Certificate Program Orientation

Program Orientation Agenda Welcome and Introductions Overview Certificate Program Policies & Information Format and delivery Certificate Program Student Handbook Registration Certificate Completion & SCE Grading Policies Student Resources, Downtown Parking, and Bus Service Program Overview: Courses and Instructors How to contact us? Questions UW Professional & Continuing Education

Professional & Continuing Education This Certificate is one of more than 120 certificate programs offered by Professional & Continuing Education Program characteristics: Primary audience: Post-baccalaureate, working professionals Duration: Three-quarter, nine-month course of study Courses contain practical information relevant to a professional working in a specialized field Instructors are recognized authorities in the professional community UW Professional & Continuing Education

Program Format & Delivery Classroom-based Sections Online (Synch OL) Sections Held weekly at Professional & Continuing Education (Puget Sound Plaza) in Downtown Seattle May access a recorded version of each class meeting via Adobe Connect Meeting Participants join each class meeting via Adobe Connect Meeting license reserved for each online participant different URL than this Orientation May attend the classroom-based sessions occasionally May also access recorded version of each class meeting via Adobe Connect Meeting UW Professional & Continuing Education

UW Professional & Continuing Education Online Participants Technology requirements: Access to a desktop or laptop computer that meets the system requirements for Adobe Connect Pro Meeting ( see http://www.adobe.com/products/adobeconnect/tech-specs.html) 2) High-speed broadband Internet access 3) Headset with microphone and USB connector for Voice- over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) - optional UW Professional & Continuing Education

Certificate Program Student Handbook http://www.pce.uw.edu/resource.aspx?id=3835 Registration Credit Certificate Policies Noncredit Certificate Policies Certificate Completion Certificate Refund and Withdrawal Policies Bookmark the Handbook for easy reference UW Professional & Continuing Education

Registration Information Space reserved for each certificate program student until registration deadline prior to start of each quarter 2 weeks prior to class start Registration confirmation (aka Student’s Transaction Summary)—your receipt and proof of enrollment that contains the following information: Withdrawal and refund deadlines Student ID number Use the registration confirmation + photo ID to receive your Husky Card Class schedule and location UW Professional & Continuing Education

Certificate Completion Earning the certificate Course series intended as a sequence Attendance expectation What if I cannot finish my program? Annual Awards Ceremony – 7 p.m., Wednesday, June 20, 2012, Meany Theater, UW Campus UW Professional & Continuing Education

Noncredit Certificate Policies Grading: Successful Completion (SC) Unsuccessful Completion (USC) Incomplete (I) Continuing Education Units (CEUs) Grade notification By U.S. Mail Also posted to your UW Professional & Continuing Education official record UW Professional & Continuing Education

UW Professional & Continuing Education Student Resources UW Book Store Textbooks Tech Center Library Borrower’s Card or Husky Card UW NET ID - Access to MyUW UW NetID (requires your UW Student ID Number and Private Access Code (PAC)) See “About UW NetIDs” in Handbook view your registration schedule, access information about University resources and activities UW Professional & Continuing Education

Parking & Public Transportation Parking – Standard Parking adjacent to Puget Sound Plaza and the Cobb Bldg. Entrance – left turn off Union Street between 3rd and 4th Avenues Exit – right turn from parking structure onto University St. between 3rd and 4th Ave. $8 flat rate from 5 p.m. until midnight $18 flat rate if entering before 5 p.m. King County Metro Transit – Trip Planner (http://metro.kingcounty.gov) The Trip Planner helps you plan your public transit commute. It provides information and schedules for public transit in King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties, including Sound Transit's Regional Express bus routes, Sounder commuter rail, Washington State Ferries, and the Seattle Center Monorail. Information obtained using the Trip Planner is based on regularly scheduled service and normal conditions. (Puget Sound Plaza’s street address is: 1325 4th Avenue) UW Professional & Continuing Education

UW Professional & Continuing Education How to contact us? UW Professional & Continuing Education Registration: 206-543-2310 / 800-506-1325 Register for courses Update contact information (please remember to notify us as your contact information changes) Questions, if registration confirmation is misplaced Academic Programs (program management): Program Director: Erik Bansleben, 206-221-6243, ebansleben@pce.uw.edu Program Administrator: Shanon Ehmke-Reedy, 206-543-9975, sreedy@pce.uw.edu Program Central Support: 206-543-2320 Inquiry about grades Request copy of certificate Obtain copy of student’s UW Extension Official Record UW Info Hotline: 206-547-INFO (re: changes or possible cancellations due to emergencies or inclement weather) UW Professional & Continuing Education