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Today’s Goals

• Better understand the

advising process.

• Learn how to prepare

an appropriate fall schedule.

• Know how to register
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For you to:

• Advisement Day is Tuesday, March 21st.
• Classes are cancelled on this day, so you’ll have time to meet with your

faculty advisor.

• You must meet with your faculty advisor! (Otherwise, you won’t receive

your Alternate PIN, and, as a result, won’t be able to register for fall classes).

Advisement Day

What To Expect Leading Up To Advisement Day

• Your faculty advisor will send you an email indicating how you

can sign up for an appointment with them. If you do not hear from them by Thursday, March 16th, send them an email.

• The week of March 13th you will receive an email from the

Registrar’s Office giving you your exact day/time to register.

• The email from the Registrar will also inform you if there is a

hold on your account.

Your Responsibility as a Student: Part I

• Sign up for an appointment with

your faculty advisor. Some professors may instruct you to sign up at their office, others may have you sign up electronically.

• Review DegreeWorks, as well as

the Course Listing:

http://www.strose.edu/ugcourses

How To Access DegreeWorks

• Go to this link: http://www.strose.edu/login
• Click “Login” under the Secure Site area.
• Click on “Login to Secure Area”.
• Enter you ID# and PIN. (Your PIN is a six-digit number you
• choose. The default setting is your birthday: MMDDYY. If

you’re logging in for the first time, you’ll need to take care of this).

• Click on “Student Services and Financial Aid”.
• Click on “Student Records”.
• Click on “DegreeWorks”.

Sample Report

GPA Holds Degree Progress By Percentage

Total Credits Earned at Saint Rose

General Overview Major Overview Total Credits in Major

Total Overall Credits

Concentration Overview Lib Ed Requirements Total Credits in Concentration Total Credits in Lib Ed

Minor Overview Writing & Diversity Requirements Total Credits in Minor Classes in Progress

Your Responsibility as a Student: Part II

Creat eate e a T a Tentat entativ ive Schedule chedule

• Using DegreeWorks and the

course listings, create a tentative schedule of classes.

• You can find the course listings at:

http://www.strose.edu/ugcourses.

• They will be posted at least one

week before Advisement Day.

Course Listing Example

CRN # Course # Credits

Liberal Education Designation

Enrollment

Preparing a Schedule

• Plan 2-3 classes in

your major, and 2-3 liberal education courses.

• Aim for approximately

14-16 credit hours total.

• Make sure courses

don’t conflict.

• Have back ups!

Your Responsibility as a Student: Part III

• Arrive for your advising appointment
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classes.

• Ask your advisor questions.
• Obtain your Alternate PIN.
• Leave your advising session

knowing what classes to shoot for, but also what to take if your first, second, and/or third choices are unavailable.

Your Responsibility as a Student Athlete

• Have your team practice and

game schedule with you when you meet with your advisor.

• Register for a full set of classes,

and then attempt to improve (if necessary) during add/drop.

• You might be able to get signed

into a closed section by a professor but don’t count on it.

Your Advisor’s Responsibility

• Review DegreeWorks.
• Answer questions, recommend courses, and

discuss your educational goals.

• Provide your Alternate PIN #.

How To Register Online

• Go to http://www.strose.edu and click “Gateways”
• Click “login”
• Click “Secure Site”
• Click “Login to Secure Area”
• Enter User ID and password
• Click “Student and Financial Aid”
• Click “Registration”
• Click on “Registration Add/Drop Classes”
• Update contact information
• Select appropriate term
• Enter your Alternate PIN
• Enter the CRN#s for courses you’d like to take, and click on

“Submit Changes”

Course Registration Instructions Video

https://youtu.be/SPjY8s5cXps

Business, Math, and Science Majors:

• If you have not already done so, take the Math

Placement exam! Many of your required courses are math-placement dependent (you can’t take them without an appropriate score on the test).

• The math placement exam may be taken in the

Academic Support Center (2nd floor of Saint Joseph Hall).

• You can take it as often as once per week. And,

there are tutoring services/online resources available to help you prepare!

Some Final Reminders

• Full-time status = 12-18 credits.
• Your advisor’s name, office location, and contact

information was sent to your Saint Rose email account.

• Her/his name is also in the upper left-hand corner of

DegreeWorks.

• If you do not know your advisor’s contact information or
• ffice location, please use the Faculty/Staff directory on

the website.

Holds Prevent Registration!

• Bursar (Accounts

Receivable)

• Immunization (Health

Services)

• Judicial (Student Affairs)
• Library
• Residence Life
• Security

Success! You’re registered for fall classes!