Registration Guide for Year 1 Students - Wilfrid Laurier University

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Important Registration InformationLink Error Messages and how to fix themPlease Note: In some cases, but not all, restrictions oncourses will be lifted on June 26, when all year levelshave had an opportunity to register. In other cases, therestrictions are never lifted (ie. Kinesiology courses arealways restricted to students in the Kin program)T1/A1 requiredThis link error means that there is eithera tutorial or a lab linked together with thelecture for this course. To correct this errormessage, you must select the lecture and thetutorial or lab from the list when you do yourclass search. Follow the notes that are associatedwith the course in the List of CourseOfferings as they will tell you if the courserequires a tutorial or a lab. When looking atthe list, the lectures are normally letters witha credit value of 0.5 and the tutorials and labsare normally a number or a combination of aletter/number and have a credit value of 0.00.If you drop a lecture or tutorial/lab, refer to#28 of the instructions.Time conflictThis link error means that you have selectedeither a lecture or a tutorial/lab offered atthe same time as another lecture, tutorial/labyou have already registered for. If you havechecked the list of courses and cannot understandwhy you are getting this message, checkthe Master Schedule as the time may havechanged from what is printed in this guide. Inorder to correct this, after you have checkedthe Master Schedule, either select anotherlecture at a different time, choose anothercourse or drop the course causing the conflict.PREQ and TEST Score ErrorThis link error means that you are attemptingto register in a course that has a pre-requisite.For example, before you can register in ayear 1 calculus course, you must write theonline CPPE test. There are also some seniorlanguage courses that require a high schoolpre-requisite. LORIS does not recognize highschool courses, therefore you must eitherspeak to the department of Languages &Literatures, ext. 2398 or contact the Registrar’sOffice, ext. 6354 or 6350, for assistance.Course/section is fullThis link error means that the course youare attempting to register in has reached itscapacity. You should choose another courseor you can watch LORIS, as students makechanges during the summer and a space mayopen up. Before attempting to register, if yousearch for this course, you can see how manyspots are available.Class RestrictionThis link error message means that you areattempting to register in a course that isrestricted to senior-level students.Duplicate CRNThis link error means that you have alreadyselected this course and perhaps havedropped it. If you are now wanting thiscourse back again, you must go to the list ofcourses, click in the drop down menu besidethe course and Re-instate yourself into thecourse. Once you have done this, click onSubmit Changes at the bottom of the screen.Course/section is not available toYear 1 studentsThe only courses that are available to Year1 students are listed in the List of CourseOfferings in this guide.You have exceeded the maximum hoursYear 1 students are limited to a maximum of3.0 credits in a term. LORIS will not allow youto register in more than that. If you are registeringin full-year courses, LORIS does notcount the credit until winter term, so you mayhave a problem. Contact this office for help.Changing section of the same course to anew day/timeIf you attempt to change the time of a lecture,lab/tutorial that you are already registeredin, because they are linked together in LORIS,you will be dropped out of both. In order toRe-Enroll, you must complete the followingsteps, in this order:1. drop the lecture, lab/tutorial, don’t bealarmed, LORIS will drop you out ofboth2. choose your new lecture, lab/tutorialand click on Add to Worksheet3. go back to the main page where yourcourses are listed. Beside the course,click in the drop down menu and clickon Re-Enroll, then Submit Changes (seesample screen shot # 6).Program and major restrictionsSome programs have restrictions on certaincourses or course sections in order to reservespace for students who are majoring in thatparticular program. In some cases, the restrictionsare lifted (this will happen on June 26)once all the students majoring in that subjecthave had an opportunity to register. In othercases, the restrictions are never lifted (i.e.,Kinesiology courses that are only available toKinesiology majors).Re-enroll into a course you were alreadyregistered in, but droppedIf you were registered in a course, droppedit and now want the same course and section,if you do a class search you will notice thatthere is no box for you to check. You mustfollow these instructions.1. go to the main page where your list ofcourses shows.2. find the “dropped” course, in thewindow beside it, scroll through to findRe-Enroll3. then hit Submit Changes (see screen shotsample # 6)60 | www.wlu.ca
