navitas pre-arrival academic advising and enrollment guide
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Navitas Pre-arrival Academic Advising and
Enrollment Guide
Undergraduate Program -Spring 2016
WELCOME!
We are very happy you will be joining us at Navitas at FAU. Please read through this guide carefully as it includes very
important information about enrollment in courses for the upcoming term.
PAYMENT
If you have not yet made your 50% payment to Navitas at FAU, you will not be able to register for classes.
Methods of Payment to Navitas USA Boca Raton LLC are available online here https://www.fau.navitas.com/payment-options:
Bank Wire Transfer (use wire instructions provided online, normally includes a fee)
Western Union Business Solutions’ GlobalPay (provides the best international exchange rate if paying from a non-U.S. bank account)
Credit and Debit Cards (best option if you have a U.S. bank account, direct money transfer so there’s no extra fee)
PLEASE REMEMBER
In order to graduate with a Bachelor’s Degree at FAU, you must complete 120 credits total.
36-40 of these credits will be Intellectual Foundations Program (IFP) courses that are not directly related to your major, but are still required.
Major vs. Non-Major Requirements
Major Courses
IFPs
Bachelor’s Degree
To obtain a Bachelor’s Degree in the United States, students must meet requirements for both their major (field of study) and general education courses (non-major requirements known as IFPs at FAU).
ACADEMICS
Intellectual Foundations Program Requirements
All freshmen students and any transfer students with less than 30 credits must fulfill the University's IFP requirements as part of their pursuit of a Bachelor’s degree.While IFP courses do not necessarily relate to your major, they do provide a
foundation of knowledge that all well-educated students should possess.IFP courses are diverse, covering a wide variety of subjects within 6 categories:
Written Communication, Society & Human Behavior, Science, Math, Global Citizenship, and Humanities.
Major CoursesWritten Communication
Society & Human Behavior
Science & the Natural World
Math and Quantitative Reasoning
Global Citizenship Humanities Ratio of IFP CoursesCompared to Major Courses
ACADEMICS
IFP Course Breakdown The 36-40 credits of required IFP courses are broken down into 6
categories, as shown in the previous slide and pie chart. You are required to take a minimum of 2 classes in each IFP category.
Generally each class is worth 3 credits, unless noted otherwise. That means, in total, all FAU students must take 12 IFP courses.
IFP Timeline IFP courses must be completed during freshman (year 1) and
sophomore (year 2) year at FAU.
Navitas students have a total of 5 semesters (year 1=3 semesters and year 2=2 semesters) to complete their IFP course requirements.
Intellectual Foundations Program Requirements Continued…
ACADEMICS
Intellectual Foundations Program Checklist: Example of Written
Communication and Math IFP Courses:
NON-MAJOR REQUIREMENTS –IFP Courses Offered in SPRING 2016
IFP courses will be offered in 5 IFP categories:
1. Written Communication ENC 1101 College Writing I
ENC 1102 College Writing II
LIT 2010 Interpretation of Fiction
2. Mathematics & Quantitative Reasoning MAT 1033 Intermediate Algebra
MAC 1105 College Algebra
MAC 1140 Precalculus Algebra
STA 2023 Introductory Statistics
MAC 2233 Methods of Calculus
ALL math courses will require a lab in addition to the regular classes –which math class you begin with is determined by your ALEKS exam score
ACADEMICS
NON-MAJOR REQUIREMENTS, CONT’D –IFP Courses Offered in SPRING 2016
3. Science & the Natural World
ESC 2070 Blue Planet
BSC 1005 Life Science + BSC1005L Lab
CHM 2045 General Chemistry + CHM2045L Lab
4. Society & Human Behavior
ANT 2000 Introduction to Anthropology
PSY 1012 Introduction to Psychology
5. Global Citizenship
INR 2002 Introduction to World Politics
ACADEMICS
ALL Navitas students must pass a UNI 101 University Learning Skills course to progress in the program and transfer to Year 2 at FAU.
English Preparation Courses are offered prior to College Writing I. Placement into the following courses is dependent upon a student’s high school GPA and English language ability:
AEC 100 Academic English Communications
AERW 100 Academic English Reading & Writing
CWP100 College Writing Preparation
NAVITAS REQUIREMENTS –Pathway Courses Offered in SPRING 2016
ACADEMICS
The Navitas at FAU Student Handbook contains details about all aspects of the Navitas at FAU program, including course titles and descriptions of all non-major, major, and Navitas courses mentioned in the previous slides.
The Handbook is available on the Navitas at FAU Portal at https://learning.fau.navitas.com/(see Portal details later in this guide) under the Students tab, in the Documents section.
COURSE TITLES/DESCRIPTIONS
STUDENT HANDBOOK
CHOOSING CLASSESRefer to the Student Handbook (available under the Student tab, in the Document section of the Navitas Portal) and previous slides within this presentation for all available classes. Be sure to check for pre-requisites. Not every class listed in the Handbook will be offered Spring 2016.
