Step-by-Step Registration

Updated 6/3/11

Your Fall 2011 semester curriculum includes courses with didactic, a seminar, two labs, and two types of clinical practice (hospital and community based). This may seem like a complex schedule, but it is typical for any pre-licensure nursing program. 

We hope these step-by-step instructions are helpful. But, if you have questions, we are here to assist you! Contact your advisor (see your letter), the FPB Registrar, or the Program Director for questions or assistance.

Mandatory Orientation: August 25 and 26

Start of Classes: August 29 (see the Newly Admitted Graduate Entry program homepage and checklist)

1. Apply for Financial Aid no later than July 1.

• See information on this website and FPB Financial Aid from Ms. Dedra Hanna-Adams, Financial Aid Director.

• For a Memorandum of Assistance (MOA) form, contact Ms. Hanna-Adams.
  

2. Submit your letter of acceptance.

Send your letter accepting the offer of admission, other required forms and deposit to Ms. Donna Hassik in the FPB Student Services Office by July 1, 2011.

3. Check your regular mail.

You will then receive a letter in the regular mail from the Registrar’s office with detailed information on how to activate your network ID & CWRU email and begin the registration process.

4. Contact your advisor.

• Academic advising is a key part of each student’s educational experience at CWRU and the FPB School of Nursing.

• Meet with your advisor each semester before registration to discuss your progress in the program, your curriculum plan and nursing practice, and other related topics. In person meetings are preferred.

• In person meetings are preferred; however, in some cases advising may be done by phone or email.

• Your advisor’s name is in your letter of admission or you can contact Anne Watson.

• NOTE: Some faculty do not work during the summer. If you don’t hear from your advisor, contact Dr. Lindell to assist you with advising and registration for fall semester.

• If Dr. Lindell does your summer advising, arrange to meet with your advisor as soon as feasible after mid-August.

• Once you have completed advising, your advisor will release the advising hold on your registration in the Student Information (SIS) System.

5. What courses do I take each semester?

See the Pre-Licensure Graduate Entry Plan of Study.

Check the CWRU searchable schedule or access the schedule of classes in SIS from the main Student Center page. Click on “Search for Classes” green button in the top right corner.

• NOTE: Some of the courses are listed multiple times. This is due to their atypical schedule. Register for each course just one time!

6. The SIS (Student Information System)

The SIS is your portal to

• The Searchable Schedule of classes

• Registration

• Your transcript

• Your personal information (make sure it is correct and use this site to update as needed)

• Courses for which you are registered

7. Access the SIS to register for your courses:

• The Student Information System (SIS) is accessed via the CWRU Registrar or FPB Registrar's homepage.

• Follow the instructions on the letter from the Registrar and the SIS System.

• NOTE: The SIS system may say it cannot register you for all of your courses. This is due to the complexity of our schedule and pre/co reqs. Register for all courses you can and then send an email to the FPB Registrar to request assistance with remaining courses (provide a list).

• Having difficulty registering from off campus?

  • Contact the FPB Registrar

  • Visit the ground floor office to use their computers to register

8. Information on Seminar, Labs and Clinical Experiences

Detailed information is found here.

9. Credit Transfer

If you have already taken a course that may be equivalent to one in the pre-licensure curriculum and attained a grade of B or higher, you may apply for credit transfer. See the policy/procedure on the Credit Transfer request form posted under “Forms” on the FPB Registrar’s website.

• Submit requests for credit transfer to Anne Watson, Graduate Entry/MSN Program Assistant. You will be notified by email of the decision. The process may take several weeks.

• Courses for which credit transfer is most often requested:

  • Semester 1 – pharmacology

  • Semester 2 – altered human functioning (pathophysiology), genetics, bioethics

• Other courses to take if you receive credit transfer

10. After Registering

• Once you have your Student ID number (see letter from Registrar), you can sign up for Parking (online or at Access Services, ground floor in Crawford Hall).

• Once you are registered for at least one course, you can get your ID card:

  • Go to Case Access Services, Crawford Hall, ground floor.

  • Bring with you one form of government issued photo identification (e.g. a driver's license, state ID, passport, etc.) and copy of your class schedule (print off from your SIS site) to Access Services.

You are now ready to start classes!!

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Fall 2011 Daily Schedule

Day	Time	Activity	Notes
Monday	7 am - 3 pm OR Skills labs 8:15-10:15 and 10:30-12:20	NUND 401 Clinical Experiences-hospital NUND 401 Skills Lab AND NUND 410 Health Assessment Lab	See info below
Tuesday	8:50 - 10:20 am	NUND 402 Intro to Pharmacology	See info below (alternate weeks--see searchable schedule for dates)
	10:30 am -12:20 pm	NUND 404A Inquiry A for the Grad Entry DNP
	12:50 – 2:20 pm	NUND 401 Intro to the Discipline & Practice of Nursing (class)
	2:30-4:20 pm	NUND 401 Professional Role Seminar OR NUND 403A Introduction to Nursing Informatics
Wednesday	7 am -3 pm OR Skills labs 8:15-10:15 and 10:30-12:20	NUND 401 Clinical Experiences hospital OR NUND 401 Skills Lab AND NUND 410 Health Assessment Lab	See info below
Thursday	8:50 – 10:20 am	NUND 401 Intro to the Discipline & Practice of Nursing (class)	See info below
	11:00 am – 12:20 pm	NUND 402 Intro to Pharmacology
	12:50 - 2:20 pm
	2:30 - 4:20 pm	NUND 406 Health & Aging
Friday and as scheduled	8:00 am-4:00 pm	NUND 401 community based clinical	As assigned

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Seminars, Labs and Clinical Experiences

For each semester; all information regarding labs and clinical experiences in each semester is tentative and subject to change.

Lab and clinical group assignments:

• In order to provide optimal learning experiences, it is necessary to keep the size of lab and clinical groups as even as possible.

• For Fall 2011 semester, students will be assigned directly to all labs and clinical experiences.

NUND 401 - Introduction to the Discipline & Practice of Nursing:

• Professional Role Seminar – alternate Tuesdays per Searchable Schedule

• Clinical Experiences: NUND 401 clinical experiences have two parts. All students will complete both parts.

• Acute Care:

  • Either Monday or Wednesday, 7 am -3 pm

  • Tentative sites: Case-University Hospital Medical Center and MetroHealth Medical Center

• Community Based:

  • Fridays as assigned

  • Also possibly: Students individually arranged; more information will be provided in the NUND 401 syllabus and be discussed in detail by course faculty.

• Skills Lab:

  • Monday or Wednesday, as assigned

NUND 410 - Health Assessment:

• Lab – Monday or Wednesday, as assigned