Undergraduate Fall 2011
Announcements
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Registration Procedures - Effective Winter Semester 2011, these procedures are no longer available in printed form. The information is online, including a searchable listing of course offerings, sections and related course information, through Memorial Self-Service or here, the Office of the Registrar's Registration website. A PDF or print copy of these registration procedures, the list of course offerings, or both, can be made available upon request to ehillman@mun.ca
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Instructions for Students and Procedures for the Conduct of Examinations - Students are required to show Memorial photo identification cards in order to be permitted to write final examinations. Note that students registered for distance courses are required to present Memorial photo identification cards in order to write term tests and final examinations. Distance students can obtain their Campus Cards by following the instructions at www.mun.ca/answers. Information about instructions and procedures for the conduct of exams is available here.
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Single e-mail policy in effect - Students must have an active @mun.ca e-mail account for communication with the Office of the Registrar. Permission to Register Letters (with your registration time) and Enrolment Verification documents, etc. are not mailed and will only be sent to activated @mun.ca e-mail accounts. To set up your @mun.ca e-mail account, go to my.mun.ca. The Academic Advising Centre website has step-by-step instructions for setting up your @mun account. For more information about e-mail communication with students, click here.
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Math Placement Test - As you register for Math 1MPT (St. John’s Campus Only), please make careful note of the particular room and time for your section. Use the Course Search feature in the Course Offerings to find out about MPT; information about MPT sections, rooms and times is available at the end of the Mathematics section of the Course Offerings. Grenfell Campus students would register for 1MPT section 061.
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Distance Education Information in Memorial Self-Service - Distance Education Course Information Letters and notifications of exam dates, times and locations are available through Memorial Self-Service (for example, in the Distance Education menu, View Distance Exam Schedule). This information is not mailed to students. You are advised to visit the Distance Education section of Memorial Self-Service immediately upon registration for essential course information and periodically throughout the semester for information on exams.
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Desire2Learn - Memorial has a learning management system, Desire2Learn, for all distance students and on-campus students who have registered for a course that will feature a web-based component. During the first week of the semester, each course outline will tell you if the course has a web component. Increasingly, courses delivered on campus will supplement face-to-face teaching with web-based tools to share course notes, have discussion forums, and so on. Visit www.distance.mun.ca, click on “Access your Web Course”, and follow the instructions for setting up your account. If you need help on campus to set up your account, you can visit the Commons in the QEII Library.
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Fall Orientation Registration - First-year students can now register for Orientation when registering for academic courses. Registration for Fall Orientation (ORTN 1000) is available for all new students attending Memorial in St. John’s. For more information please see the Orientation website or contact (709) 864-7461. First-year students attending the Grenfell Campus should register for ORTN 1000-061; questions can be directed to Student Services at swgc.mun.ca/orientation or call (709) 637-6232.
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Release of Final Grades - Printed grade reports are no longer mailed to students. Grades will be officially released through Memorial Self-Service beginning at 5 p.m. on December 21 for Fall Semester courses
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Student Loans Distribution - Approved certificates of eligibility for the Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Student Loans Program will be available for pick-up and processing September 7, 8 & 9 from 9 a.m. - 4:45 pm at The Landing, UC3018.
After these dates, loans can be picked up at Answers, UC3005. Please visit www.mun.ca/answers for more information.
At the Grenfell Campus, student loans will be distributed from the Arts and Science Building gymnasium on September 7 & 8 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. After these dates loans can be picked up at the Bursar’s Office.
Students who pick up their loans must present a valid photo ID issued in Canada by the federal or a provincial or territorial government such as a valid driver’s license, passport, provincial health card with a photo or a permanent residency or citizenship card.
If you are on a work placement or doing your courses by Distance Education and cannot pick up your student loan during regular office hours, you can request to have your student loan sent in the mail. You can avail of this service through Memorial Self-Service; see the Financial Information Section to complete the mail-out form.
If you are receiving a student loan from a province other than Newfoundland and Labrador, you can finalize necessary documents and pick up your loan at the Smallwood Centre, UC4018. Ask for Cheryl Peckham at (709) 864-3536 or (709) 864-6168. Students from the United States who are interested in applying for U.S. Student Aid should contact the International Scholarship Co-orindator at (709) 864-6167, Smallwood Centre, UC4016. Students at the Grenfell Campus should contact Linda Carroll at 637-6249, Student Services, AS233.