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Planning your future
Faculty and staff in the Department of Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences cannot over-emphasize how important it is to meet with your academic advisor and to take personal responsibility for understanding your plan of study. In addition to assisting students with their semester schedules, EEGS faculty mentors and our Success Advisors also do the following:
- Review your unofficial degree evaluation, which contains a record of your completed coursework and grades;
- Process course substitutions and directed study paperwork as needed;
- Help you understand how course sequence, prerequisite coursework, general education requirements, and double-counting affect your plan of study;
- Recommend complementary minors and courses;
- Assist in resolving scheduling issues so that you graduate in a timely fashion;
- Discuss internship, graduate school, and career opportunities.
Important Winter 2024 Dates and Deadlines
| Martin Luther King Day observance, no classes | Monday, January 15 |
| First official day of classes | Tuesday, January 16 |
| Last day to add a class | Thursday, January 18 by 5 PM |
| Last day to drop a course for a 100% refund and no grade | Tuesday, January 23 by 5 PM |
| Last day to completely withdraw for a 90% refund | Wed Jan 24 - Thu Jan 25 by 5 PM |
| Last day to completely withdraw for a 50% refund with "W" grades | Fri Jan 26 - Sun Feb 11 by 5 PM |
| Last day to completely withdraw for a 25% refund with "W" grades | Mon Feb 12 - Mon Mar 18 by 5 PM |
| Midsemester recess begins at 5:00 PM | Saturday, March 2 |
| Classes resume | Monday, March 11 |
| Last day to completely withdraw for a 0% refund with "W" grades | Tue Mar 19 - Fri Apr 26 by 5 PM |
| Last day to a drop a course with a "W" grade | Fri Apr 26 by 5 PM |
| Last day of classes | Saturday, April 27 |
| Final Examination period | Monday, April 29 - Saturday, May 4 |
| Final grades due from faculty | Tuesday, May 7 |
| Final grades available on myNMU | Thursday, May 9 |
No refunds are given for reduced credit hours within the 12-16 credit hour flat rate tuition range.
*Instructor signature required to add a course after these dates.
Withdrawal from All Courses: Withdrawing from all courses.
Dropping a Course to Reduce Course Load: Reducing enrollment course load by dropping a course(s) but remaining in at least one other course.
"W" Grade: A grade of "W" (Withdrawal) is placed on the NMU transcript when a student officially withdraws from a course. Courses graded with a "W" are included in attempted hours but not included in the computation of the NMU GPA.
To learn more:
- Academic Calendar, Office of the Registrar
- Add/Drop Procedure, Office of the Registrar
- Withdrawal Deadlines, Office of the Registrar
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Summer 2024 and Fall 2024 Course Offerings
Prerequisite courses are required before you can enroll in many courses needed for your degree. Knowledge obtained from prerequisite courses provides you with the skills needed to succeed in future courses. If you have not completed the stated prerequisite(s), you will receive an error message while trying to enroll. Remember to plan ahead and to take the appropriate prerequisites early based on course offerings.
Prerequisite courses will be listed as the indented open-bulleted courses below.
We strongly encourage you to read the Advising Notes (coming soon) for details on course prerequisites and a tentative plan for course offerings in Summer 2024 and Fall 2024, as well as review the information flyers for Summer 2024 and Fall 2024 courses.
Summer 2024
- GC 100 Physical Geography [SCII]
- GC 164 Human Geography [SOCR]
- GC 210 Earth Hazards [SCII]
- GC 235 Quantitative Methods
- DATA 109 or MA 111 or placement at MA 115 or higher
- GC 320 Environmental Policy and Regulation
- GC 100 or GC 101 or junior standing
- GC 335 Geographic Information Systems
- GC 225 or junior standing or instructor permission
Fall 2024
- GC 100 Physical Geography [SCII]
- GC 101 Introduction to Environmental Science [INTT]
- GC 164 Human Geography [SOCR]
- GC 202 Soils
- GC 100 or GC 101 or instructor permission
- GC 205 Introduction to Geographic Research
- EN 211 and GC 164 or GC 100
- GC 220 Economic Geography
- GC 225 Introduction to Maps
- Mathematics placement at MA 100 or higher
- GC 235 Quantitative Methods
- DATA 109 or MA 111 or placement at MA 115 or higher
- GC 255 Physical Geology [SCII]
- GC 269 Introduction to Sustainability
- EN 211, GC 164, and one of GC 100, GC 101, or GC 255
- GC 310 Urban Geography
- GC 164 or GC 220, and GC 205.
- GC 317 Geography of Food Systems
- EN 211 or GC 205 or instructor's permission.
- GC 320 Environmental Policy and Regulation
- GC 100 or GC 101 or junior standing
- GC 100 or GC 101 or junior standing
- GC 335 Geographic Information Systems
- GC 225 required or junior standing or instructor permission
- GC 337 Cartographic Design
- GC 335 or instructor permission
- GC 376 Field Geology
- GC 225 and GC 255
- GC 385 Weather and Climate
- GC 100, MA 111 or higher, or instructor's permission.
- GC 424 Environmental Justice
- GC 431 Landscape Dynamics and Analysis
- GC 100 or BI 112, and GC 335, or instructor permission.
- GC 444 Gender and Environment
- GC 465 Hydrology
- GC 100 or GC 101 or BI 210, MA 111 or higher, and junior standing, or instructor's permission.
- GC 488 Earth and Environment Capstone
- GC 205, GC 235, GC335 and 24 GC credit hours, junior standing or instructor’s permission
- GC 489 Human-Environment Capstone
- GC 205, GC 235 and 24 GC credit hours, junior standing or instructor's permission
Preparing for Course Registration, Summer and Fall 2024
1. Review the Summer 2024 Course Scheduling Book PDFs and Fall 2024 Course Scheduling Book PDFs found at the University Registrar's site under Current News. Pay particular attention to the section number, course title, and building/room to determine the course format. Will the course:
- Meet on-campus (section number 01, 02, 03, etc.)
- Be asynchronous Web-based (meet online with no specific days/times with section numbers 50, 51, etc.)
- Be synchronous Web-based (meet on-line with specific days/times with section number 60, 61, etc.),
- Be hybrid (in-person some of the time with Web-based activities for the remainder of the contact hours, with section number 70, 71, etc.)?
You may also search for the courses through myNMU after the schedule has been finalized, about one week before registration begins.
2. Review the Advising Notes (coming soon) for guidance as you prepare for registration.
3. Review the set of flyers for Summer 2024 and Fall 2024 describing the courses we are offering in the summer and fall terms.
4. Schedule an appointment with your academic advisor prior to your course registration date/time. Please note that each advisor schedules their appointments differently. You may have already received an e-mail telling you their preferred format to schedule an appointment, but if not, then please e-mail your advisor directly. Please contact eegs@nmu.edu if you want help scheduling an appointment with your advisor.
5. Note that any holds (advisor, financial, transcript) that are placed on your account will prevent you from registering at your designated registration day/time until the holds are lifted.
6. Figure out what time your registration window opens at this link. Remember that the time is based on credits already earned, not including credits that are in progress this semester. Guidelines for how the waitlist works are here.
Dates of Importance
The Registrar’s Office will e-mail audit notifications to eligible students. Students must have completed 87 credit hours.
- Summer 2024 registration begins for all students on Monday, March 18.
- Fall 2024 registration for graduate students and many seniors begins on Friday, March 22. Most students register soon thereafter. You can look up your registration time in myNMU and at the Registrar's Registration Week page.
- The last day to drop a Winter 2024 full-semester course with a “W” grade is Friday, April 26.
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