Registration for spring 2016

1. Registration for Spring 2016

Dates: November 15th –December 2nd

2. Tuition

50% of tuition should be paid before classes
begin
The rest should paid 3 days before Registration
Student may apply for late tuition payment, for
details please address the Shared Services Office,
room #243

3. Follow your checklist

Each of you should have a checklist that was
distributed by your department at the Orientation
Week.
Before each registration follow your checklist
independently and see your advisor if you have
questions.
Please address office managers in case you do
not have checklists

4. Number of credits

30 credits + 100 hours of Sport
6 audit credits –it is not required, but possible to
audit the classes in addition to required 30 credits
of semester load but consult with your advisor
first
Credit load will be increased after completion of
the first year of studies. Student can have up to
33 credits (3 additional credits) each semester.

5. Auditing

You have a chance to audit the classes. If you
select a course and see available audit seats, it
means you may audit the current class. If you
can’t register for audit it means this course is not
available for audit.

6. Prerequisites

Every student should check a prerequisite for
each class.
Prerequisites are classes you need to take before
you can move on to another class. Often it is a
move to more advanced class. For example, you
cannot take FYS 216, if you have not taken FYS
100.
The other example: psychology 101 needs to be
taken before psychology 250.

7. Prerequisites

Please remember, if you took psychology 101 and
failed it, it means you did not pass the
prerequisite requirement and you cannot take
more advanced course like psychology 250.

8. List of Classes for Spring 2016

List of available classes is posted on the AUCA
website.
The classes are listed on the Registrar’s Office
page – Spring 2016 Registration
The list of available courses. The link to the
available classes
https://auca.kg/en/spring_2016_registration/

9. First Year Seminar I

FYS I – 8 credits
+
Kyrgyz Language as a part of FYS I – 2 credits
+
Russian Language as a part of FYS I – 2 credits
Please note that students should register for FYS I and for
Kyrgyz and Russian Languages as part of FYS, separately.
Please make sure that FYS I and Kyrgyz and Russian
Languages as part of FYS I are of the same section.
Also please note that Kyrgyz and Russian Languages as
part of FYS I will be in time conflict, and it is the way it
should be

10. First Year Seminar II

FYS II – 10 credits
+
Manas Studies as a part of FYS II – 2 credits

11. First Year Seminar

Student who fail FYS part I (Receives ‘F’ grade),
should take it in Fall 2016. Remember, FYS part I
is offered only in Fall semesters.
If you fail FYS II, please remember to retake the
class in Spring 2017. FYS II is offered only in
Spring semester.

12. FYS 101 and IAE

Students on FYS 101 and IAE will be preregistered
for FYS 216 and will continue with IAE in Spring
semester as well
List of students that will need to take the
FYS 216 is already available.

13. Math Requirements

According to the AUCA/BARD requirements, all
students must take 12 credits (two semester-long
courses) in this category.
However students from Applied Math, BA, ECO, EMSD
(in LAS) and SFW should not take General Education
math courses. They fulfill their requirements in this
area as part of their program requirements.
Students in IBL do not technically need to take a
second math course to graduate. However, they do
need to take a second course in this area if they wish
to receive the Bard Certificate.

14. Math Requirements 12 credits during 4 years of study

Math for Life I – is 1st math course for ANTH, ES, IBL, ICP, JMC,
and LAS student who do not plan to transfer to BA, ECO, AMI, or
SFW departments
Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics I – is 1st math
course for students from ANTH, ES, IBL, ICP, JMC, LAS, PSY, and
SOC who would like to transfer to BA, ECO, AMI, or SFW
Introduction to Probability and Statistics – for PSY and SOC
students strongly recommended, since this course has a link the
second Math course they have to take (SPSS). Also this class
could be taken as a 2nd math class for ANTH, ES, IBL, ICP, JMC
and LAS, who is not planning to transfer to BA, ECO, AMI or SFW

15. Russian and Kyrgyz

Students should take 6 credits of Kyrgyz
Language Course and 6 credits of Russian
Language Course.

16. Russian and Kyrgyz

There are double counted courses: ART/RUS,
ART/KYR, HIST/RUS, HIST/KYR, etc.
If you see course with double code you can cover
requirements for two courses. For example by
taking course “Echo of The Past: Soviet Sci-Fi in
Film” with code RUS/ART you can cover both
Russian language requirement and Art
requirement.
Please pay attention to the level of language of
offered course. The level will be indicated.

