Introduction to Cougar Trail On The Web

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Introduction to Cougar Trail On The Web
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Cougar Trail On The Web
Click on the Cougar Link
You can find us at www.cofc.edu

• Cougar Trail on the Web is a computerized system
  that allows you to register for classes, adjust
  your schedule, view course information, pay your
  bill on-line by credit card, view personal and
  academic information such as grades, address, and
  financial aid information by a computer from
  virtually anywhere in the world within Cougar
  Trail hours.

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Student Login Screen

• System Security
• All transactions have an electronic signature.
  You are solely responsible for any transaction
  made through your Cougar Trail account.
  Unauthorized access to Cougar Trail on the Web or
  tampering with other students academic records
  is a violation of federal and state law, and will
  subject the offender to severe disciplinary
  action. Please report any suspected tampering to
  the Registrars Office immediately.

Click here to login
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Where to enter SID PIN

• Student ID is your Social Security number
• If you have never created a PIN on Cougar Trail,
  use your 6-digit birthdate (MMDDYY) to log in
  initially. You will be immediately prompted to
  change your PIN to a 6-digit number other than
  your birthdate. You will then be required to log
  back in with your new PIN.
• If you already have a PIN on Cougar Trail, but it
  is your birthdate, use the birthdate to log in
  initially. You will be immediately prompted to
  change your PIN to a 6-digit number other than
  your birthdate. You will then be required to log
  back in with your new PIN. For security reasons
  Cougar Trail on the Web will NOT accept a
  students birthdate as his/her PIN.
• If you already have a PIN on Cougar Trail and it
  is not your birthdate you may continue to use
  that PIN in Cougar Trail on the Web. You will
  not have to change this PIN.

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Student Services

• Cougar Trail on the Web allows you to
• Check your Registration Statuscheck your earned
  hours, your academic standing, major, advisor,
  and find out if you have any holds that will
  prevent you from registering.
• View ScheduleTo view a schedule that shows
  course title, course dates, number of credits,
  and course location choose Detailed Schedule
  link. To view a graphic schedule choose Student
  Schedule link.
• View Course DescriptionsChoose Course Catalog
  from the Student Services menu
• Pay your Bill on-line by credit card. Choose
  Account Summary link.
• View Holds by choosing the Holds link.
• View your academic information such as grades,
  unofficial transcript, transfer credit summary,
  and OnCourse degree audit.
• RegisterRegistration occurs by assigned entry
  times (earned hours are counted, not currently
  enrolled hours. Click Drop/Add/Withdraw to
  register for a class.

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Drop/Add/Withdraw

• Select the term you are registering a class by
  using the drop down box.
• Click on the Select button.

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Registration Screen

• When you enter the Drop/Add/Withdraw screen you
  will have the opportunity to register for a class
• Choose Course Section Search link to view courses
  available at the College of Charleston

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Search Course Sections

• Carefully read through the example given for
  using Earliest and Latest Times
• Choose your subject by using the drop-down menu
• Check the days you are interested (i.e.. Mon, Wed
  and Fri)
• Select your Earliest and Latest Times
• Check OPEN sections
• Choose Undergraduate level from the dropdown.
• Click on the Select button

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Course Section Search Results

• Your query will produce a Course Section Search
  Result of all OPEN classes
• To select the desired class click on the link and
  you will be automatically registered

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Registered Classes

• Your Registration screen and Schedule will begin
  to take shape
• All your registered classes will show up in the
  currently registered classes area
• You can view your OnCourse Degree Audit, Account
  Summary and Personal Financial Aid Information

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Drop/Withdraw Classes

• If you wish to Drop/Withdraw from a class go to
  the action column and use the drop-down menu.
• Select Drop/Withdraw from the menu
• Click on the Submit button

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View Online Course Catalog
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Student Services

• View Course DescriptionsChoose Course Catalog
  from the Student Services menu

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Course Catalog

• Choose the subject of interest
• Click on the Select Button

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Course Catalog Results
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How To Find Registration, Withdrawal and Grade
Dates For Students
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Student Services

• Keep in tune with important academic events
  during each term
• Select Registration and Withdrawal dates for
  academic calendar

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Pertinent Dates
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View Student Schedules On Cougar Trail
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Student Services

• View ScheduleTo view a schedule that shows
  course title, course dates, number of credits,
  and course location choose Detailed Schedule
  link. To view a graphic schedule choose Student
  Schedule link.

