass the ABE Transition Math test? * If you are in the ABE Transition English class, assume will pass the English Transition Testing to English 90. If you don’t pass these tests, then you can later register for ABE.

Complete Math Pre-requisites You need to look closely at the program you want to determine which math classes to take. Program requirements vary!

Pre-College English Flow Chart English 90 (CPT 59-73): Could move to E95 or to E98-- depending on your achievment in E90 English 95 (CPT 74-89): Move to E 98/101 English 98 and/or English 101 (“Bucket class” with E98 and E101 OR Stand alone E101)

Math Flow Chart ABE BUS104 – Business Math (also requires eligibility for Writing 101) Math 107 – Math in Society Math 94 Math 97 Math 90 You can skip Math 94 if your teacher says you’re ready Math 101 – Technical Math Math 99 Math 108 – Prob. & Stats. Math 140 – College Algebra Math 100 – Early Childhood Ed. Math Math 147 – Pre-Calc: Business Phil 106 – Formal Logic CIS 168 – Programming Logic Math 131 – Math for Elem Ed I More CPT score or 80% or higher on ABE Math Transition Test

ESS 101: Navigation of College Resources Students who will take English 90 are required, as of Fall 2014, to take this 2 credit course about how to succeed in college. Students who will take English 90 are required, as of Fall 2014, to take this 2 credit course about how to succeed in college. You can take this course in the first two quarters, starting with the quarter you first take English 90. You can take this course in the first two quarters, starting with the quarter you first take English 90.

Fill out the Admissions Form for SPSCC Even though you are already a student, you have to complete a form to begin taking credit classes. If you don’t complete it, you might get an inaccurate tuition bill for out of country tuition! Avoid the hassle and do the form.

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Now that you know what you have to do and about what classes you should or want to take, go to “Current Student” and find the item that reads “Plan My Schedule” Click on it.

Pick a Quarter It shows you all the class choices in all the school’s locations. This means the main campus, Hawks Prairie, online, and other options.

Pick Your Classes Click “View Course List” to see all of the classes.

Pick Your Classes Click on a letter, like “E”for an English class. It moves you to the class code (see the codes in blue below).

Pick Your Classes When you click on the class code, it is added to the list on the left.

Pick Your Classes When you have picked all the types of courses you want, click “Submit Selections.”

Review Your Options Now you can see ALL of the times that each course is scheduled. You can also see who is teaching the class and which building it is in. The “seat openings” tells you if there is still room in that class.

Pick Your Classes Next, click the “select” box to pick the specific classes you want. Finish by clicking “Display My Schedule”

Pick Your Classes Here you can see what your weekly schedule is by time and day. Here is your class list. The Item number is on the left side. This is the number you use to register for that specific class. This shows you the choices you didn’t pick. Now you can PRINT this page. You can also GO BACK to the last page.

How do I now register for classes now that I know what I want? After meeting with your assigned advisor to check your choices, wait for your registration “appointment” time, just after Advising Day.

To Register (hold a place in the classes you want), go again to “Current Students”

Go “Register for Classes”

Registering for Classes This reminds you to check when tuition is due If a class you want is already full, you will go on a waitlist. If other students drop out of that class, you will get in. You need to check the list often – the college will NOT contact you.

Registering for Classes Your Student ID number 875-XX-XXXX This is your six digit global PIN— “MMDDYY”

Registering for Classes You need to check that your contact information is correct before the computer will let you register. Enter your SID – 875-XX-XXXX Enter your birthday – MMDDYY Click “Verify My Address”

Registering for Classes Is this correct? If no, click “Change My Address” If yes, click “Register for Classes”

Registering for Classes Enter your SID – 875-XX-XXXX *Enter your global PIN *Pick on the next quarter *Click “Register”

Registering for Classes Now you are ready to start registering! Elvis A. Presley

Oops, not yet! You need to check a circle in each section before you can continue.

Whew! Finally! Type in the item numbers and click submit! Type the course Item numbers from the classes you pick earlier. Item numbers in the left column.

Wait List Strategy What if a class was full and you put yourself on a wait list? Check that list often to see if you have been added to the class. Sometimes, when tuition payments are due, about two weeks before a quarter starts, there will be drops and your name will be added to a class.

When you have registered, you have to pay—but not until about two weeks before the new quarter. If you don’t pay your tuition, you will be dropped from rosters and will no longer be registered. Check each quarter for specific payment due dates. Check with Financial Aid, too, if you have been awarded funds.