HOW TO REGISTER FOR A CBFS SUMMER COURSE:
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Step 1: Before you start your registration form have you...
Step 3: Register for desired courses through CBFS.
Step 4: Enroll with university affiliated with the class you registered for.
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Add/Drop:
If you wish to add/drop a course please email [email protected]. When emailing please state your full name, current class, and what class('s) you would like to add/drop.
Please note we will not accept add/drop's if they are one week before the session start and you will forfeit the non-refundable deposit. However, if you add a course(s) before then, we will transfer your $150 non-refundable deposit(s) to the course(s) of your choosing.
If you wish to add/drop a course please email [email protected]. When emailing please state your full name, current class, and what class('s) you would like to add/drop.
Please note we will not accept add/drop's if they are one week before the session start and you will forfeit the non-refundable deposit. However, if you add a course(s) before then, we will transfer your $150 non-refundable deposit(s) to the course(s) of your choosing.
IMPORTANT: If you enroll through the university and not CBFS, this DOES NOT guarantee your seat in the course! You MUST register through the field station FIRST to secure your spot in the class.
UNIVERSITY SPECIFIC ENROLLMENT HINTS
PASSHE
Pennsylvannia State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) includes many of our member universities that offer summer courses at the field station. PASSHE has a visiting student policy that facilitates PASSHE students taking courses at PASSHE universities other than their home university. To read the Visiting Student Program policy sheet, click here.
Non-PASSHE Students
Fill out a non-degree application at the offering university. Non-degree students are students permitted to take courses at the university but are not admitted to the university. You should still be able to transfer credit back to your home university, check with your university regarding the policy on transfer credits.
PASSHE Students
If you are a student at one of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) universities, then you must use a Visiting Student Form. Have your advisor sign it, then submit it to your registrar. Your registrar will then send it to the registrar at the university offering the course. What happens next varies depending on the offering university, see the university specific instructions below.
Pennsylvannia State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) includes many of our member universities that offer summer courses at the field station. PASSHE has a visiting student policy that facilitates PASSHE students taking courses at PASSHE universities other than their home university. To read the Visiting Student Program policy sheet, click here.
Non-PASSHE Students
Fill out a non-degree application at the offering university. Non-degree students are students permitted to take courses at the university but are not admitted to the university. You should still be able to transfer credit back to your home university, check with your university regarding the policy on transfer credits.
PASSHE Students
If you are a student at one of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) universities, then you must use a Visiting Student Form. Have your advisor sign it, then submit it to your registrar. Your registrar will then send it to the registrar at the university offering the course. What happens next varies depending on the offering university, see the university specific instructions below.
Commonwealth University (Lock Haven and Bloomsburg)
Follow these steps to register for Commonwealth University courses offered at Chincoteague Bay Field Station (CBFS):
1. Follow one of the registration procedures outlined below:
3. Continuously check your US Postal Service mail and your LHU-assigned email (instructions will be sent via US Postal Service after registration) for important information related to your enrollment in an LHU course.
4. Submit your payment, upon receipt of student billing statement, to the Student Accounts Office.
LHU Students Taking Courses at Other Universities
Degree-seeking Lock Haven University students who will be registering for a course at another university must complete LHU's Transfer Credit Approval form. If you want to enroll under the Visiting Student Program at the other university, the Visiting Student Application must also be completed prior to enrolling. In addition, the other university may require some sort of "application."
Follow these steps to register for Commonwealth University courses offered at Chincoteague Bay Field Station (CBFS):
1. Follow one of the registration procedures outlined below:
- CU students- simply register for the course(s) using web registration.
- PASSHE (non-CU) students- If you are currently seeking a bachelor's degree at another PASSHE University, it is recommended that you enroll under the Visiting Student Policy, in which case you will..... Complete both the Walk-In Registration form AND the PASSHE Visiting Student Application. Obtain the appropriate signatures on the PASSHE Visiting Student Application at your home institution. Submit both fully completed forms to the Registrar's Office. The LHU Registrar's Office will schedule you into the chosen course(s) being offered by LHU at CBFS.
- Non-PASSHE, Non-LHU Students- Complete the Walk-In Registration form. Submit the fully completed Walk-In Registration form to the LHU Registrar's Office. The Registrar's Office will schedule you into the chosen course(s) being offered by LHU at CBFS.
3. Continuously check your US Postal Service mail and your LHU-assigned email (instructions will be sent via US Postal Service after registration) for important information related to your enrollment in an LHU course.
4. Submit your payment, upon receipt of student billing statement, to the Student Accounts Office.
LHU Students Taking Courses at Other Universities
Degree-seeking Lock Haven University students who will be registering for a course at another university must complete LHU's Transfer Credit Approval form. If you want to enroll under the Visiting Student Program at the other university, the Visiting Student Application must also be completed prior to enrolling. In addition, the other university may require some sort of "application."
