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Sometimes you need a little help...
…and we are here to help. This page provides how-to’s, tutorials, videos and information on how to register for classes to requesting transcripts to applying for graduation and more.
How do I...
You can find registration holds, browse classes, and register for classes on your Student Hub – Register for Classes section.
The Office of the Registrar and Enrollment Management have put together some great guides to walk you through the process of registering for classes. Check out the:
Check in with an advisor and financial aid (if applicable) if you are thinking about dropping or withdrawing from classes because this may impact your academic standing. To learn more, visit the:
Sometimes a class you want or need to take is full. You may be able to waitlist! Here’s how:
Sometimes you may need to request official or unofficial transcripts. Request those here:
New to Canvas? This Canvas Quick Start Guide for Students will help get you started.
Open Educational Resources (OER) are educational materials that can be freely downloaded, edited, and shared to better serve all students. Sometimes you courses may be using free, low-cost or no-cost books and materials. To learn more about OER, check out the:
What is a Degree Progress Report (DPR) and how does it help me?
The Degree Progress Report helps you keep track of your degree requirements for your currently declared program(s) and how you are completing them. Your academic department may have department-specific resources for you, too.
On a DPR you will also find your grades, GPA, catalog year, and information about any transfer credit counting toward your degree and how it applies to your currently declared program. If you have questions about how transfer credit is or is not being counted – reach out to an advisor.
Quick Tip
It’s important to remember that the DPR isn’t considered an official MSU Denver transcript or record of completed coursework. It is an advisory guide and may not reflect completed information until the final graduation check. Changing your schedule, catalog year, repeating a course, completing a course with less than the minimum required grade, changing a major, minor, or concentration, or any other changes to the academic record may impact the information reflected on the DPR. This is why it is important to check in with an advisor and review the information together.
Learn more about your DPR (Yuja Video)
This video reviews how to access and read the major sections of your Degree Progress Report (DPR) (4:43, Closed Captions)
Didn't catch all that information? Review the Degree Progress Report Infogram
Don’t worry, we know it’s a lot to take in. Check out the Degree Progress Report Infogram to go at your own pace.
What to do when you receive an Auto-Reply
So you received an auto-reply from your Professional Academic Advisor…now what?
Do's
While we are away, follow these Do’s to get the best response time and service as possible.
Check out the common requests section on this page – We have provided answers, links and the resources to common requests you may have. Look at you, finding the answer to your question all on your own!
Know that we are getting to your messages as quickly as we are able – Keep in mind, unless you received a failed message alert, we received your email so sending additional emails on the same thread might slow down our response times. We really appreciate your patience as we work our way through our inboxes.
Pro-tip: If it’s been more than a couple of days and you haven’t heard back or you haven’t been able to find an answer on your own, it might be a good idea to send a follow-up email.
Always use your MSU Denver email address – Your MSU Denver email address serves as your “official” form of communication with us. Please use this email address so we get to your email sooner. Otherwise, we might miss it.
Include your Student ID number on your email messages – To serve you to the best of our ability and to locate your file as quickly as possible, we suggest you always include your Student ID number in your email messages. This number may begin with something like 900, 901, etc.
Pro-tip: Memorizing this number will make the process quicker when you use services or visit resource offices across campus.
View your Professional Academic Advisor’s availability and schedule an Appointment through Navigate – Unfortunately, we cannot receive appointments through any system other than Navigate. In Navigate, you can view your professional academic advisor’s availability and make an appointment that fits everyone’s schedules. If you can’t find a time that works, let us know.
Consider contacting the CLAS Advising Team with general advising questions – This may include questions on add/drop deadlines or how to get certain holds removed. If you need advice on more long-term concerns (like planning out remaining semesters), feel free to schedule an appointment through Navigate.
Common Requests
While we are away or responding to other requests, check out these commonly asked questions to see if you can find your answer.
Commonly Asked Questions and Answers
You will need to fill out the Major/Minor Declaration Form with your changes.
Once you have made all the changes, sign the bottom of the form and email it to your professional academic advisor for processing.
You can find registration holds, browse classes, and register for classes on your Student Hub – Register for Classes section.
The Office of the Registrar and Enrollment Management have put together some great guides to walk you through the process of registering for classes. Check out the:
You can find what type of hold and how to lift it on the Office of the Registrar’s Holds list.
- If you have a 30-hour General Studies Hold, visit the General Studies Holds Removal Canvas Course.
- If you have a 45-hour General Studies hold for Written Communication (English), Quantitative Literacy (Math), or Oral Communication, you can send the course name and number of the course you plan to take to your professional academic advisor and they will take take the appropriate steps to remove the hold. Keep in mind, a placement test may be necessary for some classes.
- For all other General Studies holds, or for prerequisite errors, schedule an appointment with your professional academic advisor through Navigate.
- For Balance Due holds, please contact the Office of the Bursar.
- For errors pertaining to inactive student status, please contact Admissions.
Unfortunately, professional academic advisors cannot remove these types of holds or assist with your SAP Appeal or complete your APLAN via email.
Schedule an appointment with your professional academic advisor through Navigate.
Reach out to the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships
Physical Location & Address:
Jordan Student Success Building (JSSB), Suite 130
890 Auraria Pkwy
Denver, CO 80204
Phone: 303-556-8593
Fax: 720-778-5833
Email: [email protected]
Hours:
Monday – Friday: 8:00 AM–5:00 PM
Friday: Call Center opens at 9:00 AM
College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Advising
Campus Location:
Central Classroom 314
Mailing Address:
Campus Box 37
P. O. Box 173362
Denver, CO 80217-3362
Phone:
303-615-0600
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