Reminder to Faculty

May 28, 2013: Graduating Student grades due.
June 3,2013: Non-Graduating student grades due.

Fall 2013 Registration Information for Current Students

Fall 2013 online web registration begins on Tuesday, May 7th.
You can view your assigned registration time on Web Advisor.  Reminder, web registration is only available for current students.  Stay tuned for more information regarding registration for incoming new students.

The Fall course offerings are available on WebAdvisor through ‘Search for Sections’. A pdf of the 2013-14 Course Catalog (with course descriptions) is now available by clicking on “course catalogs” on WebAdvisor or by clicking “course announcements current and past” on the Registrar’s website.

Fall 2013 Important Registration Dates:
May 7 – 8 (Tue. – Wed.) Rising seniors and returning graduate students may web register by appointment (earliest appointment each night is 6:30pm, last appointment is 9:30 pm.)

May 11 (Saturday) Rising juniors (morning appointments) and sophomores (afternoon appointments) may web register.

September 6 (Friday) Waitlisting via WebAdvisor ends (students have 48 hours to register if called off the waitlist).

September 11 (Wednesday) Classes begin. Add/Drop Period begins. All class additions must be done on the paper Add/Drop Form and all class adds need the signature of the instructor. Classes may be dropped (electives and liberal arts) using WebAdvisor since a signature from the instructor is not needed.

Welcome to the Registrar’s Office

The Registrar’s Office provides services for students, faculty, staff, and alumni. If you need assistance with any of these items, please contact us or search the website for information:
Academic Records
Address changes
Brown cross-registration
Certifications of enrollment or graduation
Certifications for the Veteran’s Administration
Course offerings and class scheduling
College academic policies and rules
Data reports (faculty and staff)
Grading
Graduation related services, degree information
Hours academic buildings are available
Privacy of student information (FERPA)
Readmission after a leave of absence or withdrawal
Room scheduling
Transcripts
WebAdvisor

Welcome to the New Year!

Wintersession classes begin on Monday, January 7.

Spring classes begin on Thursday, February 14. 

Check the Academic Calendar for dates for adding and dropping classes, withdrawing from class, etc.

RISD/Brown cross-registration for RISD students

RISD students may enroll in courses at Brown University through the cross-registration arrangement (and vice versa).  The courses at Brown must be applicable toward RISD degree requirements, or they will not be approved.  For a step-by-step tutorial on the cross-registration process, click the YouTube link here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y5NPthfBHQ&feature=youtu.be

Cross registration forms are available in our frequently requested forms section of our website.

Click here for a RISD/BROWN cross-registration map.

Independent Study Form (pdf) for Mac Users

Instructions for using the Independent Study Form (pdf) on a Mac computer/laptop.  Click here to download Adobe Reader if you do not have it already.
 -Click on the Independent Study Application Form (in the Frequently Requested Forms section)
-Go to bottom right hand corner of form, click the save icon. Name the file as your last name.first name.
-Go to Finder on your Mac, locate the file. (By default Mac saves to the download folder).
-Single click on the file to select it; go up to the top of the Finder page
-Click on the gear icon; select “Open With”, and choose Adobe Reader.
You will now be able to edit and save the form and send it on to your faculty so that they can read, edit and send it on to your department head and and dean.