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Summer/Fall 2008 Updates

ICN Registration Deadline:

Students registering for a course through the Indiana College Network must complete the process by 4:30 pm on the Wednesday prior to the beginning of the term.  Because extra time is required to coordinate registrations between multiple campuses, ICN course registrations can not be initiated during the open registration period for that term. For summer these dates are:

Summer I courses: Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Summer II courses: Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Summer III courses: Wednesday, July 16, 2008

For fall this date is Wednesday, August 20, 2008

 

Academic Advising:

The Distance Education Office does not provide academic advising.  Students have been informed to schedule a consultation with their academic advisors to determine their course schedules before registering via MyUSI or before submitting a registration form through the Indiana College Network Website.

Students registering for USI courses only will register via MyUSI.  The Distance Education Office assists with registration into courses offered at partner campuses through the Indiana College Network after students pre-register on their site.  Any ICN registration forms received by the Distance Education Office MUST have advisor approval before we are able to process them.  The Distance Education Office cannot process any registration forms for on-campus courses.

PLEASE NOTE:  Ivy Tech has changed the course coding for some of the courses they offer through the ICN, so students should make sure that the course being selected is equivalent to the USI course needed.  Click here to access the updated course transferability grid located on the USI Distance Education Website under Student Resources or Click here for TransferIN. TransferIN is being developed as the state’s official source for course transfer information across campuses and institutions.

 If you have questions, please contact our office at distance@usi.edu or by phone at 812/465-7182 or 800/813-4238 (outside Evansville).

 

 Advising Faculty:

The Office of Distance Education would like to provide you with some resources to assist students in enrolling in distance education courses offered at USI or at one of the partner institutions through the Indiana College Network.  This will be of particular help to those of you who are providing advisement to students prior to Open Registration.  Because of incompatibilities in academic calendars statewide, USI’s Open Registration will be too late for students to enroll in courses via the Indiana College Network.   Most campuses statewide begin classes the week before USI classes begin.  

 If you are currently communicating with students interested in ICN courses, please have them complete the registration process as soon as possible.  Do you or your advisee need assistance?  Please contact the Distance Education Office at distance@usi.edu or 812/465-7182.

 For USI students interested in registering for USI distance education courses, the process is much simpler. 
They can register via 1) their academic advisor or 2) MyUSI -- the same avenues as for on-campus courses. 

 The following are some resources that we hope you find helpful: 

• The USI Distance Learning Information for Academic Advisors, available online at http://www.usi.edu/distance/fresources.asp, explains the registration process and answers several frequently asked questions. 
• The course listing of USI distance learning courses is available at http://www.usi.edu/distance/courses.asp.
• The most current listing of ICN partnership courses can be found at http://www.icn.org.  Students interested in taking one or more courses must complete an online Student Pre-registration Form.  To begin this process, students visit the above Website and click the “MyICN” tab.
•  The “How-To" Guide for the Indiana College Network, located at http://www.usi.edu/distance/icn.asp, provides very detailed information about the Indiana College Network, including a Step-by-Step Guide for Completing an ICN Pre-Registration Form.
• A transferability grid of commonly requested distance learning courses can be found at http://www.usi.edu/distance/distancetransfer.xls.  The majority of requested courses are found here.  Other courses may also transfer-- Mary Branson in the Registrar’s Office maintains the comprehensive transferability grid for the University and would be able to assist you.
• Advisor approval is required for registration into distance learning courses taken through the ICN partnership.  To make this process easier, an Advisor Approval Form for ICN Courses is available in Outlook (while in Outlook, select Tools, then Forms, then Choose Form).  Either the Distance Education Office or the academic advisor can originate the form.
• As a reminder, USI distance education course sections are coded to reflect delivery mode.  This coding enables students to make more informed decisions about the courses they select.  Here is the breakdown of codes (also found in the Section Number Codes section of the course schedule):

.NC1 means Internet-based, some Classroom attendance required

.NM1 means Internet and other Media such as CD-ROM

.NO1 (alpha “O”, not numeric “0”) means Internet Only

.NR1 means Internet and required videoconference attendance at Remote locations

.NV1 means Internet and Videotape/DVD rental 

Please contact Vicki Bierley, our Learning Center Coordinator, if you or your advisees have questions.  She can be reached at 812/465-7182 (800/813-4238 outside Evansville) or at distance@usi.edu.