Registration Update and Human Growth and Development

The following information comes from the Registrar's Office:

"Fall Registration will be open through RAIN for students beginning
Monday, July 27th at 8:00 am through Thursday, August 20th at 5:00
pm. Students should be able to process changes through RAIN during
this time. First term freshmen should see Cara Lea Fowler in the
Nursing Building, Room 126 for class schedule changes. Continuing
students who have an advisement flag will need to see their advisor."

And this information comes from me:

As of right now, there are no seats available in either section of PSYC 2103, Human Growth and Development. If a section is closed, that means that there are no more chairs in the room. Because students are able to register themselves for classes, it is difficult for me to maintain a waiting list: If a student drops the class and a seat opens up, another student can snag it before I know about it. My best advice for students who want to get into this class is to keep checking back on RAIN to see if a seat opens up, and to grab it if it does. Do not register for a section you will be unable to go to in hopes I will let you go to the more convenient one instead; I am not allowed to do that. Thanks.

Conference opportunity

The School of Social and Family Dynamics at Arizona State University is currently accepting applications for its annual professional development conference, to be held September 25-27, 2009. This conference is specifically for undergraduate students who are interested in research-based graduate programs in some kind of discipline related to family studies (e.g., developmental psychology, sociology). Conference topics will focus around the current state of research in family studies as well as information related to the graduate school experience.

Conference attendance, including travel expenses, is FREE for selected students. If you are interested in applying, go to the program's home page:

http://www.asu.edu/clas/ssfd/conf/

This page also has links to the application form and some other information that might be useful. If you will be a senior in the 2009-2010 academic year and are interested in graduate school in one of these areas, please consider applying!

Counseling and Forensic Psychology

The Graduate Admissions Office at Marymount University in Arlington, VA will be hosting an online chat about Marymount's graduate programs in counseling and forensic psychology. Marymount offers Masters-level programs in community counseling, pastoral counseling, forensic psychology, and school psychology.

The chat will be held on Tuesday, November 18, from 8:00-9:00 p.m. The chat is free and can be accessed at:

http://www.marymount.edu/admissions/grad/chat.html

Class and office hours for the remainder of the week

Due to an unexpected meeting on Thursday, November 13 and a field trip with the Psychology/Sociology Club on Friday, November 14, my class and office hours for those two days have changed as follows:

Thursday, November 13:
Seminar in Psychology will meet as usual
Office hours as usual
No Human Growth and Development

Friday, November 14:
No office hours
No Health Psychology
No Human Growth and Development
In fact, nothing at all (except the field trip)

I will be checking my email over the weekend if anyone needs anything. There are some more details for specific classes on WebCT.

Psychology/Sociology building closed Tuesday, November 4

We received word late this afternoon that the Psychology/Sociology building, along with the Science building, will be closed from 9:00 a.m. - noon on Tuesday, November 4. The purpose of the building closing is for removal of hazardous chemicals. If you have classes or advisement appointments in that building during this time, check with your instructor/advisor for further instructions. My own classes should meet as scheduled because we've been told that the building should be open again by noon.

Registration for spring semester classes

Registration for Spring 2009 classes will begin on Monday, October 27. The schedule of classes can be seen here. Here is who can register when:

Class for Registration Purposes	Overall Earned Hours	Dates of Registration	Advisement Required*	Web Registration
Students Graduating Spring 09		October 27-November 14	Yes	Yes
Graduates		October 29-November 14	No	Yes
Seniors	105 or more	October 29-November 14	No	Yes
Seniors	90-105	October 29-November 14	Yes	Yes
Juniors	85-89	October 31-November 14	Yes	Yes
Juniors	60-84	October 31-November 14	No	Yes
Sophomores	30-59	November 4-November 14	No	Yes
Freshmen	0-29	November 6-November 14	Yes	Yes
Learning Support		December 4-5	Yes	No

Class designation and number of credit hours reflect how many credits you have completed as of the start of this semester. The classes you are taking this semester do not figure in here because you have not completed them yet. If you aren't sure how many credits you have, log into RAIN and click on "Student Services and Financial Aid". From there, go to "Registration", and click on "Check Your Registration Status".

If the chart above shows that you need advisement prior to registration, or if you want to meet with your advisor for any reason, please contact your advisor to set up an appointment. If you are one of my advisees, I have put sign-up sheets on the wall outside my office door. You should also check your RAIN account for any other holds you might have, such as unpaid parking tickets, because these will prevent you from registering.

Interested in a Career in Industrial/Organizational Psychology?

The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, in conjunction with Austin Peay State University, is hosting a free web-based seminar to provide interested students with information about the field of Industrial and Organizational Psychology. This seminar will include information on topics such as graduate school preparation, graduate school life, and career options. The seminar will be held on Thursday, October 30, from noon - 1:00 p.m. For more information, or to register, go to:

http://www.siop.org/webinar.aspx

Cap and Gown Ordering Information

Fall 2008 graduation is Saturday, December 13, at 11:00 a.m. If you are graduating in December and planning to march, you need to order a cap and gown. The cost of the cap and gown is included in your graduation application fee, which you should have already paid.

Herff Jones Company will be the supplier of regalia for December 2008 graduation. You may place your cap and gown order in one of two ways. (1) Students may meet with the Herff Jones representative on October 6, 2008 in the Campus Bookstore between 12:00 noon and 3:00 pm and order your cap and gown directly from the representative. The representative will only be available for in-person ordering on this one day. (2) You may instead order your cap and gown online. To do this, go to the GSW home page and click on the link titled "Information for upcoming graduates" from October 6 - October 30, 2008. Don't try to do this before October 6 because information from the spring semester is still up there and it'll just confuse you. The deadline for ordering your cap and gown online is October 30.

Cap and gown regalia will be sent to the Campus Bookstore and may be picked up between December 1 -- December 13, 2008 during regular store hours. For those students who do not pre-order caps and gowns, the Bookstore will have a very limited number of caps and gowns in limited sizes, but don't assume there will be one available for you -- order your own!

If you want to order personalized graduation announcements, you can do this through Herff Jones the same way that you place your cap and gown order (i.e., either through the representative on October 6 or online from October 6-30). The cost of announcements is not included in your graduation application fee. Orders for announcements may be charged to a credit card, debit card, or payable money order. Orders will be delivered directly to the address you provide. The Bookstore no longer sells generic (i.e., non-personalized) announcements.

Graduation re-application

If you have applied to graduate in Fall 2008 but know that you won't be graduating until a later term, you will need to re-apply for graduation. If you re-apply by midterm (October 3, 2008), you will not need to pay a re-application fee. The Graduation Application form can be found here:

http://www.gsw.edu/~aaf/student_forms/gradapp.pdf

After you complete that, your advisor will need to complete another Graduation Checklist, so don't forget to contact your advisor as well as filling out the application form.

Regents' Test dates

According to the Registrar's Office, the dates for the Regents' Tests will be October 20, 21, and 22. First-semester students will be assigned a date and time for testing. All students who have not satisfied both of the testing requirements yet are strongly encouraged to test fall term. Students can tell which area(s) need(s) to be tested by checking their unofficial GSW academic transcript on RAIN. You can sign up to take the Regents' Test(s) and read up on the rules and guidelines for the testing by going here:

http://www.gsw.edu/academics/schedule.html

If you are in one of my classes and need to take either or both of the tests, this will be considered an excused absence.

Registration is open again

According to the Registrar's Office, online registration has been turned back on for summer and fall terms so that students may continue to register and make class changes through RAIN. The system will be available until Friday, May 23, at 11:00 p.m.