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Pre-Arrival Academic Advising & Enrollment Guide (Undergraduate) Fall 2019 UMass Boston Navitas Global Student Success Program
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Pre-Arrival Academic Advising
& Enrollment Guide
(Undergraduate)
Fall 2019
UMass Boston Navitas Global Student Success Program
We are very excited that you will be joining
us at UMass Boston Navitas Global Student
Success Program. 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 UMass Boston
Navitas GSSP, 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.umbnavitasgssp.com/online-payment
▸ Cashier Check
▸ International Bank Draft
▸ Credit Card
▸ Wire Transfer/Telegraphic Transfer
▸ Email [email protected] for questions.
▸ Visit our website for detailed payment options
ORIENTATION
Mandatory Orientation!.
ALL STUDENTS must attend orientation from August 26-30 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 UMass
Boston Navitas GSSP 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
Assessment exams before August 7th!
▸ Concurrent/Undergraduate GSSP 2 semester/3 semester Students: Must
complete ALEKS Math Placement Test and Writing Assessment Exam.
▸ 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: Activate your account using this link. Please note that you need to
put in your personal email address that you indicated on your application.
If the email addresses do not match, the system will not recognize you,
and you will not be able to activate your account.
▸ Step 2: After you click submit you will receive an email to your personal
email address to verify and continue the process. This process will
include creating answers to security questions and creating your
password.
▸ Step 3: Access your WISER Account
▸ https://www.umb.edu/it/getting_services/wiser
HOW TO TAKE YOUR PLACEMENT EXAMS:
▸ Step 4: Log in to WISER using UMB username and
password (You should have it after Step 2).
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 undergraduate 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
UMass Boston Navitas GSSP 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.
▸ More information, please visit the school site here.
ATTENTION:
Please disable your computer browser’s pop-up blocker when you are
trying to access he exam. Email [email protected]
when you have completed ALEKS with your full name and UMB ID number.
PLACEMENT EXAM – WRITING ASSESSMENT
▸ All incoming undergraduate students should take the Online
Writing Assessment before arriving to campus . Please email
[email protected] once you have completed
the assessment.
▸ The assessment determines students’ placement in Academic
English courses. You will be placed in either ESL100ABC
(Concurrent students only), Academic Writing and Reading
(ESL 100D and ESL 100E) or Freshmen English (ENG 101).
NOTE: Students who failed to meet the minimum English writing
requirement may be dropped to full-time ESL.
PLACEMENT EXAM – WRITING ASSESSMENT
Important Guidelines:
▸ Writing Assessment Exam
▸ Need to finish within an hour without interruptions.
Failure to do that will result in unsuccessful submission and force to
start over, possibly with a different essay question.
▸ You only have ONE chance to take the Writing Assessment exam.
Students who fail to demonstrate the minimum English writing level may
be required to take ESL or non-credit writing courses before taking
credit classes.
▸ Take it seriously and demonstrate your true writing abilities
▸ Do not plagiarize! Using someone else’s work is a violation of the
student code of conduct and you will face serious consequences if
you are suspected of cheating.
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 Fall 2019 semester starts on Tuesday,
August 13 at 10am EST and will close on Sunday, August 25
at 4pm 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 UMass Boston Navitas GSSP Student Handbook is
available here at our website.
▸ The Handbook is a resource that contains details about the
program, including course titles and descriptions.
▸ Please review the Student Handbook prior to Enrollment and
use it as a reference when selecting classes!
▸ Not all classes in the Student Handbook will be offered, but
we will try to provisw you have a good amount of selections.
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
Undergraduate GSSP 2 semester Students (advanced full academic program):
Choose 4 academic classes and UNI101
Refer to Student Handbook (available on www.umbnavitasgssp.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.
Undergraduate GSSP 3 semester Students (full academic):
Choose 3 academic classes and UNI101
Refer to Student Handbook (available on www.umbnavitasgssp.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.
Concurrent Mixed Academic English Students:
Choose 1 class
During registration, you should only finalize enrollment once your Study Load reaches 25%.
*Upon arrival you will take the writing 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 GSSP 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.
UG 2 semester
students should
take 125% Study
Load.
UG 3 semester
students should
take 100% Study
Load.
Concurrent
students should
take 25% Study
Load.
After you
reach your
correct study
load, you may
“Finalize
Enrollment”
by clicking on
the green
button at the
bottom of the
screen.
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 Fall 2019 semester starts on Tuesday,
August 13 at 10am EST and will close on Sunday, August
25 at 4pm EST.
▸ Please complete ALEKS and the Writing Assessment
BEFORE registration
Don’t be late!
QUESTIONS / CONCERNS
▸ If you are having any issues, please email
▸ For questions regarding payment, please email
Good luck, and see you soon!
We are looking forward to meeting you at Orientation!
