Legon students go through registration smoothly

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11-08-08

THE introduction of the on-line registration by the University of Ghana, Legon, for fresh and continuing students has eliminated the long queues, which previously characterised the registration process.
Under the current procedure, students are supposed to register in their own comfort at home from any part of the country that has Internet facilities.
For identification cards however, freshmen and women are expected to go to the university campus where registration for the cards have been categorised into programmes and first letters of their surnames.
For instance, students of the School of Agriculture, Home Science, Engineering, Law and Administration, were expected to pick their ID cards at the ICT Directorate and the Great Hall last Wednesday.
Science, nursing and graduate students were also supposed to take their ID cards last Thursday at the ICT Directorate and the Great Hall.
Bachelor of Arts students with surnames starting with the letter ‘A’, Bachelor of Fine Arts/Diploma (Music & Dance), BA students with surnames starting with the letters ‘B’ to ‘E’, were to have their ID cards last Friday, August 8, 2008.
Bachelor of Arts students with surnames starting with the letters ‘F’ to ‘O’ and Bachelor of Arts students with surnames starting with the letters ‘P’ to ‘Z’, were also supposed to have their ID cards last Saturday according to the categorisation.
A visit to the campus of the university revealed a smooth ID registration exercise with no queues.
Some students suggested that, in future the categorisation of the registration should be stated in their admission letters so that they would know when and where to report for the ID cards.
Students who were not able to do the academic registration outside campus were, however, seen going through the registration process, which was also smooth.
Michael Ansah, a fresh student who went through the process, said it took him about five minutes to complete the registration process, adding that the introduction of the on-line registration was better.
A continuing student, who gave his name as Stephen Akakpo, said if the on-line registration had been introduced earlier, it would have prevented the stress that the students had to go through.
He believed the university had learnt its lessons and was adapting to change, saying that fresh students over the years had gone through a lot of stress during registration.
“The registration has been smooth for those of us who were not able to register at home. Initially I thought a lot of people were going to be here, but the place is virtually empty,” a fresher, Kofi B. Ansah, said.
A registration officer, who pleaded anonymity, said the taking of photographs was being done according to courses or batches, and that not all the students were expected to be on campus for the exercise, adding that it was Engineering, Agricultural Science and Administration students who were being registered.
The officer also described the process as smooth.
After payment of fees in full at designated banks, a student was expected to proceed to do the academic registration through the university’s website using any computer with Internet access before arriving on campus.
The steps for the on-line registration are on the website, after which the student is expected to print the proof of registration.
Upon arrival on campus, he or she is to proceed to the hall of residence and register with the proof of registration.
After that he/she would proceed to the faculty/department for registration.
The university has also designated centres for the ID cards. They include the forecourt of the Great Hall and the ICT Directorate.