Student Center Search Tips (Registration): Student Portal Access: www.ucdenver.edu/ucdaccess The student portal may be accessed from on-campus or off-campus computers. The student portal allows students to view a variety of school-related information and manage their activities. To access the student portal, you must use your official University username and password. The University username and password are the same as the ones you use to log in to your official UC Denver email. If you are a new student and have not yet activated your UC Denver email account, please do so by following the directions below: Activating your official UC Denver email To activate your official email account, visit http://www.ucdenver.edu/student-services/pages/webmail.aspx. o On this page, under Downtown Campus Students, click on the Downtown Campus Web Mail link. From this page, you can log in to webmail, reset your password, forward your university email to another account, or activate your account. o To activate your email, click on here ( below) next to activate your account. o From the UCD downtown campus student email and computing account activation form, choose the Student account activation and password reset form link. This form will activate your student account after you have formally been admitted to UC Denver. You will need your Student ID and PIN to activate your account. If you are a current continuing student and have forgotten your UC Denver email login credentials, visit https://web.cudenver.edu/prfw/chpass.cgi to reset your password. ***If you have any difficulty logging in using your official University username and password, please contact the UC Denver IT Services helpdesk at 303-724-4357. 1
Upon successful login, click on the Student tab to begin using the UCDAccess portal. Main (Home) Page The UCDAccess home page provides students with multiple links to help manage their school-related activities. For registration purposes, please select the Student Center button. 2
Student Center Page When the Student Center button is selected, the Student Center page will be displayed. The Student Center page contains five main sections: 1) Academics: Search for Classes, Enroll and View your Class Schedule, View My Academics (advisor information, course history, transcript requests, etc.), Academic Calendar, Weekly Schedule, Enrollment Shopping Cart, etc. 2) Finances: Account Inquiry, College Opportunity Fund (COF) Authorization/Review, Financial Aid Links, Scholarship Application Information, etc. 3) Personal Information: Demographic Data, Emergency Contact Information, Name Types (preferred, primary, diploma), User Preferences, Contact Information, and Legal Presence Status. 4) Admissions: Recruiting and Admissions Self-Service Transactions. 5) Right Hand Menu: Class Search, Holds, Enrollment Dates, Advisor Information, Messages, News, etc. You can collapse or expand each section of the Student Center by clicking on the icon on the title bar. #5 #3 #4 DO NOT USE your browser s button to navigate your way through the Student Center. 3
Right Hand Menu Before starting the registration process, it is critical for you to check the right hand menu. Pay particular attention to the Holds tab ( below) and the To Do List tab ( below). Students taking classes on the Downtown Denver campus are required to make a registration advance payment of $200.00 before they register for classes each semester. The ONLY exception to this requirement is if the Financial Aid Office has received a student's FAFSA and the student has completed the University Application for Financial Aid. If you are required to pay the $200 deposit, click on the Deposit link under the Finances tab (#3 below). #3 To complete the advance payment transaction, click on the quickpay button ( below). Your hold will be released immediately with completed payment. 4
Address and Emergency Contact Information Every semester before you register for classes, you must provide the university with your current contact information and emergency contact information. Note: Make sure to complete every section of the address and emergency contact information by clicking the verification box next to each specified field. If you do not, you will receive an error message. Click on the Continue button to proceed. 5
***For purposes of Registration, we will focus on the Academics tab Academics Tab The Academics tab will allow you to search for classes, enroll and view your class schedule, view my academics (advisor information, course history, transcript requests, etc.), view the academic calendar, view your weekly schedule, access and update your enrollment shopping cart, etc. For easy access to your academic information, click on a link in the drop down box ( below). Course Search To perform a course search, click on the Search link ( below) or the Search For Classes button ( below). 6
Course Search Page In the Course Search page, it is important for you to enter the correct search criteria ( below): -Institution: CU Denver -Term: Current or upcoming term, i.e Fall 2010 -Campus: Downtown Campus -Class Search Criteria-Type in a course subject, or simply click on the select subject link and pick a subject from an alphabetical list. NOTE: Every time you perform a new course subject search, you will be required to filter out the campus information. The institution and term information will default after your first search. DO NOT USE your browser s back button to navigate your way through the Student Center. In the upper- right and lower left corners of the page, you can use the drop-down box to navigate to other sections of the Student Center. Class Search Criteria Select at least two search criteria. 7
Search Results This page will allow you to look at your class search criteria matches. To view class details for a particular course, click on the class section link. If the class meets your specific needs, click on the select class button to add the course to your Shopping Cart. The enrollment shopping cart allows you to search and add classes to plan for a term by holding your course selections for you until you are ready to register. View course status: open, closed, waitlist, or schedule conflict. To view course detail, click on the class section information. To add courses to your shopping cart, proceed by clicking on the select class button. 8
Enrollment Preferences This page allows you to view the details of the class you selected, waitlist a class if it is full, change the units of a class if it is for variable credit, and select pass/fail option. If the course you have selected fits your needs, click on the NEXT button. 9
Enrollment Shopping Cart Confirmation Make sure the correct class(es) has been added to your shopping cart ( and below). To reiterate, the enrollment shopping cart allows you to search and add classes to a plan for a term by holding your class selections for you until you are ready to register. It will allow you to see if a class is open or closed, or if there is a waitlist for the class. ***PLEASE NOTE: ADDING COURSES TO YOUR SHOPPING CART IS FOR SCHEDULING AND PLANNING ONLY! THIS DOES NOT RESERVE CLASSES OR COMPLETE YOUR REGISTRATION If you would like to add more classes to your shopping cart, proceed by clicking on the Start A New Search button (#3 below). Continue to do this until your shopping cart is complete. #3 10
Delete If you would like to remove a class from your shopping cart, click on the Shopping Cart link ( below) and select the class(es) you would like to delete. Proceed by clicking on the delete button ( below) in the bottom left corner of the screen. To delete a class, click on the Select box next to the class you would like to delete. Click on the delete button to remove classes from your shopping cart. 11
Enrollment/Registration When you are satisfied with your class selections in your shopping cart, the next thing to do is to add the classes to your schedule. You cannot add classes to your schedule until you are eligible to register. To add classes to your schedule, click the Select box ( below) next to each class you would like to add. If you are adding more than one class at a time, enter the order you would like the classes to be added by using the Enrollment Order field ( below) next to each class. To finish enrolling, click the Proceed to Step 2of 3 button. 12
Confirm Classes Page The confirm classes page allows you to check your class selection(s) one last time before officially enrolling. If you would like to add or delete a class click on the Previous button ( below). Once you have verified that your classes are correct, click the Finish Enrolling button ( below) to complete the enrollment process. To view your class schedule, click the My Class Schedule button ( below). 13