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PWR Courses and Registration
Winter 2010 Course Information
Browse the descriptions of our PWR 1 and PWR 2 courses for Winter at the PWR Winter 2010 Catalog.
Manage PWR Assignments
Click on the button above to manage your section and quarter assignments. You can
- submit your Winter section preferences
- petition to change your assigned PWR 1 or PWR 2 quarter (Petitions to change PWR quarters are processed on a rolling basis, depending on the space available in the quarter you requested. They can be submitted up until the first day of the requested quarter.)
Dates & Deadlines for Enrollment in Winter 2010 PWR Sections
Submit Section Preferences:
If you are assigned to Winter Quarter, please click the button above to submit seven section preferences. You may change your preferences as many times as you wish until the deadline, and no priority is given for early submission. So please take the time to make thoughtful choices.
As you arrange your study list in Axess, please remember that PWR will occupy 4 units of it. If you are taking IHUM, then IHUM will occupy another 4 units. Therefore, please don't register for more than 12 (for freshmen) or 16 (for others) units, so as not to exceed the maximum of 20 units.
Friday, December 4, 12 noon: Deadline to submit section preferences.
Friday, December 11, 5 p.m.: Initial section assignments are posted in our system - click "My PWR Assignments" above to view - and in Axess.
Petition Rounds:
Note about Petitions to Change Section (called simply “section petitions” in the remainder of this timeline): Submitting a section petition causes you to be automatically dropped from your current class assignment.
As with submitting preferences, you may petition to change your section multiple times whenever section petitions are open; you may change your petition as often as you like before the deadline, and no priority is given for early submission.
Round 1:
Friday, December 11, 5 p.m.: Section petitions open.
Thursday, December 17, 12 noon: Section petitions close.
Thursday, December 17, 5 p.m.: Results are posted. All previous section petitions are erased. Section petitions remain closed for Winter Break.
Round 2:
Sunday, January 3, 12 noon: Section petitions open.
Monday, January 4: Instruction Begins. Once you have an assignment, attendance at your assigned PWR section is mandatory for all of the first three class sessions. Failure to attend will result in an automatic drop from the section. (If you have petitioned to change sections, then you have been dropped from your old assignment, and no longer need to attend it.)
Monday, January 4, 12 noon: Section petitions close.
Monday, January 4, 2 p.m.: Results are posted.
Round 3:
Monday, January 4, 2 p.m.: All previous section petitions are erased. Section petitions open.
Tuesday, January 5, 12 noon: Section petitions close.
Tuesday, January 5, 2 p.m.: Results of section petitions are posted.
Round 4:
Tuesday, January 5, 2 p.m.: All previous section petitions are erased. Section petitions open.
Wednesday, January 6, 12 noon: Section petitions close.
Wednesday, January 6, 2 p.m.: Results of section petitions are posted.
After this, if you still need help with your section assignment, please come to the PWR office (Sweet Hall 318B) during our regular office hours, 8 a.m.-noon and 1 p.m.-5 p.m.
Autumn 2009 Course Information
PWR Enrollment in Axess
You can change or drop your PWR course in Axess only through the PWR Office. For questions about enrollment, please see Joan Passarelli, Enrollment Coordinator, in Sweet Hall 318B during office hours (M-F 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.). You can also call her at 650-736-7119 or write to pwrcourses@stanford.edu.
Attendance Policy
Once you have an assignment, attendance at your assigned PWR section is mandatory for all of the first three class sessions of each quarter. Failure to attend any of the first three class sessions without making prior arrangements with the instructor and the PWR Office will result in an automatic drop from the class.
Questions about Courses
For assistance with other PWR-related questions, please send an email message to pwrcourses@stanford.edu or come by the PWR Office on the third floor of Sweet Hall M-F 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.