Academic Support & Advocacy Center (ASA)

1. Do Not Wait to Enroll: It is always easier to drop a class than add.
2. Prepare for Registration: Check your RamPortal account to find your specific registration start date and time. Ensure there are no holds (e.g., financial, academic) on your account.
3. Meet with Your Advisor or Student Success Coordinator: Discuss your course choices and get academic approval.
4. Plan Ahead: Use the RamPortal Plan Ahead tool to select courses, check for prerequisites, and create a tentative schedule.
5. Register for Classes: Log in to RamPortal at your scheduled start date and time.
6. Confirm Registration: Verify that your class status changes from "Pending" to "Registered."
7. Need some help? Come to a Registration Week Event (see schedule below)

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How to

1. Meet with Advisees: Meet with students at least once a semester to discuss course selection, review degree audits, and prepare a tentative schedule.
2. Lift the Advising Task: After the meeting, lift the registration task in RamPortal.
3. Utilize Academic Tools: Guide students to use the Degree Audit to identify outstanding requirements and the "Plan Ahead" feature to create a tentative schedule.
4. Finalize Enrollment: Guide students to log in to RamPortal on their assigned date/time, review their planned courses, and complete the enrollment steps (ensuring they click "Finish").
5. Encourage Timely Registration: Make sure students understand the importance of not waiting to enroll; its always easier to drop than add a class!
6. Does your advisee need support? Send them to a Registration Week Event (see schedule below)
7. Registration Week: If your students are struggling with how to register, feel free to send them to a drop-in event during registration week.

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