The
      Cadre
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      9
      March
      1999
     
    
   
   
    
     
      News
     
    
   
   
    
     
      5
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Registrar’s
      Office
      launches
      new
     
     
      web-based
      programs
      for
      students
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Submitted
      by
      JAYNE
      YEO
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Registrar’s
      Of-
     
     
      fice
      at
      the
      University
      of
     
     
      Prince
      Edward
      Island
      is
      on
     
     
      the
      verge
      of
      launching
      one
     
     
      of
      the
      most
      advanced
      stu-
     
     
      dent-directed
      registration
     
     
      programs
      in
      Atlantic
     
     
      Canada.
      The
      new
      web-
     
     
      based
      package
      for
      students
     
     
      will
      include
      --
      in
      addition
      to
     
     
      course
      registration
      --
      degree
     
     
      audit,
      grade
      display,
      time-
     
     
      table
      display,
      and
      examina-
     
     
      tion
      schedule
      through
      any
     
     
      computer
      connected
      to
      the
     
     
      World
      Wide
      Web.
     
    

    
     
      To
      access
      the
      new
     
     
      programs,
      students
      should
     
     
      start
      at
      the
      main
      UPEI
      web
     
     
      page
      and
      choose
      the
      appro-
     
     
      priate
      link.
      There
      will
      be
      a
     
     
      prompt
      to
      log
      in
      with
      their
     
     
      student
      number
      and
      Per-
     
     
      sonal
      Identification
      Number
     
     
      (PIN).
     
    

    
     
      Student
      numbers
      are
     
     
      given
      in
      students’
      accept-
     
     
      ance
      letters
      and
      are
      printed
     
     
      on
      their
      student
      ID
      cards.
     
     
      PINs
      have
      been
      issued
      with
     
     
      student
      ID
      cards
      since
      the
     
     
      fall
      of
      1997.
      Students
      who
     
     
      received
      their
      student
      IDs
     
     
      before
      the
      fall
      of
      1997
      were
     
     
      notified
      of
      their
      PIN
      number
     
     
      by
      e-mail.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Robertson
      Li-
     
     
      brary
      Circulation
      staff
      and
     
     
      the
      Registrar’s
      Office
      staff
     
     
      can
      look
      up
      PINs
      for
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      who
      present
      them-
     
     
      selves
      in
      with
      their
     
     
      student
      ID
      card.
      Students
     
     
      who
      have
      lost
      their
      card
     
     
      should
      go
      to
      the
      library
      cir-
     
     
      culation
      desk
      for
      a
      replace-
     
     
      ment.
     
    

    
     
      After
      a
      student
      has
     
     
      logged
      on
      to
      the
      system,
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      they
      can
      choose
      the
      infor-
     
     
      mation
      they
      wish
      to
      display.
     
     
      To
      assist
      with
      the
      process,
     
     
      there
      will
      be
      on-line
      help
     
     
      screens
      and,
      for
      the
      registra-
     
     
      tion
      process,
      a
      “demonstra-
     
     
      tion
      area”
      will
      be
      estab-
     
     
      lished
      as
      well.
     
    

    
     
      As
      many
      students
      are
     
     
      now
      aware,
      first
      semester
     
     
      grades
      and
      second
      semester
     
     
      timetables
      can
      be
      accessed
     
     
      by
      choosing
      “Student
      Mark
     
     
      Lookup”
      on
      the
      main
      UPEI
     
     
      Web
      page
      and
      following
      the
     
     
      on-screen
      instructions.
      The
     
     
      “Examination
      Schedule
     
     
      Display”
      will
      be
      ready
      to
     
     
      use
      in
      March
      when
      the
     
     
      schedule
      is
      finalized,
      and
     
     
      will
      provide
      personal
      ex-
     
     
      amination
      timetables.
     
    

    
     
      Students
      will
      have
     
     
      access
      to
      their
      degree
      audits
     
     
      online
      in
      mid-March.
      The
     
     
      degree
      audit
      will
      allow
      the
     
     
      student
      to
      view
      their
      list
      of
     
     
      courses
      completed
      with
     
     
      grades
      in
      whatever
      major
     
     
      they
      have
      declared.
     
    

    
     
      Another
      feature
      of
     
     
      “Academic
      Audit”
      is
      its
     
     
      ability
      to
      revise
      the
      data
      dis-
     
     
      play
      to
      reflect
      alternative
     
     
      programs.
      For
      students
      who
     
     
      ce
      thinking
      about
      changing
     
    

    
     
      jors,
      faculty
      or
      schools,
     
     
      Anda
      Audit
      will
      allow
     
     
      them
      to
      view
      what
      they
     
     
      would
      need
      to
      take
      to
      gradu-
     
     
      ate
      with
      the
      change.
      Stu-
     
     
      dents
      should
      be
      aware
      that
     
     
      they
      are
      responsible
      for
      en-
     
     
      suring
      that
      they
      have
      met
      all
     
     
      the
      requirements
      needed
      to
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Starting
      this
      spring,
     
     
      grades
      will
      no
      longer
      be
     
     
      mailed
      to
      students
      unless
     
    
   
   
    
     
      they
      inform
      the
      Registrar’s
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Office,
      in
      advance,
      that
      they
     
     
      would
      like
      them
      mailed.
     
