Registration Information

Registration

Please register for graduate professional development credit in advance of the event. All credit and/or event fees must be paid using our secured online registration form.

To register, visit Upcoming Workshops and select your choice(s).

IMPORTANT! The registration process for some site-based events may be a two-step process:

If the event is hosted by UND, you'll:

Register and pay for the event and credit fees through UND's online registration form.

OR

If the event is hosted by other agencies or institutions, you'll:

1. Register for the event through the event host. Specific registration information is listed with the course description.
2. Register and pay for the credit through UND's online registration form.

Late Credit Registration Policies & Fees

• Participants in PDE face-to-face events are asked to register for credit during the specified registration period for their event.
• For late registrations, a $25 late fee will be assessed, in addition to the credit fee.
• You have 3 months after a completed event to register for late credit. UND cannot provide credit after 3 months from the event end date.

Late Registration Procedure for the Event Participant

UND cannot complete a late credit registration without the event instructor's approval, therefore;

• Contact your event's instructor for permission to register late for credit. Provide the circumstances for the late credit registration. The instructor will approve or deny your request.
• Ask your instructor to contact the PDE office about your late credit registration request. The instructor should indicate whether the request was approved or denied.
• If approved, UND will contact the participant with instructions to complete a late credit registration. Please provide your instructor with a current email address or phone number.

Special Accommodations

If you need special accommodations or auxiliary aids, please notify the workshop host at least 2 weeks in advance so arrangements can be made.

Withdrawals & Refunds for Site-Based Workshops or Conferences

If you need to withdraw from a course, please notify UND Professional Development for Educators and the workshop host at least 7 calendar days before the workshop start date.

Notify UND of your withdrawal by completing the Course Withdrawal Form.

• If UND receives the Course Withdrawal Form 7 or more calendar days before the workshop start date, the fee paid to UND Professional Development for Educators minus a $35 processing fee will be refunded. If the fee paid to UND is less than $100 the processing fee will be waived.
• NO REFUNDS are available if a withdrawal notification is received 6 or less calendar days before the workshop start date.

A full refund of UND prepaid fees will be issued if a workshop is canceled by UND Professional Development for Educators.

IMPORTANT! For offerings hosted by other agencies or institutions, withdrawal and refund policies for course or registration fees may vary, please inquire about the refund policy with the host.

Registration

Registration

Ed2Go Online Courses

Self-Paced Courses are 3 months in length. All lessons are available to the student immediately so they can complete the course at their own pace.

Term-Based Courses are 6 weeks in length. A new session starts every month, so students can sign up anytime. Two lessons are released weekly, on Wednesday and Friday for the six-week duration of the course. Students must select a start date. Ed2Go refers to these courses as Instructor Led.

Registration

• Select your Ed2Go course from the online course listing. You will be directed to the Ed2Go course information page to register.
• Ed2Go provides access to your course within 24 hours of online registration.
• Register at any time. Self-Paced Courses are available as soon as the student registers. Term-Based Courses begin on specific dates.
  • Self-Paced Courses: The student has THREE MONTHS to complete these courses, which includes all coursework (learning activities, reflection questions, quizzes) and the test.
  • Term-Based Courses: The student has SIX WEEKS to complete these courses, which includes all coursework (learning activities, reflection questions, quizzes) and the test.
• Ed2Go online courses do not have textbooks. All learning materials are available through the course itself.

Grading

Ed2Go online courses are offered with S/U grading.

Withdrawals & Refunds

• NO REFUNDS are available for these courses.
• If you do not withdraw or complete the course within the specified time frame, a 'U' will be permanently recorded on your transcript.

Extensions

Term-Based:  Once the Final Exam has been released, the students have 2 weeks plus 10 days as a ‘grace period’ to complete final and finish lessons.  

Self-Paced:  No extensions for self-paced courses.  No extensions will be granted after the start of enrollment.  (3 month total)

Transcripts

Grades for Ed2Go courses may take up to 4 weeks from your course completion date to be posted on a University of North Dakota transcript.

When ordering transcripts from UND, ask the Registrar to hold the transcript until the course and grade are posted. Give the Registrar the course name and the date you completed the course.

Registration

Registration

• Select your Professional Development Institute (PDI) course from the online course listings. Submit the online registration form with payment. 
• PDI will send out a welcome message to students with information on how to access the website within 24 hours of receipt of enrollment report.
• You will have 4 months from your UND assigned course start date after enrollment to complete your course. This includes all coursework (learning activities, reflection questions, quizzes) and the test.
• Required books will be listed in the course syllabus as an additional cost.

Grading

PDI online courses have the option of a letter grade or S/U grading.

Withdrawals & Refunds

• NO REFUNDS are available for these courses.
• If you do not withdraw or complete the course within the specified time frame, a 'U' or a failing grade (dependent upon the type of grading requested) will be permanently recorded on your transcript.

Extensions

No extensions are available for Professional Development Institute online courses.

Transcripts

Grades for Professional Development Institute courses may take up to 4 weeks from your course completion date to be posted on a University of North Dakota transcript.

