Student Academic Affairs Newsletter


http://www.lsa.umich.edu/saa/

Office Of The Assistant Dean
1402 Mason Hall, 764-7297

Academic Advising Center
1255 Angell Hall, 764-0332

Academic Standards
1255 Angell Hall, 764-0332

Academic Auditors
1401 Mason Hall
763-3101 (Hours: M-F 7:30-3:30)

Academic Information &Amp; Publications
Point-10, 764-6810

Students' Counseling Office
G150 Angell Hall, 763-1553

Related Offices

Comprehensive Studies Program (Csp)
G155 Angell Hall, 764-9128

Honors Program
1228 Angell Hall, 764-6274

Office Of International Programs
G513 Michigan Union, 764-4311

Residential College Advising
134 Tyler, East Quad, 763-0032


Contents

Tidbits

From the Desk of the Assistant Dean

LS&A Advising Information

Graduation Information

Preprofessional Advising

Graduate School Test Dates

LS&A Scholarships

Registrar Student Services

Wolverine Access

Winter 1997 Academic Calendar



Tidbits


Mini-Courses

For information about any available Winter Term one-credit mini- and short courses, pick up a copy of the mini-course listing (available in the Advising Center) or see the bulletin board outside 1419 Mason Hall.

Race & Ethnicity, Quantitative Reasoning, and Junior/Senior Writing Courses

Updated listings of Winter Term courses which may be used to meet the Race & Ethnicity, Quantitative Reasoning, and Junior/Senior Writing requirements are available on the Student Academic Affairs Website (http://www.lsa.umich.edu/saa/) and are posted on the bulletin boards outside 1419 Mason Hall, or you may call 764-6810.

Late Course Descriptions

Course descriptions that were not submitted in time to be included in the LS&A Course Guide are available on the Student Academic Affairs Website and are posted on the bulletin board outside 1419 Mason Hall.


Course Guides and Time Schedules

The Fall and Spring/Summer LS&A Course Guides will be available on the Student Academic Affairs home page on March 3, 1997.

ime Schedules and LS&A Course Guides for the Fall and Spring/Summer Terms are expected to arrive at 1419 Mason Hall on March 28, 1997.


From the Desk of the Asst. Dean

A new semester begins and further changes are evident in Student Academic Affairs, particularly in the Advising Center, our focal point for improved service to undergraduates in LS&A. The staff of the Center, which has been fully operational since July 1, has been analyzing its own work processes and considering creative ways to improve its services to students. Several changes are in the works, but one change that will be most evident immediately is the recent hiring of four student services assistants at the front desk area. Shawn La'Wave, Jan Marten, Sarah Nussbaum, and Aileo Weinmann began an extensive training program in December to become knowledgeable about the College and the operations of Student Academic Affairs and student policies, rules, regulations, and procedures. They are now "on the line" for students and other visitors to the Advising Center, offering a warm welcome and ready to answer any questions and help with any problems.

Progress continues toward the establishment of a computerized degree audit for LS&A students. This past spring we began a pilot audit with a group of about 200 then juniors and seniors in two of the larger LS&A concentration programs, Biology and Economics. This pilot project led to improvements in the auditing process for these students and others now following in their footsteps. This past Fall Term about 750 additional declared concentrators in these two programs received computerized degree audits. Plans are underway to begin in this current Winter Term a gradual expansion of the pilot project by adding students in a third large concentration as well as those students who have declared for a Bachelor in General Studies degree program. It is our hope that over the next couple years exception rules can be written for all concentration programs in the College and that the machine audit project will be fully implemented.

These exciting changes in Student Academic Affairs are typical, but only two of the team efforts the staff and I have been planning for and recently implementing. I hope to have good news to announce about improvements in our premedical advising by the next issue of this Newsletter in March. In the meantime, if you would like to share with me any of your ideas for what you would like to see happen in our new Advising Center or in LS&A Student Academic Affairs in general, or if you would like to comment on how things are running (smoothly and helpfully, or not the way you think they should), please e-mail me (eanurse@umich.edu). We want to do whatever we can to help make your experience in this great liberal arts College as rewarding for you as possible. Best wishes for the new Winter Term and a productive 1997!



LS&A Advising Information

Beginning Wednesday, January 8 and continuing through Friday, January 17, students may see a general advisor in 1255 Angell Hall on a walk-in basis in the afternoon. Short appointments will be available in the morning. A "quick-line" for very short questions will be open all day. Concentration advisors will see students beginning Wednesday, January 8. Contact the individual departments for appointment information.

