Hello Math and Data Science Majors,
I hope you are doing well. This Friday, October 13th is the deadline to change a class to or from the Pass/No Pass grading basis to a letter grade. To earn a Pass grade, you must complete the course with the equivalent of a C or better letter grade. Additionally, you can only use one Advanced Math course (i.e., not Calculus) with a Pass grade to fulfill the requirements of your Math major and Math major option. Please contact me if you have questions about this. I will not be taking Zoom Drop-in meetings on Friday, October 13th due to a conflicting meeting, so please don't wait until Friday afternoon to ask questions about taking a course Pass/No Pass.
Priority Registration
On Monday, October 2nd, the Spring 2024 class schedule was published on MyRed . The publishing of the spring semester schedule means that we are getting closer to the Priority Registration. Priority Registration is the time period every fall and spring semester when you have the first opportunity to enroll in classes for the next spring or fall semester. Priority Registration is named as such since certain students get priority over others when it comes to enrolling in classes. The students who get to enroll earlier normally have more specific requirements remaining to complete their degree (i.e., seniors who only need a few more classes get to enroll before freshmen who have many classes left to complete their degree).
Priority Registration times are assigned to students based on their current class level (actual earned hours). Within each class level, Priority Registration times are distributed randomly each term from earliest to latest. The priority class levels and registration dates are:
1. Seniors (89 credit hours or more) - Monday, October 23rd to Wednesday, October 25th
2. Juniors (53-88 credit hours) - Thursday, October 26th to Monday, October 30th (no weekend times)
3. Sophomores (27-52 credit hours) - Tuesday, October 31st to Thursday, November 2nd
4. Freshmen (0-26 credit hours) - Friday, November 3rd to Tuesday, November 7th (no weekend times)
Your specific Priority Registration date and time has been assigned, and you can view this date and time in your Notifications or Messages within the MyRed Message Center. Your Priority Registration date and time represents your first opportunity to enroll in classes for the Spring 2024 semester, and once your Priority Registration date and time has passed, you can enroll in Spring 2024 semester classes whenever you are ready.
If you have a hold on your MyRed account that prevents registration in classes, you will not be able to use your Priority Registration date and time. Information about holds can be found within the MyRed Message Center. If you have questions about a hold, please contact me or the office listed under the hold information. It is also important to be mindful of To Do items in your MyRed Message Center as sometimes these To Do items can turn into holds. If you are on Probation this semester, we must meet to discuss your academics in order for your Probation hold on enrolling in Spring 2024 semester classes to be removed.
Now is the time to start working on your course plan for the Spring 2024 semester, so please don't hesitate to schedule a meeting with me to discuss any questions you have about classes or degree requirements.
Best wishes, Doug
Fall 2023 Advising
I am taking in-person, Zoom, and phone meetings in 45-minute blocks from 8:30 am to 12:15 pm and 1:15 pm to 5:00 pm every weekday when I am not taking Zoom drop-in advising meetings. I am also take Zoom drop-in advising meetings on Wednesdays and Fridays at 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. Zoom drop-in meetings are being coordinated by the College of Arts and Sciences with a schedule and a link to the Zoom room available at https://cas.unl.edu/drop-in-advising-schedule.
You can schedule a meeting with me by using the Student Success Hub via this link, by calling the College of Arts and Sciences Academic and Career Advising Center at 402-472-4190, by calling me at 402-472-4319, or by emailing me at dpellatz@unl.edu. You can find instructions for how to access and schedule meetings in the Student Success Hub system here.
Math Department Events
The Math Department has many upcoming events that might be of interest to you along with a weekly (or almost weekly) colloquium series. A listing of all upcoming Math Department events can be found at https://events.unl.edu/math/upcoming/.
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