To all students, thank you for your patience during the introduction of the
Aurora Student system. While I believe many students had a very positive first
experience with the new system, some students experienced difficulties in
registration and fee assessment and may have experienced delays in seeking
assistance. Please accept our apologies for this and know that university staff
has worked very hard to provide the assistance you need. Please read the
important information below regarding prerequisite checking; repeats and
equivalent courses, and how these affect your grade point averages; and
withdrawing from courses while on hold.
Reminder: Revision deadline for Fall Term and Fall/Winter Term courses
is September 20 (12 midnight).
* Last day to add Fall Term or Fall/Winter Term courses
* Last day to drop a Fall Term or Fall/Winter Term course and receive a
full refund on tuition.
Do you have the Prerequisites for your Classes?
During the recent registration period you were permitted to register in courses
provisionally if you were enrolled in the prerequisite course during Summer
Session or if you had only interim high school grades on your record.
As well, although the Aurora system was set up to check for prerequisites, in the
case of some courses students may have been permitted to register without the
published prerequisite.
Faculties and schools responsible for teaching your courses may be checking to
ensure that students have the appropriate prerequisite grades and may withdraw
students who do not meet published requirements. It is your responsibility to
be aware of and meet course prerequisites. If the faculty responsible for
teaching your courses does not remove students who do not meet prerequisites,
students who choose to remain in affected courses do so at their own risk.
Withdrawal after September 20 from courses for which you do not have the
prerequisite will be subject to the published deadlines and rules for fee refund
and voluntary withdrawal.
If you are unsure of your course prerequisites, please consult the Aurora Student
catalog of courses or discuss this matter with your faculty student advisor.
Are you repeating a course?
Please be reminded that the University of Manitoba has introduced two new
rules with respect to repeated courses.
First, the grade that will count toward your cumulative grade point average
(cgpa) and your degree grade point average (dgpa) is the grade from the last
attempt.
* Note: This policy affects calculation of the cgpa and dgpa, but does not
change the calculation methods normally used for admission purposes.
You must consult the Admission Application Information for the faculty
or school you will be applying to to determine how repeated courses are
treated for admissions purposes.
* For information on how this policy affects your past grade point
averages consult the Registrars Office website at umanitoba.ca/registrar
> Transcripts and Verifications > Pre and Post September 2006
Transcripts
Second, there is a new limit on the number of times you may repeat a course.
You may now repeat a course only once for credit.
* If you have taken a course more than once in the past, you may have
been granted permission to take the course once more this year.
* This limit applies to courses that are equivalent. E.g. MATH 1500 and
MATH 1510 are different versions of introductory Calculus, but are
considered equivalents and are counted as repeats.
* If a course description states that the course may not be held with
another, this means they are considered repeats.
Is a course you are taking equivalent to another you have taken?
As stated above, some courses overlap content and, although they are offered
under different titles and course numbers, they are considered equivalents. In
this first registration period, the Aurora system was unable to block registrations
in some equivalent courses. Regardless of whether the system was able to block
registrations, such courses are still considered equivalent and you will only be
able to hold credit in your program for one of these credits. As these courses are
considered repeats, the credit and grade form the last attempt will be the one that
counts. This attempt will also count as your last allowable attempt in the course
content.
Read the Calendar Course Description
To ensure that you are taking courses that you are academically prepared to take
and that fit into your current program, please refer the course descriptions in the
printed 2006-2007 Undergraduate or Graduate Calendar, or check the course
description online in the Aurora Student Catalog of Courses.
Withdrawal while on hold.
Aurora Student will not permit a student to withdraw a course while you are on
hold. If you are on hold and must drop one or more of your courses, please
contact the Registrars Office or the Cashiers Office. The hold will be
temporarily lifted to permit the course withdrawal.
Neil Marnoch
Registrar, University of Manitoba
400 University Centre
Ph: 474-9425
Fax: 275-2589
Bulletin #3: Registration Times; Your Records in Aurora Student; New
Registrar's Office Website
Aurora Student its all coming together
Aurora Student, the University of Manitobas new student information system,
is now active. This system will offer many services to students related to
academic activity (e.g. registration, grades, fee statements) and replaces
MyUMinfo Web Services, which be taken off-line at the end of the summer.
Aurora Student is available now for you to find your registration time. Go the
University of Manitoba homepage at umanitoba.ca. Click on the link to Aurora
Student. Click on Enter Secure Area. To sign in, use the same ID (your student
number) and PIN that you used in MyUMinfo. If you have trouble with your
PIN, call the Registrars Office at 204-474-9420.
Once you are signed in, click on Registration, then Registration Time and
Status. You will see the date on which you can start registering for courses. All
times start at 8:30 a.m. Once in, you can access the system again to continue
your registration anytime, 24/7.
If you intend to Transit from University 1 to Arts or Science, declare a major,
declare graduation, or join a College, please check back on the week of July 10.
