The University registration process is comprised of four components:
1- Preregistation
2- Add/drop and Continuing Registration
3- Late Registration and Final Add/Drop
4- Cancellation of Registration
When is Preregistration and what is it?
Preregistration takes place in late October and early November for the Spring semester and in late March and early April for the Fall semester. During this period, students may register using Rutgers Touchtone Telephone Registration System (RTTRS), or WEBREG Online Registration (http://webreg.rutgers.edu), or thru in-person registration. The RTTRS Telephone System can be accessed using either: (732)445-1999, (856)225-1999, or (973)353-1999.
Continuing graduate students may register at any time, once the registration process begins.
Undergraduate students follow a descending degree credit schedule, resulting in seniors registering first, followed by juniors, etc. The registration system blocks undergraduate students from adding or dropping courses on days other then those assigned to their degree credit group. Undergraduate Registrar Satellite Offices (located on the various campuses) are available, according to a preannounced schedule, during this period to assist students who must register for a course in person. Both the Undergraduate (ASB, Room 200B) and Graduate Registrar's (ASB, Room 200F) Offices are open Monday-Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.
When is the Add/Drop period and what does the process consist of?
The Add/Drop period generally occurs during the first two weeks of the semester. Students may add and drop courses to finalize their registrations. The actual add/drop dates are determined by the University Senate prior to the beginning of the semester, and it can vary each semester. Also, the Senate's decision supercedes any previously advertised add/drop dates contained in catalogues, etc. Therefore, students must check the Registrar's Website at the beginning of each semester (htttp://registrar.rutgers.edu) to determine the latest registration information available. Students may use RTTRS, WEBREG, or in-person registration but undergraduates must register following a descending degree credit schedule (similar to the preregistration schedule).
Instructors may assign special permission numbers to students during this period. Instructors should not advise students to go to the Registrar’s Office to add a course because there appears to be empty seats in a classroom. An empty seat is not necessarily an indication that there are spaces available in a class. Some students do not attend the first class meetings of a course but are registered for the course and will attend. Each department establishes the number of spaces/seats available in their respective courses.
Late Registration and Final Add/Drop Period
Students who have not pre registered or those who have had their courses cancelled due to an outstanding financial obligation to the University may register "late" during the first five days of the semester. These students must first make contact with the Cashier’s Office to pay their term bills and any other outstanding financial obligations.
During the first week and a half of the semester, some of the undergraduate registration staff moves from the Administrative Services Building, Room 200B, Busch Campus, to Student Service Offices, for in person registration (the ASB Office will remain open) to make the registration process more convenient and timely for students. The Student Service Offices are located at:
Records Hall, College Avenue Campus
Lucy Stone Hall Auditorium, Livingston College
University College students must go to the Office
of Student Services, Miller Hall, CAC
The location of the Graduate Registrar's Office is ASB, Room 200F, Busch Campus at all times.
What is a Special Permission number and when is it necessary?
Special permission numbers are course/section related. These numbers are needed by students in order to register for courses that have reached their stop points/closed to additional students. In addition, special permission numbers are required to override the class year, school, or major restrictions on a course. Please be aware that if you give a student a special permission number to override a class year, school, or major restriction, the special permission number will allow the student to register for the course even if the course has reached its stop point, resulting in too many students in the course (not enough seats for the total number registered for the course).
Instructors will receive a list of special permission numbers from their departments. These numbers are not generated by the Registrar’s Office. Requests for additional special permission numbers must be made through your department. Requiring special permission numbers after the add period is over allows an instructor to determine if a student may enter his/her class at the late date.
Instructors must keep a record of the student(s) to whom they have given a special permission number. Please check with your department regarding their policy for special permission numbers and how they are assigned.
Special permission numbers are course/section specific and may only be used once. They cannot be shared among students.
What is a prerequisite override and when is it necessary?
Departments determine what course(s) a student must take, prior to, or in conjunction with a specific course. If the instructor or the department waives the requirement of the prerequisite or co-requisite course, the student should be given a "prerequisite override" form. The student must take this form to the Registrar’s Office or the satellite office, to have the course added to his/her schedule. If the course has already reached the stop point, the student must also be given a special permission number, as well as the prerequisite override form.
When and why are registrations cancelled?
A student’s registration is cancelled at the beginning of a semester for financial holds. A student’s courses are deleted if more than $100 is owed to the University, either to one department, or to a combination of departments. In order to register for classes, the student must satisfy their financial obligation to the University, pay their current term bill, and register in person at the Registrar’s Office, ASB (or Undergraduate Satellite Offices if first five days of classes).
