With midterms wrapping up, it’s finally that time again–enrollment for new classes! It’s not the most exciting part of college, but it’s an important one. Picking out your own classes and navigating which ones are best for you can be difficult. If this is something you struggle with then here is an article for you!
The first thing you should do is talk with your advisor. If you don’t know who that is or how to reach them, then you can start by going into your Navigate app. Under appointments, if you tap “my team,” you can see who your current advisor is. You can also make appointments there with any of the centers on campus, such as the Tutoring Center.
Next, by going to your my.snu.edu self-service and then to your student planning, you can choose between “viewing your progress” or “planning and registering for classes.” By viewing your progress, you get a rundown of where you are currently standing academically. You can see your GPA, anticipated completion date, total credited hours, and the required classes that you’ve taken and still need to take. By clicking on planning, you can begin to plan your schedule for the upcoming semester. Click the search bar to find any specific classes you are wanting to take. When you click on one of the classes from the list, you can see what time the classes are being offered and choose your desired time. On the left-hand side, there are a series of boxes that you can check to further narrow down your options. For example, the school year option will say “Spring 2025.” If you don’t see the specific semester year you’re looking for, then it’s likely that that specific class is not being offered at that time. When you add a class, it will show up on your planning homepage in yellow. Once it is approved by your advisor, it will show up in green and you will officially be registered in the class.
Angela Rhodes, Director of Trio Grant Student Support Services (SSS), has shared information about picking which classes to take stating, “Typically, you can tell if a class is designed for a freshman, sophomore, etc. based on the course number. 1000-level courses are usually designed for freshman students, whereas 3000 and 4000-level classes are for juniors and seniors and considered to be upper division courses.”
Elizabeth Taylor, Advising and Retention Specialist for SSS, was happy to share some advice for students, saying, “Get your basics out of the way first. You have to do them anyway, so just get them done. It buys you a little time too, just in case you’re not quite sure what you want to do.” She continued explaining that if you take up too many classes in the beginning and you realize that you don’t want to continue down that major, then it can be a waste of time and money, so just start with your foundations.
At SNU, we also offer classes during Christmas Break and Summer Break. These classes are considered part of our spring semester, so it’s not taking away from the next school year, and it’s cheaper! SNU also has an agreement where they work with other schools like UCO, OSU, etc. so that if the summer class you want is not offered here, you can take the one you need offered at another school and transfer the credit.
Rosario Garcia, Financial Literacy Specialist for SSS, added some insight on these classes, noting that classes like these are usually cheaper in the long run and that “if you have Oklahoma Promise and Pell, you will probably not have to pay anything.”
We hope this lessens the confusion about planning classes! If you have any questions, make sure to contact your advisor.
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