SUMMER 2008 Technology in Education Online Classes

SUMMER SEMESTER DATES:

Wednesday, June 4th - Wednesday, August 26, 2008

Web Registration is Monday, March 17, 2008 through Sunday, June 1, 2008.
WebReg is available to all on-campus and online students with Lesley online information service (LOIS) accounts. Visit the LOIS site here.

Walk-in/mail-in registration is Monday, March 31, 2008 through Friday, May 30, 2008.

List of Courses

For the list of Summer, 2008 online Technology in Education classes, with instructor names and section numbers click here.

Payment Dates

Payment is required as of May 15.

Students who register for Summer courses between March 17th and April 15th, 2008 will receive student account statements during the week of April 15th, 2008. Weekly invoices will be mailed to any student who registers between April 15th and May 15th, 2008. The payment due date for Summer registration is May 15th, 2008.

For online students who are not able to use WebReg, Walk-in/Mail-in Registration for the Summer begins Monday, March 31, 2008 and runs through Friday, May 30, 2008. As of May 15th, 2008, payment must accompany all registrations.

View information about your Personal Profile, Financial Aid, the Registration process, and your Academic Profile by going to LOIS.

Tuition

Tuition for online courses is $465 per credit. The technology fee is $30 per course, which covers miscellaneous technology costs that support the delivery of the online courses. There is a $30 one time per semester registration fee. All online courses are three credits.

One course: 3 credits x $465 = $1395 + $30 (Registration Fee) + $30 (Technology Fee)
Two courses: 6 credits x $465 = $2790 + $30 (Registration Fee) + $30 + $30 (Technology Fees)

Billing Information

For additional information or to update your billing address, call 617.349.8760, send an email to Student Accounts. or visit our Web site to download the change of address form.

Payments can be made with a check, a credit card number, or documentation of your financial aid. Students can enroll in a Tuition Management Systems (TMS).

For Summer registration, accounts not paid in full, on a payment plan, or covered in full by financial aid by May 15th, 2008 will be assessed student account holds and monthly late payment fees.

Advising Information

Mike Matvichuk is the Director of Online Student Communication. Mike is the primary contact person for registration and other administrative issues for students taking online classes. Dr. Maureen Yoder, the Program Director of the Online Technology in Education Program is the primary contact person for academic issues such as course content and grading issues.

Please refer any advising questions you have to both Maureen and Mike.

Suggested Order Of Courses

We suggest that students starting the online program in Technology in Education take ECOMP 5100 and ECOMP 6008. Students currently taking ECOMP 5100 and ECOMP 7007 should continue on with ECOMP 5106 and ECOMP 7100. Please refer to the Program of Study

All of the required courses, and a selection of electives, are offered each semester.

Attendance

The online courses are asynchronous. They do not have scheduled class sessions at specific times. However, they are not completely self-paced and are not independent studies. You will need to check your email and log onto the class Web site several times a week. It is possible to travel and keep up with an online class, but if you know that you are not going to be online for more than five days, please email the instructor of the class and Maureen Yoder, BEFORE you register, and we will help you decide if it is advisable for you to take the class.

Registration/Add Policy

Late Registration begins June 4th, 2008 for the Summer semester.

An online course for Summer 2008 must be registered for or added by the end of Tuesday, June 17th, 2008. If you have financial aid, the appropriate documentation to submit with a registration form is a copy of your award letter or promissory note.

If you have registered once during the semester and would like to add an additional class after the WebReg period, you must complete an Add/Drop form and submit payment or proof of financial aid to add an additional course. You can either mail or fax your Add/Drop Form to the Office of the University Registrar. The fax number is 617.349.8717.

Students from Cohort Group Programs:

Please note: Online courses are primarily offered to students who have been accepted into the Technology in Education Online Degree program. Students who are enrolled in a weekend format Technology in Education program, have missed a class and want to make it up online, must first get prior approval from their program advisor. Please check with Dan Tobin or (617) 349-8343 who will send an email to Mike Matvichuk with a statement of permission.

Registration Directions: Mail-In Registration - Four Steps

STEP ONE: Fill out the registration form.

registration form [pdf]

Make sure that the course name(s), section number(s), and payment are correct. If there is an error on the form, it may be returned to you, possibly causing you to miss out on the course(s) of your choice, so please take your time and fill out your registration carefully.

STEP TWO: Pay the tuition.

Payment can be with a check, a credit card number, or documentation of your financial aid. See coat information above.

STEP THREE: Mail the registration form.

Registrations should be sent directly to the Registrar's office using the following address:

Attention: Registrar
Lesley University
Office of the Registrar
29 Everett Street
Cambridge, MA 02138-2790

Students who live outside of the United States can fax their registrations to the Registrar if they can pay by credit card or with Financial Aid. The fax number is (617) 349-8717.

STEP FOUR: Email information for our records.

Send an email to both your faculty advisor, Dr. Maureen Yoder, Program Director of Technology in Education Online and your Program Advisor, Mike Matvichuk, Director of Online Student Communication. In the "To" section of your email paste:
mmatvich@lesley.edu, myoder@lesley.edu

Include the following items:

ONE: Please write your first and last name, and any other maiden or other name the Registrar may have, as well as your Student Number. Your student number is on registration materials or a transcript. If you do not know your student number, you can substitute your Social Security Number.

TWO: State when you sent, or will send in, your registration and list the course or courses you registered for and their section numbers.

THREE: VERY IMPORTANT: Also, in your email and in the margin of your registration form, list one or two alternatives in case the course or courses are full. These could be the other section of the class or another course. Check the course list Web site to see if sections have filled. Include in your email your current street address, phone number(s), and the platform (Mac or Windows) you prefer, so that we can confirm our records. For certain courses we need to send you platform specific materials.

FOUR: If you are in education please send your current position, subject, and grade levels served. This has been requested by the faculty for their planning.

FIVE: List the Lesley University courses you previously have completed and where you took them (online, or city and state).

You should assume that you are in the class(es) unless you hear otherwise within a week of when your form is received. You should hear from the instructor(s) on or before the first day of class. If you would like to verify your registration you can call the Registrar at (800) 999-1959 ext. 8740.

Email Address

It is essential that you have one stable email address that you will use throughout the course. If you change your email address at any time, please change it in myLesley immediately. Make sure that you confirm your personal information in your myLesley account and update if necessary.

Tuition Refunds

The tuition refund schedule is used to determine the portion of tuition that will be refunded, depending upon the date that a student drops/withdraws from a course or from the University.

Course registration and other fees are non-refundable.
Retroactive withdrawals or refunds are not allowed.
The Federal refund policy for Lesley students receiving financial aid varies.

Graduation

If you are taking your last classes and want to find out about commencement, make sure that you file your Declaration of Intent to Graduate.