STUDENT
ACADEMIC
AFFAIRS
n e w s l e t t e r
1419
Mason
Hall
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University
of
Michigan
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Ann
Arbor,
MI
48109-1027
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764-6810
LSA STUDENT ACADEMIC
AFFAIRS
Volume XXIV • Number 1
Table of Contents
Tidbits ....................................... 1
http://www.lsa.umich.edu/saa/
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT DEAN
News from Advising Center ...... 1
1402 Mason Hall, 764-7297
ACADEMIC ADVISING CENTER
Religious-Academic Conflicts... 2
1255 Angell Hall, 764-0332
ACADEMIC STANDARDS
"Incomplete" Information ......... 2
1255 Angell Hall, 764-0311
ACADEMIC AUDITORS
1401 Mason Hall
763-3101 (hours: M-F 7:30-3:30)
Departmental News .................. 2
ACADEMIC INFORMATION &
PUBLICATIONS
Graduation Information ........... 3
POINT-10, 764-6810
Registrar's Bulletin Board ........ 3
G155 Angell Hall, 764-9128
News from the
LSA Academic Advising Center
HONORS PROGRAM
Need General Academic Advising?
1228 Angell Hall, 764-6274
Beginning Tuesday, September 3, and continuing through September
LOOKING AHEAD
13, students may see an LSA General Advisor in 1255 Angell Hall on a
walk-in basis. Beginning Monday, September 16, general advisors will • The LSA Advising Center
will be open until 6:30 p.m.
be available on an appointment basis.
RELATED OFFICES
COMPREHENSIVE STUDIES
PROGRAM (CSP)
OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL
PROGRAMS
G513 Michigan Union, 764-4311
RESIDENTIAL COLLEGE ADVISING
134 Tyler, East Quad, 763-0032
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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:
[email protected]
and an answer or referral will be sent in
response.
Race & Ethnicity, Quantitative
Reasoning, and Junior/Senior
Writing Courses
Updated listings of Fall Term courses
which may be used to satisfy the Race
& Ethnicity requirement, the Quantitative Reasoning requirement, and the
Junior/Senior Writing requirement are
posted on the bulletin boards outside
1419 Mason Hall, or call
764-6810.
Final Edition F'96 Course Guide
Available on the Web
A final edition of the Fall ’96 LSA
Course Guide, containing more than
eighty new descriptions that were not
a part of the earlier printed edition, is
now available on the Student Academic Affairs Web site at:
http://www.lsa.umich.edu/
saa/pubs.html
September/October 1996
Fall 1996 Academic Calendar........ 4
Graduate School Test Dates ..... 4
on September 3 & 4.
Beginning the week of September 9th, LSA General Advisors will be
available on a regular basis in the residence halls.
• TheWinter LSA Course
Guide will be available online by October 21, 1996.
Need Concentration Advising?
Departmental and program concentration advisors will advise students
beginning Tuesday, September 3. Appointments for most advisors may
• Time Schedules and LSA
be made in departmental offices.
Have You Declared Your Concentration Yet?
By the junior year (55 credits toward a degree program), LSA students
should have selected a concentration program and/or degree program.
Students pursuing an AB or BS degree should consult a concentration
advisor and complete a Declaration Form which indicates choice of
concentration. Students wishing to do a Bachelor of General Studies
(BGS) degree should see a BGS advisor and also complete a Declaration
Form. Declaration Forms are available at 1255 Angell and should be
returned there when completed.
Academic Advisors Are Available In Residence Halls
LSA 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. Check with your Academic Peer Advisor (APA), your
RA, or the main desk of your building for the schedule of your advisor.
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).
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Check out inside the special insert
highlighting the new
LSA Academic Advising Center!
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Course Guides for the
Winter Term are expected
to arrive at 1419 Mason
Hall on November 8, 1996.
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Permit No. 144
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 LSA student and your
instructor agreed to report an Incomplete grade, regardless of
whether or not the course was an
LSA course, then:
(1) You should have an understanding with the instructor
about the work you must
complete.
Information for Students
Regarding ReligiousAcademic Conflicts from
the Office of the Provost
It is the policy of the University of
Michigan to make every reasonable
effort to allow members of the University community to observe their
religious holidays without academic
penalty. Absence from classes or examinations for religious reasons does
not relieve students from responsibility for any part of the course work
required during the period of absence.
Students who expect to miss classes,
examinations, or other assignments as
a consequence of their religious observance shall be provided with a reasonable alternative opportunity to
complete such academic responsibilities. It is the obligation of students to
provide faculty with reasonable notice of the dates of religious holidays
on which they will be absent. Students who are absent on days of examinations or class assignments shall
be offered an opportunity to make up
the work, without penalty, unless it
can be demonstrated that a makeup
opportunity would constitute an unreasonable burden on the faculty.
Should disagreement arise over what
constitutes an unreasonable burden or
any aspect of this policy, parties involved should contact the department
chair, the dean of the school, or the
Ombudsperson.
