What’s New in Registration?

New Registration Access Times

Once your Registration Time starts, you’ll continue to have access to the registration system for the remainder of the registration period.

Determine your Registration Time though Aurora student’s ‘Registration’ link on or after July 4, 2006. Go to Aurora Student (through the link on the U of M’s homepage at umanitoba.ca) then select ‘Enrolment and Academic Records’, then ‘Registration’, and then ‘Registration Time & Status’.

On this page you can also check to see if there are any holds that may prevent registration, that your program is listed correctly, and that your student status permits registration. If your program is listed incorrectly, or if your student status does not permit registration, please contact your faculty or school general office.

Course Registration Numbers (CRN)

Instead of registering for courses using a course number and lecture/lab section, you’ll use the course’s CRN (Course Registration Number) listed online in the Class Schedule. The CRN is a 5 digit number ‘code number’ that corresponds to a given course and lecture section or lab and lab section.

Lab and Lecture Sections

The Course Schedule will continue to identify the different times and locations of courses through the use of lecture and lab sections, but the difference is, you’ll use the CRN to register for courses. Labs are still ‘B’ sections, but lecture sections will now be ‘A’ sections (e.g. A01).

Note: for courses with a lab, you’ll need to register using two CRNs; one for the lecture and one for the lab.

e.g.       CRN       Course                Lecture or Lab

54321     MATH1500        A01     (Lecture)

51623     MATH1500        B01      (Lab)         

New Term Structure

As we covered in the previous Bulletin, the Term Structure at the U of M is changing and will affect the way you search the Course Catalog and Class Schedule:

How else will the term structure affect you?

Course Registration

When you register for courses, you’ll register for Fall 2006 then Winter 2007.

Courses taught from September to April, over both Fall and Winter Terms, will be split into to two course sections – one in Fall Term, the other in Winter Term (spanned course). When you register, all you do is add ‘Part A’ of the course in the ‘Fall 2006’ term and the Aurora Student system will automatically register you in the corresponding ‘Part B’ section of that course.

What if I drop a spanned course?

No matter when you drop a course that is split into Part A and Part B, you will be dropped from both parts of the course with a single click. If you drop Part A of the course in Fall Term, you will also be dropped from Part B in Winter Term, and vice versa.

Fee Statements and Course Schedules

Your schedule and fees will also be term based. So when you’ve finished registering for classes you’ll need to look at your fee statement and course timetable in each term of your registration. Your Account Summary will include all valid terms of registration, as well as any payments you have made. Web based fees statements will be more readable and you should be able to better understand what fees you’re being charged and how much you owe and when.

Course registrations are connected to the JUMP portal. After you register, a course timetable is created, so you can also view your timetable through your JUMP calendar.

Grading of Spanned Courses

If you’re registered in a spanned course, you will not receive a grade for ‘Part A’ at the end of the Fall Term. When the course is completed in April and a final grade is assigned, the same grade will be applied to ‘Part A’ and ‘Part B’. Both sections will appear on your transcript and will have the same grade and credit hour value, so your grade point average will be calculated correctly.

e.g.       PSYC1200 Introduction to Psychology 6 Credit hours

Student registers in ‘Part A’. Aurora Student automatically adds ‘Part B’ section. At the end of the course, a grade of B is assigned to both sections.

Both sections appear on the transcript as:

Course #       Course Title                                             Credit hours           Grade

PSYC1200   Introduction to Psychology Part A            3 Credit Hours             B

&   PSYC1200   Introduction to Psychology Part B            3 Credit Hours             B

If You Want to Repeat a Course, You’ll Need Permission

Although the Limited Access policy that affected repeats of courses that were previously completed or VW’d, new limits on repeats have been imposed. Starting September 2006, you are permitted one repeat of a course or its equivalent. In the event that a course is repeated, or an equivalent course taken, the last grade achieved is the one that will count in your grade point average. If you are repeating a course this year, you’ll have to contact your faculty or school office (U1 Student Help Centre for U1 students), prior to registering to request permission to repeat the course.