Handbook for Advisors: How to Register Students for the UNDERGRADUATE CENTER PROGRAM Spring, 2005   Note:  this information was correct as of November 16, 2004.   For updates, go to http://academics.triton.edu/uc/uc.html. Table of Contents 1. Complete Schedule for Spring, 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 2. Detailed Explanations of:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Online Courses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.1 which require Concurrent Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1-A On-Campus Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Regular" and "Web-Enhanced" . . . . . . . . . . . . .2.2 which support International Travel. . . . . . . . . . .2.3 3. The Mission of the Undergraduate Center  . . . . . . . . . . . .3 4. Faculty extensions, email addresses, etc . . . . . . . . . . .  . .4

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1. Complete Schedule for Spring, 2005 "At a Glance" HERE IS HOW THE PROGRAM LOOKS IN ITS ENTIRETY ATTENTION ADVISORS:   If a course is listed in RED, it is "concurrent" with something. THIS MEANS THAT THERE IS A COURSE OR COURSES THAT A STUDENT  MUST ALSO BE ENROLLED IN TO TAKE THE COURSE YOU ARE PRESENTLY LOOKING AT. PLEASE DO NOT OVERRIDE THE RESTRICTION. On-Campus  Connected Courses: Lines  1  --  6:    THE  "ENHANCED  TRIOS":    (An on-campus student must enroll in PHL103 (Ethics) SPE130 (Theatre) and PSY201 (Social Psychology). All of these classes will be "WebCT Enhanced" and allow the student some options of working on line, on campus, or a mixture of both delivery modes.) Line  7 -- 9:    THE "DUETS":  (An on-campus student must enroll in BIS 241-096   and  PSY 228-096. See syllabus for each course, as either one may or may not be "WebCt Enhanced."   Similarly, PHL 101-093 will be concurrent with any Lab Science class.) Lines  10 -- 12    THE "ONLINE TRIO":   ( see below) Lines  13 -- 14:  THE "ONLINE  DUO":     (see below) Lines   15 -- 16:  STAND ALONE IDS ONLINE CLASSES: NOTE  :    courses with  an asterisk  [ * ]  are NOT offered in Spring, 2005. "ENHANCED TRIO" Courses:  Capacity:  "Concurrent" with: Connected to: 1. PHL103091 UC1 25 SPE130091 UC1, PSY201091 UC1 PHL103070 UCNET 2. PHL103092 UC2 25 SPE130092 UC2 PSY201092 UC2 PHL103070 UCNET  3. SPE130091 UC1 25 PHL103091 UC1, PSY201091 UC1 SPE1301070 UCNET 4. SPE130092 UC2  25 PHL103092 UC2, PSY201092 UC2  SPE130070 UCNET 5. PSY201091 UC1 25 SPE130091 UC1, PHL103091 UC1  PSY201193 UCNET * 6. PSY201092 UC2 25 SPE130092 UC2, PHL103092 UC2  PSY201193 UCNET "ENHANCED DUET"  Courses: Capacity "Concurrent" with: Connected to: 7.  BIS 241-096 25 PSY 228-096 8.  PSY 228-096 25 BIS 241-096 9.  PHL 101-093 25 Any Science Course On-Line Trio of Connected Courses:   (NOTE  :    courses with  an asterisk  [ * ]  are NOT offered in Spring, 2005) . (An on-line student may enroll in one, two or three on-line connected (interdisciplinary) classes. An on-line student may attend on-campus classes for as much or as little time as they want; see joint on-campus syllabus for on-campus class times.) 10.   PHL103070 UCNET 25 - PHL103091  or 092 11.   SPE130070 UCNET 25 - SPE130091 or 092 12.   PSY201193 UCNET * 25 - PSY201091 On-Line Duo of Connected NET Courses whose theme is the American Civil War: (An on-line student must enroll in both of these on-line connected (interdisciplinary) classes. 13.   ENG103 194 (UC NET)  Intro to Fiction (Civil War) 25 HIS151 194 14.   HIS 151 194 (UC NET History to 1877 UC NET  (Civil War) 25 ENG103 194 ON-LINE  STAND ALONE CLASSES:  These are the IDS designation classes. Student will identify whether he or she wants the class to count on his or her transcript for IDS , Fine Arts or Humanities credit. This can be done right away or in the future. 15.       IDS 101 -195  (UC NET) 16.     IDS 102 - 197 (UC NET)    Click link for more information. Undergraduate Center Travel Classes: (Enrollment limited to students going on the U.C. sponsored spring break trips. These are not WebCT enhanced.) HUM296 098 (Travel to Southern Italy Including Sicily) March 17 -26 2005) 30 - -

2. Detailed Explanations:

2.1  On-line courses: On-line students can sign up through Triton's Website at the on-line registration page, or with an advisor. On-line students are encouraged to sign up for all courses in our online packages (which are designated with section numbers "193 UC NET"), but they don't have to. They can sign up for one or more in a semester, and it is hoped they will sign up for the remaining class(es) in subsequent semesters. The following Undergraduate Center courses are available on-line:

NOTE  : courses with  an asterisk  [ * ]  are NOT offered in Spring, 2005

PHL103 199 (UC Net):	Ethics	SPE130 070 (UC Net):	Intro to Theater
HUM152 199  (UC Net):	Special Topics	PSY201 191 (UC Net):*	Social Psychology
IDS101 195 (UC Net)	The Arts in Western Culture 1	IDS102 197 (UC Net)	The Arts in Western Culture 2

A. The On-line classes may be taken completely online. In some cases, a student may need only come on campus once-- to register, purchase books, etc. Other classes may require a student to come on-campus for a midterm and final, or not at all. A student will need to look at the individual course requirements on-line; the course titles above are hot-links to those course requirement pages.