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(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 Office
of Academic Standards (1255
Angell Hall) or the Honors
Office (1228 Angell Hall).
Your instructor is not obligated to agree to a time extension. LSA students with
Winter Term, 1996 (or Spring
or Summer Half-Term) Incompletes who enroll in the
College for Fall Term, 1996,
must complete the work by
Monday, September 30.
(3) An Incomplete not finished
by September 30 or an approved time extension arranged prior to the September 30 deadline lapses to a
failing grade and lowers the
term and overall grade point
averages, unless the
course was elected pass/fail.
DEPARTMENTAL NEWS
Language Placement Tests
If you are planning to take an elementary
language class in French, Spanish, Russian, German, Latin, Chinese, Japanese,
Korean, Arabic, or Hebrew and you are a
new student, first-year student or transfer student, or you have not yet begun the
elementary language sequence on the Ann
Arbor campus, you MUST take the placement test if you have any previous experience with the language in order to register
for the correct course.
If you have registered for a class prior to
taking the test, you will still be required to
take the test in order to verify that you are in
the appropriate level class.
You are not eligible to take the placement
test if:
• you have already taken a course in one of
these languages on the Ann Arbor campus,
• you previously have taken the placement
test
French/German/Hebrew/Latin/
Russian/Spanish
Placement exams for these languages
can be taken on Monday, September 3,
8-10 p.m.
The locations for these placement tests
are as follows:
French
G127 Angell Hall
German
120 West Hall
Hebrew
G429 Mason Hall
Latin
2163 Angell Hall
Russian
G429 Mason Hall
Spanish
G115 Angell Hall
Chemistry
Laboratory Check-in
Check into labs on the first day they are
scheduled. You must take a print-out of
your class schedule to Lab Check-in. If you
fail to appear, your space may be given to a
waitlisted student 2 hours after the lab
begins. You are at risk of having to waitlist
for another lab.
Chem 125, 211 and 216 Laboratory
Waitlist
Prior to the first day of class, check for
openings at CRISP first. Fill out Waitlist
Form in 1500 Chemistry. Go to Room
1706 Chemistry to get into labs 2 hours
after desired lab begins. Sections will be
assigned there; student will take override to
Chem Lab to check in immediately. You
will be registered automatically into the
section(s) shown on the override.
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Economics
Override Procedures for Economics 101
and 102:
Please contact Jeannie Tramontin for details in the Undergraduate Economics
Office (158 Lorch Hall, 763-9242). Office hours for Fall Term will be MondayFriday 8:00-12:30 & 1-4:30. Jeannie
Tramontin will be available to answer
questions about the Economics concentration requirements, college or department policies and procedures, and general
university information. Students can
schedule advising appointments by calling or stopping by the office .
Override procedures for 300- and 400level courses will be handled by the faculty
member in charge.
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(4) The instructor has ten days
following September 30 or an
approved extended deadline
in which to report a final
grade.
(5) Special Note to August 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 LSA Records Office by
Thursday, September 12,
1996, in order to keep your
name on the August, 1996,
degree list.
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COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
AND HISTORY
RELOCATE TO THE ANGELL/
HAVEN CONNECTOR
Over the summer the program office for
Comparative Literature relocated from
Mason Hall to its new headquarters at
2015 Angell/Haven Connector (7632351), and the History department office
moved from Haven Hall to its new quarters in 1029 Angell/Haven Connector
(764-6305).
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CLASSICAL STUDIES AND
PHILOSOPHY
RETURN TO ANGELL HALL
The offices of the Departments of Classical Studies and Philosophy have returned
to their newly renovated quarters on the
second floor of Angell Hall after a twoyear residence away from central campus.
The department office for Classical Studies is now located at 2160 Angell Hall
(764-0360) and the Philosophy department office is at 2215 Angell Hall (7646285).
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September/October 1996
REGISTRAR'S BULLETIN BOARD
G ETTING A COPY O F
Y OUR COURSE SCHEDULE
You can obtain a copy of your course
schedule quickly and easily through
Wolverine Access. Wolverine Access
can be used from any Macintosh
computer at campus computing sites.
Since it is important to keep your
information private, a Uniqname and
UMICH (Kerberos) password are
required. Wolverine Access also is
available on the World Wide Web at:
http://waccess.umich.edu/
LSA GRADUATION
PROCEDURES
Planning to graduate
December, 1996?
in
If so, then you
must submit your
d i p l o m a
application and
concentration
release form (for
A B / B S
candidates) or
d i p l o m a
application and BGS senior release
form (BGS candidates). 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
December
commencement
program
is
Wednesday, November 6. Friday,
December 10 is the LAST DAY to
submit graduation materials if you
plan to graduate in December.
Commencement exercises will be held
on Sunday, December 15 in Crisler
Arena. An information sheet about
the December commencement
exercise will be available in 1401
Mason Hall by the middle of the Fall
Term.