     
      Students
      should
      also
      note
     
     
      that
      the
      Registrar’s
      Office
     
     
      no
      longer
      withholds
      grades
     
     
      because
      a
      student
      owes
     
     
      money
      to
      the
      Accounting
     
     
      Office
      or
      has
      overdue
      li-
     
     
      brary
      books.
      The
      old
      rule
     
     
      still
      applies,
      however:
      to
     
     
      receive
      an
      official
      tran-
     
     
      script,
      all
      books
      must
      first
     
     
      be
      returned
      to
      the
      library
     
     
      and
      all
      bills
      paid.
     
    

    
     
      Students
      taking
      sum-
     
     
      mer
      session
      courses
      will
      be
     
     
      able
      to
      “test”
      the
      new
      web-
     
     
      based
      registration
      program
     
     
      by
      registering
      at
      a
      compu-
     
     
      ter
      set
      up
      for
      that
     
     
      in
      the
      lobby
      of
      the
     
     
      trar’s
      Office.
      The
      start
     
     
      for
      summer
      session
      registra-
     
     
      tion
      is
      March
      15,
      1999.
     
    

    
     
      General
      registartion
     
     
      will
      take
      place
      later
      than
     
     
      usual
      this
      year,
      near
      the
      end
     
     
      of
      July,
      but
      will
      continue
     
     
      without
      interruption
      until
     
     
      the
      last
      day
      for
      late
      registra-
     
     
      tion
      in
      mid-September.
     
     
      Waiting
      lists,
      where
      appro-
     
    

    
     
      iate,
      will
      be
      maintained
     
     
      Ca
      the
      respective
      depart-
     
     
      ments.
      Class
      size
      limits,
     
     
      where
      determined
      by
      room
     
     
      capacity,
      will
      be
      adhered-to
     
     
      strictly
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Initially,
      course
      reg-
     
     
      istration
      will
      be
      available
     
     
      for
      students
      registered
      in
     
     
      Arts,
      Science,
      Business
      and
     
     
      Nursing.
      Academic
      audit
     
     
      will
      be
      available
      for
      all
     
     
      prgrams
      except
      Veterinary
     
     
      medicine,
      graduate
      pro-
     
     
      grams
      and
      Education
      diplo-
     
     
      mas.
      The
      system
      can
      be
     
     
      acessed
      by
      a
      computer
      con-
     
     
      nected
      to
      the
      Web
      between
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      hours
      of
      7
      a.m.
      and
      mid-
     
     
      night
      Atlantic
      time,
      seven
     
     
      days
      a
      week.
     
    

    
     
      Students
      who
      are
     
     
      closer
      to
      graduation
      and
     
     
      need
      certain
      required
     
     
      courses
      will
      be
      given
      first
     
     
      access
      to
      the
      on-line
      regis-
     
     
      tration
      program.
      All
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      will
      be
      notified
      of
      the
     
     
      times
      and
      dates
      that
      they
      can
     
     
      register.
      Students
      will
      be
     
     
      informed
      of
      availability
     
     
      dates
      for
      the
      various
      com-
     
    

    
     
      ts
      of
      the
      new
      system
     
    

    
     
      a
      login
      message
      when
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      they
      log
      on
      to
      the
      UPEI
      mi-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      crocomputer
      network
      [not
     
     
      e-mail].
     
     
      TheFirst-Year
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Advisement
      Centre
      for
      stu-
     
     
      dents
      registering
      at
      UPEI
     
     
      for
      the
      first
      time
      will
      be
      op-
     
     
      erational
      as
      usual,
      begin-
     
     
      ning
      June
      7.
     
    

    
     
      This
      new
      service
      will
     
     
      give
      students
      more
      conven-
     
     
      ient
      hands-on
      control
      and
     
     
      information
      than
      they
      have
     
     
      ever
      had
      before.
      The
      stand-
     
     
      ard,
      staff-directed
      registra-
     
     
      tion
      procedure
      will
      continue
     
     
      to
      be
      available
      for
      those
     
     
      who
      prefer
      to
      register
      in
     
     
      person
      than
      via
      the
      web.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      If
      you
      have
      any
      questions
     
     
      about
      the
      new
      programs,
     
     
      contact
      the
      Registrar's
      Of-
     
     
      fice
      at
      566-0439.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Easier
      tax
      filing
      and
     
     
      faster
      refunds
      for
      students
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It’s
      free,
      at
      your
      fingertips,
      and
     
     
      available
      seven
      days
      a
      week.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Check
      your
      personalized
      income
     
     
      tax
      package
      for
      a
      TELEFILE
     
     
      invitation.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      For
      more
      information,
      visit
     
     
      our
      Web
      site
      at:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      www.rc.ge.ca/telefile/
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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