<p>Can anyone help me understand how registration dates are assigned after the first semester? Also, how hard is it to get classes? Finally, if anyone has any experience with (or would be up for taking a look at) Chem 103/104. I'm a little confused if it's 4 credits or 8. There are lecture sections for 4 credits that say "includes X hours of lab" and then there are other sections called "103L" that are also four credits. Confused here.</p>
<p>Chem 104 is 4 credits with the lab.</p>
<p>Course registration is completed on-line utilizing what is called the UD-SIS system. If you go to Udel.edu in the top right corner below the search window you will see “My UD”. If you place your cursor arrow on this below it will appear UDSIS-students. This takes you to the students account and once you get into it there is a place to click on to schedule classes. Students will be given a specific date on this site when they can begin to register for the next semester. Registration is initially by class year. Seniors first, then Juniors, then Sophomores, and then finally Freshman. Within each class however, the schedule then is done in aphabetical order. This can be quite a pain if your name is towards the end of the alphabet. As with all colleges some courses are more popular than others, and courses with many sections have different professors (with students trying to get certain popular professors). Many students begin to register at 12.01 am the day they are allowed to register in an attempt to get the courses they want. There is a web site entitled Ratemy professors.com where students can receive ratings by students themselves regarding professors and the courses they teach. Just go to the site and select UDEL as the school. Hope this info is helpful. (I hope your last name does not end in a Z).</p>
<p>If taking hard math science courses, my D SWEARS by rate myprofessor.com. Many professors are foreign in those disciplines and can be difficult to understand. First semester she did not have much choice, she picked classes before knowing how reliable that website really is now she will not pick a course before reading the student feedback on that site. It is not difficult to get your classes at all, my d said her friends from HS that go to SUNY schools and another at UMASS have much more difficult time getting into classes. My d has gotten everyone of her choices and professors since starting.</p>
<p>You guys are the best. Thanks so much!!!</p>
<p>My son has a “Z” name and is not in honors. Registration has been a bit tough to say the least. He has required classes that he has trouble getting. Some are reserved for honors, major/minor or seniors. For this spring and next fall semester I was back and forth on the phone with him, helping him put together a schedule that makes sense. His major has many requirements (both within the major and within the 4 ‘breadth’ groups), so he is just trying to fulfill whatever he can, and so far has, for the most part, succeeded, but it hasn’t been easy, and he rarely gets his top choices.</p>
<p>This is the one BIG disappointment with this UDel. He could not even get the next economics class he needs in the sequence (he’s going for a B.S. in economics) , so he had to go with the only other available eco class that fills a requirement (over 300 level) and doesn’t require the class he originally wanted (which seems to be a requirement for everything else). If this happens again for next spring, he’ll have to plead to the professor to let him into the class. He did talk to his adviser in the business school and she said his current schedule is fine, but he will need that 1 Eco class come Spring 2011.</p>
<p>My daughter tells me that the registration appointments are assigned by credit hour not alphabetically. So the more credits you have, the earlier you can register. And you are given a specific time on a specific day when you are able to login to UDSis to register. She’s was lucky enough to go in with some AP credits so she usually gets an earlier time than most people in her class. But she was wondering if Delaware residents get earlier slots. She is OOS.</p>
<p>There is another way that it is sometimes possible to get popular/required courses or to just help reduce a students course load during the regular semesters. This is to take a course during the winter or summer session. Of course not all courses are available but a number of them are. A trick my D and I learned was to take courses on-line thru UDEL’s Continuing Education Department. Now of course you have to pay for these courses but there is a way to only have to pay less than 1/2 of the normal OOS tuition charge (I believe now it is over $800.00 per credit hour (or over $2400.00 for a three credit course). A number of on-line courses are available in what is called a “site participant” rate. These are the same courses offered during the regular semester but the cost for a 3 credit course is only about $1100.00 (these courses are only avaiable at this reduced rate during the winter/summer sessions). These are available to full time Delaware students (with certain restrictions-but not many). Students register for a course, take it at home on-line (anywhere in the U.S). When you register you have to select a site near your home (located at most all colleges) where you have to go to take any exams required. The sites generally charge a small fee for this (approx. $50-$75). The course is then listed on a students transcript as a regular UDEL class (no one can tell it was an on-line course). This might sound complicated but once you do it one time you will find it to be very easy and cost effective to do so. OOS students then do not have to pay for staying on campus to take winter/summer courses, they take them at home on-line. Just go to UDEL’s Continuing Education Site and it will tell you how to arrange it. The courses available are listed in the catalogs for the winter/summer sessions (the site participant courses are identified by the prefex 195). My D will graduate with her BSN from UDEL on 5/29/10. By taking several courses during the winter and summer she was really able to reduce her regular semester work load. This can be very helpful for students in majors at Delaware that are the most challenging.</p>
<p>There is another way that it is sometimes possible to get popular/required courses or to just help reduce a students course load during the regular semesters. This is to take a course during the winter or summer session. Of course not all courses are available but a number of them are. A trick my D and I learned was to take courses on-line thru UDEL’s Continuing Education Department. Now of course you have to pay for these courses but there is a way to only have to pay less than 1/2 of the normal OOS tuition charge (I believe now it is over $800.00 per credit hour (or over $2400.00 for a three credit course). A number of on-line courses are available in what is called a “site participant” rate. These are the same courses offered during the regular semester but the cost for a 3 credit course is only about $1100.00 (these courses are only avaiable at this reduced rate during the winter/summer sessions). These are available to full time Delaware students (with certain restrictions-but not many). Students register for a course, take it at home on-line (anywhere in the U.S). When you register you have to select a site near your home (located at most all colleges) where you have to go to take any exams required. The sites generally charge a small fee for this (approx. $50-$75). The course is then listed on a students transcript as a regular UDEL class (no one can tell it was an on-line course). This might sound complicated but once you do it one time you will find it to be very easy and cost effective to do so. OOS students then do not have to pay for staying on campus to take winter/summer courses, they take them at home on-line. Just go to UDEL’s Continuing Education Site and it will tell you how to arrange it. The courses available are listed in the catalogs for the winter/summer sessions (the site participant courses are identified by the prefex 195). My D will graduate with her BSN from UDEL on 5/29/10. By taking several courses during the winter and summer she was really able to reduce her regular semester work load. This can be very helpful for students in majors at Delaware that are the most challenging.</p>
<p>@M88035- You are corrrect-I stand corrected - I checked with my D and she confirmed what Your D said. My daughter had initially told me it was done alphabetically, but then found out diffferently, but never told me. I apologize for this. And also you are correct about getting a specific time assigned to register in addition to a date.</p>
<p>DD went in with lots of credits from AP but still needed additional courses to meet the requirements for her 2 majors and minor. She ended up taking 3 courses online from 3 different in state schools which were less expensive than as a Delaware OOS. She got the ok that the credits would transfer before she took them.
