Web Institute FAQ
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Web Institute Frequently Asked Questions
What is a Web Institute?Who takes the Web Institutes?
What courses are offered in the Web Institute format?
I’ve been contacted by SLIS and now I’m on the Institute listserv. Does this mean that I’m registered?
What is the listserv for?
When do I register?
How do I register?
How many credits am I taking?
How many credits can I handle?
Where can I find out about travel arrangements for the Institute?
When do I need to be on campus for an Institute? Can I leave early?
I’d like to find other students in my area that I can make travel arrangements with. How do I do that?
Are there other ways, besides the listserv, to get involved in the SLIS community?
What’s an EUID?
Where can I get information about Financial Aid?
Where can I get information about my tuition fees?
How do I find out about other SLIS courses?
Important Links
Other questions?
The Web Institute courses are open to all students pursuing the Masters degree through SLIS.
SLIS offers it’s three core courses (5000, 5200, and 5600) in a Web Institute format. These courses are required for all master’s programs of study. These courses can also be taken in a traditional classroom setting at locations on the UNT Denton and Dallas campuses. All students (except those in the School Librarianship Program of Study) must begin the master’s program with SLIS 5000. (see How many credits can I handle?)
No. If we have contacted you and added your name to one of our Institute email listservs, it means that your application is complete or very near complete and that you are intending to enroll in one of the next semester’s Institutes. Being added to the listserv means that we are holding a place for you in the Institute. Students who have been added to the listserv will have first priority when registering for classes. Other students will be allowed to register as space permits. Please see the Master’s Admission Checklist for an explanation of this process.
The listserv is a way for SLIS to keep incoming students informed about logistics and schedules for the Institutes. Any major changes to the information on the Web site will also be announced here.
Students who are currently enrolled have the opportunity to register during Early Registration. All new students will register during Regular Registration. See the Academic/Registration calendars on the Registrar’s Web site for registration schedules and fee payment deadlines for the semester you intend to enroll. Be sure to pay all fees before the fee payment deadline or your registration will be cancelled automatically.
All registration at UNT is done over the Web or the telephone. The easiest and most convenient method of registering is to use the WebReg system. By using WebReg, you can register for classes, view your schedule or tuition bill, and make fee payments. If you’ve never used WebReg before, you’ll want to follow the links to WebReg on the Registration page of your Web Institute Web site. These links will take you to a SLIS Web page that will help you collect all the various bits of information you will need to access WebReg.
SLIS 5000 is one credit and SLIS 5200 and SLIS 5600 are each 4 credits.
All students (except those in the School Librarianship Program of Study) must begin their master’s program with SLIS 5000. You can take 5000 with either or both of the other core courses (5200 or 5600). You can take other courses concurrently with the core courses with the approval of your advisor.
Part-time enrollment at the graduate level is considered to be 4-5 credits per semester. Full-time enrollment is at least 9 credits per semester. At the master’s level you should expect to spend 4 hours outside of class for every credit hour you take. For example, if you are taking 5000 and 5600, a total of 5 credit hours, you should expect to spend 20 hours per week on coursework.
A great deal of travel information has been collected for you on your Web Institute Web site. Check the Maps/Transportation, Hotels, and Restaurant pages.
The agenda for each class is posted on the Web Institute Web site. In general all classes meet from 8am to 5pm and, because these institutes provide the foundation for the remainder of the course which is delivered online, you are required to attend the entire time.
All students at SLIS are required to be subscribed to the official school listserv SLIS-ANNOUNCE-L. This list is for announcements only, not discussion. It is through this listserv that you will be notified of any official school business including employment postings, conference notifications, and other related school business. To subscribe to this list, send an email to listserv@unt.edu <mailto:listserv@unt.edu>. Leave the subject line blank and put the following command in the body of the email: subscribe slis-announce-l yourfirstname yourlastname
Example: subscribe slis-announce-l Melvil Dewey
You can also communicate with the SLIS community through the SLIS Village, our virtual WebCT student union. Email Charlotte Thomas <mailto:cthomas@lis.admin.unt.edu>, the Web Institute Coordinator, for a guest ID and password in order to visit the Village.
A EUID is a unique electronic identifier assigned to all UNT students, faculty, and staff. Shortly after you are cleared to register by the graduate school, your EUID will be created by the UNT Computing Center. Your EUID will allow you access to WebCT, WebReg, and the UNT Library’s electronic resources, among other things. Find your EUID and other remote access help at the UNT Internet Services
Financial Aid is administered by UNT. Apply for financial aid at www.fafsa.ed.gov. Find out more about financial aid at UNT at My Financial Aid
Questions about tuition and fees should be addressed to Student Accounting They have good general information about tuition and fees on their Web site.
The SLIS Web site is the main source of information about SLIS degrees, programs, and courses. SLIS posts current and upcoming schedules of courses under the Schedules link on the left navigation bar. You can find course descriptions under the Course List link.
Important Links
University of North TexasSchool of Library and Information Sciences
Financial Aid
Student Accounting
Registrar/Registration Schedules
WebReg
SLIS WebReg How-To
Toulouse School of Graduate Studies
For any questions not answered here, please contact Charlotte Thomas, the Web Institute Coordinator or call toll-free 877-ASK-SLIS.