ISSP Pre-Arrival Academic

Advising & Enrollment Guide

(Undergraduate)

Spring 2018

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT SUCCESS PROGRAM

We are very excited that you will be joining

us at International Student Success

Program at University of Massachusetts,

Boston. Please read through this guide

carefully as it includes very important

information about enrollment in courses for

your upcoming term.

PAYMENT

▸ If you have not made your 50% payment to ISSP at UMass

Boston, you will NOT be able to register for classes.

Please make your payment today if you have not already

done so!

▸ Methods of Payment:

▸ Online payment

https://www.internationalumb.com/online-payment

▸ Cashier Check

▸ International Bank Draft

▸ Credit Card

▸ Wire Transfer/Telegraphic Transfer

▸ Email Finance@internationalumb.com for questions.

▸ Visit our website for detailed payment options

ORIENTATION

Mandatory Orientation!

ESL/MEP must come on Tuesday, January 16 (9:00am) to the “MTV

building” located at 150 Mount Vernon St, Dorchester, MA 02125.

ALL STUDENTS (ESL/MEP/UPP/UPA) must come on Wednesday to

Friday, January 17 - 19 (8:00am) to attend Orientation at the

UMASS Boston “Campus Center building” located at 100 Morrissey

Blvd, Dorchester, MA 02125

DON’T BE LATE!

This is your opportunity to meet your classmates and the ISSP

staff, and learn about your new life here in Boston and at UMass,

Boston. Your attendance is required.

PLACEMENT EXAM

▸ You are required to take your MATH (ALEKS) and ENGLISH placement

exams before January 2nd!

▸ UPP/UPA Students: Must take both English and Math placement

▸ MEP Students: Should take Math only

▸ Full-time ESL students: No exam needed prior to arrival.

To take your placement exams, you must sign into WISER, your UMB student

account. For instructions on how to log in to WISER, go HERE. Instructions are

in the following slides as well.

***Important Reminder: Without these scores, you will not have the chance to take Math or English courses in your first semester, and we will be missing important information that will help us place you into the proper courses

HOW TO TAKE YOUR PLACEMENT EXAMS:

▸ Step 1: Locate your campus email user ID and password:

▸ Click link here and follow the instructions

▸ You need to have your UMB username and password

ready to proceed Step 2.

▸ Step 2: Access your WISER Account

▸ https://www.umb.edu/it/getting_services/wiser

Click “Student Login”

HOW TO TAKE YOUR PLACEMENT EXAMS:

▸ Step 3: Log in to WISER using UMB username and

password (You should have it after Step 1).

Your Campus User ID is the same as

your UMass Boston email address

(*DO NOT include “@umb.edu”, all

you need is your username). Your

UMB email address will be your

FIRST NAME.LASTNAME and a

number, likely 001. Read this for

help:

https://www.umb.edu/it/getting_servi

ces/email/logging_on_for_the_first_ti

me

HOW TO TAKE YOUR PLACEMENT EXAMS:

▸ Step 4 : Click on “Academics”

Select

“Academics”

HOW TO TAKE YOUR PLACEMENT EXAMS:

▸ Step 5: Start Your Exam Here

Make sure you disable all pop-up

blockers in your web browser

before you start your Placement

Testing!

PLACEMENT EXAM – MATH (ALEKS)

▸ All UPP/UPA and MEP students must take ALEKS

▸ Math Track in different colleges:

▸ College of Management Students: MATH115 – MATH129 – MATH 134

▸ College of Liberal Arts Students: Need to take MATH 115 to satisfy

quantitative reasoning requirement. Some degrees in the College of

Liberal Arts may require further coursework. Make sure to check with an

ISSP adviser.

▸ College of Science and Mathematics Students: MATH 115 – MATH 130

– MATH 140

▸ Use the guide below to understand which course you are eligible to

take:

If your ALEKS assessment score is 43

or below, you will be required to take

a non-credit Math Prep class in order

to help you develop the skills you

need to place into Math 115.

PLACEMENT EXAM – MATH (ALEKS)

▸ I did not do well. Can I take it again?

▸ Yes. You can retake ALEKS after 48 hours and after doing 3

hours of training in the ALEKS learning module.

▸ If you retake ALEKS and feel you need to take it a 3rd time, you

are required to spend a minimum of 5 hours in the learning

module training tool within ALEKS.

▸ Please note that you can only retake ALEKS 3 times in one

calendar year.

ATTENTION:

Please email studentsuccess@internationalumb.com

when you have completed ALEKS with your full name and UMB

ID number.

PLACEMENT EXAM – WRITING ASSESSMENT

▸ All incoming ISSP UPP/UPA (full academic) students should take

the Online Writing Assessment before January 2nd. Please email

studentsuccess@internationalumb.com once you have completed

the assessment. MEP STUDENTS – do not take the Writing

Placement.

▸ The assessment determines UPP/UPA placement in Academic

English courses. You will be placed in either Academic Writing

(ESL 100D) or Freshmen English (ENG 101). You must

complete the assessment in one sitting. You will be timed-out of

the system after 60 minutes.

NOTE: You only have ONE chance to take the Writing Assessment

exam. UPP/UPA students who failed to meet the minimum English

writing requirement may be dropped to MEP.

WHEN TO ENROLL IN CLASSES

▸ Once you have taken your ALEKS (Math) and Writing

Assessment exams, you will be ready for Enrollment to begin!

▸ Registration for Spring 2018 semester starts on Tuesday,

January 2nd at 10am EST and will close on Tuesday, January

16 at 5pm EST.

