gold - Office of the Registrar - University of California, Santa Barbara

Enrollment in anAcademic Quarter1. Enrollment ProcedureDeadlinesTo enroll for the quarter, you must accomplishthe following by the deadlines listed on pages2-5:• Register for classes. (See #2 below. TheRegistration Process)• Pay the “now due” amount on your currentBARC statement and all other outstandingfinancial obligations to UCSB. (See “Fees”beginning on page 12.)• Arrange for the release of blocks (if any) onyour registration.• Update your address information on GOLD orby turning in a change of address form to theOffice of the Registrar. (See #6 below,Address Verification.)2. The RegistrationProcessYou are encouraged to seek academic adviceprior to registration. College and departmentlocations are listed on page 32.Registration Appointments and PassesThree appointments (passes) are assigned toyou. (New and Returning students will onlyreceive Passes 2 and 3.) Each pass through thesystem allows you to make changes to yourregistration record.During the first pass you may enroll for nomore than 13.5 units. You may add additionalunits, up to the maximum allowed by yourcollege, during the second pass. You maycontinue to adjust your schedule during Pass 3.To find out your appointment times, useGOLD. You may only register during theappointment times that are assigned to you.Continuing undergraduate students mustregister for at least one course in Pass 1 ofregistration to avoid a $50 late registration fee.Graduate student registration deadline is duringPass 2. New and returning students mustregister for classes on or before the first day ofinstruction to avoid the $50 late registration fee.Priority SystemPriority to obtain classes is based on class leveldetermined by total units completed. Priority isnot assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.Priority is implemented through the appointmentsystem with appointments randomlyassigned within each class level. Register at thebeginning of your designated appointment timeto take best advantage of your registrationpriority.BlocksA registration block may prevent you frompursuing registration activities. Failure toremove the block will result in a Lapse of Status(see page 17) and you will be dropped from allof your current classes.Time ConflictsGOLD will highlight conflicts but will allow youto schedule a conflict. It is your responsibility tolook for course changes and resolve anyresultant time conflicts.Instructor NumberIf you are registering for a course which requiresan instructor number, you will find these 2-digitnumbers at the end of each subject listing in thisbooklet inside the Individualized Instructionboxes. Note: An instructor listed under twodifferent subject headings will have differentinstructor numbers.PrerequisitesInstructors have final authority in determiningenrollment for their courses. Verification of thestudent’s qualifications is made at the beginningof the quarter. Undergraduates can enroll ingraduate courses only if they have an approveddepartmental petition on file in the Office of theRegistrar prior to registration.Additionally, certain qualifications are checkedduring and after registration. These qualificationsare identified in the “Messages” column ofa course listing in this publication and in thecourse description in the General Catalog. If youdo not meet these qualifications, you may bedropped from the course by the department.Adding After the 5th Day of ClassInstructor approval is required to add a classafter the 5th day of instruction. If permission isgranted, students will be given course approvalcodes which can be used to add the class untilthe published add deadline.Approval CodesUnder some circumstances, departments orinstructors may issue course approval codes tostudents to override various enrollmentrestrictions. Course approval codes may beused on GOLD until the published adddeadline.Writing Course Restrictions• Writing 1, 1E, 2, 2E, 50, and 50EWriting 1, 2, and 50 (or their LINKS equivalents)must be taken in sequence. You may not enrollin these courses without having met theprerequisites, and you may not enroll in them ifyou have already satisfied the Subject A andArea A General Education requirements.Because of the large backlog of studentswaiting for admission to these courses, it isextremely unlikely that instructors will admitUniversity Extension concurrent enrollmentstudents.9• LINKS CoursesLINKS are writing classes whose reading andwriting assignments are directly related to thelectures, readings and writings of certain othercourses. LINKS courses are designated with anLK, e.g., Writing 1LK, 2LK, or 50LK. Studentsmust enroll in the companion course beforeenrolling in the LINKS class. Materials for bothcourses are related, but testing and grading areindependent. In addition, papers for one coursemay not be submitted for the other course.LINKS writing courses carry the same number ofunits and fulfill the same General Educationrequirements as any other Writing 1, 2, or 50class.Dropping Writing CoursesThe deadline to drop Writing 1, 1E, 2, 2E, 50 or50E (or their LINKS equivalents) is the fifth dayof university instruction. The winter quarter dropdeadline is Friday, January 7, 2005 (by 6:45 p.m.via GOLD), for these courses.Students with DisabilitiesIf you are unable to use GOLD please call theRegistration Helpline at (805) 893-3592 orcontact the Disabled Students Program at(805) 893-2668 V/TDD.Repeating a CourseCertain courses may be repeated for credit andare identified in the course descriptions in theUCSB General Catalog. Repetition of any othercourse completed at the University of California,is subject to regulations that appear in theUCSB General Catalog. Graduate studentsshould consult Graduate Division and theiracademic departments before repeating acourse.If you are an undergraduate repeating acourse to improve your grade-point averagebecause you previously received a C- or below,or a NP, you need to specify this repeat toGOLD. First, you need to add the course youintend to repeat.Note: Undergraduates who wish to repeat acourse more than once must obtain the priorapproval of their college provost or dean beforeregistering for their third attempt or they will bedropped from the course.Looking forother events ordeadlines?Search the online CampusCalendar of Events at:www.events.sa.ucsb.edu/calendar