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Navitas Pre-arrivalAcademic Advising andEnrollment GuideUndergraduate Program Spring 2016
WELCOME!We are very happy you will be joining usat Navitas at FAU. Please read throughthis guide carefully as it includes veryimportant information about enrollmentin courses for the upcoming term.
PLEASE REMEMBERPAYMENT If you have not yet made your 50% payment to Navitas atFAU, you will not be able to register for classes. Methods of Payment to Navitas USA Boca Raton LLC areavailable online here https://www.fau.navitas.com/paymentoptions: Bank Wire Transfer (use wire instructions provided online,normally includes a fee) Western Union Business Solutions’ GlobalPay (providesthe best international exchange rate if paying from a non-U.S.bank account) Credit and Debit Cards (best option if you have a U.S. bankaccount, direct money transfer so there’s no extra fee)
ACADEMICSMajor vs. Non-Major RequirementsBachelor’s DegreeIFPsMajor CoursesTo obtain a Bachelor’s Degree in the United States, studentsmust meet requirements for both their major (field of study)and general education courses (non-major requirementsknown as IFPs at FAU).In order tograduate with aBachelor’s Degreeat FAU, you mustcomplete 120credits total.36-40 of thesecredits will beIntellectualFoundationsProgram (IFP)courses that arenot directly relatedto your major, butare still required.
ACADEMICSIntellectual Foundations ProgramRequirementsGlobal CitizenshipMath and QuantitativeReasoningHumanitiesRatio of IFP CoursesCompared to Major CoursesScience & the NaturalWorldSociety & HumanBehaviorWrittenCommunicationMajor CoursesAll freshmen students and any transfer students with less than 30 credits must fulfill theUniversity's IFP requirements as part of their pursuit of a Bachelor’s degree.While IFP courses do not necessarily relate to your major, they do provide afoundation of knowledge that all well-educated students should possess.IFP courses are diverse, covering a wide variety of subjects within 6 categories:Written Communication, Society & Human Behavior, Science, Math, GlobalCitizenship, and Humanities.
ACADEMICSIntellectual Foundations ProgramRequirements Continued IFP Course Breakdown The 36-40 credits of required IFP courses are broken down into 6categories, as shown in the previous slide and pie chart. You arerequired to take a minimum of 2 classes in each IFP category.Generally each class is worth 3 credits, unless noted otherwise. Thatmeans, in total, all FAU students must take 12 IFP courses.IFP Timeline IFP courses must be completed during freshman (year 1) andsophomore (year 2) year at FAU.Navitas students have a total of 5 semesters (year 1 3 semesters andyear 2 2 semesters) to complete their IFP course requirements.
Intellectual Foundations ProgramChecklist: Example of WrittenCommunication and Math IFP Courses:
ACADEMICSNON-MAJOR REQUIREMENTS –IFP Courses Offered in SPRING 2016IFP courses will be offered in 5 IFP categories:1. Written Communication ENC 1101 College Writing IENC 1102 College Writing IILIT 2010 Interpretation of Fiction2. Mathematics & Quantitative Reasoning MAT 1033 Intermediate Algebra MAC 1105 College Algebra MAC 1140 Precalculus Algebra STA 2023 Introductory Statistics MAC 2233 Methods of CalculusALL math courses will require a lab in addition to the regular classes –which math class you begin with is determined by your ALEKS exam score
ACADEMICSNON-MAJOR REQUIREMENTS, CONT’D –IFP Courses Offered in SPRING 20163. Science & the Natural World ESC 2070 Blue PlanetBSC 1005 Life Science BSC1005L LabCHM 2045 General Chemistry CHM2045L Lab4. Society & Human Behavior ANT 2000 Introduction to AnthropologyPSY 1012 Introduction to Psychology5. Global Citizenship INR 2002 Introduction to World Politics
ACADEMICSNAVITAS REQUIREMENTS –Pathway Courses Offered in SPRING 2016 ALL Navitas students must pass a UNI 101 UniversityLearning Skills course to progress in the program andtransfer to Year 2 at FAU. English Preparation Courses are offered prior toCollege Writing I. Placement into the following coursesis dependent upon a student’s high school GPA andEnglish language ability: AEC 100 Academic English CommunicationsAERW 100 Academic English Reading & WritingCWP100 College Writing Preparation
COURSETITLES/DESCRIPTIONSSTUDENT HANDBOOK The Navitas at FAU Student Handbookcontains details about all aspects of theNavitas at FAU program, including course titlesand descriptions of all non-major, major, andNavitas courses mentioned in the previousslides. The Handbook is available on the Navitas atFAU Portal at https://learning.fau.navitas.com/(see Portal details later in this guide) underthe Students tab, in the Documents section.
PORTAL REGISTRATIONCHOOSING CLASSESRefer to the Student Handbook (available under the Student tab, in theDocument section of the Navitas Portal) and previous slides within thispresentation for all available classes. Be sure to check for pre-requisites.Not every class listed in the Handbook will be offered Spring 2016.Choose 4 classes:1. Register for UNI 101 University Learning Skills – ALL Navitas students musttake this course in their first semester2. *Register for an English and/or College Writing class - Depending on yourhigh school GPA and English ability, you will need to register for 1 of the following3 course options: AEC 100 Academic English Communications and AERW 100 AcademicEnglish Reading & Writing (must be taken in the same semester, select both forcourse registration) CWP 100 College Writing Preparation (select if you have an IELTS score of 5.5,TOEFL iBT of 59, or PVT of 50) ENC 1101 College Writing I (select if you have an IELTS score of 6.0, TOEFL iBT of71, or PVT of 56)*Please note: A writing assessment will be done during the first day oforientation to determine if you’ve been placed in the correct English course.
