FALL 2015 REGISTRATION
Fall 2015 Registration
Tuesday, March 31st
12:30pm
ALL Full Time 1st Year (Rising 2nd Year) MBA
students register at the same time
Fall 2015 Courses
 Final Core Class
BUSI683 The Global Economic Environment
 BUSI683 0101: Tuesday/Thursday 2:00 - 3:50pm (Term A)
 BUSI683 0201: Tuesday/Thursday 4:00 - 5:50pm (Term A)
 Electives
Electives
 Register for 10-14 total elective credits in Fall 2015 (12-16 total Fall 2015
credits)
 Use all resources available to assist in planning your elective selection
 Fall 2015 Electives Spreadsheet
 OCS & MPO Advisors
 2nd Year Students & Clubs
 Faculty
 Start with MPO!
 Smith Experience electives for Fall 2015 available
Electives
 How do I know when and where a class if offered and who is teaching it?
Are there seats available?
 Testudo>Schedule of Classes>Fall 2015
Testudo
Additional Elective Options
 Off-site elective sections are open to College Park students as well
 Washington, D.C. Campus: Sections DC01, DC06
 Baltimore Campus: Section BA01
 Shady Grove Campus: Section GS01
 MS Sections may be requested
 Any section with a “5” in it, i.e. 0501, 0502, DC51, DC52
 Requires submitting a course request to Emily. Include the course and section
in your request
 Consortium or other UMCP courses: Contact Emily or Caroline
Registration
 Check for blocks in advance and check your appointment time (through
Testudo > Appointment and Registration Status)
 Testudo > Office of the Registrar > Registration (drop/add) > Fall 2015 >
Click “accept”
 Be sure to change the drop down menu to say Fall 2015
 Add your core class and electives
 Registration Tip: Register first for those classes most important to you!
Waitlist
 If a course is full, add yourself to a wait list!
 You cannot be registered for one section of a class and be on the wait list
for another
 Wait list check-in does not have to be done until the semester starts
 If you remove yourself from a wait list, we cannot put you back on in your
place
 Wait list movement typically occurs a week before classes begin, after
you return from your internships
Plan Wisely!
 Make sure you know where you will go to register at
12:30pm on March 31st!
 Check your appointment and make sure you do not have any
blocks prior to Monday, March 30th
 Check your Financial blocks!
 Have multiple plans of classes you might take
 If you have a question, ask Emily and Caroline
 Do not wait until the last minute!
Step-by-Step
Registration Instructions
Step 1: Click on Registration (drop/add) from
testudo.umd.edu
Step 2: Select ‘Fall 2015’ from the drop-down
menu and click ‘accept’. Login with your Directory
ID and password
Step 3: Blank chart will appear
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Enter Course Code i.e. BUSI683
Enter Section i.e. 0101 or 0201
Leave Grd Meth as is
Entering “credits” is optional. If you
leave blank, it will auto-fill
Press ENTER
Step 4: After you hit enter, the below message will appear:
“You are adding/dropping a Non-Standard Course BUMO714 0201(10/24/13 - 12/13/13)
This course may have different add/drop policies than other courses, please review
information at http://registrar.umd.edu/current/registration/non-standard.htm To
process the change to your schedule press the ENTER button.”
Step 5: Press ENTER again to acknowledge the message
Step 6: If the course has been successfully added
to your schedule, it will appear in the chart
Step 7: If the course is full, you may add yourself to
the waitlist
Step 8: Click “Add to Waitlist”
Step 9: Check the box confirming you understand
the policy
Step 10: Check which section(s) you would like to
be on the waitlist for. Press “Return Section(s)”.
Step 11: If you’ve been
successfully added to the waitlist,
the below message will appear,
“1 section was added to the
waitlist”
Step 12: Press ENTER
Step 13: Press SIGN OFF
to complete registration