Maybe you're anxious about next week, or you just want to do a quick check to make sure everything is set for registration. Either way, here's a quick list of to-dos to ensure you're ready to register the week of August 5:

 

❏ Make sure you've marked your registration date on your calendar—and set your alarm! Fall 2024 course registration opens on the following dates at 9 a.m. (EDT):

❏ Review how to navigate UR Student. Video and PDF tutorials of how to navigate all registration-related tasks are available on the New Student Academic Guide website and University IT's UR Student webpage.

 

❏ Check your account holds. Make sure your advisor has signed off on your schedule and lifted the advising hold from your UR Student account. Your registration hold (labeled as Unable to Register Now) will be lifted right before 9 a.m. (EDT) on your registration date. If you have not yet heard from your advisor(s) or are having trouble getting in touch with them, please contact the College Center for Advising Services at cascas@ur.rochester.edu.

 

❏ Save yourself time on registration day. Certain classes will fill up fast when registration opens! Reduce your stress by creating a saved schedule that allows you to register for multiple courses at once. Additional versions of your saved schedules with different course sections can give you options if you don't get into your preferred section of each course.

Make sure to review this page on the New Student Academic Guide website and bookmark it to have open when registration begins. It details tips for registering for courses with multiple components and finding back-ups in case the class you want is full, as well as campus contacts for day-of troubleshooting.

You'll be busy making new friends and getting to know campus during Welcome Week, so if there are any additional academic tasks you need to complete before the first day of classes, we recommend taking care of it now. This can include requesting academic disability accommodations if you need them or familiarizing yourself with the academic support resources on campus.

 

The one task we do recommend waiting to complete until after the first day of classes is purchasing or renting your textbooks. Instructors can give you the most accurate information on required vs. recommended texts and where to obtain them, so it's usually most helpful to wait until after your first class to start shopping. However, if you want to shop right after you complete course registration next week, you can get started on the University of Rochester bookstore website.

If you have not yet completed your Welcome Week registration form, you need to do so by this coming Monday, August 5!

This form is required for all incoming students, including transfer, exchange, and commuter students. If you need to make changes to your form after submitting it, please send us an email at orientation@rochester.edu.

The deadline for the Rising Leader Class program has been extended to Sunday, August 11 at 11:55 p.m. (EDT). 

 

Open to incoming first-year students only, this two-credit course is designed to help you develop your own leadership style by working in small groups and with upper-class mentors. You'll spend the semester exploring your college transition process and learning how intentional leadership experiences can help to support your goals.

❏ Connect with your College advisor

❏ Sign up for a move-in time slot in the StarRez portal

 

❏ Writing self-placement survey due in Blackboard

❏ Parking permit applications open (commuter & upperclass transfer students only)

 

❏ Register for Fall Welcome Week

 

❏ 9 a.m. (EDT): Fall course registration opens in UR Student (exchange and transfer students)

 

❏ 9 a.m. (EDT): Fall course registration opens in UR Student (first-year students)

 

❏ Pay your Fall 2024 tuition bill

❏ Apply for a parking permit (commuter & upperclass transfer students only)

 

❏ Apply for the Rising Leader Class program

 

Do you have a parent or family member that needs this newsletter? Make sure to add them to the Friends and Family section of your UR Student account to have a copy of the next issue sent directly to their inbox.

 

Missed a previous issue of Rochester Ready? Copies of all of our office's communications to students and families are available on our website.

Get connected! Be sure to join the private UR 2028 & Transfers server on Discord, and the private UR Transfer Students and Families of University of Rochester Class of 2028 & Transfers groups on Facebook.

We're here for you. Contact us anytime at orientation@rochester.edu.

University of Rochester

200 Morey Hall, Rochester, NY 14627

 

Phone: 585.275.4414

Email: orientation@rochester.edu