FAQ: What is the difference between petition and a email to casgraduation. Petitions are entered in UMDegree and are for general education classes only. They are answered by the Registrar office. The casgraduation email goes to the graduation analyst in the dean’s office and is for curriculum changes regarding your major (ex. major, concentration, minor, catalog, substitutions and any other question).

• Email Subject: Student Name U00000000
• Greeting: Dear CAS,

FAQ: Terms start with the year first, month, followed by a zero

• Fall: 202480, 2024 – year, 8 – August, the month the semester start, followed by a zero.
• Spring:202510
• Summer: 202550

FAQ: Assign yourself as advisor. In Banner, go to SGAADVR.  Enter the student’s u number and the term.

Video: https://go.screenpal.com/watch/cZeI2KV76V2

FAQ: Permits–  You can only for your major. If the student needs a permit from another department,  student will need email that departments to request permission. They have the right to say no as classes may be restricted to majors only or limited space

FAQ: Clearing pin – CAS+ initials, After meeting with the student, be sure to clear the student on SPAAPIN in Banner.

 

Sample Email Templates:

PHONE

U00000000

Hello,

Attached is your (ex. ENGL) major requirements sheet, which I’ll review with you during our phone appointment tomorrow, but please take a look ahead of time.

Also attached is a table showing the tentative English course offerings over the next few semesters.  If a box is gray, then the class is NOT offered in that particular semester. The table is divided by concentration with Literature classes on page one, and courses from the other concentrations on page two. The table also shows which classes will have WEB (online) sections, or Honors sections.

Please be sure to have access to a computer (or other device) so you can view your UofM account during the appointment.

Talk to you soon!

Best,

Advisor

(include email signature with appointment link)

 

ZOOM

U00000000

Hello,

Attached is your (ex. ENGL) major requirements sheet, which I’ll review with you during our Zoom appointment tomorrow, but please take a look ahead of time.

Also attached is a table showing the tentative English course offerings over the next few semesters.  If a box is gray, then the class is NOT offered in that particular semester. The table is divided by concentration with Literature classes on page one, and courses from the other concentrations on page two. The table also shows which classes will have WEB (online) sections, or Honors sections.

Talk to you soon!

Best,

Advisor

(include email signature with appointment link)

 

IN PERSON

U00000000

Hello,

Attached is your ENGL major requirements sheet, which I’ll review with you during our in-person appointment tomorrow in Patterson Hall, room 471, but please take a look ahead of time.

Also attached is a table showing the tentative English course offerings over the next few semesters.  If a box is gray, then the class is NOT offered in that particular semester. The table is divided by concentration with Literature classes on page one, and courses from the other concentrations on page two. The table also shows which classes will have WEB (online) sections, or Honors sections.

See you soon!

Best,

Advisor

(include email signature with appointment link)

 

FIRST APPT (like for incoming transfer)

U00000000

Hello

Since this is our first time meeting, I’m going to cover a few things to be sure you’re aware of all of your remaining requirements.  In order for us to have a productive and informative advising meeting, please do the following BEFORE we speak:

• Familiarize yourself with UMdegree, a degree audit tool that keeps track of your degree requirements.  To access UMdegree, go to your MyMemphis portal at https://myuofm.memphis.edu, then click the “Student Pages” tab at the top. Select “My degree” from the drop down menu. On the next screen, left side, you’ll see the word/icon “UMdegree”, click on that. When UMdegree opens, click on “Worksheets” on the left side to refresh the information.
• Review the attached documents:
  • your requirements sheet for English with a concentration in ______.
  • a table showing the English course offerings in Fall (and the next few semesters).  If a box is gray, then the class is NOT offered in that particular semester. The table is divided by concentration with Literature classes on page one, and courses from the other concentrations on page two. The table also shows which classes will have WEB (online) sections.

Although a minor is not required, I recommend you do one because it will help you fulfill some of the hours needed to reach the 120 total hours required for the BA degree.  The list of minors is here, please take a look at your options.  If there’s a minor that you’re interested in, you could take a class for that in Fall. I only include the minor info if they have the hours to do one.

Please be sure to have access to a computer (or other device) so you can view your UofM account during the appointment.

Thanks, and I look forward to speaking with you!