Advisors Are Available by e-mail

When you have quick questions that do not require an appointment, you can message your own general academic advisor via e-mail. If you do not remember the name of your advisor, send your question to:

Ask.LS&A.Advising@umich.edu

and an answer or referral will be sent in response.

INCOMPLETE GRADE?

An "Incomplete" (I) grade may be reported by an instructor when a student has taken the final examination in a course but a small amount of work is unfinished. If you are an LS&A student and your instructor agreed to report an Incomplete grade, regardless of whether or not the course was an LS&A course, then:

  1. You should have an understanding with the instructor about the work you must complete.
  2. You must complete the work by the end of the fourth week of your next Fall or Winter Term in residence or by an extended deadline supported in writing by the instructor and approved by the Academic Standards Board (1255 Angell Hall) or the Honors Office (1228 Angell Hall). Your instructor is not obligated to agree to a time extension. LS&A students with Fall Term, 1996 Incompletes who enroll in the College for Winter Term, 1997, must complete the work by Tuesday, February 4.
  3. An Incomplete not finished by February 4 or an approved time extension arranged prior to the February 4 deadline lapses to a failing grade and lowers the term and overall grade point averages, unless the course was elected pass/fail.
  4. The instructor has ten days following February 4 or an approved extended deadline in which to report a final grade.
  5. Special Note to December, 1996 Grads: You must finish any outstanding Incompletes that you need in order to complete your degree requirements, and have the instructor report the final grade to the LS&A Records Office by Friday, January 10, 1997, in order to keep your name on the December, 1996, degree list.

Academic Advisors Are Available In Residence Halls

LS&A Academic Advisors hold regular office hours in the following residence halls: South Quad, West Quad, East Quad, Couzens, Alice Lloyd, Mosher-Jordan, Stockwell, Markley, Martha Cook, Bursley, and Barbour/Newberry. If you live in one of these halls, you may find that visiting your building's academic advisor might be more convenient to your schedule. The advisors welcome individual conversations as well as small group discussions (in case you and your roommate or a friend on the corridor have similar questions).


Residence Hall Academic Advising 1997 Winter Term Office Hours

Residence Hall LS&A Advisor Days and Hours (p.m.)
Barbour Marty McClatchey Tues., 5-7

Bursley Karen Wittkopp Mon. & Wed., 4-7:30

Cook Cindy Barhyte Wed., 11-1

Couzens Marsha Pumroy Tues., 1-4 & Thurs., 11-2

Lloyd Margaret Elias Tues. & Thurs., 1:30-4:30

Markley Beth Hackett Wed., 1-4 & Thurs. 2-5

Mosher-Jordan Wendy Woods Mon., 12:30-3:30 & Thurs., 3-6

South Quad Joe Summers Mon., 5:30-7:30 & Tues., 2-6

Stockwell Jan Afonso Mon. & Thurs., 4-7

West Quad Louise Freymann Tues. & Thurs., 2-5

Advisors generally meet with students in the residence hall advising offices. Inquire at the front desk for help if you need the location.


Academic Peer Advisors Are Available In Residence Halls


The Academic Peer Advisor (APA) Program is another outreach effort to students in University housing from the LS&A Academic Advising Center. These student advisors have been trained extensively in College policies and procedures and curricula and can be of valuable help in dealing with issues of academic difficulty or course planning. If they don't have the answers, they are knowledgeable sources of referral. Feel free to stop by during the hours listed below and get acquainted with your APA.


Residence Hall Academic Peer Advising 1997 Winter Term Office Hours

Residence Hall APA Days and Hours (p.m.)
Barbour TBA TBA

Bursley Joby Marrow Tues., 7-10 & Fri., 12-4

Couzens Paula Saha Mon., 3-6 & Wed., 12:30-3:30

East Quad Michael St. John Tues. & Wed., 6-9

Lloyd Melora Hullum Tues. & Thurs., 6-9

Markley Peter Lee Tues., 7-10 & Wed., 8-11

Mosher-Jordan Hugh Brooks Wed., 7-10 & Thurs., 6-9

South Quad Burton Kim Mon. & Fri. 9-Midnight

Stockwell Melanie Riley-Green Tues., Wed. & Thurs., 6-8

West Quad TBA TBA

APAs generally meet with students in the residence hall advising offices. Inquire at the front desk for help if you need the location.

Have You Declared Your Concentration Yet?

By the junior year (55 credits toward a degree program), LS&A students should have selected a concentration program and/or degree program. Students pursuing an AB or a BS degree should consult a concentration advisor and complete a Declaration Form which indicates choice of concentration. Students wishing to do a Bachelor in General Studies (BGS) degree should see a BGS advisor and also complete a Declaration Form. Declaration Forms are available in the Advising Center and should be returned there when completed.

