MAY AND AUGUST GRADUATES: APPLY NOW!
Undergraduate Students: If you are planning to be a May 2004 or August 2004 graduate, you should have submitted your "Intent to Graduate" card, along with the $25 graduation fee, to the Distance Learning Center. If you are planning to graduate but have not yet submitted your card and fee, please contact Susan Mann at the Distance Learning Center, or your advisor, Patty Zugenbuehler, to discuss your status.

Final graduation checks are done when these cards are submitted, so it is best to do this early! Also, once you have submitted the card and paid your fee, your name is placed on the list to be sent graduation information. In the spring, the Registrar's Office will send you complete details on the graduation ceremony, including how to order your tickets and your cap/gown.

Graduate Students: If you are planning to be a May 2004 or August 2004 graduate, prior to the start of your last semester before graduation, you must notify your advisor of your intent to graduate, so the advisor can request a form called "File for Master's Degree" from the Distance Learning Center.

Before the end of the 10th day of classes during your final semester, you must return the completed form to the Distance Learning Center, along with the $25 graduation fee (make checks payable to UW-Platteville). If you are planning to graduate but have not contacted your advisor, please contact him or her to discuss your status. Completion of this form will start the process toward graduation and place your name on a list to be sent graduation information. In the spring, the Registrar's Office will send you complete details on the graduation ceremony, including information regarding ordering of tickets and your cap and gown.

Please contact the Distance Learning Center if you have any questions.

EVALUATION PROCESS GOES ONLINE
The Distance Learning Center conducts periodic evaluations of various aspects of distance learning. The areas evaluated include such things as faculty/instruction, advising, and student services. We use the evaluations to gather information so that we improve services. It is important that we have the student's perspective on the quality of our programs and services, so we have developed surveys on these issues that we have, in the past, sent to students through the mail.

We are pleased to announce that this fall we will be piloting this evaluation process online. We will begin with a student services survey that will be sent to all students in October. Online evaluations for advising and instruction will follow. Please watch for these evaluation forms and plan to participate in the evaluation process.

NEW PROJECT MANAGEMENT COURSE TO BE OFFERED
The M.S. in Project Management program will be offering a new course, PM 7030 Project Risk Management, for Spring 2004. The course is designed to build on the foundations of the PM 7010 and PM 7020 courses and provide comprehensive instruction in risk management theory and application. Completion of PM 7010 and PM 7020 are prerequisites for the course.

UPDATE ON PROJECT MANAGEMENT ACCREDITATION
Progress continues on UWP's Self-Study Report to the Global Accreditation Center for Project Management. The purpose of the report is to attain accreditation by the Program Management Institute (PMI) of UWP's Master of Science in Project Management program. The Global Accreditation Center is committed to the attainment and maintenance of excellence in education programs related to the field of project management. We are quite confident that the Global Accreditation Center will find that our education program meets or exceeds the high standards they have for the field. Once our Self-Study Report is submitted, a team from the Center will make a campus visit for their overall assessment and evaluation of our program.

NEW EMPHASIS FOR BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION STUDENTS
The Business and Accounting Department is now offering a new emphasis in the Business Administration major. The International Business emphasis may be earned upon completion of BSAD 3720 International Marketing (3 cr); ECON 3630 Comparative Economic Systems (3 cr); SPCH 2300 Intercultural Communication (3 cr) or POSC 3030 International Relations (3 cr); and a 12-credit study abroad experience with 6 credits of pre-approved business courses from either the Spanish-American Institute in Seville, Spain; American University in Rome, Italy; or St. Mary¹s College in London, England.

Only BSAD 3720 is offered at a distance from UW-Platteville. Transfer credits and credits earned through Portfolio Development may apply to the emphasis. Consult with the department chair about pre-approved business courses.

MATH REQUIREMENTS CHANGE FOR UNDERGRAD BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION STUDENTS
Last spring, the Department of Mathematics decided that MATH 1000 Intermediate Algebra would no longer count as college level credit for UWP students. At the same time, MATH 1000 was renumbered MATH 15 and is now considered a remedial course. Consequently, MATH 1000 will no longer be offered to students pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration at a distance.

Distance students should be aware that MATH 1730 (formerly MATH 2330) Mathematics of Finance satisfies the general education math requirement of 3 credits of college-level mathematics courses numbered MATH 1630 or higher. The prerequisites for MATH 1730, which are MATH 15 or MATH 1530 College Algebra, will be waived for distance students.

UWP TRIP TO NORWAY IN 2004
UW-Platteville and the UW-Platteville Alumni Association are planning a 10-day trip to Norway in May 2004. Dates for the trip are May 12-May 21. Cost is $2480 per participant, based on double-occupancy (single supplement $400). For more information, contact Ann Philip, Alumni Director (phone: 608-342-1181). Initial deadline for trip reservations is November 15th. If space is available after this date, reservations will continue to be accepted.

NEW TRANSFER AGREEMENTS
A number of new transfer agreements have been developed during the past several months. Be sure to stay informed about current and future transfer agreements by accessing this information on the distance education web site and clicking on the "Partnership" link. If you have suggestions for educational institutions that we should contact to develop a partnership agreement with, please contact the Distance Learning Center (phone: 1-800-362-5460).

NEW TRANSFER APPLICATION FEE
Beginning on January 1, 2004, undergraduate applications received by the Distance Learning Center may be subject to a Transfer Application Fee of $35. The nonrefundable transfer application fee of $35 is required if you are applying as a degree-seeking student to UW-Platteville and are transferring from any other post-secondary institution. Students transferring directly to UW-Platteville from one of the two-year UW Colleges will not be subject to the fee.

MASTER OF ENGINEERING PROGRAM CHANGES
The MOE program has added four new courses to its curriculum: MIE 7830 Systems Engineering Management, MIE 7730 Design for Manufacturability, MIE 7430 Quality Engineering and Management, and MIE 7440 Taguchi Methods. The program also has three new adjunct faculty: Dan Marotz, Bill Ibbotson, and Bob Bettendorf.