PORTAL REGISTRATIONCHOOSING CLASSES CONTINUED 3.*Register for a math class – your ALEKS math placement score willdetermine what math class you should register for in your first semester.Please refer to the ALEKS Math Placement Exam advising uidelines.phpRegister for 1 of the following 4 math classes based on your score: MAT 1033 Intermediate Algebra – minimum ALEKS score needed: 0 MAC 1105 College Algebra – minimum ALEKS score needed: 30 MAC 2233 Methods of Calculus – minimum ALEKS score needed: 40 (not for theCollege of Engineering, Computer Science, and Science) MAC 1140 Precalculus Algebra - minimum ALEKS score needed: 45 (not for theCollege of Business)*Please note: a math evaluation will be done the first day of class to make sureyour placement exam score is an accurate reflection of your math ability4. *Register for one more academic course (Anyone taking English classes AEC100 and AERW 100 already has selected 4 classes)The next slide provides more guidance in regards to the selecting the final course (4 th class)
CHOOSING CLASSES CONTINUED Certain majors require specific IFP courses which determineswhat you can and cannot select as your 4th academic course: Engineering and Biology majors should not registerfor ESC 2070 Blue Planet or BSC 1005 Life Science BSC1005L Life Science lab Business majors should not register for PSY1012 Introto Psychology or ANT 2000 Intro to Anthropology All other majors are able to select whichever classfits into their schedule after choosing UNI 101, anEnglish class, and a math class
PORTAL REGISTRATIONREGISTRATION FOR SPRING 2016COURSESOnce you have taken the ALEKS math placement exam,please send you score to studentservices.fau@navitas.comInstructions on how to take the math exam are on our predeparture departure/mathplacement-testNow it’s time to register for your Spring courses!The next set of slides will walk you through how to register foryour Spring courses within your Navitas portal.Please refer to the Student Handbook for coursedescriptions and pre-requisites.
PORTAL REGISTRATIONPlease use this link to log inand choose your nEnter your Navitas IDas the username andyour first password tolog into the portal isyour birthday andfollows this format:yyyymmdd, then click“Sign In”
PORTAL REGISTRATIONTo beginselecting yourclasses, click“Enrolment”.
PORTAL REGISTRATIONPlease read the EnrollmentConditions, then click “I agreeto the terms & conditions”.
PORTAL REGISTRATIONYou will then be able to see thecourses available for Spring 2016To select acourse,click thegreen plussign
A window willpop upshowing theavailable classtimes. Somesubjects offertwo classtimes (pickwhich one youwant), mostwill only showone class time.After youselect theclass time,click “Next”,then “Enrol”
2. Aftereach classis chosen,your studyload willincrease asyour fundsdecrease.1. UPPstudentsshouldtake 100%StudyLoad.IntegratedEnglishstudentsshouldtake 50%StudyLoad.3. After youreach yourcorrect studyload, youshould“FinalizeEnrollment”
PORTAL REGISTRATIONFINALIZE ENROLLMENTYou must click finalize enrollment in order to registerfor classes!You cannot finalize enrollment if you select the wrongEnglish class. Reference page 17 again for theEnglish course criteria.Print a copy, take a screen shot, and/or take a pictureof your schedule.It is your responsibility to knowwhen your classes are.
PORTAL REGISTRATIONOnce youfinalize yourenrollment,your Spring2016 classschedule willappear.You may log intothe Portal atany time toreview yourschedule underthe Timetabletab.
CHANGES TO YOURSCHEDULEChanges may be made to your schedulebefore the start of the semester due to: Changes in classroom spaceOccupancy limitationsChanges in timetableInstructor schedulingEnrollment in the wrong classALEKS Placement requirements or prerequisitesPlease check your schedule regularly by logging into the Portal to seeif any changes have been made to your schedule prior to the first dayof classes on Monday, January 11
PORTAL REGISTRATIONREGISTRATION Registration opens December 21 at 10:00am EST andcloses Wednesday, January 6 at 9:00pm ESTDON’T BE LATE!!! 100 LATE REGISTRATION FEE added to account if youdon’t sign up for classes on time!
PLEASE REMEMBERCHECK-IN AND ORIENTATION DATES Navitas Check-In Day is Wednesday, January 6from 9:00am until 8:00pm on-campus near theNavitas office, Student Services Hallway, room225. You will pickup orientation informationand complete FAU’s mandatory immigrationcheck-in during this time frame. Mandatory Orientation begins onThursday, January 7 at 8:00am and endson Saturday, January 9 at 12:00pm Spring 2016 courses begin Monday, January 11and end on Wednesday, May 4
THANK YOU!QUESTIONS/CONCERNS? If you are having any issues, please emailstudentservices.fau@navitas.com For questions regarding payment, please emailjessica.ziegler@navitas.comGood luck and see you soon!We are looking forward to meeting you at theNavitas Check-In Day on Wednesday, January 6!
Academic Advising and Enrollment Guide Undergraduate Program - Spring 2016. WELCOME! We are very happy you will be joining us at Navitas at FAU. Please read through this guide carefully as it includes very important information about enrollment in courses for the upcoming term. PAYMENT . Western
