The Spring 2008 semester will be here before you know it!  Here are the steps you can take to be ready:

1. Nov. 12 - Dec 20 Reserve your spring classes at the Records Office.
2. Immediately following Begin your online registration here by completing Step A, which includes choosing housing, a meal plan and insurance.  This information will be used, along with your class schedule, to determine charges for the spring semester.  (Problems with this step?  Contact the Information Technology Help Desk at extension 6411 or helpdesk@swau.edu
3. Dec. 26 - Jan 3 Come back to online registration for Step B.  In this step, you will choose a payment plan and print a registration statement.  Remember, if you wait until after Christmas to do Step A, it can take several days to do the background work needed to advance your registration process and you may not have the chance to do Step B online.  That would mean that you would not be able to do Express Check Out at registration!
4. Jan. 6 and 7 Come back to online registration once more before coming to campus for registration.  You will be notified if you have any registration HOLDS and told where to go to complete registration.  Remember to bring the statement you printed out after Step B.  You will know that you have completed registration when your official registration statement is stamped "Registration Complete."  Registration times are as follows:

 

SUNDAY, JANUARY 6

1:00 – 5:00 p.m. EXPRESS CHECK OUT is open in the Records Office for those who completed Steps A & B by January 3

 

MONDAY, JANUARY 7

9:00 – 5:00 p.m. EXPRESS CHECK OUT is open in the Records Office for those who completed Steps A & B by January 3 (closed from 12:00-1:30 for lunch)

 

The following times are for those who are not eligible for Express Check Out:

9:00 a.m. Seniors (90+ hours*) and Graduate students 
9:45 a.m. Juniors (56-89 hours*)
10:30 a.m. Sophomores (24-55 hours*)
12:00 – 1:30  Closed for Lunch
1:30 p.m. Transfer students & Freshmen (up to 23 hours*)
3:30 p.m.  Last time to start registration
5:00 p.m. Classes are dropped for those who did not complete registration, as indicated by an official registration statement stamped "Registration Complete."

 

Registration for those who are NOT doing Express Check Out begins at the Chan Shun Centennial Library north entrance. You will be able to start up until 3:30 p.m.,but may not start before the time indicated.  *Check your Fall 2007 grades on portal to find your cumulative hours for class standing.  

 

Here are some other important dates to remember:

Dec. 22 – Jan. 1 SWAU Offices are closed 
Jan. 4 - 9 Transcript requests cannot be processed
Jan. 8 (Tuesday) Classes start
Jan. 11 (Friday) Last day to complete enrollment in order to attend spring classes

 

YOU SHOULD BEGIN FINANCIAL PLANNING NOW.  You will need enough funds to cover any previous balance, plus 60% of the new semester’s charges. Don’t forget to budget for the purchase of books also!  If you anticipate problems, don’t wait to contact Student Financial Services.  And PLEASE – don't hesitate to contact any of the appropriate offices if we can assist you in any way.  We look forward to your return in 2008!