Registration Talk
Website, Catalog, and Portal
Introduction
• review of important dates
• six parts to “The Reg Talk”:
1. the Chico State homepage
2. the university catalog (your contract with CSU, Chico)
3. your student Portal
4. the Student Center
5. registration basics
6. how to register for courses
• do you know your username and password?
• pay attention to this part!
Important Dates
The Chico State Homepage
The Chico State Website.
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www.csuchico.edu
ALMOST everything you need is
online!
Note the seven links
conveniently located at the top
of the page, we will be looking at
several today.
Let’s visit the CURRENT
STUDENTS page.
The Current Students
Page.
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Important Dates & Deadlines on
the left.
Visit the Academic Advising page
to learn about services that will
help you. This includes when
advising happens and links to
forms you will need while here
at Chico State.
The Academic Advising
Page.
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Frequently Used Forms are
conveniently located in the link
on the left side.
Frequently Used Forms.
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Undergraduate Plan Change
form (for changing your major)
Planned Educational Leave (PEL)
Add/Drop Request form
The Class Schedule.
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Linked either on the CURRENT
STUDENTS page or on the top of
the HOMEPAGE.
The Class Schedule.
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Important dates are available for
your reference here.
Links to:
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Open GE Courses
Course Links
Schedule Planning Tool
You should use the Open GE
Course list and the Course Link
list today in registration.
Let’s return to the CURRENT
STUDENTS page.
What’s Open When.
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The CURRENT STUDENTS page
has a wealth of knowledge,
including links to the hours of
most services on campus.
Look around at all these links
when you get home.
Let’s go back to the HOMEPAGE.
Campus Directory.
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This link at the top of the page
will take you to the campus
DIRECTORY.
Campus Directory.
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Look up any professor, student,
staff, or administrator.
Look up any department or
office on campus.
Search by last name.
From here we can click the link
at the top to go to the MERIAM
LIBRARY page.
Meriam Library.
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Find articles or books before you
head to the library!
Use the ASK A LIBRARIAN link to
chat with a live librarian for help
with research or finding a text.
Special hours during the
summer.
The University Catalog
The University Catalog.
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Linked conveniently at the top of
the Chico State homepage.
Your “contract” with the
university.
The University Catalog.
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Use the catalog for the year you
entered Chico State.
Catalogs are archived in the
CATALOG LIBRARY.
The University Catalog.
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You can review ACADEMIC
POLICIES AND REGULATIONS in
the catalog.
The University Catalog.
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You can review the NINE
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS in
the catalog.
The University Catalog.
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The COURSES tab is helpful
during course registration.
Find courses by their four letter
codes, or click the link to
SEARCH by course subject or
keyword.
The University Catalog.
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This is the course search engine.
Don’t know the four letter code
for a course you need to take, or
not sure if the university offers a
certain course? Find out here!
Let’s try searching for a YOGA
course…
The University Catalog.
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Type “yoga” into the keyword
box and click SEARCH.
The catalog will show you any
courses relevant to your search.
The University Catalog.
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Placing your cursor over the
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS tab at
the top allows you to see a list of
available majors.
You can also view information
about GENERAL EDUCATION
here.
Let’s look at Agriculture as an
example.
The University Catalog.
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The Agriculture catalog page
shows information about the
Agriculture department and
specific information for declaring
that major.
Placing your cursor on the
PROGRAM INFO link on the left
side of the page reveals a list of
all majors, minors, options, and
certificates within the
Agriculture department.
The University Catalog.
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If you wish to view courses
offered in the Agriculture
program, you can click the
COURSE OFFERINGS link on the
left.
The University Catalog.
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The COURSE OFFERINGS page
has lots of valuable information.
4-letter course subject.
3-digit course number.
Number of units earned by
completing the course.
Semesters in which the course is
offered.
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FS = Fall/Spring
SP = Spring only
FA = Fall only
INQ = ask the department
when it will be offered
A GE label on the course means
it is also an approved General
Education course.
Now let’s view the Degree Major
Academic Plans (MAPs) by
clicking the link on the top right.
The University Catalog.
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Major Academic Plans (MAPs)
are provided for every major and
are option/pattern specific.
MAPs are a 4-year plan to help
you graduate on time.
We’ll click on Agricultural
Business as an example.
The University Catalog.
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MAPs are a guideline to help
you.
Some areas are flexible, so work
with your advisor to plan your
course schedule.
The Student Portal
The Student Portal.
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The PORTAL is accessible
through the link on the top of
the Chico State homepage.
You will go to the PORTAL to
register for classes.
The Student Portal.
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Make sure you have your
USERNAME and PASSWORD to
be able to sign in and register.
The Student Portal.
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Your WILDCAT MAIL is in the
Portal. This is the university’s
primary way of communicating
with you.
You can view:
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Blackboard Learn
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Student announcements
Campus event calendars
Chico State ID #
Access assignments
Communicate with professors
and classmates
Take online quizzes
View syllabi
Check your admissions status
Register for courses in the
RECORDS, REGISTRATION, AND
FINANCE tab
Lots more!
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