Welcome to SUNY Oneonta!
Non-degree Student Orientation
Maureen Artale, Academic Advisor
artalemp@oneonta.edu
Be prepared to take a few notes.
This presentation and lots of other important
information is stored at
http://continuinged.oneonta.edu for your use.
First, some terminology
Non-degree undergraduate – students who are
not yet in a degree program but are taking
undergraduate courses. This means that
students with this status are not accepted to
work toward a specific major. (Also referred to
as non-matriculated or pre-matriculated.)
Matriculated – students who have applied to the
Office of College Admissions and have been
accepted in a degree program.
Full-Time & Part-time
Non-degree does not mean the same thing as
part-time.
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Full-time means that you are taking 12 or more credit
hours.
Non-degree students are typically allowed to take a
maximum of 13 credit hours in a semester.
Part-time means that you are taking fewer than 12 credit
hours.
If you are pre-matriculated, your
goal is (probably) to matriculate
Remember: You may take up to 24 credits
as a non-degree student. You should
apply for matriculation as early as
possible to avoid reaching your limit.
While you are an NDU
See Continuing Education advisor at least once
per semester
Register with your PIN on the day before classes
begin between 1:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
You do not have to remain “continuously
enrolled”
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In other words, if you don’t attend for a semester, you
can still come back without penalty. The 24 credit
hour total limit will still apply, no matter how long it
takes to accumulate those 24 credits.
When you apply for matriculation:
Apply as early in the semester as possible.
When you have taken courses as an NDU, you
need to apply as a transfer FROM Oneonta State
to Oneonta State.
Work with your admissions counselor for all
questions regarding your SUNY Application.
Once you are matriculated,
attend in the semester for which you
have been accepted.
indicate whether you intend to attend
full- or part-time.
remain continuously enrolled for each
semester until you graduate.
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If you need to take a semester off, you will
have to fill out a petition requesting a leave
of absence from the Office of Student
Development in Netzer.
SERVICES
Tutoring
The Center for Academic
Development and Enrichment
(CADE) provides free tutoring in
any 100-level course (except
performance courses) and most
200-level courses.
Sign up early!
Go to http://cade.oneonta.edu to
apply for a tutor.
Highly Recommended Course:
Prof 120
Prof 120: College Learning
Strategies is a great course
taught here in CADE. The
purpose of the course is to
help you consider what works
best for you as a learner and
how you can marshal
strategies and resources to
benefit you as you go through
college.
This course fulfills the WS2
attribute for general education
Get Involved!
Join an
organization!
Go to
http://www.oneonta
.edu/development/
huntunion/ to find
out more about
campus events
and sign up for
email newsletter
The Student Activity Fee
An automatic charge of $80 is applied for the
Student Activity Fee to all students’ bills who
are registered for more than 9 s.h.
When you pay this fee, your ID card gives you
discounts on concert tickets, admission to
campus events, and free O.P.T. bus service.
You can pay $80 if you are taking fewer than 9
s.h. and wish to have the SA services.
You can appeal to the Student Association to
have the $80 charge waived if you are a
student who is 1) student teaching, 2)
commuting more than 25 miles to campus, or
3) studying abroad.
Snow Emergency
Weather information
and cancellation line:
607-436-2000
Inexpensive
emergency housing
in Morris Conference
Center
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Snow rate $11
Commuter
$20 (1 person)
$30 (shared with 2
people)
Etc.
There are lockers in
the gyms that you can
sign out. You need
your student ID.
Childcare is available
as space permits at
BUGBEE (aka SUCO
Children’s Center).
BEFORE THE
SEMESTER STARTS….
Stuff you need to do . . .
Health Center – MMR &
Meningitis
Admissions – application for
matriculation
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(keep copies of everything you turn
in)
REGISTER AT 1:00 Tomorrow
PAY YOUR BILL
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Student Loan info
FOF information
Buy (Used) Books
ID, SAC & Parking permit – after
you register & pay bill
Your Computer Logins
Your computer account here provides you
a wide range of tools and information.
You need to sign up for your computer
account this week.
You can use dial-up internet service from
the college while you’re a student here.
http://helpdesk.oneonta.edu/Xoops/
Your Student ID Number
Also called the A number, it is the letter A
and eight digits: A00555555.