Best,

Advisor

(include email signature with appointment link)

Post Advising

U00000000

Dear

Thank you for meeting with me. I have cleared you to register for classes. This semester you should take the following classes:

• ENGL 1010
• MATH 1420
• CHEM 11110/1111
• SPAN 2010
• CJUS 1100

Important notes: Remember to speak with spanish@memphis.edu to request a permit while we wait for your SPAN 1020 credit to arrive from Southwest.

Registration dates:

• April 1, 2024
  + Degree Seeking Graduate
  + Honors Students
  + UofM Global Undergraduate Students
  + Veterans
  + Students registered with Disability Resources for Students (DRS)
• April 2, 2024
  + Seniors
  + CARES

• April 3, 2024
  + Juniors
  + ACAD 1100 Students
• April 4, 2024
  + Sophomores
  + Continuing Freshmen

Please contact me with any questions

Best,

Advisor

(include email signature with appointment link)

Fall 2023 Training Schedule

CAS Advising Kickoff will at Lambuth next year so please make plans to attend. We would also like to promote our online majors and minors at Lambuth so we will do a fair from 10  to 11 am  followed by the kickoff at 11:30 am. Collaboration and team work with Lambuth is essential so we are asking all departments to share a table with their Lambuth counterpart during the fair.

Sept 8^th – Advising Kickoff At Lambuth

Oct 6^th  –  Global Tech Experience with Angela Martin, Updates in World Languages with Robert Kelz,

Nov 3^rd  –     CPOS, Career Services

Spring 2024

Feb 2nd – topic TBA

March 1st – topic TBA

April 5th – topic TBA

 

 

If you have a student who wants to drop a class or classes for Spring 2023 and they have a financial hold preventing them from doing so, please tell them to put in a Tiger Help ticket to the Registrar’s Office and we can do it administratively on their behalf. No approval is needed for Spring 2023 drops since if they did not have a financial hold, they would be able to drop themselves through April 8, which is our new 75 percent mark of the term for dropping classes online.

 

The financial holds recently were applied to block future term registrations (prior to Summer and Fall registration), but the system is an “all or none” so if there is a financial hold, Spring 2023 term is impacted as well.

 

Let me know if you have any questions.

 

Thank you!

Darla

per Keri Kerr in the Registrar office

The Open electives are the number of credits still needed to make up the 120 total.  These are the true electives needed for the degree.  It calculates the number of required electives by taking 120 and subtracting the credits in required blocks like GenEd, major, concentration. Whatever is left to make up the 120 is Open electives.

The Unapplied electives are courses that are over the elective credits needed for the 120.   Any courses that are taken that do not fall into a requirement or the open electives category are Unapplied electives.   The student still receives credit in Banner for all electives though.

 

Fall 2023
Courses being taught in English
by World Languages and Literatures Faculty

INTL 3700: State of the World
[MW 12:40-2:05; CRN 96346; Imbedded Honors section: 96347; permit required for both]
An examination of current world issues that may be political, social, economic, or cultural in nature. The emphasis is on gaining a diverse perspective on a variety of issues currently affecting our world, and how they are being portrayed across different media. Students will investigate subjects they find personally or professionally relevant. Class sessions will include discussions of current international news events, and of issues affecting a particular geographical region or a topic of transglobal implications.

LALI 4500: Japanese Culture and Society
[TR 9:40-11:05; CRN 93771]
Study of Japanese culture through hands-on activities along with reading and creating media resources on traditional, popular, and business culture of Japan. Through critical reading of the materials and classroom activities, students will develop critical perspectives and deeper understanding of Japanese culture, its traditions, and social practices.

LALI 4797: French Africa and North America
[TR 1:00-2:25; CRN 96273]
This course is designed for students who wish to further their knowledge of the French-Speaking world around them by looking at cultural conflicts in French-Speaking Africa and North America. This course will look at cultural issues and their implications in the contemporary world, including France and the Negritude movement, education and culture in Africa, the Maghreb and postcolonial Arabization, the complicated cultural relations with France, and Quebec’s conflict with language and religion. No knowledge of French required.

