Frequently Asked Questions
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Check out these commonly asked questions about Psychology 134 at Grossmont College.
How do I get an add code?
Go to the first meeting of the class.
How many add codes do you give out?
Usually enough to fill every official seat in the classroom. No more.
I missed the first day of class. Can I get an add code if I go to the second week?
Unlikely, but you might give it a try. If an add code is handed out the first week but is not used by the second week, it may be given to other students.
I am officially enrolled, but I know I have to miss the first day of class. Will I be dropped?
Probably; there are too many other students who want to be in the class. You might not be dropped if you e-mail me BEFORE the first meeting and explain your absence.
How do I e-mail you?
Do NOT use my regular Grossmont e-mail address; that gets too much spam. Instead, use this address:
omit134mondayomit
@
lackonlyprofjimw.comtech.co
Notice that this e-mail is different from the one for the online class.
When is the orientation session?
Where is the orientation session?
There is no orientation session. The online sections are 100% online. Everything is done at your computer.
How do I get an add code?
Write me an e-mail 1 or 2 days before classes begin (Saturday or Sunday). If the semester has already begun, write me an e-mail right away.
When is the last day I can ask for an add code?
There is no way you will receive an add code more than two weeks into the semester (i.e., after the Friday of the second week of classes). No way. Nada. Impossible. Don’t ask. For the summer session, there is no way you can get one after Thursday of the first week of class.
Write me as soon as you can, but not later than that.
How do I e-mail you?
Do NOT use my regular Grossmont e-mail address; that gets too much spam. Instead, use this address:
omit134onlineomit
@
blackonlyprofjimw.comtech.com
Notice that this e-mail is different from the one for the face-to-face class.
What should I do before the first day?
Go to my main Grossmont page here:
http://www.grossmont.edu/jamesweinrich/
Then click on the “Online info” link.
EVERYONE should read the ALL SECTIONS questions.
Students in the online sections should then read the ONLINE SECTIONS questions.
Students in the face-to-face sections should then read the FACE TO FACE questions.
The class seems to be full. How can I enroll?
Keep trying on WebAdvisor (wa.gcccd.edu). Students are dropped all the time -- they change their mind, or are dropped automatically when they don’t pay quickly enough.
Check every morning to see if any seats have opened up. If you’re desperate to get in, check 2 or 3 times each day. If you wake up in the middle of the night, check then. In case you are able to grab a space in the class, have your credit card ready to pay right away.
Is there a waitlist? I looked and couldn’t get onto the waitlist.
Yes there is a waitlist, but this class is so popular that it fills up fast. Just as with actual enrollment, check every morning to see if there are spaces available on the waitlist.
Once you’re on the waitlist, watch your e-mail carefully; if there is a cancellation and you are moved off the waitlist onto the official roster, you will receive an e-mail. Then you must pay promptly to keep your place!
Can I have an add code?
Probably not. I try to give out as many add codes as I can, but they are limited. These days, budgets are so tight that instructors have been told to issue add codes ONLY to students on the waitlist, and then only up to a certain VERY limited maximum capacity.
I need an add code NOW! How do I get one?
Sorry; you have to wait. I myself do not even RECEIVE add codes until the first day of the semester (usually Monday). Even if I were to give you one before then, it wouldn’t work until the first day of the semester (or the first day of class for face to face classes). For details read below.
