October 2007
IMPORTANT OCTOBER DATES:
Virtual College students now have the opportunity to pre-enroll at an early date in order minimize the stress of courses filling before you have an opportunity to enroll. For those students who are pure virtual students (meaning: no on campus classes), please note the new pre-enrollment dates:
October 15, 2007 - Graduates and Seniors
October 16, 2007 - Juniors
October 17, 2007 - Sophomores
October 18, 2007 - Freshman
October 19, 2007 - Open Enrollment
Your pre-enrollment date, based on your classification, is found on your TigerEnroll Worksheet under "Semester Options." PLEASE NOTE: The correct date should be updated in TigerEnroll sometime the week of Oct 8-12. If you are confused about your enrollment date, please contact your advisor.
The pre-enrollment dates for students with on-campus classes are still the following:
Pre-enrollment dates are staggered according to your number of credit hours (classification) and last name:
- Oct 23- Graduates, Post Graduates, Seniors N-Z
- Oct 24- Graduates, Post Graduates, Seniors A-M
- Oct 25- Juniors N-Z
- Oct 29- Juniors A-M
- Oct 31- Sophomores N-Z
Please note: The pre-enrollments dates are not when you should begin thinking about Spring 08; they are when you should be prepared to pre-enroll in courses via TigerEnroll. Please contact your advisor NOW to get the process started. The pre-enrollment period is when you can reserve your spot in a class. You are not considered completely enrolled in the course until payment is complete.
As always, these dates can also be found on the Registrar’s website.
REMINDER:
If you are a Management major and wishing to complete your degree with a concentration in Human Resource Management, please contact your advisor immediately so he/she can give the best academic advice possible and ensure that the Registrar’s Office has this information as well.
HELPFUL ENROLLMENT ADVICE:
- Be realistic when determining the course load that you can successfully manage. Considerations: your family obligations, money, work-life, difficulty in course content, and health issues. Take a realistic inventory of your time available to dedicate to coursework.
- You can find course descriptions in our online University Catalog. Can’t decide which humanities course to take? Which science class sounds most interested? Take charge of your education and select the courses that sound most appealing to you.
USEFUL ACADEMIC SUCCESS ADVICE
- Just because you’re a Virtual College student doesn’t mean you can’t utilize our on-campus Library resources. You can access academic journal articles online, search databases of information, and view electronic books & texts. Every academic topic possible can be found. So the next time you’re having trouble writing that research paper, information is just a click away.
- Do you need a quick tutorial on particular software? For example, how to create a chart or graph in Excel? Or how to complete mail merge in MS Word? FHSU has an online training resource for you. With quick, easy tutorials on over 110 software programs available 24-hours a day, I encourage you to utilize this FREE software tutorial resource.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q. Even though I’m a Virtual College student, can I still utilize FHSU’s career services programs?
A. Yes, please do! You don’t have to wait until you earn your degree to begin looking for that next position. Career Services will establish you with a CareerConnections account, which allows you to search for job vacancies and upload your resume to their referral database. Career Services can help you with your resume, cover letters, interviewing skills, and much more. And the best part is that all these services are free to students and alumni.
Previous e-Newsletter:
- September 2007 e-Newsletter
- August 2007 e-Newsletter
