Summer Session 2017 Grading Deadline

Final Grade Submission Deadline: Thursday, August 3rd*.

Instructors are asked to submit their grades electronically via WebAdvisor, the online web student information system. Instructions for WebAdvisor grading is available on this website or by contacting registrar@risd.edu with questions.

*Summer Internship grades have a different deadline and these must be submitted by Wednesday, September 6th.

Final Evaluations of Student Progress/Performance Deadline: August 25th. 

Instructors enter final evaluation narratives on WebAdvisor. A short instructional video is available for the online evaluation feature.  Further details on final evaluation narratives are available here. Guidelines on final evaluation narratives are also available here.

Registration Instructions for Incoming Transfers & Graduate Students

Web registration begins Tuesday, August 1, 2017 and continues through Sunday, September 3, 2017. Registration information and navigation instructions are available on the Registrar website by selecting this link: Registration Instructions New Transfer & Graduate Students.  Transfer students please read this letter.

Students should be familiar with Student Planning prior to registration.  This is a self-service academic planning tool  you will use to track your degree progress and to plan and register for your courses.  The short videos below go over the features and benefits of this tool. 

Tutorial 1: Introduction to Student Planning & Registration
An introduction to the online self-service planning tool for students and the available features it offers.
Tutorial 2:  Student Planning: Preparing for Registration
Important steps on how to prepare for registration by planning your course schedule.
Tutorial 3: Student Planning: Registering for Classes
Using the courses you have planned, the tutorial goes over registration steps that include adding, dropping and waitlisting for sections.

Student Planning FAQS

Incoming First-Year Student Registration

Welcome new First-Year students!   Over the summer, the Experimental and Foundation Studies and Liberal Arts Offices are developing your course schedule. You will be registered into all of your required courses for the fall semester.

Your course schedule for Fall will be available for viewing in early September in Student Planning the online self-service academic planning and registration tool for students. Click here to see a sample freshman schedule.

All first year students are assigned three Foundation Studios, each meeting one full day a week.  The studios are “Drawing”, “Design” and “Spatial Dynamics”.  In addition to the three studios, students are assigned two courses in Liberal Arts (for a total of 5 courses for the semester).  Each course is worth three credits, for a total of fifteen (15) semester credits.

You will be sent an email notification to your risd.edu email account when your schedule is ready to view.  At that point you can check your schedule online, and then check it again just prior to classes beginning in case any adjustments were made (building/room changes, etc.).

In the meantime, continue to check the Orientation website for all sorts of information regarding orientation, activities, and much more.

We look forward to your arrival in September!

Fall 2017 Online Registration Begins May 9 for Current Students

All students should access Student Planning prior to the upcoming Fall registration. Login to Student Planning directly at this link: https://ss.risd.edu/student

Important Registration Dates, Fall 2017:
May 9-10 (Tue. – Wed.) Rising seniors and returning graduate level students may web register by appointment (appointment times are every half hour from  6:30pm to 8:30 pm.)
May 13 (Saturday) Rising juniors (morning appointments) and rising sophomores (afternoon appointments) may web register.

Check WebAdvisor for your appointment time.

Student Planning Tutorials:
-Watch the following short video tutorial series to familiarize yourself with the many features and benefits.
For Students:
Tutorial 1: Introduction to Student Planning & Registration
Tutorial 2  Student Planning: Preparing for Registration
Tutorial 3: Student Planning: Registering for Classes
For Advisors:
Tutorial 4: Student Planning for Advisors

Questions on Student Planning:
Navigation: Contact the Office of the Registrar (401) 454-6151 or email registrar@risd.edu
Access:  Contact the Service Desk of the OIT  (401) 454-6106 or email servicedesk@risd.edu

Important Calendar Dates, Fall 2017:
August 1 (Tuesday):  Incoming Graduate and Transfer (new admits) register online
Early September: Incoming freshmen view their completed fall schedule online
September 1 (Friday) Waitlisting closes
September 3 (Sunday) Fall Web Registration Ends
September 7 (Thursday) Classes begin. Add/Drop Period begins.
September 14:  Final Date to Add/Drop courses and to submit registration for Fall Internships

*See the Academic Calendar for the earlier registration deadlines for Independent Study and Collaborative Study projects.

Student Planning Online Registration Tool

Student Planning is available for students and advisors!  The web-based tool integrates degree planning, registration, scheduling and advising.

All students are encouraged to access Student Planning prior to the upcoming Wintersession registration.  Login to Student Planning directly at this link: https://ss.risd.edu/student or through WebAdvisor (wa.risd.edu) and click the link for ‘Student Planning’.

Watch the following short video tutorial series to familiarize yourself with the many features and benefits.

For Students:
Tutorial 1: Introduction to Student Planning & Registration
Tutorial 2  Student Planning: Preparing for Registration
Tutorial 3: Student Planning: Registering for Classes

For Advisors:
Tutorial 4: Student Planning for Advisors

FAQs are available on this site at Student Planning.

Questions about navigating Student Planning:
Contact the Office of the Registrar (401) 454-6151 or email registrar@risd.edu

Questions about access:
Contact the Service Desk of the Office of Information Technology (401) 454-6106 or email servicedesk@risd.edu

Questions about specific degree requirements:
Contact your Academic Advisor.