LS&A GRADUATION PROCEDURES

Planning to graduate in May, 1997?

If so, then you must submit your diploma application and concentration release form (for AB/BS candidates) or diploma application and BGS senior release form (BGS candidates), SIGNED BY YOUR ADVISOR. Diploma applications, concentration release forms, and BGS senior release forms are available in 1255 Angell Hall and 1401 Mason Hall and should be returned to 1401 Mason when completed. (HONORS PROGRAM students should pick up all graduation forms from 1228 Angell and return them there when completed.)

The LAST DAY to submit graduation materials if you want your name printed in the May commencement program is Tuesday, March 18. Tuesday, April 22 is the LAST DAY to submit graduation materials if you plan to graduate in May.

May LS&A Commencement Exercises will be held in Michigan Stadium on Saturday, May 3, 10-11. All graduates of the Winter and Summer Terms, 1997, may participate. An information sheet about the May commencement exercise will be available in 1401 Mason Hall by the middle of the Winter Term.

Preprofessional LS&A Advising Assistance

All academic advisors are available in 1255 Angell Hall to assist students with general questions about academic preparation for law and medical school.

For more specific questions about medicine, individual appointments may be scheduled with the following preprofessional advisors in the office:

Law

Karen Wittkopp

Medicine and Health Professions

Mark R. DeCamp,
Associate Professor of Chemistry


Graduate School Test Dates

Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)

January 18, 1997
March 15, 1997
June 21, 1997

Law School Admission Test (LS&AT)

February 8, 1997
June 16, 1997
October 4, 1997
December 6, 1997
February 7, 1998

Graduate Record Exam (GRE)

April 12, 1997
November 1, 1997
December 13, 1997

Medical College Admission Test (MCAT)

April 19, 1997
August 16, 1997

Dental Admissions Test (DAT)

April 5, 1997
October 4, 1997



Qualifications


When to Apply
Where to Apply

Registrar Student Services

The Office of the Registrar maintains two student service areas, Central Campus Student Services, located in room G255 Angell Hall, and North Campus Student Services, located at 1212 Pierpoint Commons (Entreé Office). These offices are intended to provide both students and staff with a convenient and efficient means of conducting business with the Registrar's office. Both offices are open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the following services are available at both locations:
In either of these facilities students are able to sit down with a representative of the Registrar's office and receive all required services. Phone 764-6280 or 763-7650.

Touch-Tone CRISP

Phone: 998-1881
(on campus: 8-1881)
Hours: 7:00 a.m. - 12:00 midnight, seven days a week.

Touch-Tone CRISP Help

Phone: 763-5174
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday.

Touch-Tone Grades

Phone: 998-1645
(on campus: 8-1645)
Hours: 7:00 a.m. - 12:00 midnight, seven days a week.

Touch-Tone Grades Help

Phone: 764-9220
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday.


Deadlines, Winter Term, 1997


January 7 - last day to disenroll with no charge; last day to register with no late registration fee

January 28 - last day to drop a class with an adjustment in tuition and no "W"

January 29-February 18 - 50% tuition adjustment for withdrawing from the term

February 19 - no tuition adjustments for term withdrawals



GETTING A COPY OF YOUR COURSE SCHEDULE AND OTHER STUDENT BUSINESS


You can obtain a copy of your course schedule quickly and easily through Wolverine Access. Wolverine Access is available on any computer on campus via the World Wide Web. The address is: http://waccess.umich.edu

Since it is important to keep your information private, a Uniqname and UMICH (Kerberos) password are required. Once on Wolverine Access, select Student Business, select Undergraduate or Graduate Students, then any of the following available options:

Grades
Addresses
Class Schedule
Account Statement
CRISP Info
CRISP Appointment
Academic Report
Disbursed Aid
Financial Aid

To view your course schedule, you would select the menu item named Class Schedule. You will be asked to authenticate (a window pops up where you type in your uniqname and password) if you have not already done so.

If you wish to have a printed copy, select Print... under the menu option labeled File. Your printed schedule will not have your name on it. Instead, it will have a receipt number. This number is the last four digits of your Social Security Number plus the UM security digit.

Wolverine Access can also be used to find out when your CRISP Appointment will be, or to find out which courses are still open (CRISP Info).

It also is possible to change your addresses, view/print an unofficial copy of your transcript (Academic Report) or your financial account status (Account Statement), or send a message to the Registrar's Office if you think that any of your information may be incorrect.

It is important that you do not forget to LOGOUT or to shut down the computer before leaving. This step protects your privacy!