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
Registrar’s 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.
What’s 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, you’ll 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 you’re a Science student and want to see what’s available in
September, select ‘Fall 2006’. If you want to see what’s available in January,
select ‘Winter 2007’. If you’re 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 won‘t 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:
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, you’ll 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