Finlandia University students are reminded that spring 2019 registration will open November 12, and now is the time to schedule your appointment with your advisor. It’s suggested to meet with your advisor, and begin to think of the other pre-registration tasks:
Schedule advisor meeting after November 5. During that meeting your advisor will give you a PIN that will allow you to sign up for classes when you are eligible.
Verify that you do not have any holds on your account. If [...]
To help maintain an atmosphere conducive to education, the student is expected to read this academic catalog to understand and comply with the academic procedures and regulations of the university. Finlandia University course offerings, degree requirements, and academic policies are under continual examination and revision.
This catalog is not a contract; its purpose is to present the university offerings, requirements, and policies in effect at the time of publication. In no way does this academic catalog guarantee [...]
Finlandia University is excited to welcome Tracy Henderson into her new role as assistant registrar.
“Tracy comes to Finlandia with a history of experience in higher education, along with a large working knowledge in regards to collaborating with both the registrar’s office and different academic departments,” said Registrar Jason Sullivan. “Having the opportunity to work closely with her during her first year at Finlandia and to have her happily volunteer to assist in projects [...]
So, you missed the deadline. You lost track of time, end of the semester got the best of you. Don’t worry, there’s still time. While you may have missed the online deadline, students can still go see their advisors to register for next semester classes.
Wait, what’s that? Your advisor is gone for the summer?!
No big deal, there’s still an option for you. Make sure to contact the Dean of your Department or Erin Barnett, Dean of Students.
This week Finlandia Fridays was visited by Registrar Jason Sullivan to talk about important moves that will help put Finlandia in a leadership role when it comes to transfer students. President Philip Johnson had this to say about the topic, “Finlandia values the passion, drive and maturity that transfer students offer our campus. In addition to our transfer tuition reset, we are launching a friendlier application process and streamlining our credit transfer process. Blended with up close and [...]
Schoology brings innovative options including mobile app
With the new school year comes a new online platform for Finlandia University. The university is moving its online courses and online resources used in traditional courses, to Schoology, a state-of-the-art learning management system.
“Schoology is going to provide us with many more options in how we deliver course content, such as embedded video communication capabilities,” said Mark Miron, Program Director for Finlandia’s RN-BSN program, which is available 100 [...]
All students are asked to go online to Empower to confirm their schedule prior to the start of the semester. Some students may notice that courses have changed times, locations, and/or days. If you have any questions when reviewing your schedule, please contact your academic advisor.
Empower should be used by students regularly, as it will allow you to:
Confirm your schedule
Look up your academic advisor
Review your student bill and financial aid
Sign up for classes during open registration [...]
Finlandia University’s Registrar’s Office has partnered with Parchment to streamline its transcript request services.
“The new service for requesting transcripts provides more options to our alum when requesting their Finlandia University academic history,” Registrar Jason Sullivan said. “This new process not only allows for transcripts to be delivered electronically, or through the traditional postal manner, it will also allow for the person doing the request to receive email updates in regard to the processing of their transcripts.
Registration for fall and summer classes starts this week, including opening on Monday for students with 60+ credits completed and today (Tuesday) for students with 30+ credits. Your first step is to see your academic advisor to get your PIN. This will allow you to sign up for classes online. In addition, you will need to clear any holds that may be on your account (billing, financial aid, admissions, etc.).
Where can I find information on the registration process?
All information regarding class [...]
The Summer eight-week semester and the Summer Bridge Program calendars are now available online at https://www.finlandia.edu/academics/campus-catalog/2016-17-catalog/academic-calendar/. They are located at the bottom of the 2016-17 academic calendar. The 17-18 academic calendar is also located on the same page following the 16-17 information.