There were a couple times that she couldn’t get a class she wanted. She contacted the professor and showed up the first day. Not everyone who signed up, shows up.</p>
<p>Yea the online courses are great money savers for OOS. My D took one over winter session. She also took a course at our community college last summer and is registered for 2 courses at our local state university this summer. (She has figured out that going to school beats working!!!)</p>
<p>My son had some AP credits as well. I wonder sometimes if they don’t go out of their way to accommodate everyone so students will pay extra and take on-line or winter/summer session classes. </p>
<p>Almost everything about this school, both my son and myself have been happy with. But registering has been frustrating.</p>
<p>I think that DD has had many fewer issues than I did with registration as a college student. Of course, that was back in the old days when you stood in line to sign a paper roster or for a computer punch card which could mean having to run all over campus to get all your classes.
Other than ones that changed or added majors, DD’s UD friends have managed to get all their courses done in the 4 years. Can’t say the same about highschool friends at other schools.</p>
<p>D has had only one class that she had trouble (sort of) getting into because it was designated for upperclass and majors so when she tried to register online the system would not allow her to. When she couldnt register for it online she went to the department (she might have just emailed the department, Im not sure) and they told her that the professor was out of the country and that she should email him to get permission. Whe emailed him, he responded immediately and gave her permission to register for the class. D advised the department and got in, no problem. The_Mom you made me laugh remembering the way we used to have to register. Now that was difficult, trying to get into the line early enough to get in to a class, haha.</p>
<p>Mwallenmd - during accepted students day for nursing, we were told that spots are held in the required courses so that all the nursing students will get what they need. True?</p>
<p>Admiralamber- Yes, this is true for the required Nursing (NURS) courses. In several other courses required for a Nursing major (Nutrition Concepts -NTDT 200 and Life Span Development -IFST 201) I also believe spaces are held for Nursing Students as well. I believe that for all other non-nursing courses (primarily taken in the first two years) nursing students have to compete with the rest of the student body but I do not think you will have a problem getting the courses you want (many of them are large lecture courses that rarely completely fill up). When you attend Delaworld 101 next month or in July your first semester course schedule will be determined. For most all Nursing students in the first semester they have to take Introductory Biology (BISC 207). This course is not just for Nursing students. There are many sections for the course with a number of different professors involved. Most students just routinely take the schedule the adviser gives them. If possible, depending who you get to meet with, I would attempt to try and be more selective in the professor you get. However, they may or may not allow you to make changes - but most students never even bother to ask. You also may change class sections at the beginning of the semester but by then all the sections with the “preferred” professors are usually filled up. Again ratemyprofessors.com can be helpful in getting past student reviews of the professors at Delaware. You can go to the UDEL website and find all the courses, sections, and the corresponding professors that teach them for the Fall 2010 semester. If you have problems finding this site let me know and I can give you more specific directions to it. Unlike many other Universities Nursing Students at Delaware should have little (if any) problem in getting the courses they need to graduate in 4 years, assuming you pass and get high enough grades in certain courses so you do not have to repeat any. A student who earns a grade lower than C- in a Nursing (NURS) course must repeat the course and get a grade of at least C-. Hope this ifo is helpful.</p>
<p>Admiralamber-There is one more thing I would like to tell you about the Introductory Biology course (BISC 207) that most all freshman Nursing students must take their first semester. This course is not easy. Biology majors (another one of the most difficult majors at Delaware) must also take this course. It is not a “toned down” biology course for nurses. According to my D this was the course that caused the most difficulties for her Nursing major peers their first semester. Also belated Congrats to your daughter on her acceptance into the Nursing Program. From her HS stats (reported in a previous post and very much similar to my D) I suspect she will do very well at Delaware. If she is interested in a sorority I can recommend Alpha Phi (It has a beautiful house almost right next to Trabant in the heart of the campus-my D lived there her sophomore year and loved it)</p>
<p>Mwallenmd: Thanks for all your insights about registration and all the tips. I am bit worried because, for various reasons, D can only go to new student orientation during the last few days of the orientation period. We spoke with them about this at Decision Day and they said to work it out with them after we receive the assigned date. Good to know all the ways to get a leg up on the course credits.</p>
<p>Funny that you mentioned the Alpha Phi house at UD. I was an Alpha Phi in college (NU) and, during our first visit to UD, when we were early for our info session, I rang the doorbell at APhi and took my D in. Of course she thought is was “awkward” (isn’t everything I do awkward?) but it was great to see the house (different yet the same as what I experienced at college). Hope the girls there are nice as my D is a legacy! Looks like a great housing option too!</p>
<p>Ok - back to the topic at hand: registration…</p>