Registration for SPRING 2021 November 23 rdDecember 4

Registration for SPRING 2021 November 23 rd-December 4 th

Registration schedule Online Registration Period: November 23 rd– December 4 th at 12: 10 pm Add/Drop Period: January 11 th– January 18 th

Checklist Every Freshman student is given a Checklist by the Major department during Orientation Week. Please ask your Department Office Manager for a Checklist if you do not have one. You can also find Checklists on www. auca. kg website under each department Before each Registration period, follow your Checklist independently and see your Advisor if you have questions.

Number of Credits Regular credit load: 30 credits 3 additional credits are given (tuition free) in the second, third, and fourth year of study Total: 240 credits in 4 years

Auditing Audits are beneficial for students who want to explore courses outside their majors, or those who are interested in courses that may require extraordinary effort to complete during the same semester as their compulsory major courses. 6 audit credits - not required but possible; If you select a course with available audit seats, it means you may audit the course. If Online Registration does not allow you to register for a course with an audit status, this course is not available for audit. For more information, please visit: https: //auca. kg/en/reg_audit/

Pre-Requisites Check PRE-REQUISITES for each class Pre-requisites: courses required before taking more advanced courses in an area of study For example: cannot take FYS 211 before FYS 100 For Example: Psychology 101 required before taking Psychology 250 o Fail PSY 101? You cannot advance to PSY 250

List of Classes for SPRING 2021 The current semester List of Classes is posted on the AUCA website at the bottom of the Registrar webpage. Look for SPRING 2021 Registration. https: //auca. kg/en/p 5053189773/

First Year Seminar FYS I and EC are offered USUALLY in Fall semester. o Students who fail FYS I and EC (receive an ‘F’ grade or W grade), must register for FYS I and EC in Spring 2021. FYS II and EC are offered USUALLY in Spring semester. o Students who fail FYS II and EC, must register for FYS II and EC in Fall 2021. Failing either FYS I & EC or FYS II & EC (24 credits each) prevents you from continuing through your academic schedule smoothly in regards to the SYS requirement in Sophomore year. Please seek support from Academic Advising, WARC, Counseling Services, your family or your peers if you are struggling.

Important!!! A student who fails FYS I & EC in the fall semester, he/she needs to drop FYS II & EC during add/drop period and retake FYS I & EC In the case of withdrawal from FYS I & EC a student needs to sign up for FYS I & EC during registration period Remember, you cannot take FYS II & EC if you have not passed FYS I & EC

Second Year Seminar DO NOT AND CANNOT TAKE SYS AT FRESHMEN YEAR You can take SYS, only if you have covered FYS I & EC & FYS II & EC Second Year Seminar (SYS) is a Liberal Arts based continuation of the FYS and EC. It is a requirement. SYS courses are interdisciplinary in nature yet focused enough to fulfill General Education requirements. o For example: “Technology and Culture, ” CODE: HUM/ART/SYS

Math Requirements According to the AUCA/BARD requirements, all students must take 12 credits (two 6 credit courses) of Intro to computers, math and natural science courses to earn a Bard diploma. Students from Applied Math, BA, ECO, EMSD and Social Entrepreneurship (in LAS) and SFW should NOT take General Education math courses. o These majors will fulfill MATH requirements as part of their program checklist.

Math Requirements The General Education Department offers the following MATH courses that fulfill one of the Gen Ed Requirements: • • Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics I (Rus. ) Introduction to Probability and Statistics (Eng. , Rus. )* Math for Life I (Eng. ) Make-It-Yourself Mathematics Cultures of Mathematics Reason and Argue Better: Logic in Proof and Argument Storytelling with Statistics R Programming for the Humanities *Please pay attention to the language of instruction

Math requirement 1. 2. 3. 4. There are following Math courses offered for Art, Humanities and Communication and Social Science departments, Law: Make it Yourself Mathematics Reason& Argue Better, Logic in Proof and Arguments Storytelling with Statistics R Programming for the Humanities PLEASE DOUBLE CHECK WITH YOUR DEPARTMENT IF THEY ACCEPT THESE COURSES AS MATH REQUIREMENT

Math Requirements First year students in ANTH, ES, IBL, ICP, JMC, LAS, PSY, SOC, TV, GEO departments who want to transfer to BA should enroll in Introduction to Contemporary Mathematic I or Mathematics for business and economics I. To be eligible to transfer, students must receive a final grade of B+ or higher. First year students in ANTH, ES, IBL, ICP, JMC, LAS, PSY, SOC, TV, GEO departments who want to transfer to ECO, AMI or SFW should enroll in Linear Algebra and Geometry for ECO/AMI or SFW course.

Math courses Students from PSY, SOC, JMC and TCMA departments should take Introduction to Probability and Statistics in Freshman or Sophomore year. This prepares students an advanced quantitative math course in Junior year. The Junior year quantitative math course fulfills the second math requirement.

