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By: Ian Essling
Coinciding with the opening of spring 2007 class registration, Waubonsee has unveiled a brand new online registration system and brand new student identification numbers.
Waubonsee issued the new "X numbers" a few weeks before spring registration opened in November. The new ID numbers will replace the current Social Security number identification system. Students have long been lobbying for student IDs to be used instead of Social Security numbers, and the nine-digit "X number" is the Waubonsee response.
The new registration system allows much more flexibility than the old registration process. Students can now register for classes simultaneously instead of putting in one course number at a time, and the system also allows students to view midterm and final grades, student information, and a copy of the course catalog.
The interactive course catalog lets students search for classes based on section, class name and credit hours, and also provides detailed descriptions and prerequisites for all classes.
Students often voiced security as a reason to abandon the use of Social Security numbers; on top of the new student numbers, security in the new system is further enhanced by students' creating a PIN number and a "secret question" that they can use to recover their account information if it is lost.
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