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The Registration Process

Importance of Academic Calendars

All registration periods and important deadlines for completing transactions are listed in the academic calendars, and it is your responsibility to be aware of those dates and deadlines. See the 2008–09 academic calendars and the fall 2008 registration calendar for registration periods and related deadlines.

UNCGenie

The UNCGenie information system is the means by which students register and complete many other transactions at UNCG. UNCGenie is Web-based. See Registration Instructions for complete user instructions.

Required Student Information

To access UNCGenie, you are required to use certain unique personal data such as User Identification Number (ID); Personal Identification Number (PIN), assigned by the University; and a semester advising code, provided by faculty advisors to undergraduates and some graduate students.

You must have this information to register, drop/add, send and receive e-mail, check your financial aid status and account, get grades, and complete many other transactions. Your ID Number, PIN, and advising code are confidential information and should not be shared with others.

Electronic Personal Data Message

All eligible students (new and continuing) receive electronic personal data (EPD) information via their e-Spartan e-mail prior to each registration period. Registration access window and faculty advisor information is included in this e-mail message.

PINumbers

All UNCG students are assigned PINumbers for security purposes. If you forget or disable your PINumber, you must present picture ID in person at the SuperLab Help Desk in Jackson Library to reestablish your PIN information. You may change your existing PIN at any time by accessing UNCGenie.

Your PIN is required to access all student information system menus, and also allows you access to the JACLIN PLUS computer system through the Internet, campus network, or library terminal to renew books or access a list of the books you have requested or checked out from Jackson Library.

Advising and Advising Codes

Advising codes are required to access the registration menu, including the drop/add screens. New six-digit codes are issued to all students for each semester. Previous semester codes cannot be used to access current semester registration.

New first-year and transfer students are assigned and meet with advisors during their initial orientation/registration process; transfer students are also encouraged to register during registration-by-appointment and should seek the guidance of their advisors regarding course selection. Continuing students are responsible for making appointments with their advisors during the advising periods that occur in conjunction with early April and November registrations. See the Registration Calendar.

Graduate students in certain programs must also see advisors to obtain advising codes. Check your electronic personal data (EPD) message to determine if advising is required for your program. Most graduate students will find a preassigned advising code in their EPD. If no code is present, contact your advisor.

If you misplace your advising code, contact your advisor or major department office.

e-Spartan E-Mail

E-mail is the most often-used vehicle for communication on the UNCG campus, with important notices and deadlines being sent by this method only. Registration information, for example, is sent strictly by e-mail.

Activate your UNCG e-mail account as soon as possible. You should always maintain a current e-mail address so that you will receive important notices from campus. The ITS site http://its.uncg.edu/Email will help you obtain e-mail access here at UNCG.

Registration Access Windows

Initial registration for any term is by registration access window only. Your access window is a period of several days during which you have access to register. Refer to your electronic personal data message (EPD) to determine your registration access window. During this period, the registration system is open 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. For the best selection of classes, register during your registration window rather than waiting until the registration-by-appointment period, when all students will have registration access.

Registration Locations

You may register on or off campus via UNCGenie. During registration periods, a designated area of Mossman Commons will be staffed with registration assistants, or you may go to your major departmental office.

Declaring or Changing a Major

Undergraduates should declare a major prior to the completion of 45 semester hours. To earn a degree in a timely manner, some academic departments recommend that students declare their majors earlier. Contact the department of your intended major for more information.

Students planning to declare or change their major should do so as soon as possible to receive advising in the department or advising center of their major. During spring semester, students should declare or change their major by the end of February, and for the fall semester, by the end of September, so that new advisors can be assigned prior to early registration for the following semester.

Changing Your Personal Information

You may update the following personal information on the Web using UNCGenie:

• Local, permanent, and e-mail addresses
• Telephone numbers
• Marital status

View complete instructions for changing personal information. You may also request assistance in modifying your addresses at the University Registrar's Information Station in the Mossman Commons.

Name Changes

To request a name change, you must present legal documentation to the University Registrar's Office. View complete information regarding name changes.