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

2Winter 2005 Quarter Calendar and DeadlinesThe following calendar specifies the enrollment processes and deadlines for the academic quarter. When calendar events infringe upon religiousobligations, you should contact appropriate academic or administrative offices to make alternate arrangements in advance.Payments received after 4 p.m. will be credited on the following day and may be subject to a late fee. The Cashiers Office is openMonday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.The Office of the Registrar is open 9 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Transactions requiring office assistance must be completed by4 p.m. Transactions using GOLD may be completed anytime on the deadline listed. (Friday until 6:45 p.m. only).Graduation DeclarationsRegistration AppointmentsRegistrationFinancial Aid, Loan, andScholarship UnitRequirementFeesGraduate IntercampusExchangeContinuing UndergraduateRegistration DeadlineNew and ReturningStudentsFinancial Aid, Loan, andScholarship UnitRequirementWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2004• First day for undergraduates to use GOLD todeclare candidacy for the winter 2005degree.WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20• On or after this date, continuing students useGOLD to list their winter 2005 registrationappointment times.OCTOBER 30-NOVEMBER 11• Registration for continuing undergraduateand graduate students. Register using GOLDat your designated appointment time toobtain best possible priority for your classlevel.• No winter financial aid, loans, or scholarshipswill be credited to your BARCaccount until you are registered insufficient units. Undergraduates must beregistered in a minimum of 6 units. Graduatestudents must be registered in a minimum of 4units.MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1• First day to pay fees.MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8• Last day for graduate students to fileintercampus exchange applications forwinter quarter with the Graduate Division.Note: graduate students wishing to attend UCBerkeley must apply by Monday, October 25.THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11• Continuing undergraduate students whoregister after this date will be assessed a $50late registration fee. (Students in theCollege of Creative Studies registering onlyfor Creative Studies classes will be chargedthe $50 late registration fee if registration iscompleted later than Monday, January 3.)LATE NOVEMBER• Registration begins for new and returningstudents.• No winter financial aid, loans, or scholarshipswill be credited to your BARCaccount until you are registered insufficient units. Undergraduates must beregistered in a minimum of 6 units. Graduatestudents must be registered in a minimum of 4units.Continuing GraduateRegistration DeadlineGraduate StudentsUndergraduate FeePayment Deadline$Refund Checks$Continuing UndergraduateClass Space DeadlineGraduate StudentsTHURSDAY, DECEMBER 9• Continuing graduate students who registerafter this date will be assessed a $50 lateregistration fee.• Deadline for graduate students to presenttheses and dissertations to GraduateDivision to receive fall 2004 degree.WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15• Fee Payment Deadline for undergraduatestudents.• Undergraduate students who still have abalance due must pay or defer this balance,to avoid a $50 late payment fee.• Refund checks: all students, including newand graduate students, will have their financialaid refund checks mailed on December 27.See “Special Instructions for Financial Aid,Loan, and Scholarship Students” on pages 12-13 for more information about refund checks.• In order for continuing undergraduatestudents to maintain registered status andprotect class space, all “amount due”charges listed on the December BARCstatement must be paid by this date. Studentswho did not receive a December BARCstatement by December 1 should view theirBARC account balance on the student BARCwebsite at mybarc.ucsb.edu, or contact theBilling Office for the “amount due” charges.Students whose payment is received after thisdate are subject to losing their registered classspace. Notification of failure to meet thisdeadline will be sent to U-Mail addresses.• After this date, registration for undergraduatestudents will not be processed without priorpayment of fees.WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29• Last day to Advance to Doctoral Candidacyand pay $65 Advancement fee to be eligiblefor Doctoral Fee Offset grants for winter 2005.• Last day to file a thesis or dissertation usingfees paid fall 2004.SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 2005• Winter quarter begins.• Pre-instructional activities: counseling, testing,academic advising. See pages 15-16.