Fall enrollment now merged with summer

Aaron Pabon/Staff Writer

Class registration will be off to an early start for the 2012-2013 school year.

Beginning on April 2, currently enrolled degree-seeking students will have an early start to register for the upcoming summer and fall 2012 semesters.

“The University wants to provide a first opportunity to students who are currently enrolled,” said Steven Kelly, interim associate vice president of the University Registrar.

“One of the main problems that we have during enrollment is that classes are full for students who enroll at the last minute” said Kelly. “We are hoping to alleviate the situation by having students enroll ahead of time.”

The registration appointments will begin on April 2, and continue until April 18. Registration will continue from April 19 till May 6 for currently enrolled degree-seeking students for fall 2012 and open registration for summer 2012 will continue.

Registration will be closed from May 7 until August 5, and will reopen on Aug. 6.

According to Kelly, one of the reasons for both the early enrollment and the enrollment being closed during the month of June, is to observe the enrollment patterns and make adjustments accordingly and add classes if necessary.

“The office of planning and institutional research, will be able to look at the enrollment patterns and say, we can see that all of our ENC 1101 classes are full, so we need to add some more sections before next fall starts,” said Kelly.

You can see class schedules and registration appointment times on PantherSoft.

“Not everyone will have an appointment on April 2,” said Kelly, “so be sure to check your PantherSoft for the exact date for your appointment.”Univeris

New, transfer and transient students will still be arranged through orientation scheduling.