The process of moving the academic records for all active students into Aurora
Student is underway. This is a complicated process that is being done in several
stages. When you go to Aurora Student for the first time, you may not be able to
view your academic records. We are in the process of moving this information
from the old system to Aurora Student. Please be patient. All records will be
completed soon. Check back in the week of July 10 or after if you wish to view
your academic records in Aurora Student.
In the meantime, if you would like to view a full record of your completed study
at the U of M go to MyUMInfo Web Services. This system will be available
until the end of the summer.
Note that all previous courses and grades have been moved to your new Aurora
Student record, so you shouldnt have problems with prerequisites when
registering for courses. However, if you encounter unexpected problems with
your registration, such as a prerequisite error, please contact your faculty or
school general office for assistance.
New Registrars Office Website - umanitoba.ca/registrar
Check out our new website for information on the new Aurora Student
information system and how this system will be used to view academic records,
and for registration and other academic activity. The new website also includes
information on:
Important Dates and Deadlines; Personal Information and Identification; Fee
Information; Final Examinations; Grades and Grade Point Averages;
Graduation and Convocation; Withdrawal and Return to Study; Transcripts and
Enrolment Verifications. Also included is information for International Students
and for students who are thinking about completing some of their Study at
Another University.
Note that information on using Aurora Student is being developed. Available
now in the Whats New section is information on the services available in
Aurora Student and how to log in and find your registration time. Instructions
are available on how to check to see if you are eligible to register, or if you must
first clear a financial or advisor hold. There is also information that will help
you understand the Catalog and Schedule information. Coming soon are step by
step instructions on how to register.
We are also introducing a new feature called AskUManitoba. This will be your
way to ask registration related questions and get a response right away. No
waiting for an email to be answered. Get the information you need - when you
need it. Simply type in your question and youll get an immediate response.
AskUManitoba may also point you towards areas of the Registrars Office
website where you can find more information related to your questions.
AskUManitoba will be available on the Registrars Office website. Soon, youll
also find AskUManitoba on the Help pages in Aurora Student. Look for the link
to Help pages in the upper right hand corner of each Aurora Student page. Over
the summer and fall well be adding to the information included in
AskUManitoba and expanding the topics to other areas of the Registrars
Office.
Next Bulletin: Registration, Repeating Courses, and new VW regulations
BULLETIN #2: Signing in to Aurora Student and determining your
registration time
Aurora Student may be accessed on the University of Manitoba homepage
at umanitoba.ca as of July 4, 2006. Look for Aurora Student in the Student
Links area. In addition to the information below and in other bulletins, you
may also obtain information on using Aurora Student on the Registrars
Office website on or after July 4. Look for this website under the Current
Students tab on the U of M homepage.
Signing in to Aurora Student
To sign in to Aurora Student, click on Enter Secure Area. You will be required
to enter a User ID and PIN. Your User ID is your Student Number. As a
returning University of Manitoba student, you will continue to use the student
number assigned to you at admission. Your student number is recorded on your
Student ID card.
You will use the same PIN that you used the last time you contacted UMREG or
MyUMInfo. If you have difficulty with your PIN, call the Registrars Office at
(204) 474 9420 for help.
You are Responsible for your PIN
Keep your PIN number confidential. You are responsible for all activity that
takes place with the use of your Student Number and PIN.
You can change your PIN again, and as often as you wish, through Aurora
Student.
Go to Personal Information and select Change PIN.
PIN Security Question
The first time you sign in to Aurora Student you will be prompted to set up a
PIN Security Question and Answer. This question and answer will be used to
recover a forgotten PIN during future sign ins. Be sure to select a question and
answer that is personal and will not be known to others.
Hint: The security questions must be answered letter for letter (if you type
"daisy" as your answer, the response "daisies" will be incorrect.
Registration Access Times
Once your Registration Time starts, youll continue to have access to the
registration system for the remainder of the registration period. The system is
open 24 hours a day, 7 days per week.
Most returning students will register on or after July 24. Determine your
Registration Time though Aurora Students Registration link on or after July
4, 2006. Go to Aurora Student (through the link on the U of Ms homepage at
umanitoba.ca) then select Enrolment and Academic Records, then
Registration, and then Registration Time and Status.
On this page you can also check to see if there are any holds that may prevent
registration, that your program is listed correctly, and that your student status
permits registration. If your program is listed incorrectly, or if your student
status does not permit registration, please contact your faculty or school general
office.
Next Bulletin: Getting Ready for Registration; Repeating Courses and New
VW Regulations
BULLETIN #1: New Terms, Subject Codes and Catalog Searches
The self-service area of Aurora Student will be available July 4, and through it,
you will be able to access and update personal information, register for courses,
and obtain fee statements, grades and more. Watch for more information on the
Registrars Office website later this month.
