From Academic Advising:
IMPORTANT ADVISING NOTE FOR REGISTRATION, April, 2002: This coming registration period is the last for which juniors and seniors will retain enrollment priority for 100 level and 200 level "gateway" courses. When registration for Spring Term, 2003, is held in November, 2002, faculty policy will mandate that "registration for all 100 level courses (and 200 level courses that are the first step in a sequence i.e., the 'entry' or 'gateway' courses that are prerequisites to programs) be closed to juniors and seniors until all freshmen registration is complete." Please be sure that your rising junior and senior advisees are aware of this change, so they may plan to enroll for any remaining core or other lower division course work they wish to take in the coming fall.
The logistics of registration have changed somewhat now that the university is using computers and `self-registration'. In particular:
Midterm grades are out. It is good if you did not get a report because you are doing satisfactory work in all of your classes. However, if you received a report, then I did too and you need to make an appointment with me. Now is the time to nip any problems associated with unsatisfactory work in the bud. Discussing your options with me now can save a lot of grief later.
If you have your schedule for next Fall completely under control or only have a few basic questions, come to the meeting in the SUB Cellar (Pizza supplied). Be sure to bring a copy of your desired schedule and a copy of your four-year plan. I will take a quick look at your plan, put it in your file for posterity, give you your access code, and leave you alone to eat your pizza.
If you can't make the meeting at the Cellar or have questions requiring a more careful discussion of your schedule, you need to make an appointment to meet with me. There is a sign-up sheet on my office door with the times I have set aside for such appointments. Bring any pertinent background information to our appointment so we can address your questions as efficiently as possible.
If you are considering (or are) majoring in mathematics or computer science, check out our contract majors (for more information see the bulletin or the `contract major' section of my webpage ). Our department is the only one on campus offering you the opportunity and responsibilityto modify your course of study to more accurately reflect your interests. (For example, if you have a leaning toward business or engineering, you might use a mathematical-economics or an upper-division physics course to meet one of the requirements for a mathematics major.)
When selecting courses, be certain you are on track to fulfill the requirements of both the core and a major or potential major (there are curriculum guides for every major offered at the university designed to help you develop your four-year plan). And seriously consider taking a course in one of your weaker areas or a discipline that just seems interesting. After all, the true purpose of a liberal arts school like the University of Puget Sound is to help you develop a well-rounded and well-informed eduational plan. See the UPS Mission Statment for a glowing description of what you should gain while here. What is missing in this statement is your own role in and responsibility for carefully selecting a course of study that optimizes your educational growth.