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Registration

Program Application

Each student needs to complete the Non-degree-seeking Student Application online at the Graduate and Outreach Programs website. There are two ways to apply for the gifted education endorsement coursework. First, If you intend to take all of the gifted education coursework toward the endorsement, you will pay a one time fee of $45 to register for the gifted education endorsement series only once, at the time of the first course. When you apply for subsequent courses in the endorsement sequence, you will be provided a course registration form, but you will not have to apply for non-degree seeding status again. Second, if you are registering for one or more individual courses, you will pay $15 each semester and have to reapply for the program each semester that you are enrolling in a course.

Regardless of whether you apply for the endorsement series or an individual course, you will also need to complete the Application for In-state Tuition Rates. If you do not complete these forms in their entirety, you will not get registered for the course.

Before completing the requisite application materials, students must locate the course number, title, and section. This information is located on the Graduate and Outreach Programs website under current credit course offerings. Select the semester for which you are registering and the list of credit courses will appear. An example is below.

25950, EXED 565, CE01, Instructional Methods in Gifted Education, Dr. Erin Miller

Once you are entered into the system and processed, you will receive an e-mail informing you with procedures to activate your electronic identification. If you already an active electronic ID, you still need to wait for the information to be processed before the current course offering will appear in your BlackBoard course offerings on the first day of the course session. To access BlackBoard, the online classroom environment, go to the JMU homepage (www.jmu.edu) and click on the BlackBoard link.

JMU Electronic Identification and E-mail

If you are registering for your first JMU course, you will need to activate your electronic identification (E-ID). You set up the password during your online registration. The website for activation is located at https://accounts.jmu.edu/login/. Go to and select (a) activate my electronic id. Follow the online instructions. If you have ANY problems or questions, call our help desk at (540) 568-3555 for assistance.

You may NOT activate your E-ID and therefore access BlackBoard until after the Outreach Office completes your registration. This may take 3-5 business days after you complete the online paperwork. Please remember that your course will NOT appear in your BlackBoard view until the start date of the course.

Contact Information

If you have any questions about registration, please contact the Graduate and Outreach Programs Office. Their contact information is on the website (http://www.jmu.edu/cgop/contact.shtml). If you have questions about the course or the endorsement program, please contact Dr. Mary Slade (slademL@jmu.edu or (540) 568-2886).