The online Calendar (rules, regulations and program requirements), the Course
Catalog (course descriptions) and the Class Schedule (course times and
locations) are currently available through umanitoba.ca. Use the Calendar to
learn about rules, regulations and program information. The Class Schedule is at
the moment preliminary. Most courses are now entered on the schedule.
Additional information, such as section comments, will be entered by the end of
June.
Whats New
New Term Structure
Starting this September, Regular Session for most students will be split into two
Terms: Fall 2006 and Winter 2007. When you register, or search for classes in
the Course Catalog or Class Schedule, youll need to search each Term (in
which you want to take courses) in order to see the complete course offerings.
Terms in Aurora
Web
Months
Regular Session
Fall 2006
September to
December
Winter 2007
January to April
Medicine, Dentistry,
Dental Hygiene and
Med Rehab Students
Bannatyne
Undergrad
2006-2007
July to June
For example, if youre a Science student and want to see whats available in
September, select Fall 2006. If you want to see whats available in January,
select Winter 2007. If youre a Dentistry student, select Bannatyne Undergrad
2006-2007.
New Subject Codes in Course Numbers
Courses in Aurora Student are identified with a subject code, not a department
number. For example, 017.120 is now PSYC 1200. This means you will need a
subject code for each of your Catalog and Schedule searches. The drop down
menus on the online Course Catalog and Class Schedule include the names of
the Subject areas, so you wont need to know the codes, but because some
departments have divided their courses into several subjects, you may need
assistance in identifying the subject area you want. For example, the
department of French, Spanish and Italian (044) now offer their courses as
French (FREN), Spanish (SPAN), or Italian (ITAL). A complete list of Subject
areas, organized by faculty and department, and also offered alphabetically is
available on the Calendar main page.
Hint: If you would like to search for courses in more than one subject at once,
while searching the Course Catalog or the Class Schedule, press and hold the
Control or Command key while selecting subjects you wish to include in your
search.
New Ways to Search the Course Catalog and Class Schedule
The main change you will see in the online Catalog and Schedule will be the
course search tools:
* If you want to see course descriptions, search the Aurora Course
Catalog.
* If you want to see the course offering for the coming year, search the
Aurora Class Schedule.
Note: Although the Catalog and Schedule went live on the web in early May
2006, they are still in development. You will see changes to these functions over
the next month that will improve ease of navigation.
Searching the Course Catalog
1. Select the Term you want to search.
2. Select a Subject Area (and any other option you want to include in your
search).
Notes:
- Courses displayed in search results may include courses offered in Fall 2006
AND Winter 2007.
- Only courses which are offered during the Term you selected will have an
active web link to the Class Schedule. If you want to see courses in another
Term, youll need to perform another search using that Term.
- You MUST include a Subject in each search.
Searching the Class Schedule
1. Select the Term you want to search.
2. Select a Subject Area (and any other parameter you want to search).
Note:
- Terms in Schedule are currently marked view only. Once your registration
period starts, you will be able to select courses and register through the
schedule.
- Only courses offered in the Term you selected will be displayed.
- You MUST include a Subject in each search.
See BULLETIN #2, June 21, for information on Registration and Fees, along
with new regulations on Voluntary Withdrawals and course repeats.
Registrar's Office,
University of Manitoba
Attention Undergraduate International Students
$260,000 Available in Bursary Support
Financial need-based assistance is available to eligible current full-time
undergraduate international students for the 2006/07 academic
year to assist with second term tuition fees.
To be eligible for assistance, students must complete a University
of Manitoba bursary application form.
Applications will be available to students after July 17, 2006
at the following locations:
Financial Aid and Awards Office - Room 422 University Centre Building
International Centre for Students - Room 541 University Centre Building
University of Manitoba Students´ Union - Room 101 University Centre Building
Available online for printing at: http://www.umanitoba.ca/student/fin_awards/
The deadline date to apply is October 1, 2006.
Successful applicants will be notified in writing prior to the December
holiday break.
Please direct all inquiries to:
Financial Aid and Awards
Room 422 University Centre Building
Tel: (204) 474-8197
Fax: (204) 474-7543
E-mail: awards(a)umanitoba.ca
ATTENTION: GRADUATING STUDENTS
The deadline date to nominate professors / instructors for the Saunderson
and Stanton teaching awards has been extended until Monday, April 24,
2006. You are eligible to nominate your favourite professor or instructor for
these awards if you are graduating this May or have already graduated from
a previous University of Manitoba program in the last three years.
Successful recipients of these teaching awards will be honoured at May
Convocation.
Nomination forms are available for pick-up at the Financial Aid and Awards
Office (422 University Centre) and also on the department website as a pdf
document at the following address:
http://www.umanitoba.ca/student/fin_awards/saunderson_stanton_teaching_
awards.htm
Completed nomination forms must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. on Monday,
April 24th to the Financial Aid and Awards Office, 422 University Centre
(completed forms can be faxed to 474-7554).