▸ It is also VERY, VERY IMPORTANT that you select your

classes prior to your arrival. Don’t worry about making a mistake

– that’s ok! We will review every student’s choices to make sure that

you have chosen the proper courses. However, if you don’t register

for your classes prior to Orientation, we will be forced to choose

your classes for you based on what is available at the time of

Orientation.

WHERE TO FIND COURSE DESCPRTION:

▸ Where can I find courses titles and descriptions?

▸ The ISSP Student Handbook is available here at our website

at www.internationalumb.com.

▸ The Handbook is a resource that contains details about the

Navitas at UMass Boston program, including course titles and

descriptions.

▸ Please review the Student Handbook prior to Enrollment

and use it as a reference when selecting classes!

WHAT TO EXPECT ACADEMICALLY :

▸ What are the requirements to graduate from American

colleges?

▸ Major vs. Non-Major Requirements

▸ To obtain a Bachelor’s Degree in the United States, students

must meet requirements for both their major (field of study) and

general education (non-major requirements)

In order to graduate, you

must complete 120 credits

– half of these credits will

be general education, half

will be for your major.

WHAT TO EXPECT ACADEMICALLY :

▸ NON-MAJOR REQUIREMENTS – General Education

Courses

▸ Arts/Humanities

▸ MUSIC 115, AMST 101, HIST 212, PHIL 108

▸ Natural Science/Math

▸ BIOL 101, ENVSCI 101, MATH 115, MATH 129,

MATH 130, MATH 140

▸ Social & Behavioral Science

▸ COMM 100, ECON 101/102, SOCIOL 101, POLSCI 101

Note: You must take courses outside your major in order to

graduate. Students will complete many of their non-major

requirements during their first year of study.

WHAT TO EXPECT ACADEMICALLY :

Please use this form as a

guide to help you choose

your classes. One the

right side, it breaks into

different colleges. Note

that only students within

the College of

Management will receive

credit for MSIS110 &

MSIS 111.

Also, not every course is

going to be offered at a

given semester, but we

will make sure students

have a good range of

classes they can choose

from.

CHOOSING CLASSES

UPA Students (advanced full academic program):

Choose 5 classes

Refer to Student Handbook (available on www.internationaumb.com) and a previous slide of

advising form for classes offered. Be sure to check for pre-requisites.

During registration, you should only finalize enrollment once your Study Load reaches 125%. (See

next slide)

*You must take UNI 101 (required of all first semester full degree students) + 4 academic classes.

UPP Students (full academic):

Choose 4 classes

Refer to Student Handbook (available on www.internationaumb.com) and a previous slide of this

presentation for available classes. Be sure to check for pre-requisites.

During registration, you should only finalize enrollment once your Study Load reaches 100%. (See

next slide)

*You must take UNI 101 (required of all first semester full degree students) + 3 academic classes.

MEP Students (Mixed English):

Choose 2 classes

During registration, you should only finalize enrollment once your Study Load reaches 50%.

*Upon arrival you will take an ESL placement test which will determine your additional ESL classes.

PORTAL CLASS REGISTRATION

▸ Please use this link to log in and choose your classes:

https://learning.umb.navitas.com/user/login

▸ Your USERNAME is your 6 digit ISSP ID number (can be

found on your letter of offer)

▸ Your PASSWORD is your Date of Birth in this format:

dMonthyyyy! (no leading zeros)

Ex: January 5, 1995 = 5January1995!

You will not

be able to log

into the portal

until after you

have paid

your tuition!

PORTAL CLASS REGISTRATION▸ Click on “Enrollment”

PORTAL CLASS REGISTRATION

▸ Please read the Enrollment Conditions, then click “I

agree”.

PORTAL CLASS REGISTRATION

Enrollment main screen

• Note that some

classes may not be

available to you due

to prerequisites,

class capacities, or

based on your

program.

• Course descriptions

available in Student

Handbook (Students

tab – Documents)

• Click on a class to

see the time it is

offered

PORTAL CLASS REGISTRATION

▸ Select a class time that is available. Click “Next” and then

click “Enrol”

PORTAL CLASS REGISTRATION

After each class

is chosen, your

study load will

increase as your

funds decrease.

UPA students

should take

125% Study

Load.

UPP students

should take

100% Study

Load.

MEP students

should take 50%

Study Load.

After you

reach your

correct study

load, you may

“Finalize

Enrollment”

(see image on

next slide).

PORTAL CLASS REGISTRATION

▸ FINALIZE ENROLLMENT

Remember: You must click finalize enrollment in order to

register for classes!

***Please log in to your Portal account regularly to check

your schedule. Your schedule may change between

enrollment and the start of classes.

It is your responsibility to know

when your classes are. Please do not rely on a screen shot of

your schedule!

PORTAL CLASS REGISTRATION

▸ Once you finalize your enrollment, you may view your

class schedule by clicking the Timetable tab at the top of

the screen.

▸ You may log into the Portal at any time to review your

timetable.

IMPORTANT REMINDER!!!

IMPORTANT: 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

▸ Math 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. Do not rely on a

photo or a print-out!

WHEN TO REGISTER

▸ REGISTRATION

▸ Registration for Spring 2018 semester starts on Tuesday,

January 2nd at 10am EST and will close on Tuesday,

January 16 at 5pm EST.

▸ Please complete ALEKS and the Writing Assessment

BEFORE registration

Don’t be late!

QUESTIONS / CONCERNS

▸ If you are having any issues, please email

studentsuccess@internationalumb.com

▸ For questions regarding payment, please email

finance@internationalumb.com

Good luck, and see you soon!

We are looking forward to meeting you at Orientation!