Choose 4 classes:1. Register for UNI 101 University Learning Skills – ALL Navitas students must
take this course in their first semester2. *Register for an English and/or College Writing class - Depending on your
high school GPA and English ability, you will need to register for 1 of the following 3 course options: AEC 100 Academic English Communications and AERW 100 Academic
English Reading & Writing (must be taken in the same semester, select both for course registration)
CWP 100 College Writing Preparation (select if you have an IELTS score of 5.5, TOEFL iBT of 59, or PVT of 50)
ENC 1101 College Writing I (select if you have an IELTS score of 6.0, TOEFL iBT of 71, or PVT of 56)
*Please note: A writing assessment will be done during the first day of orientation to determine if you’ve been placed in the correct English course.
PORTAL REGISTRATION
CHOOSING CLASSES CONTINUED…3. *Register for a math class – your ALEKS math placement score will
determine what math class you should register for in your first semester.
Please refer to the ALEKS Math Placement Exam advising guide: http://www.fau.edu/ugstudies/math-advising-guidelines.php
Register for 1 of the following 4 math classes based on your score:
MAT 1033 Intermediate Algebra – minimum ALEKS score needed: 0
MAC 1105 College Algebra – minimum ALEKS score needed: 30
MAC 2233 Methods of Calculus – minimum ALEKS score needed: 40 (not for the College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Science)
MAC 1140 Precalculus Algebra - minimum ALEKS score needed: 45 (not for the College of Business)
*Please note: a math evaluation will be done the first day of class to make sure your placement exam score is an accurate reflection of your math ability
4. *Register for one more academic course (Anyone taking English classes AEC 100 and AERW 100 already has selected 4 classes)
The next slide provides more guidance in regards to the selecting the final course (4th class)
PORTAL REGISTRATION
Certain majors require specific IFP courses which determines what you can and cannot select as your 4th academic course:
Engineering and Biology majors should not register for ESC 2070 Blue Planet or BSC 1005 Life Science + BSC1005L Life Science lab
Business majors should not register for PSY1012 Intro to Psychology or ANT 2000 Intro to Anthropology
All other majors are able to select whichever class fits into their schedule after choosing UNI 101, an English class, and a math class
CHOOSING CLASSES CONTINUED…
REGISTRATION FOR SPRING 2016 COURSES
Please refer to the Student Handbook for course descriptions and pre-requisites.
Once you have taken the ALEKS math placement exam, please send you score to [email protected]
Instructions on how to take the math exam are on our pre-departure website: https://www.fau.navitas.com/microsites/predeparture/math-placement-test
Now it’s time to register for your Spring courses!The next set of slides will walk you through how to register for
your Spring courses within your Navitas portal.
PORTAL REGISTRATION
PORTAL REGISTRATION
Please use this link to log in and choose your classes:
https://learning.fau.navitas.com/user/login
Enter your Navitas ID as the username and your first password to log into the portal is your birthday and follows this format: yyyymmdd, then click “Sign In”
To begin selecting your classes, click “Enrolment”.
PORTAL REGISTRATION
Please read the Enrollment Conditions, then click “I agree to the terms & conditions”.
PORTAL REGISTRATION
You will then be able to see the courses available for Spring 2016
To select a course, click the green plus sign
PORTAL REGISTRATION
A window will pop up showing the available class times. Some subjects offer two class times (pick which one you want), most will only show one class time.
After you select the class time, click “Next”, then “Enrol”
2. After each class is chosen, your study load will increase as your funds decrease.
3. After you reach your correct study load, you should “Finalize Enrollment”
Integrated English students should take 50% Study Load.
1. UPP students should take 100% Study Load.
FINALIZE ENROLLMENT
You must click finalize enrollment in order to register for classes!
You cannot finalize enrollment if you select the wrong English class. Reference page 17 again for the
English course criteria.
Print a copy, take a screen shot, and/or take a picture of your schedule.
It is your responsibility to know when your classes are.
PORTAL REGISTRATION
PORTAL REGISTRATION
Once you finalize your enrollment, your Spring 2016 class schedule will appear.
You may log into the Portal at any time to review your schedule under the Timetable tab.
CHANGES TO YOUR SCHEDULE
Changes may be made to your schedule before the start of the semester due to:
Changes in classroom space
Occupancy limitations
Changes in timetable
Instructor scheduling
Enrollment in the wrong class
ALEKS Placement requirements or prerequisites
Please check your schedule regularly by logging into the Portal to see if any changes have been made to your schedule prior to the first day of classes on Monday, January 11
REGISTRATION Registration opens December 21 at 10:00am EST and
closes Wednesday, January 6 at 9:00pm EST
DON’T BE LATE!!!$100 LATE REGISTRATION FEE added to account if you
don’t sign up for classes on time!
PORTAL REGISTRATION
Navitas Check-In Day is Wednesday, January 6from 9:00am until 8:00pm on-campus near the Navitas office, Student Services Hallway, room 225. You will pickup orientation information and complete FAU’s mandatory immigration check-in during this time frame.
Mandatory Orientation begins on Thursday, January 7 at 8:00am and ends on Saturday, January 9 at 12:00pm
Spring 2016 courses begin Monday, January 11 and end on Wednesday, May 4
CHECK-IN AND ORIENTATION DATES
PLEASE REMEMBER
QUESTIONS/CONCERNS?
If you are having any issues, please email [email protected]
For questions regarding payment, please email [email protected]
THANK YOU!
Good luck and see you soon!
We are looking forward to meeting you at the Navitas Check-In Day on Wednesday, January 6!