Cheryl Richardson
Awards Officer
Enrolment Services
422 University Centre
University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2
(204) 474-9533 Fax: (204) 474-7554
email: Cheryl_Richardson(a)umanitoba.ca
Students who were registered in the 2005 tax year may access their
T2202a tax form at MyUMInfo.
Go to umanitoba.ca/myuminfo. Log in and select 'My T2202a form'.
Next select the '2005 taxation year' from the drop down menu.
If you have difficulty accessing the form, or if you have questions
regarding the information on this form, please call the Registrar's
Office at 474-9420.
Neil Marnoch
Registrar, University of Manitoba
The UofM IST has scheduled two network outages on different nights this
weekend -- the first one brief, the second one for 5 hours. For details,
please see:
http://umanitoba.ca/acn/outages
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this service outage,
please contact me or the
Support Desk
474-8600
support(a)cc.umanitoba.ca
p.s. Let me take this opportunity to recommend to everyone with Windows
Operating systems ensure you are protected against the latest viruses.
Carry out these basic computer hygiene steps:
- run Windows Update either automatically or every week.
- update your antivirus software patterns either automatically
or every day.
[If you don't have one installed already, get Trend OSAV.
see: umanitoba.ca/acn/antivirus ]
Dianne
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Dianne_Cox(a)umanitoba.ca /(204)474-9793 Fax:-7920 /Rm 623 Engineering-3
User Services /Academic Computing & Networking (IST) /U of Manitoba
This announcement is being sent to students with cc email
addresses at the University of Manitoba.
There is no need to reply.
_______________________________________________________________________
The University of Manitoba central computing system and network
services will be unavailable on
Sunday, July 13, 2003,
between 6:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.
to allow for electrical power changes in the central computer room.
UofM e-mail, dial-up connections, and the entire UofM website and
associated services such as WebCT and library databases will be
unavailable.
Login and file servers for Novell and Unix systems will be down so the
ACN student computer labs on campus will not be usable.
Independent computer systems such as those operated by Computer Science,
Physics, and Engineering should continue to function normally.
If you have questions or concerns please contact the
Support Desk
support(a)cc.umanitoba.ca
474-8600
Dianne
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Dianne_Cox(a)umanitoba.ca /(204)474-9793 Fax:-7920 /Rm 623 Engineering-3
User Services /Academic Computing & Networking (IST) /U of Manitoba
A Bulk Mail filter on central University mail will go into effect Monday
March 24.
Your participation is needed to ensure you do not lose any subscriptions
or other bulk mail you've requested.
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In an effort to reduce the amount of spam, IST is pleased to announce
that a bulk mail filter (DCC) will be activated on the University's
central mail servers, cc.umanitoba.ca and ms.umanitoba.ca, as of
Monday, March 24.
To read more about the bulk mail filter, you can start from the
ACN home page at:
http://umanitoba.ca/acn
and under "IST/ACN Computing News" click on
"Bulk Mail Blocking -
AVOID LOSING MAIL"
You can check your bulk mail summaries on a web page or have them mailed
to you each week. Both methods are available at:
http://umanitoba.ca/acn/spam
Presentations are being scheduled over the next two weeks on the bulk
mail filtering and white list. They are currently scheduled for:
Bannatyne campus:
Monday, March 17. 12:05-1:00 pm. Theatre C. Basic Med Sciences
Monday, March 17. 1:30-2:30 pm. Theatre C. Basic Med Sciences
Fort Garry campus:
Tuesday. March 18. 1:00-2:00 pm. IST Theatre-160 Dafoe Bldg (off Library lobby)
Wednesday, March 19 1:15-2:15 pm. IST Theatre-160 Dafoe Bldg. (off Library lobby)
Thursday, March 20 2:00-3:00 pm. 340 University Centre. Microcomputer Centre.
Tuesday, March 25 1:30-2:30 pm. 340 University Centre. Microcomputer Centre
More presentations will be scheduled as needed.
In summary it is important to:
- start now checking your bulk mail summary to
catch good mail and white list it.
- develop the habit of checking the bulk mail summary on an
ongoing basis into the future. Since it is only kept for
seven days, choosing the mailout subscription method may
be preferable at the start.
We hope this service will be of assistance in reducing spam though it
will not catch all of it.
Your feedback on how this bulk filtering approach works for you in the
weeks ahead will be very important in shaping our maintainence and
support of it.
If you have any questions about DCC, please contact the
Support Desk
support(a)cc.umanitoba.ca
474-8600
Regards,
Dianne
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Dianne_Cox(a)umanitoba.ca /(204)474-9793 Fax:-7920 /Rm 623 Engineering-3
User Advocate /Academic Computing & Networking (IST) /U of Manitoba