Carnegie Mellon University
July 29, 2021

The Fall 2021 Catalog Is Now Available to View Online! Fall 2021 Registration is NOT OPEN.

Click here to view the Fall 2021 catalog [pdf]

Please note: Because of our current financial situation, and to save money, the Fall 2021 Course Catalogue can only be published on-line. 

Important information:

We are excited to announce that we will be offering classes on two different campuses, CMU and Chatham Eden Hall, and over Zoom for the Fall 2021 term!

Though we look forward to seeing everyone back on campus, the board has stipulated that everyone attending in-person courses must be vaccinated to attempt to provide a safe in-person environment for our vulnerable population. We have asked all Members, Prospects, and Study Leaders to fill in a Vaccine Attestation Form (VAF) in order to ensure the safety of our community.

In order to participate in courses - online or in person - for the Fall 2021 term, you must turn in a VAF. If you have yet to fill in a form, please click the link below:

Click here to fill in a VAF!

For those who have been vaccinated...

To participate in on campus courses on the CMU campus (Oakland) and the Chatham Eden Hall campus (Gibsonia), you must have filled out a VAF attesting that you have received a full dosage of a Covid vaccine (Pfizer, Moderna, or Johnson & Johnson.) If you have been vaccinated and we have your VAF on record, you will be able to register for classes by using the online registration system. 

For those who have not yet been vaccinated...

For those that are unvaccinated, a VAF is still required. If the VAF form indicates an unvaccinated status, a paper registration, submitted either via email or through the mail addressed to the Osher office, is required. Paper registrations will be entered on a first come basis once registration is announced. Unvaccinated members can only be registered for courses held online on Zoom.

Please click on the link below to print and fill in a registration form, and send it to Osher at CMU, 5000 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh PA 15213. If you cannot print the form, you may send us your registration neatly printed on a plain piece of paper along with your payment. 

Click Here for the Registration Form [pdf.]

*Please note that the registration form is for those who are not vaccinated did NOT fill in a VAF.*

 

Registration Information

Is Registration Open Now?

No, registration is NOT open for Fall 2021! Registration will happen mid to late August.

If I have not filled in a Vaccine Attestation Form (VAF), can I register for courses?

No, you must have filled in a VAF to register for courses. If you attest that you have been vaccinated, you will be eligable to register for all courses. If you attest that you have not been vaccinated, you will be limited to online courses. 

Registration Fees

The registration fee for members is $60.00. The registration fee for prospects is $85.00 per term. This fee allows you to take an unlimited number of courses. Some courses have an additional fee.

Membership Dues

Members will have the opportunity to renew their memberships for the 2022 year. Membership dues are $100.

If I signed up for Zoom courses, when will I recieve the meeting ID and password for each course?

Zoom codes will be sent to course participants by noon the day before their course is supposed to begin. (For example: If your course begins on Wednesday, you will receive your Zoom code by noon on Tuesday.) 

Vaccinated Members

If the office has recieved a VAF attesting to your being vaccinated, you will be able to use the online registration system To register online, go to cmu.edu/osher and click "Member Sign In." You will be redirected to the Augusoft welcome page. Please sign in using your username and password. If you forgot your Augusoft username, please contact the office at osher@cmu.edu. If you forgot your password, go to Sign-In page and click "Forgot your password?", and follow the directions.

Watch Our How-to-Register Video

For detailed information on how to register online, click here to view our how-to register video. This video is also available any time on the Augusoft sign-in and welcome page.

Non Vaccinated Member Registration

For those that are unvaccinated, a VAF is still required. If the VAF form indicates an unvaccinated status, a paper registration, submitted either via email or through the mail addressed to the Osher office, is required. Paper registrations will be entered on a first come basis once registration is announced. Unvaccinated members can only be registered for courses held online on Zoom.

Please click on the link below to print and return the Non Vaccinated Member Registration Form [pdf] to Osher at CMU, 5000 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh PA 15213. If you cannot print the form, you may send us your registration neatly printed on a plain piece of paper along with your payment.

 

Register via Zoom

If you decide you would like to register, please email the office at osher@cmu.edu requesting the Zoom code to enter our online office hours. We will respond with a release form to sign, and the code and password to enter the meeting. If you have taken classes before, you will not be required to sign another release form.

Through Zoom we will need to know what courses you would like to take and a credit card number to put the order through. When you join the meeting, you will wait in a Waiting Room on Zoom before completely entering the meeting. Only one person will be admitted into the Zoom meeting at a time, so that each prospect has a private meeting with staff to register and conduct payment.

Please note: We do not have access to phones, and we cannot guarantee receiving a check by mail. Our Zoom calls are very secure and no information will be stored or shared from the private meeting.

Registration is $85/term and covers as many courses as you’d like to take with the exception of those with an additional material fee.

 

Materials Fee

Materials fees are due at the time of registration unless otherwise stated. Where indicated, materials fees are non-refundable. Should you not be admitted to a course, your prepaid fee will be made into an electronic voucher (credit).

Confirmation Emails

As you are registered, a "confirmation of class registration" will be automatically emailed to you for each course you are enrolled in. Should a course not be listed, it means that you are on the waiting list for which you will receive a waitlist email. You will be notified via email if and when you are enrolled in a waitlisted class. Please do not attend any classes for which you do not have a confirmation.

Adding and Dropping Courses

To add a course(s) after registering, please either go online to do so, or email the office at osher@cmu.edu. If you want to drop a course, complete the form at cmu.edu/osher, Quick Links, click on "Drop my Course" button. This is especially important to do early for courses with a waiting list so another member can attend. 

IMPORTANT: You must receive a course confirmation in order to attend a course. A course confirmation is not the same as a waiting list notice.

Waiting Lists

If you encounter a course that has a limited number of participants, we encourage you to add you name to the waiting list. There are a few courses that will have a limited number of participants to ensure the highest quality for the course. If you become unavailable, please remove your name from the waiting list by signing into you account, click "Go to Dashboard", click on "My Waiting List" tab, and remove the course.