Registrar’s Notes – April 14, 2014

Academic Schedule Building

The Spring 2015 schedule will be available for editing in Banner beginning on Monday, April 28. To help you with your planning, here is a summary of the schedule building dates:

April 28 Round One: working reports are available and access is granted for edits in Banner May 30 Round One: all edits are completed in Banner; all special requests forwarded to the Registrar's Office.

July 7 Round Two: working reports are available. All changes should be noted on the working report or a schedule change form.

July 11 Round Two: deadline to return all working reports Sept 15 Textbook orders are due

Sept 29 Course offerings open for viewing Oct 13 Registration begins

April Commencement RSVP

There are just a few days left for April 2014 graduates to RSVP. Graduates planning to attend the ceremony need to reserve their tickets no later than Wednesday, April 16 at 11:59 p.m. The RSVP form can be found in GoWMU. Reserved tickets will be available for pick up in Textbook Alley now through Saturday, April 26.

Banner Upgrade

An upgrade to the Banner system is scheduled for May 18. We will be moving to version 8.6.3. The upgrade is needed to comply with new reporting requirements relating to the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21stCentury Act (MAP-21). The act added a new provision to limit Subsidized Stafford Borrowing to 150% of a published program’s length. The new regulations apply to a first-time Stafford loan borrower who borrows on or after July 1, 2013. I will share more details about the upgrade as we get closer.

Upcoming Dates:

• April 21-25—Final Exam week

• Saturday, April 26—Commencement

• Tuesday, April 29--Spring grades due at noon