LALI 4798: Game of Thrones and the Middle Ages
[MW 2:20-3:45; CRN 96283]
Game of Thrones was one of the most successful series in recent television history. Roughly based on George R.R. Martin’s series of fantasy novels “A Song of Ice and Fire,” it portrays the violent struggles for power and independence between individuals, kingdoms, dynasties and continents and built on a long tradition of reinterpreting and reimagining the Middle Ages. But what are the Middle Ages? Through analysis both of the hit TV series and of the Medieval historical, literary, and philosophical texts it uses to build its world, this class will explore the many sides of this complex period of history and its continued legacy in our own time.

Dear Advisors,

 

Thank you so much for attending today’s training. We shared great information about the ARMY minor, CPOS and creating generic plans for students who have not registered. Attached is the PowerPoint and the recording.

PowerPoint – Advisor Training Feb 3

https://memphis.zoom.us/rec/share/Jk25KryY9aNmNUHXHU6c5oEBh98WwBrsDPZ0sHKKUpBB_L0-TR1R_BHIJLHANBrw.bmYfO-vd3Tqo7zBR?startTime=1675450288000

Our next meeting is scheduled for March 3^rd at 1 pm in Smith Hall Computer Lab, 110. Please send any agenda items or topics you would like to see discussed.

 

Thanks,

Rika

CAS Advisor Training Dates in Smith 110 at 1 pm.

Spring 2023

Feb 3

March 3

April 7

 

Spring Preview Day – April 1

CAS Dept. Chairs, Directors, Advisors,

Please be aware of and publicize these important Spring dates in your departments:

 

Dates for CAS & Department Scholarships:

Jan. 31 — student applications for CAS & Dept. scholarships due in Tiger Scholarship Manager

mid-Feb. — Dept. scholarship review committees start reviewing applications

March 31 — scholarship committee selections (and alternates) due to Ron Serino

 

Dates for CAS Honors Assembly Awards:

March 14 — Dean’s Outstanding Student nominations due to Ron Serino (nomination letter, recommendation letter, and student letter)

March 22 — Department awardee names for Honors Assembly due to Ron Serino

April 20, 730pm in Rose Theatre — Honors Awards Assembly

 

​*Please remind your students, faculty, and staff that applications for

CAS department and CAS-wide scholarships for the 2023-2024 academic year are

due Jan. 31, 2023:

 

*Find CAS department and CAS-wide scholarships list on the CAS website (https://www.memphis.edu/cas/scholarships/.

 

*All scholarship applications should go through the Tiger Scholarship Manager system (https://memphis.academicworks.com/) on the UofM Scholarship Office website (https://www.memphis.edu/scholarships/).

 

Final application due date is Jan. 31, but don’t wait too long to compile any supplemental information or letters of recommendation (if needed).

 

If anyone has any CAS or departmental scholarship or Honors Assembly award questions, please let me know.

 

Thank you and best wishes to all for a good new year in 2023!

This week the English Department has been working with the Registrar’s Office on a new policy.  We’re still awaiting final approval of the language of the policy from the Provost, but because it’s time sensitive we want to distribute it to you as soon as possible in case it will benefit any students who are registered for Spring 2023.  If you are aware of any students who were incorrectly advised to take ENGL 1010 and 1020 and then subsequently earned a grade lower than a C minus in that attempt, they may qualify to have that attempt excluded from their record if they have credit for the course from an earlier attempt or test score.  Here’s how the policy currently reads:

“Students who have ENGL 1010 or ENGL 1020 transfer work or test scores under review / in progress for U of M credit posting, and who are advised to take ENGL 1010 or ENGL 1020 and score a grade of D or lower in a later attempt, may petition with the Registrar’s Office to have the later attempt excluded. Additionally, students who were advised at the former institution and had a situation similar with ENGL 1010 or ENGL 1020 prior to transfer may also petition. The latter attempts of ENGL 1010 or ENGL must have occurred within three years of the AP score test date if the AP score is to be considered.

An email can be sent to Darla Keel at darkeel@memphis.edu to review the circumstances. If approved, the Registrar’s Office will update the repeats in Banner to reflect the earlier attempt as the official, final grade. This will allow students to be able to progress with courses that may require ENGL 1010 or ENGL 1020 as a pre-requisite and count the satisfactory attempt(s) towards graduation requirements.”

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Best,

Bridget

 

Ms. Bridget Wells Assistant to the Chair & Dept Registrar Department of English