1. Scheduling & Northern on the Web The Tools You Need to Register Successfully

2. Points to remember  You can create a schedule on your own, if you have the right tools and know how to use them  Your academic advisor is one of your most important resources at college.  Your Catalog lists a lot more than program requirements and is a vital tool in guaranteeing your success in college.

3. Degree Evaluations These are handy and can give you a very good idea of what classes you still need to complete your major…but they will only get you so far.

4. Catalogs Again, another great resource—particularly for looking up prerequisites or corequisites to a course…but it is not as user friendly when trying to keep track of requirements that you have met for your degree.

5. Unofficial Transcripts You can pull these up on Northern on the Web. They are not official, but they can show you what classes you have taken.... What you cannot easily decipher is what courses applied to your degree and what you still need to take.

6. A Symbiotic Relationship A Symbiotic Relationship Use your Catalog with your Degree Evaluation and Transcripts to effectively create a schedule and know where you stand with your credits. + + =

7. Who is your advisor?  Login using your Northern ID and PIN

8. Who is your advisor?  Click “Student Services,” followed by “Student Records”. 1 1 2 2

9. Who is your advisor?  Click “View Student Information”

10. Who is your advisor?

11.  You can also find this information posted on your campus.

12. Why do you need an advisor?  All students are assigned advisors  Advisors help with scheduling and graduation tracking  At registration time, your advisor can provide a PIN to allow you to register online

13. Why do you need an advisor? Studies show that the number one factor in helping you, the student, succeed in college is academic advising! Be sure to meet with your advisor regularly to discuss your chosen path and stay on track for graduation.

14. Health Sciences  Selective admission programs  Includes Nursing Nursing Respiratory Respiratory Surgical Technology, AAS and CP Surgical Technology, AAS and CP Medical Assisting, Clinical Medical Assistant Medical Assisting, Clinical Medical Assistant Radiology Radiology Health Information Technology Health Information Technology  Planning your degree

15. Catalog components  Academic Programs Middle chunk of book Middle chunk of book Lists program name with advisors and program directors Lists program name with advisors and program directors Shows all required coursework, except transitional courses Shows all required coursework, except transitional courses  Course Descriptions Describe courses Describe courses List prerequisites and corequisites per course List prerequisites and corequisites per course

16. Running Degree Evaluations  Under “Student Services,” click “Student Records,” followed by “Degree Evaluation”

17. If your major is correct…  Click “Generate New Evaluation”

18. Generate New Evaluation  Click the circle by program and “Generate Request”

19. If major will change…  Click “What-If Analysis”

20. What-If Analysis  Step 1: Choose the Term and click “Continue”

21. What-If Analysis  Step 2: Choose the program and “Continue”

22. What-If Analysis  Step 3: Choose first major and “Submit”

23. What-If Analysis  Step 4: Verify your selection and “Generate Request”

24. Degree Evaluation

27. Transcripts  In “Student Services,” click “Student Records” and then “Academic Transcript” Spring 2008 Subject Course Level Title Grade Credit Quality Start R Hours Points and End Dates ACC 122 01 Principles of Accounting I C 3.000 6.00 Term Totals (Undergraduate) Attempt Passed Earned GPA Quality GPA Hours Hours Hours Hours Points Current Term: 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 6.00 2.00 Cumulative: 6.000 6.000 6.000 6.000 18.00 3.00 Spring 2008 Subject Course Level Title Grade Credit Quality Start R Hours Points and End Dates ACC 122 01 Principles of Accounting I C 3.000 6.00 Term Totals (Undergraduate) Attempt Passed Earned GPA Quality GPA Hours Hours Hours Hours Points Current Term: 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 6.00 2.00 Cumulative: 6.000 6.000 6.000 6.000 18.00 3.00 Spring 2008 Subject Course Level Title Grade Credit Quality Start R Hours Points and End Dates ACC 122 01 Principles of Accounting I C 3.000 6.00 Term Totals (Undergraduate) Attempt Passed Earned GPA Quality GPA Hours Hours Hours Hours Points Current Term: 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 6.00 2.00 Cumulative: 6.000 6.000 6.000 6.000 18.00 3.00

28. Transcripts  Click “Submit”

29. Transcripts