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How to register for courses next semester.
Registration Dates for Fall 2020 Semester
- Course schedule published in the Portal: April 12
- Students consult with Advisor: April 13-20
- Online registration for All Returning Students: April 21-24, 2020
- Online registration: Closes at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 25, 2020
- Online registration & add/drop continues: April 27 - May 13, 2020
Process
During each of the four days of online registration, all current and vacation term students will be divided into three registration groups based on anticipated graduation class year. Each group has a designated time to register on the four days of registration: April 21, 22, 23, 24. (see timetable below)
During the week of April 13, each registration-eligible student will be notified by the Registrar via their Beloit email account about their class year and designated registration time.
Advising
A student should consult with their major advisor (or if “undeclared”, their FYI, Spark, Transfer, or Exchange advisor) before enrolling in classes during online registration in April. So, schedule a meeting with an advisor no later than April 20!
All Returning Students:
All current returning and vacation term students sign up for courses over four days of online registration. Students are encouraged to prioritize their primary course selections, and backup courses, in advance.
If you think you may have a problem connecting to the Portal from your current location, then email a prioritized list of your course selections to the Registrar’s Office (registrar@beloit.edu) before registration begins. Registrar’s Office staff will assist you in registering for courses.
All times are U.S. Central Daylight time.
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Tuesday, April 21, Day 1: up to 1.00 unit of credit.
- 1:00p.m.-4:00pm: Juniors (class year 2021), returning seniors (class year 2020 or earlier), and continuing exchange students.
- 4:00p.m.-7:00p.m.: First Years (class year 2023)
- 7:00p.m.-10:00p.m.: Sophomores (class year 2022)
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Wednesday, April 22, Day 2: up to a total of 2.00 units of credit.
- 1:00p.m.-4:00pm: Juniors (class year 2021), returning seniors (class year 2020 or earlier), and continuing exchange students.
- 4:00p.m.-7:00p.m.: First Years (class year 2023)
- 7:00p.m.-10:00p.m.: Sophomores (class year 2022)
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Thursday, April 23, Day 3: up to a total of 3.00 units of credit.
- 1:00p.m.-4:00pm: Juniors (class year 2021), returning seniors (class year 2020 or earlier), and continuing exchange students.
- 4:00p.m-7:00p.m.: First Years (class year 2023)
- 7:00p.m.-10:00p.m.: Sophomores (class year 2022)
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Friday, April 24, Day 4: up to a total of 4.75 units of credit.
- 1:00p.m.-4:00pm: Juniors (class year 2021), returning seniors (class year 2020 or earlier), and continuing exchange students.
- 4:00p.m.-7:00p.m.: First Years (class year 2023)
- 7:00p.m.-10:00p.m.: Sophomores (class year 2022)
Online registration closes at 10:00 a.m. on April 22, 23, 24, in preparation for the following registration period that begins at 1:00 p.m. Online registration will be closed down over the weekend beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 25.
Online Registration & Add/Drop Period
If you did not get a satisfactory or full schedule (minimum of 3 units required for full-time enrollment) during the initial online registration phase, you will be able to make changes/adjustments in your schedule when online registration re-opens on Monday, April 27, through the end of the semester.
If you are intending to be full-time for the next semester, make sure you are registered for at least 3.00 units before you leave for summer break.
You may make schedule changes when you return in August, but we encourage you to finalize your schedule as much as possible before summer break. No student may enroll in more than 4.75 units until the first class day of the term. See course overload policy.
If you need assistance, contact registrar@beloit.edu
Frequently Asked Questions
Mod Schedule
The simplest answer is COVID-19. We want all of our students with us on campus, but we cannot predict right now if the virus will subside enough to let everyone safely return in the fall. We wanted to identify the best set of circumstances that could bring you back to campus in the fall and make it more likely that you would not need to disrupt your studies with a switch to online classes in the middle of a term.
The best solution that seemed to satisfy these requirements was to start the semester later, giving the virus more time to subside, and to divide it into two mods, increasing the probability that you could complete your courses without disruption.
The fall semester calendar can be found on the Academic Calendar.
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Mod 1
- Classes start on Tuesday Sept. 8 and end Friday Oct. 23.
- Exams will be held on Monday Oct. 26 and Tuesday Oct. 27.
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Fall Break
- Wednesday Oct. 28 through Sunday Nov. 1.
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Mod 2
- Classes start on Monday Nov. 2 and end Friday Dec. 18.
- Exams will be held on Mon Dec. 21 and Tuesday Dec. 22.
Under a mod schedule, each class will utilize one of seven timeslots.
Although six of the timeslots have time scheduled every day (Monday through Friday) and the evening timeslot is scheduled Mondays and Wednesdays, a class may not meet on all of the designated days. Your professors will utilize the time in the way that best supports the learning goals for the class, and this will be clearly communicated to you on the first day of class.
Yes, you will sign up for courses in both mods during online course registration. Although the semester will be broken into mods, it will be treated as a single semester by the college as stipulated by the U.S. Department of Education. Students must take courses in both mods to qualify for financial aid for the fall semester and, to qualify as a full-time student, must be enrolled for a minimum of 3.0 units during the entire semester.
Although the semester will be broken into mods, it will be treated as a single semester by the college as stipulated by the U.S. Department of Education. Students must take courses in both mods to qualify for financial aid for the fall semester. Full-time enrollment must be maintained for financial aid (and scholarships) purposes as well as to live on campus (when the time comes).
In order to be considered full-time a student must enroll in at least one course in each mod and must remain enrolled in 3 units between the two mods of the fall term. A typical scenario is that a student would enroll in 2 units per mod.
Registration
Ask the professor to “authorize” your enrollment in the Portal, which will then enable you to register yourself. During online registration, you can add the course with the override, or if you waitlisted yourself, you can go to courses/registration in the Portal and convert your waitlisted status to enrolled. You do that either by clicking on the “move to current” message next to the waitlisted course, or, if that message doesn’t appear, then drop the course and re-add it (the authorization will allow you to do that).
Some courses are listed in more than one way (from 2-4 different ways), e.g. Intro to Literary Study may be listed both as ENGL 190 and CPLT 190. These are called crosslisted courses. You can sign up for the course either way, but to see the combined total enrollment in the course, click on the course code link for course details; right below the description is information about the enrollment, including waitlist count. The “parent” course controls the combined total enrollment. Both the “parent” and “child” courses show as “full” once the parent cap has been reached.
You can add yourself to the waitlist for the course, in case space in the course becomes available. If the instructor authorizes you to join, you still need to add yourself to the course.
Specific Situations
You should enroll in on-campus courses during the April registration period. Once your off-campus study program is confirmed by OIE over the summer, we will drop your on-campus courses and register you for the appropriate “SAB” (study abroad) or “OFFC” (domestic) program.
Some “SAB” programs require enrollment in the corresponding IDST 288 (Cities in Transition) course as well.
If your plans change, promptly notify the Office of International Education and email registrar@beloit.edu.
You may not register for an overload until the first week of classes. You may need to petition the Academic Performance Committee. To determine whether or not you need to petition, see the course overload policy.
Contact the Dean of Students Office deanstu@beloit.edu to schedule an exit interview.