NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

Pre-Registration for Fall 2010 (January) Classes

To secure you a place in as many of your preferred classes as possible, we hope to be able to offer you an opportunity to preregister for your spring semester courses.  Follow these steps for preregistration:

1.  If you haven't done so already, consult with your academic advisor at your home university to determine which Old Dominion classes/modules/units/subjects will be appropriate for your degree program at home.  If you do not have access to a current printed ODU catalog, it is available on the university's website.  The catalog provides a description of all classes, while the course schedule tells you which classes are actually being offered each term.  You need to look at both in order to make your selections.

2.  Use the Spring 2010 semester class schedule, available through the ODU website/ Leo Online  (select "Spring 2010") to identify the classes of interest to you that are offered this coming term.  If you are admitted as an undergraduate student you need to reach an academic credit semester total of 12 credits, typically four 3-credit classes.  If you are admitted as a graduate student you should be seeking a total of 9 credits, typically three 3-credit classes.  You must register for 12 credits (undergraduate) or 9 credits (graduate) in order to meet the terms of your status as an exchange visitor visa holder in the U.S.

Note that course numbers indicate the level of the class: Courses numbered 100-299 are lower division (1st & 2nd year) undergraduate classes; 300-499 are upper division (3rd & 4th year) undergraduate classes.  Only students admitted at the graduate level may register for courses numbered 500-799.

3.  Make a list of the Spring 2010 semester classes you wish to register for.  We recommend that you try to select at least four "backup" classes in addition to your first three or four choices.  Organize your list in order of priority, with the first class listed the one most important to you, the last the least important (you should have a total of 7 to 8 classes on your list.)

Note that classes which indicate location at the "Virginia Beach Higher Education Center," abbreviated "VBCTR," or the "Peninsula Center,"abbreviated "PNCTR," do not meet on the main campus in Norfolk, but at centers located at some distance from the main campus and only accessible by automobile.  Please do not select these classes unless you plan to purchase an automobile here!

4.  Send me your list of classes by email (mdean@odu.edu), along with information on the best way to reach you (email preferably) between now and January (early requests give you a better chance at successfully preregistering for more classes).  Classes on your list must include the "call number"/CRN,  department designation and course number as well as the course title.  Example: 11167 MKTG 404 Sales Management.  We cannot process your request without all of this information so please be sure to include it or we won't be able to register you.

We will communicate with you concerning any questions or concerns we have about your choices and will let you know when and if we have succeeded in getting your registration started or completed.  If we are unable to reach you before your departure from your home or university, we will give you the information we have upon your arrival here.

Because we must serve a number of exchange students, we will only attempt to complete one or two initial registrations for you.  Any subsequent changes in your schedule can be made by you in person after your arrival. (Classes may be dropped or added through at least January 15 without special permission). Please note that pre-registering for classes will give you a much better chance at registering for the classes you would like to take at Old Dominion University as many popular classes "fill up" quickly (i.e. it could be very difficult to register for some classes upon arrival at Old Dominion in January).

For your information, January 18 is Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday (no classes are held), and March 8 - 13 is "Spring holiday" (no classes are held). Spring classes end on April 27 and spring exams run from April 29 - May 6.  Housing will be provided through Friday, May 7.  We look forward to seeing you in January!