17. Languages

Korean (part I)and Japanese (Part I) are offered in Fall
2015. In Spring 2016 student continues taking part II of
the selected language.
German, French and Spanish (Part I) are offered in Fall
2015. In Spring 2016 student continues taking part II of
the selected language. If the student would like to take an
intermediate level course (as Part I), s/he must first take a
test at European Studies department.
Chinese and Arabic are offered in Fall 2016. The same
scenario applies for these two languages. In Spring 2017
student continues taking part II of the selected language.

18. Languages

No Arabic (part I), and Chinese (part I) in Fall
2015. Please plan taking these languages in Fall
2016.

19. Languages

If you are planning to take one of the above
languages, you have to learn the selected
language two semesters.
The main idea: it is not academically useful to
take only one semester of any languages.
Students will not receive a credit for taking only
one semester.

20. Languages

At the end of the first semester of language
study, students will receive a grade + 6 credits
for the language course they have completed. If,
however, the student does not continue with
language course for the second semester, he/she
will lose 6 credits and the grade for the first
semester.
The grade and 6 credits will be removed from the
student’s transcript and the student will not be
allowed to take an overload of 6 credits in a
subsequent semester unless he/she pays for that
overload.

21. ART Courses

Take two courses of Arts – 12 credits (Except for
IBL and BA majors)
To get Bard certificate from BA and IBL – 12
credits of Art
IBL students might have an opportunity to receive
BARD diploma majoring in Human Rights. For
detailed information please contact program head
of IBL program. (check email as there is planned
to be announcement made about a meeting with
program head about the Human Rights program).

22. Sport class

Admits 2015 are expected to fulfill sport class
requirement 400 hours: 100 hours per semester.
This means student has to take sport class four
semesters. There is zero credit load for sport
class.
Student can only take one sport class per
one semester
BUT if student took sport class and got grade
NON PASS s/he has to pay for the next sport ‘s
class

23. Sport class

Students, who do any sport activities outside the
university, and students, who have health issues
and are not allowed to do sports, must sign up
ONLY for SPORTS class (abrev: SPO 128.1, ID
3558) and must provide the General Education
Department room 310 with the certificate and the
load will be counted toward your degree.
Medical and Sport certificates (spravka) are
accepted ONLY to Jogging sport course.
Submission deadline: April 25, 2016. (General Education
Program)

24. Individual courses for Spring 2016

Individual courses are offered for additional fee
Musical individual courses - 2 cr.
2 cr. load musical courses fee is 135$
2cr. load for other individual courses, the fee is
235 $.
Examples of individual music classes:
Komuz
Guitar
Singing
Piano

25. History of Kyrgyzstan

1.
History of Kyrgyzstan should be taken during
sophomore year only.
Students will have only one opportunity of taking
the state exam in History of Kyrgyzstan:
At the end of the spring semester of sophomore
year

26. Add/Drop period

January 18th – January 30th, 2016
Usually Add/Drop period is a period during which
students can change their schedule, by taking
some classes instead of the previously registered
or cancelled ones.

27. “W” grade

The deadline for “W” grade is the 10th week of each semester.
Reasons for taking “W”:
Your GPA is in Serious Danger (high risk to get an “F”)
You’re Just Plain Overwhelmed
Deadline for “W” grade for Semester Spring 2016 is
March 25
Read extended explanation about this grade on the Webpage of
the Registrar’s Office.
If you really need to receive this grade print the special form in
advance, since you will have to receive professor’s signature.
The link for the form: https://www.auca.kg/en/reg_forms/

28. Summer School

Usually if there is a credit deficit, student may
take summer school classes
Dates for Summer school 2015: TBA
Registration date: TBA
Add/Drop Period :TBA
Cost of summer school will be announced

29. Additional information, Reminder

Resources:
WARC
Psychological counseling
Academic Advising

30. Students’ contact information

Please update your contact information in your on
line profile

31. Course Evaluation

It is available online
Encourage to actively participate
Student will be required to fill out the evaluation
form of all registered courses before student gets
an access to grades.

32. Additional information, Reminder

Students should regularly check their AUCA emails to avoid missing important information:
deadlines, changes, updated policies and other
important announcements.

33. Additional information, Reminder

Updated academic polices and regulation can be
found online, at Registrar’s web page:
http://www.auca.kg/en/registrar_rules/