PRIORITY REGISTRATION ADVISING DAY
FOR FALL 2012 COURSES
TUESDAY, APRIL 24
MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO SEE YOUR ADVISOR

As a currently enrolled student, you are eligible to register for your Fall 2012 courses during the priority period.  The process consists of meeting with your advisor on Tuesday, April 24, to select your courses, and then turning in your registration form sometime over the next several days to have your selections entered into the computer.  After July 12, you will receive a bill for your tuition and fees with payment due by August 10.

Follow the steps below so that you can take advantage of this opportunity to register early.  You have a greater chance of getting into all of your choices, and you can avoid the longer lines of late August.

Step 1          Print and review a copy of your degree audit.  You should review and be familiar with your degree audit so that you can track the progress you are making towards completing your degree or certificate requirements.  You can access your degree audit through the WebAdvisor section of your MyBCC account.  The Guide to Your Degree Audit brochure will help you to better understand your audit.  Your advisor will also be able to assist you in reviewing your program requirements and in making course selections.  You should bring a copy of your degree audit with you when you meet with your advisor.  You are welcome to go to the Computer Lab (Field Administration, Room 107) to print a copy.

Step 2          Check the course schedule on WebAdvisor.  All of the credit course offerings for the fall semester are listed on our website.  Go to the Search for Sections link in WebAdvisor.  Select Fall 2012 for term from the drop down menu, enter another search criteria and then submit.  The Fall 2012 Priority Registration Booklet is available as a PDF document on the website or in print at the Registrar's Office (F111) and at the South County Center.

Step 3          Make an appointment now to meet with your advisor on Priority Registration Advising Day, Tuesday, April 24.  There are no classes on this day as it is set aside for students to meet with their advisors.  Check the top of your degree audit for the name, office, and phone extension of your advisor.  Many advisors have an appointment sign-up sheet on their office door.  If you do not have an advisor, you will need to make an appointment with the Academic Advising Center (Field 117), or call extension 1620.

Step 4          Find out what date and time you can turn in your signed registration form.  Even though most students will see their advisor on April 24, registration forms are turned in over a four-day period, April 24-27.  Your priority code and the date and time of your earliest eligibility to register appear near the top of your degree audit.  A priority system is used to assign your code:          

          Code Number         Registration Starting at                          Date

          01                          8:00 a.m. and after                               Tuesday, April 24

          02 & 3                    1:00 p.m. and after                                Tuesday, April 24

          04                           9:00 a.m. and after                               Wednesday, April 25

          05                          1:00 p.m. and after                               Wednesday, April 25

          06                          9:00 a.m. and after                               Thursday, April 26

          07                          1:00 p.m. and after                                Thursday, April 26

          08                          9:00 a.m. and after                                Friday, April 27

Every student is assigned a priority code based on several factors including the number of completed credits, whether they are on a graduation track, and whether they take day or evening classes. If you want to know more about the priority code calculation there is more information in the course schedule booklet, or contact the Registrar's Office (F111), ext. 2137.

Senior citizens or veterans who have "space available" Categorical Tuition Waivers may wish to meet with an advisor but should not register until the space available date which begins on Monday, August 20.

South County students can contact the Great Barrington campus at 528-4521, to schedule an advising appointment.

Students must submit their completed registration form to either the Registrar's Office on the main campus, or at the South County Campus during regular office hours.  Evening students may turn in their forms to the Registrar's Office until 7:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday.        

BCC will be offering three summer sessions.  Details are available on WebAdvisor and also in the Summer 2012 course schedule booklet. 

You may begin registering for summer courses on Tuesday, April 24 on a "first come first served "basis. You do not have to wait for the date and time used for your fall priority registration.   However, payment at the time of registration is required for all summer courses.

Registrations will require the signature of an advisor.  Please schedule an appointment with the Academic Advising Center (F117, or call ext. 1620).  Signed registration forms will be processed at the window of the Registrar's Office (F111) or at the South County Center during normal business hours.  Tuition and fees will be paid at the Student Billing Office (F108).

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