Registration for classes will now be paperless, making the process easier for students and faculty and more environmentally friendly.
During the registration process, students will still meet with their assigned advisers, whether it is their freshman seminar adviser, major adviser or a general adviser from the academic advising center. However, instead of receiving a paper with their alternate PIN, the adviser will simply waive the PIN and allow the student to register.
Students still have an assigned registration time, which can be found under a new tab on Webcentral. Under this tab students can also find out who their adviser is.
Students who are abroad already have their alternate PIN removed, but they are encouraged to contact their advisers via e-mail with any questions.
According to Lisa Edwards, director of Academic Advising and Orientation, this process has been in the works for a couple of years, but the priority level was pushed up because of sustainability efforts at DU. The lack of paperwork for each individual student makes the process more environmentally friendly.
Edwards said, “We hope that this process is cleaner and simpler for students; we think it is more student-friendly as well as sustainable.”
Edwards also hopes that this new method will make the process easier for faculty. It will be faster for the staff because they do not need to make copies for each student and sort them according to adviser.
“The process will definitely save time for faculty and also cause less confusion with students switching departments and majors,” said Edwards.
The old process led to documents being misplaced if students switched advisors or majors near registration time. However, now students are able to go to whichever advisor they choose.
This will also allow students easier access because complications, such as losing the alternate PIN, are less likely to arise.
According to Edwards, the Office of Academic Advising is unable to determine the challenges that may arise since this is the first year it will be in effect.
“We are interested to see what, if any, challenges arise, and if this process runs more smoothly,” said Edwards.