B. While on-line students don't have to come to campus, the U.C. net classes are unique in that each on-line student does have a group of on-campus students as classmates, and if they want, the on-line student can attend class with their classmates in a regularly-scheduled class any time.  They can attend class discussions, hear interdisciplinary lectures, go on fieldtrips, participate in in-class exercises, etc., with their combined on-campus class. Likewise, the "WebCT Enhanced" on-campus students can do a part of their semester's work over the web, which can be especially helpful if someone misses more than a couple of days of class. (This approach is why there are three small sections of net classes; each is "combined" with an on-campus section.) This is transparent to the advisor; you don't have to worry about which on-line section is combined with which on-campus section.  A student can register for an Undergraduate Center on-line course without having to know any of this, which is explained on each Undergraduate Center on-line course description page, available above.  The advisor should treat these on-line courses as they would any others, which is to tell the students to check the on-line course description page for details of particular course requirements.  There is nothing different in registering students for an Undergraduate Center on-line course than there would be for any other on-line course.

2.1-A.  On-line courses reqiring concurrent enrollment:

ENG103 194 (UC NET)  Intro to Fiction (Civil War)

HIS 151 194 (UC NET) History to 1877 (Civil War)

A. Both of these courses meet entirely on line.
B. Both share content on the American Civil War, so both courses must be taken together.

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2.2 On-campus courses which may be Web-enhanced: Whether a student is enrolling in an "Enhance Duet" or "Trio", on-campus students will sign up the way they usually do for Undergraduate Center courses. 

Take the example of the Spring "Enhanced Trio.  In this example, PHL 103-092 UC2 is Concurrent with SPE 130-092 UC2 and PSY201-092 UC2. If the student signs up for any one of the classes in  this section, RALPH should automatically put him/her in all three as usual. Same goes for the "Duets,"  with the exception of the third one shown below, PHL 101-093. Student picks the lab science.

UC1:	Concurrent enrollment in	PHL103091, SPE130091, and PSY201091.
UC2:	Concurrent enrollment in	PHL103092, SPE130092, and PSY201092.
	Concurrent enrollment in:	PHL101093,  and ANY Lab Science course student chooses !

NOTE: Advisors are again strongly reminded NOT to override the system to replace or eliminate a concurrent Undergraduate Center class. A student enrolling in an on-campus Undergraduate Center class doesn't need to know anything about the "combined" nature of the on-line, on-campus sections; this will not affect a student unless a student wants the option of doing some of their work on-line. The following sections of Undergraduate Center courses are available on-campus as "WebCT Enhanced" Classes unless otherwise indicated by an (*)

A. Detailed explanation of On-campus courses : Students in the on-campus classes (e.g., SPE 130-091 UC1) will often have the option of having their classes taught as WebCt "enhanced" classes, since they will be able to do some of the material that is in WebCt in addition to physically being in discussions, hearing lectures, seeing films, having interdisciplinary teaching, etc., on-campus. These will have an "091 UC1; 092 UC2; 093 UC3" section designation, have an enrollment cap of 20, and will be "Concurrent with . . .." the other two classes of the trios, as always. For example, PHL 103-091 UC1 is "Concurrent with" PSY201-091 UC1 and SPE 130-091 UC1, as usual. (See Part 1-A above)

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2.3  Courses  which support International Travel: Lastly, students who will be traveling to Italy over Spring Break between March 17--28 Triton's "Study and Travel" Program will need to sign up for  HUM 296-098, "Travel to Sicily," the course which is co-ordinated with the tour. The class offers 1 credit hour of  transferable Humanities credit.

      For more details on the trip to Italy in March ,  and on our trip to THAILAND, ( which leaves in May, just after end of Spring semester), see the "Study and Travel Program," on our mainpage.

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3. The Mission of the Undergraduate Center:

The mission of the Undergraduate Center is to offer interdisciplinary courses in Triton's classrooms and  online. The materials and readings in one class are "connected" to readings and reflected in the materials of other Undergraduate Center classes. Some assignments, lectures, and exams apply to more than one class. The faculty collaborates, plans together, and co-ordinates syllabi. In some cases, a student may not need to sign up for more than one U.C. on-line course at the same time. The faculty encourages this, however, so that full  advantage may be taken of the interdisciplinary components of each course. This enriches and deepens the educational process, and economizes time and efforts for those taking other associated interdisciplinary Undergraduate Center courses simultaneously or in later semesters. (Return to Contents)

4. Faculty Offices, Emails,  Courses, Voicemails, and URLs