<p>Anyone on Registration Hold?</p>
<p>Registration hold only happens if you haven’t completed something. Either your immunizations records, emergency contact info, or something like that. Ask Penn why you’re on registration hold.</p>
<p>i called they said all of us are on registration hold for now</p>
<p>I was under the impression that after your first conversation with your pre-major advisor, she/he takes you off registration hold.</p>
<p>yup. that’s true.</p>
<p>when should you contact the advisor? before or during advance reg.?</p>
<p>Everyone is placed on registration hold every semester before they declare a major. The reason behind this is to force students to really consider the courses they want to take. You need to figure out what you want to take, then talk to your pre-major adviser. He/She will then decide whether you’re in good enough shape to register… usually it’s no big deal. Then you can register.</p>
<p>I’m in the College, so that’s really what I know pretty well. College students, you are going to be maxed out at 4.5 course units, so that translates into four classes. The 0.5 c.u. is generally going to be a lab for anyone taking a BIOL, CHEM, PHYS or other lab science course. In your first semester you should be looking at several areas: figuring out your major, fulfilling requirements and exploring random interests. You have thirteen requirements to fulfill, which is really not as daunting as it may seem, as many of the requirements overlap (i.e. for those not math/science savvy, taking MATH170 serves to fulfill the Natural Sciences and Mathematics Sector as well as the Foundational Approach in Formal Reasoning and Analysis; the course is titled “Ideas in Mathematics” … you can imagine what it’s like). So, with that in mind, you should look to fulfill at least one of these requirements during your first semester. If you’re smart, you’ll take a writing seminar to fulfill your writing requirement. If you haven’t fulfilled the language requirement, enroll in a language course. Since everyone has a general idea of a potential major, take a course in that field; it could lead you in that direction or it could lead you in a different direction… I took PHIL002 (Ethics) as a PPE Core course, and as it turns out, I am counting it as a course in a Political Theory concentration of a Political Science major! And with your last course, take something that just seems fun and interesting. Sure you could do what EVERYONE does and take PSYC001 (which, actually, I’m taking this semester from 4:30-6:00PM TR… it fulfills a requirement) or ECON001, but those courses are no fun.</p>
<p>One thing that you should know before you even start thinking about registration is that you SHOULD NOT BE AFRAID of courses with high numbers! If you have any interest in Business but are in the College, consider taking LGST210 (Corporate Responsibility & Ethics). It requires no background knowledge and is fascinating! The reality of Penn’s courses is that unless it states that it has prerequisites, you really can take the course with no background knowledge and do quite well. The upper level courses are generally easier than the lower level courses, as they are more specialized, so there is more depth and less breadth. Plus, courses like MATH114 and ECON001 are designed as weeder courses.</p>
<p>Happy course hunting</p>