Hello Math and Data Science Majors,
I hope that you are doing well and handling the pressures of deadlines and exams as we approach the midpoint of the Spring 2025 semester. Remember next week is Spring Break (March 17-21), and while my campus resources will be available like me, you may not be available for a meeting. If you need/want time away during Spring Break, please be sure to take it.
This week, I want to talk about Friday's Pass/No Pass deadline and Summer/Fall 2025 class registration again. This Friday, March 14, 2025 is the deadline to change a full semester length course to the Pass/No Pass grading basis for the Spring 2025 semester. Any changes to or from the Pass/No Pass grading basis must been completed by 11:59 pm on Friday, and after the deadline passes, a Grade Option Appeal is the only way to make a grading basis change. Grade Option Appeals are much more challenging, and there is no guarantee that your appeal will be successful.
The 'Pass/No Pass' (P/N) option is designed for your use to expand your intellectual horizons by taking courses in areas where you may have had minimal preparation. Neither the 'Pass' nor the 'No Pass' grade contributes to your GPA. The 'Pass' is interpreted to mean a grade of 'C' or above. A grade of 'C-' is not acceptable. A change to or from a 'Pass/No Pass' may be made until mid-term (1/2 of the course). The 'Pass/No Pass' or grade registration cannot conflict with the professor's, department, college or university policy governing the grading options. The 'Pass/No Pass' grading option cannot be used for the removal of 'C-', 'D+', 'D', 'D-' or 'F' grade factors. Before making the change to or from the Pass/No Pass grading basis, please talk to your course instructor about your current progress.
Changing a course to or from the Pass/No grading basis can be done through MyRed with or without using the Enrollment Scheduler. Here are links to the instructions for making the change:
Using the Enrollment Scheduler: HERE
Using MyRed Alone: HERE
If you receive an "Invalid Academic Program" error when attempting to make this change using the Enrollment Scheduler, please attempt to make the change through MyRed without using the Enrollment Scheduler. If you still receive the "Invalid Academic Program" error, please contact the Office of the University Registrar at registrar@unl.edu for help with making the change. If you have some other kind of difficulty or if you have questions, please let me know, and I try to help.
Class Registration
This week, I want to discuss Summer 2025 and Fall 2025 class registration. Monday, March 3rd was the start of registration for the Summer 2025 semester. The Office of the University Registrar has a lot of helpful information about registering for classes at https://registrar.unl.edu/student-resources/registration/. Here is an overview of important information about registration for the Summer 2025 and Fall 2025 semesters.
Summer 2025
Registration: Monday, March 4 2025–Sunday Prior to First Day of Classes
Late Registration: First day of classes to 1–3 days after.
Registration for summer courses is on a first-come, first-served basis with no class priority for all summer sessions. The Schedule of Classes are contingent on approval of budget and adequate enrollment. Summer is treated as one term for record keeping purposes. Summer financial aid is something that you apply for through MyRed after enrolling in summer classes.
Fall 2025
Priority Registration: Monday, March 24–Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Open Registration: Wednesday, April 9–Sunday, August 24, 2025
Late Registration: Monday, August 25
Priority registration is when students may begin enrollment for the following academic term. Registration appointment times are assigned to avoid overloading the registration system during the high demand period. Appointment times are available through MyRED approximately two weeks before the beginning of priority registration. Before priority registration, students may access the “Enrollment” section of MyRED to place classes in their shopping cart, but the enrollment process cannot be completed until the designated appointment time.
Appointment times are assigned to eligible students based on their current class level (completed hours). Appointment times are distributed randomly within each class level each term from earliest to latest. The priority class levels are:
Graduate Students: Monday, March 24th to Wednesday, March 26th
Seniors (89 credit hours or more): Monday, March 24th to Wednesday, March 26th
Juniors (53-88 credit hours): Thursday, March 27th to Monday, March 31st
Sophomores (27-52 credit hours): Tuesday, April 1st to Thursday, April 3rd
Freshmen (0-26 credit hours): Friday, April 4th to Tuesday, April 8th
Priority Registration is not open to students who will be new, first-time freshmen, new transfer students, Nebraska Now students or unclassified (e.g., students-at-large and visiting students) undergraduate students. Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 financial aid starts with completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), and I would strongly encourage you to complete the FAFSA now if you haven't already done so.
I am committed to your academic success and want to ensure you have the support you need - especially during the early stages of your college journey, when you’re experiencing academic challenges, or going into the final stage of your college experience. If you have required advising, you should have a hold placed on your Summer 2025 and/or Fall 2025 course registration. The weeks of March before Spring Break are an excellent time to schedule your advising meeting with me as Fall 2025 registration hasn't started yet.
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Best wishes, Doug
Spring 2025 Advising Schedule
I will 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 will also be taking Zoom drop-in advising meetings on Mondays and Fridays at 10:00 am to 12:00 noon. 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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