Math Requirements Students from ANTH, ES, ICP, JMC, LAS departments who DO NOT want to transfer to BA, ECO, AMI or SFW should take two of the following courses: a) Math for Life I b) Introduction to Probability and Statistics c) Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics I

Russian and Kyrgyz Students should take 8 credits of Kyrgyz language and literature course: 1. Kyrgyz Language and Literature I – 4 cr. course 2. Kyrgyz Language and Literature II – 4 cr. course AND 4 credits of Russian Language course. 1. Russian language I – 2 cr. course 2. Russian language II – 2 cr. course Total 12 credits

Foreign Languages Japanese (part I and II), Korean (part I), Chinese (part I) are offered in FALL 2020. In Spring 2021 students continue taking part II of the selected language. German, French, and Spanish (part I, II, Advanced) are offered in Fall 2020. In Spring 2021 students continue taking part II of the selected language. If a student wants to take an Intermediate level course (as Part I), s/he must first take a test at European Studies department. (Only 6 cr. will cover HUM requirement) Starting from Fall 2018 only 6 credits of foreign language counts as HUM

Language Course Policy AUCA policy states that if a student earns (6) credits for one (Fall) semester of a language but does not take (6) credits of the same language the second (Spring) semester in that academic year, the grade and 6 credits will be removed from the student’s transcript. A student will loose: CREDITS, TIME, MONEY

Bard College Diploma Most majors earn a Bard College diploma upon graduation. BA & IBL majors must earn additional credits for BARD certificate: o 12 credits Social Science o 12 credits Art o 12 credits Math courses (including Science, Mathematics and Computing) o 12 credits Humanities courses IBL students might have an opportunity to receive BARD College diploma majoring in Human Rights. For detailed information please contact the head of the IBL program Elida Nogoibaeva.

Sport class • 400 hours required for degree • • 100 hours per semester (4 semesters) Non-credit requirement ONLY one Sport class per semester Registering for two or more Sport classes is NOT ALLOWED Do not wait until the last days of Registration to drop an extra SPORT class. Fellow students are trying to Register for classes that appear full. There is a new course of Physiotherapy for students, who cannot take sports classes for health reasons NON PASS grade for a Sport class requires payment for a 5 th semester / additional Sport class – $200 fee.

Individual courses for SPRING 2020 Individual music courses are offered for an additional fee of $135 and count as 2 credits. o Submit an application to the department chair for consideration Individual music courses include: o Singing o Piano

History of Kyrgyzstan and Geography should be taken during Sophomore year only. Students are required to take a state exam at the end of Sophomore year Manas studies is a separate course that can be taken at any year of your study

Complex Single Exam History of Kyrgyzstan and Geography, Kyrgyz Language and Literature is a complex single state exam. You will take an exam at the end of sophomore year. If you have not covered any of the above mentioned three courses, you are not allowed to take an exam. Please be careful when you plan your semester schedules during freshman and sophomore years.

Add/Drop period Monday, January 11 th to January 18 th During the first week of classes, students may attend classes and drop or add classes in order to design a successful academic plan for the semester. Please remember that adding and dropping courses can disrupt a professor’s course schedule and the learning of fellow students. Choose wisely.

“W” grade To withdraw (“W” grade) from a class, deadline is always the 10 th week of the semester: SPRING 2021 deadline for “W” grade is March 19 th, 2021. Reasons for taking “W” grade: Ø Your GPA is in serious danger (there is high risk of getting an “F”). Ø You’re just plain overwhelmed and need to adjust your schedule. Ø Read about this grade option and it fits with a successful academic plan. If you decide to take a “W” grade, please print out the W form in advance and have department head sign it before submitting it to Shared Services Center, Room 234. W form link: https: //ssc. auca. kg/forms/

Academic and Department Advising If you have questions Please e-mail advising@auca. kg or call and send a whatsapp messages to: Academic Advising Room - 244 Gulnur Esenalieva 0770 777529 , Zarina Beishenbaeva 0777 999 740, Gulnur Abdyrakunova 0777 999 820

Online WARC – Tutoring WARC – Writing and Academic Resource Center o One-on-one tutoring for all students ONLINE is AVAILABLE Areas of tutoring: o Writing: short and long research paper, essay, statement of purpose, motivation letter, etc. o Mathematics, Economics, Accounting, Programming, SPSS, English Help, Kyrgyz language WARC Hours: Monday – Saturday, from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. , also 8 p. m. to 9 p. m. on weekdays

WARC – Tutoring Resource To book a session, simply the visit online schedule located on website, warc. auca. kg Log in with your AUCA account information, and select an available session You will receive an invitation to a Google Hangout session from your tutor at your AUCA email address. Open Google Hangout and Google Drive Make sure that you have your audio and video both enabled Expect a call from your tutor For more information on WARC services, please see warc@auca. kg

Counseling Services Counseling Services are free and available to all registered AUCA students seeking direction and support with personal, family, developmental and academic-related problems. Students are encouraged to discuss feelings and learn how to manage stress and new relationships. Please feel free to contact our trained counselors at AUCA: o o o Diana Pokhilko, Psychologist Aida Parpieva, Psychologist To set up a meeting write an email: cs@auca. kg Or call 0552 282277 https: //cs. auca. kg/student-counseling/ https: //www. auca. kg/en/psychologist/

Friendly Reminders Check your AUCA e-mail to avoid missing important information – deadlines, course changes, updated policies and important announcements. Update your phone and email contact information right away so we can reach you. Avoid a call to your family. Course Evaluations – available online and required from all students at the end of each semester. Updated academic rules and polices can be found online, at Registrar’s web page: https: //auca. kg/en/rulesreg/

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