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Checking Your Schedule

• Choose your term and click on Select button to
  obtain a Detailed Schedule

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Example Of Detailed Schedule
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How To Update All Addresses On Cougar Trail
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Student Services

• Students should keep their permanent mailing
  address updated. If this address is different
  from your local address, both addresses must be
  maintained and updated whenever there is a change
  using Cougar Trail on the Web. Current addresses
  are required to ensure that students can be
  reached by departments on campus, faculty, and
  staff. 
• Click here for an address update feature via
  Cougar Trail on the Web. 

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Check Your Addresses

• Use the drop-down menu to choose an address type
  to update
• If uncertain of address definition, click on link
  to view Address Definition

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Address Definitions
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Updating An Address

• The Office of the Registrar places general
  address registration holds if an address is not
  current which affects a student's ability to
  register for courses. Students with a general
  address hold are able to update address
  information which will lift the hold from the
  account without visiting the Registrar's Office
  by using the personal information table of
  student services available through Cougar Trail
  on the Web. 

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View Your Unofficial Transcript Or OnCourse
Degree Audit
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Student Services

• View and/or printout your Unofficial Transcript
  or OnCourse Degree Audit

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Example of Unofficial Transcript
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OnCourse Degree Audit
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Example Of Degree Audit
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Troubleshooting Registration

• If registration is not successful, you will
  receive a specific error message.
• Error messages include the following
• Prerequisite XX required
• Time Conflict with XX
• Student Not Admitted for Term contact the
  Registrars Office.
• Student Not Eligible to Register on the
  Webcheck your scheduled entry time.
• Student Not Eligible to Registeryou have a
  hold. Check the HOLD link to find out which
  office/department to contact.
• Permission by department/instructor
  neededcontact the department of the course in
  which you are trying to enroll.
• Undergrads Need Permissionan undergraduate
  student has selected a graduate course. If you
  need this course you must contact the department
  in which you are trying to enroll or the Office
  of Graduate Studies.
•       Closed by Restrictionthe course
  requires a prerequisite such as class
  standingSR, JR, SO, or FR or a specific major.
  See the course catalog link for prerequisites.

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Registration Holds

• Cougar Trail will not allow you to register, view
  grades, or view your unofficial transcript if you
  have a hold on your account. Holds can be placed
  for reasons such as unpaid library fines or past
  due balances. Check the Holds link to find out
  which office you should contact. Only the office
  that placed the hold can remove it. Some holds
  are only lifted overnight, so please be cognizant
  and check before your registration entry time or
  before the time that you need to obtain a
  transcript or your grades.

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Time Conflict

• Cougar Trail on the Web prohibits scheduling
  courses with a time conflict. The system will
  show you the time conflict, and you must select
  another course or another time.

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Restricted Courses, Prerequisites And
Co-requisites

• Restricted Courses-Some courses require a
  particular class status (e.g.. junior or senior)
  or a specific major. If you attempt to register
  for such a course without the appropriate status,
  Cougar Trail on the Web will deny the request.
  You may contact the academic department for
  assistance.
• Prerequisites-Any time you attempt to register
  for a course, the system will check your request
  against your academic record. If you have not
  satisfied the prerequisite, you will be unable to
  register for the course. Please contact the
  academic department that offers the course for
  further assistance.
• Co-requisites-To register for a course that
  requires a co-requisite (such as lecture and lab
  combinations), you must type in the call number
  for both courses using the Drop/Add link and
  click submit only after both call numbers have
  been entered.