When ordering transcripts from UND, ask the Registrar to hold the transcript until the course and grade are posted. Give the Registrar the course name and the date you completed the course.

Registration

• Select your Public Consulting Group (PCG) course from the online course listings. You will be directed to the UND/PCG course information page to register.
• PCG provides access to your course within 24 hours of registration.
• You will have 4 months from your enrollment date to complete your course. This includes all coursework (learning activities, reflection questions, quizzes) and the test.
• PCG course descriptions will state if additional course materials/texts are required. If required, PCG supplies course materials and costs are included in the price.

Grading

PCG online courses have the option of a letter grade or S/U grading.

Withdrawals & Refunds

• NO REFUNDS are available for these courses.
• If you do not withdraw or complete the course within the specified time frame, a 'U' or a failing grade (dependent upon the type of grading requested) will be permanently recorded on your transcript

Extensions

No extensions are available for PCG online courses.

Transcripts

Grades for Professional Development Institute courses may take up to 4 weeks from your course completion date to be posted on a University of North Dakota transcript.

When ordering transcripts from UND, ask the Registrar to hold the transcript until the course and grade are posted. Give the Registrar the course name and the date you completed the course.

Registration

• Select your Renew a Teaching License from the online course listing. You will be directed to the Renew a Teaching License website to register.  Register and pay for your course with Renew a Teaching License.
• Educators get access to their course immediately once they register with Renew a Teaching License.
• You will have 4-6 weeks to complete your course.
• After successful course completion, Renew a Teaching License will send you an email with UND's credit registration instructions and coupon code. This will direct you to UND’s site to register and pay for your credit.

Grading

Renew a Teaching License courses are offered by letter grade.

Withdrawals & Refunds

Contact Renew a Teaching License with information about withdrawals or refunds.

Transcripts

 Grades for Renew a Teaching License courses may take up 1-2 weeks from your course completion date to be posted on a University of North Dakota transcript. If you have a timeline to meet certain school or state requirements, please keep this time period in mind when planning your course completion dates.

When ordering transcripts from UND, ask the Registrar to hold the transcript until the course and grade are posted. Give the Registrar the course name and the date you completed the course.

 Registration

• Select your Virtual Education Software, Inc. (VESi) course from the online course listings. YSubmit the online registration form with payment.
• VESi provides access to your course within 3-8 days of registration with UND.
• You will have 4 months from your UND assigned course start date after enrollment to complete the course. This includes all coursework (learning activities, reflection questions, quizzes) and the test.
• All course materials are provided through the online course.

Grading

VESi online courses are offered by letter grade.

Withdrawals & Refunds

• NO REFUNDS are available for these courses.
• If you do not withdraw or complete the course within the specified time frame, a failing grade will be permanently recorded on your transcript

Extensions

No extensions are available for VESi online courses.

Transcripts

Students taking VESi courses from UND for professional development (PD) credit should be aware that it may take up to 4 weeks from your course completion date to see your grade posted on a UND transcript.  If you have a timeline to meet certain school or state requirements, please keep this time period in mind when planning your course completion dates.

When ordering transcripts from UND, ask the Registrar to hold the transcript until the course and grade are posted. Give the Registrar the course name and the date you completed the course.

In order to register late for a learning event, you’ll need to contact the instructor of record to gain permission. Once you’ve received permission, the instructor of record needs to contact, PDE Coordinator Christopher Douthit. An email will be sent to you with instructions of how to register for late credit.

There is a $25.00 late registration fee for this type of registration. Missouri River Education Cooperative (MREC) does not allow late registrations.

Because our course is not an academic credit course, it does not qualify for educational tax credits using a 1098T form.

1. Scholastic Dishonesty:  Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating on a test, plagiarism, and collusion. Cases of dishonesty will be handled as a scholastic matter at the discretion of the instructor. Instructors have the authority to decide how the incident of dishonesty will affect the student’s grade in the course. If the student has a grievance related to this action, that grievance would be processed as follows: Instructor: Coordinator, University of North Dakota Office of Professional Development for Educators: Director, Office of Extended Learning, University of North Dakota: Senior Vice Provost, Academic Affairs, University of North Dakota. 
2. Cheating on a test includes, but is not restricted to:
1. Copying from another student’s test.
2. Possessing or using material during a test not authorized by the person giving the test.
3. Collaborating with or seeking aid from another student during a test without permission from the instructor.
4. Knowingly using, buying, selling, stealing, transporting, or soliciting in whole or in part the contents of an unadministered test.
5. Substituting for another student or permitting another student to substitute for oneself to take a test.
6. Bribing another person to obtain an unadministered test or information about an unadministered test.
3. Plagiarism means the appropriation, buying, receiving as a gift, or obtaining by any means another person’s work and the unacknowledged submission or incorporation of it in one’s own work.
4. Collusion means the unauthorized collaboration with another person in preparing any academic work offered for credit.

Code of Student Life, Section 1: General University Policies