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Information available on Wolverine
Access includes:
Grades
Class Schedule
Academic Report
CRISP Info
CRISP Appointment
Addresses
Account Statement
Disbursed 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
labelled 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.
• Transcript requests and
requests for unofficial copies
of the academic record
• Certification for loans and
placement
• Academic record information
• Registration help
• Class Schedules
• Term Grade Reports
• Local/permanent address
changes
• Name changes
• Phone number changes
PLANNING TO DISENROLL?
If you wish to disenroll from Fall
Term and avoid all charges you must
do so before the first day of classes.
The Fall Term deadline is September
2. Students should disenroll through
Touch-Tone CRISP.
After the first day of classes, students who wish to disenroll will be
responsible for an $80 registration fee
and a $50 disenrollment fee. These
assessments will be made regardless
of whether or not you attended any
class.
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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.
In either of these facilities students
are able to sit down with a
representative of the Registrar’s
office and receive all required
services.
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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 is also possible to change your local
address (Addresses), view/print an
unofficial copy of your transcript
(Academic Report) or your financial
account status (Account Statement),
or even send a message to the
Registrar's Office if you think that any
of your information may be incorrect.
Notification of Changes in Local & Permanent
Addresses
Students can now use the campus computer network to submit local and
permanent address and telephone changes to the Registrar’s Office by using
Wolverine Access. Students can also appear in person at Student Services
(G255 Angell Hall or 1212 North Campus Commons). On-line changes will
It is important that you do not forget to take effect immediately, and in-person changes will be processed within two
expire your "tickets" or to shut down working days.
the computer before leaving. This
step protects your privacy!
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September/October 1996
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 North
Campus 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:
Note: In order for your correct address to appear in the student telephone
directory, you must submit your changes by September 12, 1996.
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FALL TERM, 1996, CALENDAR
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
September 1
2
Wednesday
•CLASSES BEGIN
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•Disenrollment and
registration fees apply
•Late registration fee applies
•Advising Center open until 6:30 p.m.
Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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•Drop/Add deadline;
•Pass/Fail deadline;
•Last day for tuition adjustment
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a reduced academic load;
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•Last day to withdraw (100%
tuition waiver less
disenrollment and registration
fees).
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October
29 to finish 30
•Deadline
Incompletes
•50% payment of tuition
and fees due
30
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"W" for drops –
authorization
needed;
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Medical College Admission Test
(MCAT)
April 19, 1997
August 16, 1997
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Daylight
Savings Time
ends
31 November 1
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Final payment
of tuition and
fees due
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Last day to submit
graduation materials for listing
in Commencement Book
•Approved late drop/add
8
deadline
•Course Guides and Time
Schedules available for Winter
Term, 1997
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Advising Center open until 6:30 p.m.
Early Registration
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Advising Center
open until 6:30 p.m.
Classes resume
at 8:00 a.m.
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Thanksgiving
recess begins
at 5 p.m.
Early Registration
December 1
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Advising Center open until 6:30 p.m.
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Commencement FINAL EXAMS
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Deane Baker, Ann Arbor; Laurence B. Deitch,
Bloomfield Hills; Andrea Fischer Newman,
Ann Arbor; Daniel Horning, Grand Haven;
Shirley M. McFee, Battle Creek; Rebecca
McGowan, Ann Arbor; Philip H. Power, Ann
Arbor; Nellie M. Varner, Detroit; and Homer
Neal, Interim President, ex officio
Policy Against Discrimination
•CLASSES END
CLASSES
•Last
day to submit materials
END
for December graduation
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THE UNIVERSITY OF
MICHIGAN
College of Literature,
Science, and the Arts
The Regents of the University
Early Registration
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Dental Admissions Test (DAT)
October 12, 1996
April 5, 1997
October 4, 1997
New issue of this
newsletter is
available
Winter Course
Guides on-line
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Law School Admission Test
(LSAT)
October 5, 1996
December 7, 1996
February 8, 1997
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Last day to 14
withdraw from all
classes with a 50%
tuition waiver
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Graduate Management
Admission Test (GMAT)
October 19, 1996
January 18, 1997
March 15, 1997
June 21, 1997
Graduate Record Exam (GRE)
October 12, 1996
December 14, 1996
April 12, 1997
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ProfessionalSchool
Admission Test Dates
FINAL
EXAMS
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affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable
federal and state laws regarding non-discrimination and
affirmative action, including Title IX of the Education
Amendments of 1972 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation
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policy of non-discrimination and equal opportunity for all
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orientation, disability, or Vietnam-era veteran status in
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University’s Director of Affirmative Action and Title IX/
Section 504 Compliance, 4005 Wolverine Tower, Ann Arbor,
Michigan 48109-1281. (313) 763-0235; T.D.D. (313) 747-1388;
Fax (313) 763-2891; UM Information Operator: (313) 7641817.
September/October 1996