Shippensburg University
- PASSHE (non-SU) students
- Complete all parts of the PASSHE Visiting Student Form in consultation with your academic advisor. It will need to be signed by your University's Registrar (or their designee) and then returned to the Shippensburg University Registrar's Office. Submission of the Visiting Student Form will be used to aid in registration for the appropriate course.
- Complete the Shippensburg University Non-Degree Application and submit it as per instructions on the website.
- Upon acceptance of your Non-Degree Student Application, you will be notified of your registration status. Your Visiting Student Form will be required if you want the grade and credit transferred back to your home university.
- You will need to pay the tuition for the appropriate number of credits and fees to Shippensburg University Student Accounts by the posted deadline. Failure to pay the tuition by the deadline will jeopardize your seat in the course.
- Non- PASSHE Students
- If you are not enrolled at a PASSHE school and plan to take a course at Shippensburg University, you will need to complete the appropriate transfer of credit form at your home university and submit it to the Registrar at both your home University as well as Shippensburg University prior to registration.
- Complete the Shippensburg University Non-Degree Application and submit it as per instructions on the website.
- Upon acceptance of your transfer credit form AND the Non-Matriculated Student Application, you will be notified of your registration status.
- You will need to pay the tuition for the appropriate number of credits and fees to Shippensburg University Student Accounts by the posted deadline. Failure to pay the tuition by the deadline will jeopardize your seat in the course.
Millersville University
- If you are NOT an MU student – complete the visiting student form and have it sent to the registrar at MU. MU students do not need to complete this step.
- MU faculty will notify students via e-mail at the start of spring semester to confirm their intent to enroll; students that no longer intend to enroll in the course should should write an Add/Drop Email to CBFS staff at urfielstation.org.
- MU students will be automatically enrolled in the course when summer course registration opens up. All other students will be enrolled when the visiting student form is received by the MU registrar.
- The MU Registrar’s Office mails a registration confirmation letter and a copy of the signed visiting student form to the student.
- Students are billed by the Bursar’s office. Posted due dates and information on billing is at: http://www.millersville.edu/bursar/
West Chester University
I. Students taking WCU classes - Follow these steps to register for WCU courses offered at the Chincoteague Bay Field Station (CBFS) after registering for the course through the CBFS website. Registration through West Chester University will start in the spring prior to taking a summer course.
A) West Chester University Students
- Register for the course(s) using my.wcupa.edu once your assigned enrollment date (posted 5-7 weeks into the spring semester) has started.
B) PASSHE Students – If you are currently enrolled in a degree program at another PASSHE university it is recommended that you enroll in any WCU courses as a non-degree seeking student (http://www.wcupa.edu/registrar/nonDegree.aspx).
Complete the PASSHE visiting student form and any forms required by your university to ensure transfer of credits earned at CBFS. Obtain all appropriate signatures and then submit the forms to The Office of the Registrar at your home institution.
The Office of the Registrar at West Chester University will enroll you in the courses you have chosen once open enrollment for the spring semester has started (generally in April of each year). If you have any questions concerning enrollment, please contact Molly Alberts ([email protected]) or Dr. Boettger ([email protected]) directly.
Once you are officially enrolled in the course of your choosing, you will be assigned a WCU ID which you will need in order to pay your bill and gain access to D2L lecture materials etc.
II. WCU Students taking classes at other universities - Degree-seeking WCU students who want to register for a course at another university must complete the following forms:
I. Students taking WCU classes - Follow these steps to register for WCU courses offered at the Chincoteague Bay Field Station (CBFS) after registering for the course through the CBFS website. Registration through West Chester University will start in the spring prior to taking a summer course.
A) West Chester University Students
- Register for the course(s) using my.wcupa.edu once your assigned enrollment date (posted 5-7 weeks into the spring semester) has started.
B) PASSHE Students – If you are currently enrolled in a degree program at another PASSHE university it is recommended that you enroll in any WCU courses as a non-degree seeking student (http://www.wcupa.edu/registrar/nonDegree.aspx).
Complete the PASSHE visiting student form and any forms required by your university to ensure transfer of credits earned at CBFS. Obtain all appropriate signatures and then submit the forms to The Office of the Registrar at your home institution.
The Office of the Registrar at West Chester University will enroll you in the courses you have chosen once open enrollment for the spring semester has started (generally in April of each year). If you have any questions concerning enrollment, please contact Molly Alberts ([email protected]) or Dr. Boettger ([email protected]) directly.
Once you are officially enrolled in the course of your choosing, you will be assigned a WCU ID which you will need in order to pay your bill and gain access to D2L lecture materials etc.
II. WCU Students taking classes at other universities - Degree-seeking WCU students who want to register for a course at another university must complete the following forms:
- Transfer Credit Permission - http://www.wcupa.edu/registrar/documents/transferCreditPermissionEN.pdf
- PASSHE visiting student - http://www.wcupa.edu/registrar/documents/PASSHEApplicationVisitingStudentStatus.pdf
