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Online registration is a convenient alternative

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illustration by Adam Omernik

by Nila Priyambodo
Staff Writer

In November, 80 percent of the traditional undergraduate and graduate students, as well as the law students, registered for January and Spring 2004 classes online through the University of La Verne’s Web registration program.

Shannon Beets, academic credentials and records director, said that 16 percent of the students registering online registered at 6 a.m., three hours before they were eligible to register in Woody Hall.

In addition, 33 percent of the students registering online, registered at another peak hour between 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.

“I didn’t have to get out of bed just to do the registration,” said sophomore psychology major Kandie Kinney.

Students like sophomore liberal studies major Ruth Garcia, preferred the web registration because it allowed them to register at their convenience.

“I can register anytime instead of the walk-in times because not everyone is available at those hours,” Garcia said.

“That was the goal,” said Eric Bishop, academic advising and retention service director, “to have them register at their convenience.”

“I think that web registration is an excellent new service that will make the registration process easier, quicker and more convenient for students,” Beets said.

Even though ULV’s web registration appealed to the majority of the students and faculty members, the launch of the system was not without glitches.

Jay Jones, office of instructional technology and research report director, encountered a minor problem.

“It was easier for students to circumvent seeing an advisor,” Jones said. “For the students who are not quite mature, that was a problem.”

Kinney, who registered online, came across another issue. “I was a little hesitant at first because there wasn’t a confirmation at the end of the process,” she said. “I wasn’t sure if I was really registered for the classes and done with the process or if I had to carry out further steps.”

Furthermore, web registration is currently limited to the law students, and traditional undergraduate and graduate students.

International students, like senior business major Tridate Sridhanasakulchai, cannot register online because they need their advisor and instructor’s signatures before registering for a class. “I prefer to register online,” Sridhanasakulchai said, “but my international student status prohibits me.”

Bishop clarifies this specific problem: “We’re trying to do it one population at a time,” he said. “Our goal is to do it right each time and not try to get everybody and make everybody unhappy.”

Starting this spring, web registration will also be available to CAPA students, he said.

“It’s a positive move,” said Patricia Noreen, CAPA director.

“The staff and students are excited at the opportunity to be part of it.”

According to Beets, there was an overall positive response to the web registration.

Kelli Clark, an undeclared freshman, said, “It was a lot easier and now-a-days everything is done online, so why shouldn’t our registration?”

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