Your PIN was mailed to you.
Your student ID number is used with your
PIN to:
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Open your computer account at
http://www.oneonta.edu/useradmin
Access all your financial and academic
records at http://webservices.oneonta.edu
Your Username and Password
You set this up using your Student ID # & PIN at
www.oneonta.edu/useradmin.
Username
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first four letters of your last name
first initial
middle initial (if you have one)
last two digits of your social security number.
Emelda Marie Marcos, SSN: 123-45-6789 would
be:
MARCEM89@oneonta.edu
How to Choose Courses
& Register
Shopping for courses
Go to
http://webservices.oneonta.edu
You can go on this site today
and look to see what is available
by clicking on “open/closed
classes.” Please realize that the
enrollments WILL change before
you’re allowed to register on
Tuesday.
If a course has a C in the far left
column, that means it’s closed.
If a course has SS in the section,
it’s a special honors section, and
only honors program students
will be allowed to take it.
If a course has WW in the
section, it’s an online course.
On the Open/Closed Course Search, you can search by
time or Gen Ed “Attribute Type”
Choosing courses
General Education
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See ivory sheet for “attribute” codes, such as NL2, N2,
S2, etc.
You can search by attribute when you are looking up
available courses on the Web.
Courses in the desired major
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Look for courses that also appear in requirements or
in “related work” for the major you want to pursue so
that you can “double dip” if possible.
Major restrictions
Courses with Pre-Requisites
A pre-requisite is usually a course,
permission of instructor, or sophomore or
junior standing. You will not be able to
register for such classes using on-line
registration.
If you have earned a pre-requisite, you will
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a signature.
Bring
to the
only (LA)
Office of Continuing Education in 135
Netzer as soon as possible so that you
can be registered for the course.
TIPS
Be on a computer at 1:00 p.m.
Write down CRNs for open classes you
might possibly want to take so you can put
in all CRNs at 1:00 p.m. on 1/15.
Have alternatives ready to put in.
If at first you don’t succeed . . .
Call us at 436-2522 if you need help.
Continue adjusting until 6:00 p.m.
Add/Drop is your friend.
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You have one week to make changes to your
15-week schedule without penalty
Just be sure you are registered for
SOMETHING by 6:00 pm or you will be
considered to have registered late and will
have to pay a $40.00 late registration fee.
Some tips for college success
A.K.A. - Preachy Bits of Advice
When going to your first classes, take with you:
 A pen AND pencil
 Notebook with removable paper --in case
you’re asked to write something down and
turn it in
 Your local address and phone number, your
e-mail address
 The main text(s) for the class (if possible)
 Date planner of your choice (if possible)
Course Syllabus
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This is the professor’s contract with you. It
provides due dates, policies, course outline,
and much more.
Use this syllabus to keep up to date by
referring to it daily.
Remember, changes may occur to the dates
and deadlines listed, so you must attend class
regularly.
Before you go to the second class
Buy your books and supplies
Preview your text
Read any assigned chapter(s) or any
chapter that might appear on the syllabus;
realize that YOU HAVE TO READ THAT
CHAPTER BEFORE YOU GO TO THE
NEXT CLASS.
Taking
Notes
You will probably notice
that note-taking in college is
different than in high school.
Most of what you’ll be
tested on is (or should be) in
your notes and from the
assigned text.
Take a study skills mini
course on note-taking
Go to CADE and meet
with a professional study
skills tutor for assistance.
Today you have a 4.0.
Make the best of it.
Now for the fun stuff . . .
PLACEMENT TESTS
If you plan to take COMP
100 or any Math course this
semester, you will need the
results of your placement
test before you register. Call
me tomorrow morning for
your results, 436-2522. If
you register for something
you are ineligible to take,
you will be removed from
the class.
Placement Tests
v. College Writing Exam
Please realize that your placement tests
are only for the purpose of properly
assigning you to classes. After you
matriculate at SUNY Oneonta, you will
have to also take a College Writing Exam.
This is a different test. Be careful not to
confuse the two.
Placement Exams
Writing
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If you plan to take COMP 100 this semester,
let me know by writing “RUSH” on the outside
of your blue-book
Reading
Math
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If you plan to take a MATH course this
semester, let me know by writing “RUSH” on
your test.