Student Handbook
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Revised Summer 2007
Registration and Costs
Registration is a simple procedure that begins when you complete and submit a registration form available in this brochure, on our website or by calling our office at the number listed below. Professional development course tuition varies course by course. Students are not required to pay for their registration costs up front but instead will be billed by the UNC Bursar's Office. Accounts not paid in full by the end of the month will be assessed a monthly 1.75% finance charge. Course materials costs (textbooks, tapes, etc.) are ordered, assessed by and paid separately. (See Textbook Purchase, below.)
Register for Professional Development courses anytime by mail, phone or fax. Staff members are typically on duty Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm (Mountain Time), and our fax, voicemail and e-mail are available to you 24x7.
Office of Extended Studies
Professional Development
Campus Box 21
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO 80639
Greeley area: (970) 351-2944
Toll-free: (800) 232-1749
Fax: (970) 351-2519
Registration does not constitute admission to the university. If you are already a student at the University of Northern Colorado and enrollment in the course causes you to be in an overload situation, you must obtain special permission from the Academic Advising Office or your advisor before you register. A UNC student may enroll for more than 18 semester hours per semester only with special permission.
Textbook Purchase
Textbooks and study guides (and often tapes, CDs or other materials) for Professional Development courses are usually available from the UNC Barnes & Noble Campus Bookstore or the Bookstop. If the course is web-based, the syllabus/study guide will typically be on the course homepage and we will direct you there after you register.
If you live in the Greeley area, you can go to the UNC Barnes & Noble Campus Bookstore at 2045 10 th Avenue (located on the lower level of the University Center) to purchase your textbook(s) and study guide(s). You may make your purchase using cash, check, VISA, MasterCard, American Express or Discover card.
If you live outside Greeley or simply want the convenience of delivery to your door for a small shipping fee, you can purchase books and materials by calling Barnes & Nobles at (970) 351-2135 or (800) 551-1134, or by faxing your order to (970) 351-1488. To avoid confusion concerning which course section you are registered in (and therefore which textbooks and syllabus/guide you should purchase), be sure to identify yourself as Professional Development student AND give the course and section number when placing your order. You may make your purchase using check, VISA, MasterCard, American Express or Discover card.
In the event your course is cancelled, the UNC Barnes & Nobles bookstore will refund you the cost of the textbook if you have a copy of your receipt. Any marks you have made in the textbook would appear to make it used and you will not receive full credit. If you purchase a "USED" textbook, you would receive the appropriate refund as well. Call UNC Barnes & Nobles bookstore at (800) 551-1134 to make those arrangements.
Contacting the Professional Development Staff
We are easy to reach by phone, fax, e-mail or post. Staff members are typically on duty Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm (Mountain Time), and our fax, voicemail and e-mail are available to you 24x7.
Office of Extended Studies
Professional Development
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO 80639
Greeley area: (970) 351-2944
Toll-free: (800) 232-1749
Fax: (970) 351-2519
E-mail: esinfo@unco.edu
We invite you to visit us in the lower level of Michener Hall, Room L50, whenever you are on the UNC campus. Staff members are typically on duty Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm (Mountain Time), and our fax, voicemail and e-mail are available to you 24x7.
Academic Approval of Credit Courses
Credit courses and instructors have been approved by the appropriate academic departments, curriculum committees, and colleges of the University of Northern Colorado . Professional Development course credits receive the same academic recognition as those earned in on-campus classes and are granted when you meet the same academic standards and expectations as your on-campus counterparts.
Library Services
If your assignments require library services to which you do not have access locally, contact the UNC Michener Library at 970-351-2562 for assistance or visit http://www.unco.edu/library/services/distance.htm . Special access is provided for individuals living more than 50 miles from UNC. Your syllabus/study guide may have more specific information concerning use of the library, items on reserve, reference resources, etc.
Withdrawals and Refunds
To withdraw from a PD course, you must telephone the Office of Extended Studies, 1-800-232-1749. Non-notification of withdrawal will result in full tuition being assessed. No drop/withdrawal fees are assessed if you drop the class on the first day of class. Withdrawal fees are assessed as follows:
If you withdraw after the first day of class but prior to the course completion half-way point, a percentage based on the time of the class.
No refund will be given after completion of 50% of the course.
Schedule Changes
The Office of Extended Studies reserves the right to cancel courses, reschedule courses, or change instructors. Every effort will be made to inform the student of changes.
Activating Your UNC Account
If you have not been an “active” student or are a new UNC student, follow directions at http://ursa.unco.edu/.; there are two portals to help NEW STUDENTS....by clicking on at the bottom left hand side of this page or click on ‘new student’ on the top left side of this page . ...or https://www.unco.edu/applications/websterLite/index.aspx
What is Ursa? Ursa has replaced Webster and myUNC as the university's online single point of access to secure information and tools for students, faculty and staff and will be used for all class registrations.
If you have a pop-up blocker installed on your computer you will need to follow the instructions on the screen to remove the pop-up blocker in order to access Ursa. (Be sure you have your Bear number and your Bearmail (email) information ready; your Bear number is attached to the written and/or email confirmation that is sent to you (if you registered through the Office of Extended Studies).
In the Secure Access Login area of http://ursa.unco.edu/ you will need to enter your User Name (the first eight characters of your Bearmail) and Password (the same password that is used to access Bearmail) and then click the Login button.
Online Courses
Once you have activated your account, you will have access to your online course.
Follow these directions to get into your course and complete some blackboard tutorials for better success.
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