Glossary of common university termsAcademic TermThere are five academic terms in the calendaryear:Fall (12 weeks) September - DecemberWinter (12 weeks) January - AprilSpring (12 weeks) May - AugustIntersession (6 weeks) May - JuneSummer (6 weeks) July - AugustFull-year courses - run September to Apriland are marked with an *, they will say “IP”in the fall term as the course is not completeduntil April.Note: The number of weeks listed above foreach term are teaching weeks. Final examsfollow.Academic YearThe academic year in the undergraduatesystem consists of two terms (totallingan eight-month duration), typically fromSeptember to April. Specific years arenormally classified as Year 1 (0.5 to 5.0credits), Year 2 (5.5 to 10.0 credits), Year 3(10.5 to 15.0 credits), Year 4 (honours studentswith 15.5 to 20.0 credits), Year 5 (doubledegree students with 20.5+ credits) and areused to indicate the academic level at which astudent is studying.AttemptAny course for which a final grade has beenassigned, including a failed grade.Blackboard Learning System (formerly WebCT)Wilfrid Laurier University uses BlackboardLearning Systems (formerly WebCT) as itsLearning Management System (LMS) fordelivery of distance education courses aswell as for support in classroom courses. TheLMS allows instructors and administratorsto organize and manage course content andstudents in an online environment. WebCTtechnical problems, passwords etc. should bedirected to Teaching Support Services, ext.4722.Closed CourseCourses that have reached their limit forspace.Course (Half-credit and Full-credit)A unit of study in a given discipline identifiedby a unique number and name in a givendepartment. The weight of value of a course isdefined as follows: a 1.0 credit (or full-credit)course normally consists of three contact hoursper week taken over an eight-month period(September - April). A half (0.5) credit courseis normally conducted over a four-monthperiod. A full-credit course is denoted by 1.0 inthe course description. A half-credit course isindicated with 0.5 weight, and a quarter-creditcourse as 0.25 in the course description.Course Withdrawal DefinitionsCancel: Withdrawing from all courses beforeclasses have started for a specific academictermDrop: Withdrawing from one or morecourses, but remaining registered for aspecific academic termWithdraw: Withdrawing from all coursesafter classes have started for a specificacademic termCreditA measure indicating the relative weightassigned a particular course. A credit can beobtained in a number of ways; for example,by successfully completing a 1.0-credit(full-credit) course, two half (0.5) creditcourses or four quarter (0.25) credit courses.In the program and course descriptions, thefollowing symbols are used following thecourse number:One and a half (1.5) credits: (‡)Credit or full-credit (1.0): (*)Half-credit (0.5): Does not have a symboladded to the course number.Quarter-credits (0.25): (º)Cross-Listed CourseA course that is offered by one homedepartment but teaches material whichoverlaps another discipline. These areindicated in the course description as crosslistedwith another discipline code. The fulldescription and prerequisites are given in thehome department of the course. Cross-listedcourses may be taken in either subject areabut credit may be earned in only one course.Note the policy regarding cross-listed coursesin the Course Distribution section of theRegulations Governing All General Programsin the Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Sciencechapters of the current UndergraduateAcademic Calendar.Curriculum DivisionMany courses are divided into 3 differentareas of study: Social Sciences, Humanitiesand Science. The divisions are explained inthe Faculty of Science section of this guide.ElectiveA course chosen as part of a program but nota required course. An elective may be subjectto departmental approval or may have to bechosen from a stated group of courses in aprogram.ExclusionAn exclusion is a statement within a coursedescription, indicating that a course orother level of attainment which, if alreadysuccessfully completed, does not permitregistration for credit in another course, andwhich cannot be taken for credit concurrentlywith the other course. It may also state thatthe course cannot be counted for credit ina program or toward a particular degree.Similar to the term anti-requisite.Junior CourseA course at the 100 – 199 level (e.g., SP101 orPS100*).In Progress (IP) - Refers to two-term or full-creditcoursesTwo-term courses, identified by an *, willsay IP (In Progress) in the fall term. This isbecause the course is “in progress” duringthe fall and is not completed until April. Thecredit value in the fall term will be 0.00 and1.00 in the winter term. LORIS will automaticallyregister full-year courses in the winterterm. You cannot make changes to full-yearcourses in the winter term.Laboratory (lab)A small group meeting featuring hands-onexperience, usually requiring specialequipment.www.wlu.ca | 61
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