Important Semester Dates
Friday, June 27, 2008 – Schedule available on the WEB
Monday, July 7, 2008 – Schedule available at Emeritus College Office & Santa Monica Libraries
Monday, July 21, 2008 – First day of registration/enrollment
Monday, August 25, 2008 – Fall Semester Begins
Monday, September 1, 2008 – Labor Day (Campus Closed)
Monday, November 10, 2008 – Veterans’ Day (Campus Closed)
Thursday-Saturday, November 27-29, 2008 – Thanksgiving Holiday (Campus Closed)
Saturday, December 13, 2008 – Fall Semester Ends
How to Reach Us
Business Hours: Mon.- Fri., 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Emeritus College
1227 Second Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Telephone: (310) 434-4306
Email:
emeritus@smc.edu
Enrollment Services Options
Be aware of the important semester dates. Students must enroll every semester.
NEW STUDENTS are those without an SMC Student Identification Number. A paper application is required to issue an ID#. Forms are in the schedule, at Enrollment Services or at www.smc.edu/emeritus. After your first Semester enrollment is processed, you may use telephone or Internet systems to drop or add classes.
RETURNING STUDENTS are those absent from classes three semesters or more and must use the paper application to confirm their student information.
CONTINUING STUDENTS are students active within the past two semesters. Continuing students may use any combination of enrollment options. Two weeks prior to the start of enrollment, Continuing Student cards are mailed to your home. At the top is the enrollment appointment date, time, and personal “password,” which is your six-digit date of birth [mmddyy]. Enroll at the appointment time or anytime thereafter. Enrollment Services confirms times if the mailer does not arrive.
Paper Application Enrollments
Students may mail or drop-off forms no earlier than the official first day of enrollment to Enrollment Services.
• Mailed forms are processed prior to hand-delivered forms on a daily basis. Postmarks are used to determine processing order.
• Fill out all forms completely.
• List courses in priority order.
• Write “Alt” to indicate your 2nd
choice should your first choice be closed.
TELEPHONE & INTERNET ENROLLMENT
Both systems require student ID#s & passwords. You are guided through the enrollment process and informed immediately of closed classes, time conflicts, and doubling up on sections of the same course. Please have alternate classes available should conflicts arise.
• Telephone: Call (310) 434-4333 on a touch–tone phone. Use the easy–to–follow instructions in the continuing student mailer to prepare before you call.
• Internet: Go to www.smc.edu/admissions.html Click on ENROLLMENT INSTRUCTIONS, scroll down to the Web Enrollment instructions. (You need Netscape 4.0.8 or above or Internet Explorer 4.0.1 with service pack 1 or above.) To confirm enrollment click on “View My Schedule of Classes.”
NOT ABLE TO ENROLL?
If either system refuses you access to Emeritus non–credit classes, you may have a restricted ID# or registration “hold.” Call the Emeritus office to determine the reason for the problem. Matriculation code changes from credit to non-credit can be made by telephone or removing a hold will be explained.
CONFIRMATION OF ENROLLMENT
Telephone and paper application enrollment confirmations are mailed from the SMC Bursar’s Office. For Internet, print a confirmation on-line. If a class is not listed: the class was filled, there was a time conflict, or you tried to enroll in two sections of the same course. ID#s are listed on the upper left hand of the confirmation/receipt. BRING YOUR RECEIPT TO THE FIRST CLASS/ES or TO THE OFFICE, IF YOU HAVE ENROLLMENT QUESTIONS.
CLOSED CLASSES – OPEN CLASSES
Class sections reopen automatically when students drop. Check for openings periodically by using the self–service system. For popular, closed classes approach the instructor at the first meeting for an AUTHORIZATION CODE or signed add card. The AUTHORIZATION CODE is a one-time code to add via the Internet or Telephone. Please note the expiration date of codes.
GENERAL INFORMATION & ENROLLMENT TIPS:
• Go to the SMC home page
WWW.SMC.EDU
and select “Searchable Schedule” for up–to–the–minute openings. Select 1) the semester, 2) Emeritus and 3) choose between open and closed, open, or canceled options. Scroll down to click the SEARCH button. A listing appears below the search button. Additional pages are at the bottom.
• Enrollment for classes is continuous.
• Courses are free but we gladly accept donations.
• Attend the first class or you may be dropped.
• Regular attendance is expected. Low attendance or low enrollment may cause class cancellations.
• Only enrolled students may attend class after a visit.
ADDRESS CHANGES
Use an address card for changes or go on-line. Online, go to www.smc.edu/admissions.html, click on ENROLLMENT INSTRUCTIONS, scroll down to the Web Enrollment instructions, click on Student Self Service system (Web Enrollment), and click on Profile Preferences to update addresses and press Submit Changes.
EMERGENCY INFORMATION CARDS
Help us help you. Ensure that emergency information is current each term. If you use the self-service telephone or Internet systems, fill out an Emergency Card at Enrollment Services.
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Sample of a Course from the Schedule
ART E00 Survey of the Arts Survey the history of art by viewing selections from particular periods of time or development. Comparative analysis will increase your understanding of the work shown. 9500 10a-11:50a Tue 1227 #107 Smith, John Part I: Study art in the context of history. This semester covers Ancient Art. The course section number, the 9000 number next to the time and day, must be written in the spot indicated on the enrollment form. |
Grants
Grants are available for students needing books or materials. Make a confidential request to the Program Coordinator, (310) 434-4306.
Donations
Help provide for classroom rental, supplies, and equipment. Checks can be made payable to SMC Foundation – Emeritus Fund and mailed with your registration.
Please allow additional time for donation acknowledgments during peak registration periods.
Thank You,
Emeritus College Staff and Volunteers
This schedule prepared by Santa Monica College Office of Marketing
Donald Girard,
Senior Director, Government Relations and Institutional Communications
Ming-Yea Wei,
Coordinator
Graphic Design:
Carol Ring, Charles Mark-Walker
Web Site:
Christine Tobey
Santa Monica College Contributors: Dr. Chui L. Tsang, Maggie Hall, Vivian Rankin-Scales, Miriam Kafka, and Brenda Koplin