Get Tips on Going Back to School at Brownbag Session

Get Tips on Going Back to School at Brownbag Session

By Rebecca Ruiz-McGillUniversity Communications
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Diana Rix, an academic adviser with UA Evening & Weekend
Diana Rix, an academic adviser with UA Evening & Weekend

If you're thinking of taking classes in the fall, now's the time to get started.

Academic adviser Diana Rix will lead a brownbag information session Thursday to share information on enrollment, degree-seeking and non-degree-seeking options, the application process and UA Evening & Weekend offerings.

The session will be held in the Student Union's Picacho Room from noon to 1 p.m.

"While most staff know about the Qualified Tuition Reduction benefit, many people do not know just how far reaching the benefit is," said Rix, who works for UA Evening & Weekend.

The benefit applies to any UA employee employed at 50 percent time or more, as well as UA retirees and dependent children of eligible employees and retirees. (For more information, see "Tuition Reduction Key Benefit for Many Employees.")

Some employees or their family members may take classes simply for personal benefit, while others are looking to complete undergraduate degrees, Rix said.

Those who are juggling school with work can take advantage of undergraduate degree programs for working adults in the UA's Weekend & Evening offerings. There's also the Arizona Universities Network, or AZUN, program, which allows students enrolled at any of the state universities to take online courses offered by all three.

Additional information on undergraduate admissions, applications and degree options can be found at the UA's Future Students Web site.

Though most departments have accepted their graduate students for the fall, students who are interested in pursuing a graduate degree are urged to contact individual departments to inquire about availability, said Michael Millard, administrative associate with the UA Graduate College.

Non-degree-seeking graduate students still have time to apply and begin classes in the fall, he said.

"The non-degree option is a great opportunity for faculty and staff, as they can take a few courses – up to 12 units – and then transfer those courses toward their degree when they are ready," Millard said.

The Graduate College Web site provides information on admissions, applications and degree options.

Rix said the key for successful degree-seeking UA employees is to find support – at work, at home and at school.

"An understanding supervisor who is flexible makes a real difference, as does having support at home," Rix said. Seeing an adviser for help, she added, in "putting together a successful degree program early on can save time, effort, and certainly money."

Employees unable to attend Thursday's session can contact Rix via Skype at diana_rix, chat with her live online, call her at 626-8201 or email her at drix@email.arizona.edu for information on degree and non-degree options.

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