Spring 2010 Dates

1st BLS Session:
• 19 January: Session begins.
• 21 January: Last day to add/drop a class.
• 10 February: Last day to withdraw with a W.
• 5 March: Session ends.

2nd BLS Session:
• 15 March: Session begins.
• 17 March: Last day to add/drop a class.
• 8 April: Last day to withdraw with a W.
• 5 May: Session ends.

Full Semester:
• 19 January: Session begins.
• 25 January: Last day to add/drop a class.
• 16 March: Last day to withdraw with a W.
• 4 May: Session ends.
• 6–12 May: Final Examinations.


source: http://www.uncg.edu/reg/Calendar/potCal/sp10.html

Spring Registration

Registration for Spring-semester classes is coming soon!

Be sure to register for both sessions of Spring semester, as well as any Winter-session courses you are taking (note that Winter-session courses count toward your Spring enrollment limit).

Registration windows open at noon on the following dates (based on the number of credits completed before Fall 2009)*:
• 3 November (Tuesday): Seniors (90 SH or more)
• 9 November (Monday): Juniors (60-89 SH)
• 13 November (Friday): Sophomores (30-59 SH)
• 17 November (Tuesday): Freshmen (0-29 SH)
* Check your EPD email from the registrar's office for your exact registration window.

Katie is sending out advising emails today.

NY Times: Online Education beats Classroom

From the New York Times:

Study Finds That Online Education Beats the Classroom, by Steve Lohr, 19 August 2009.

New WI Course!

We have added a new writing intensive course this October:
BLS 340-14D — Painting on the Page (WI)
• Dates: 14-OCT-2009 to 07-DEC-2009
• CRN: 84871

We have also added seats to our WI & SI courses this fall:
BLS 300-02D — Communication in Contemporary Society (SI)
• Dates: 24-AUG-2009 to 09-OCT-2009
• CRN: 83702
BLS 300-12D — Communication in Contemporary Society (SI)
• Dates: 14-OCT-2009 to 07-DEC-2009
• CRN: 83732
BLS 320-11D — Reading the Human Experience (WI)
• Dates: 14-OCT-2009 to 07-DEC-2009
• CRN: 83733
BLS 320-13D — Contemporary Asian Literature (WI)
• Dates: 14-OCT-2009 to 07-DEC-2009
• CRN: 83735
BLS 340-13D — Painting on the Page (WI)
• Dates: 14-OCT-2009 to 07-DEC-2009
• CRN: 83738

Fall 2009 Dates

1st BLS Session:
• 24 August: Session begins.
• 26 August: Last day to add.
• 16 September: Last day to withdraw with a W.
• 9 October: Session ends.

2nd BLS Session:
• 14 October: Session begins.
• 16 October: Last day to add.
• 6 November: Last day to withdraw with a W.
• 7 December: Session ends.

Full Semester (main campus):
• 24 August: Session begins.
• 28 August: Last day to add.
• 16 October: Last day to withdraw with a W.
• 7 December: Session ends.
• 9–16 December; Final Examinations.

source: http://www.uncg.edu/reg/Calendar/potCal/fa09.html

The BLS Office is Moving

On 15 July, the BLS office will move out of the CASA suite in Foust and into two adjacent offices on the first floor of the McIver Building.

Katie Mkheidze, BLS Academic Advisor, will be in 124 McIver.
Jay Parr, BLS Program Manager, will be in 123 McIver.

Our email addresses and telephone number will not change.

To find us from our old office in CASA, head east toward the main entrance of McIver (the rectangular building 50 yards away, with the '50s sculptural detail on the wall). Enter at the porch and continue straight down the long hallway. Our offices are most of the way down the hall, on the left, just after the second water fountain.

For those of you unfamiliar with the UNCG campus. McIver is pronounced "MacEEver."

Summer Session Dates

1st Session (BLS/MBA 6-week):
• 18 May: Session begins.
• 19 May: Last day to add.
• 8 June: Last day to withdraw with a W.
• 26 June: Session ends.

1st Session (main campus 5-week):
• 20 May: Session begins.
• 21 May: Last day to add.
• 8 June: Last day to withdraw with a W.
• 24 June: Session ends.

2nd Session (main campus 5-week)
• 25 June: Session begins.
• 26 June: Last day to add.
• 13 July: Last day to withdraw with a w.
• 31 July: Session ends.

2nd Session (BLS/MBA 6-week):
• 29 June: Session begins.
• 30 June: Last day to add.
• 21 July: Last day to withdraw with a W.
• 7 August: Session ends.

source: http://www.uncg.edu/reg/Calendar/potCal/su09.html