CSULB
set to be online fall 2003
By
Ramon Torres
Daily Forty-Niner
Cal
State Long Beach is set to implement a new
self-service system that will allow students
to access their records on the Internet.
CSULB
is participating in a systemwide project
called the Common Management System, which
is composed of three parts: human resources,
financial systems, which have already been
successfully implemented this year, and
the new student system that is going to
be ready for fall 2003, said Tom Enders,
assistant vice president Enrollment Services
at CSULB.
"[It]
sounds pretty good and it is better than
being on the phone," said Simon Oh,
a senior accountant and finance double major.
"I'm not sure about [student records]
because it would be easy for anyone to access
our records."
Three
California State University campuses --
Fresno, Sonoma and Maritime -- were chosen
to implement the student system first and
CSULB was approved to be next.
The
new system will allow students to access
their records on the Internet with a unique
identification and password, Enders said.
The first modules of the new system started
last month by processing admission applications
for next fall. Academic departments will
begin preparing the course schedule for
the fall 2003 next month.
"It
will make it a lot more convenient for students,"
said Amanda Versluys, a senior journalism
major. "But I'd like to know more about
how secure the system is."
Students
will be able to access some of the self-service
functions April through May when registering
for the fall 2003 semester, Enders said.
"We
are utilizing our current student system
for spring and summer 2003 so we will be
looking to implement most of the self-service
functions in about a year when all the records
from our current system have been transferred
to the new system," he said. "We
hope that giving students access to their
degree progress report on the Web will greatly
facilitate planning and promote timely progress
to a degree."
Functions
on the Web include:
- View
the course catalog.
- Search
the schedule of classes including selecting
days and times of a class. The schedule
of classes search will always be the most
up-to-date information including courses
or sections added by departments and including
current seat availability.
- View
enrollment appointment.
- Register
for classes.
- View
class schedule.
- View
financial aid status and awards.
- View
student account.
- Pay
account balance with a credit card.
- Update
mailing address.
- View
holds.
- View
transfer credit summary.
- View
degree progress report showing what degree
requirements have been met and which are
still remaining.
- View
grades and unofficial transcripts.
Some
of these self-service functions will also
be available over the telephone phone, such
as registering for classes or listening
to class schedules, Enders said.
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