Newsletter Winter 2007-08
Reminder: Add Day is Approaching
Just a friendly
reminder that the last day for adding courses and removing
incompletes is this Friday, January 25th. Please remember
to bring your add cards to the Registrar's Office by 5:00pm on
Friday.
Annual Notification of FERPA
The
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords
students certain rights with
respect
to their
education
records. These rights include:
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The
right to inspect and review their education records within
10 days of the day the Institute receives a request for
access.
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The
right to request an amendment to their education records
that they believe are
inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise in violation of the
student's privacy rights under FERPA.
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The
right to provide written consent before the Institute
discloses personally identifiable information from the
student's education records, except to the extent that FERPA
authorizes disclosure without consent.
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The
right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of
Education concerning alleged failures by theInstitute to
comply with the requirments of FERPA.
Additional information regarding FERPA can now be found on the
Registrar's website at
http://www.registrar.caltech.edu/ferpa.htm.
Online Bill
Bursar’s statements may be viewed and paid on line. We would
like to go paperless in the near future so we encourage all
Caltech community members with accounts to please take advantage
of your new e-bill as soon as possible. We are using
services provided by CASHNet that are available through
www.access.caltech.edu.
This is how it works: An
e-mail is sent by CASHNet to all accountholders after the 10th
of each month and a follow-up e-mail approximately 15 days later
to individuals that did not open the first e-mail. When you go
on line, you can view your balance and account activity between
statements. You can also pay on line, if you like. If you pay by
ACH (
electronic check), it is free. However, for credit card
payments, the vendor charges 2.75%. ( CASHNet accepts Discover,
Mastercard and American Express only.) A parent or other party
may also be set up for viewing and/or payments by you.
(Pictured: Heidi Dillon, Bursar)
Graduating Seniors, Online Graduation Survey
Seniors can now
go online to supply their
hometown information for the commencement brochure and their
preferred name for their diplomas.
Click here to take the survey.
Petitions: Overloads, Underloads, and more
Many
student petitions
can be found online at the Registrar's website under the
UASH link:
http://www.registrar.caltech.edu/uash/index.htm#Forms.
In addition to Reinstatement petitions,
Overload and Underload petitions can be downloaded, as well as
petitions for Late Adds/Drops, petitions for Further Work and
Additional E Grade.
Updating Personal Information
Be
sure to review and update all your personal information,
including current address, phone numbers and emergency contact
information. Simply log into access.caltech with your IMSS
Username and Password and click My Personal Information.
Be sure to add a mobile number
in the case of an
emergency, as Caltech will phone and send a text message to your
cell phone.
Important
Dates
January 25 Last day for adding courses and removing incompletes
Feb 6 - 12 Midterm
examination period
February 18
President's Day (Institute Holiday)
February 19 Midterm
Deficiency Notices Due to the Registrar’s Office
February 27 Last
day to drop classes or to exercise your P/F option
February 28
First
day of registration for winter term
March 4 UASH
Drop Day Meeting
March 12
Last day of classes and to register for winter term
March 17 -19
Final examinations
March 26
Final
grades due in the
Registrar’s
Office
March 31
Classes begin for spring
term