Students are deregistered after the first two weeks of classes
if they have not paid their current term bills. Once these students
pay their current term bills during that term, their courses are automatically
restored. These students do not have to reregister for their classes.
Class Rosters are lists of the students registered for a specific class. They are generated four times a semester as follows:
1.
First Day Rosters
2. Revised Rosters
3. Warning Rosters
4. Grade Rosters
You will receive a transmittal letter with each roster to provide you with instructions on their submissions.
Class Rosters are sent to the departments for distribution to individual faculty. Also, rosters are now available on the web at: https://www.acs.rutgers.edu/rosters. This web-based application assigns two roles to faculty:
READ - can view and download
Class Rosters, and can submit warning grades.
ADMINISTRATIVE - can view,
download, submit warning grades, and can grant
and revoke privileges to
others.
You should have been assigned a role by your department chair or dean's office. To access "Class Rosters" online, you will be prompted to provide your NET ID and RCI password. If you don’t have an RCI account and wish to establish one, click on: http://rucs.rutgers.edu/services/account/quick.html to create one. Contact your department chair if you have a questions or need clarification regarding your role in relation to class rosters.
In addition, you will be provided a paper roster. You will receive
two rosters prior to receiving the Warning Roster. The Warning Roster
will list all of the students registered for your class. If a student’s
name is not listed, please send the student to their dean’s office to properly
register. Your final roster is the Grade Roster. Only
on the Final Grade Roster, may you add a student’s name
to the roster providing the student has been attending your class the entire
semester. Please add the student’s RUID number, school, and grade
next to the student’s name. If, at the end of the semester, the student
has still not registered for the course, the grade will not appear on the
grade report (or on the student's transcript) until the student contacts
the office of the academic dean of their college or professional school
(graduate students) and receives written permission to have the course
added (after the course/semester ended).
It is vital that you submit both your Warning Roster and your Grade Roster in a timely manner! You must submit Warning Rosters and Grade Rosters on the return dates indicated on the transmittal letter sent with the roster. You may choose to submit your Warning Roster and Grade Roster online -- directly to the Registar’s Office via the web (read the instructions included elsewhere on this website), or you may continue to submit paper rosters to your Department Secretary, or in person at the University Recorder's Office, ASB, Room 200L, Busch Campus.
The following are the warnings that can be submitted on the Warning Roster:
W1 = Warning for poor performance
W2 = Warning for poor attendance
W3 = Warning for poor performance
and poor attendance
Timely submission of your Grade Roster by the date specified on the transmittal letter could be crucial in determining a student’s graduation -- it may hinge on the successful completion of your course!
PLEASE NOTE: The University
has advised that class rosters displaying student’s I.D. numbers
(Social Security Numbers) are not to be circulated for attendance
purposes. All student I.D. numbers must be covered, whitened out, etc.
before rosters are displayed.
What are the acceptable grades that can be assigned at Rutgers University?
For undergraduate students, you may submit a grade of either A, B, B+, C, C+, D, F, NG, TZ, or TF.
For graduate students, please contact your Academic Dean's Office for a listing of acceptable grades.
A grade of NG (no grade given) is assigned to a student who has not attended the course. In addition, where no grade is assigned on the final grade roster by the faculty member, the Registrar shall assign the NG. The NG will have no immediate effect on a student's GPA, however, if the situation is not resolved within the following semester, the NG will convert to an F, and the GPA will be recalculated accordingly.
The TZ should only be assigned when a student is unable to complete the semester's course work due to a verifiable emergency situation. The student and faculty member should endeavor to reach an agreement as soon as possible as to how the course should be completed. The TZ will have no immediate effect on a student's GPA, however, if the situation is not resolved within the following semester, the TZ will convert to an F, and the GPA will be recalculated accordingly.
The TF is assigned if the student does not complete the course work required, or has not taken the final exam. The TF will be calculated into the GPA immediately. If the course work is not made up within the following semester, the TF converts to an F.
How do you change a grade?
Grade Change Forms are available at your department office - check with
your department secretary. All requests for a grade change must first
be signed by the course instructor and sent to the Department Chair for
signed approval. Next, the form is forwarded to the appropriate Dean's
Office for signature. The completed form is finally forwarded to
the Registrar’s Office, Records/Grades Department [ASB, Room 200L, Busch
Campus (732)445-3260] for posting to the student’s permanent record.
Copies of the corrected transcript are sent to the academic dean of the
student’s college. The student may verify the grade change online
at: https://www.acs.rutgers.edu/grades
or on RTTRS Phone System (732)445-1999. New transcripts may be ordered
through the Registrar's Transcripts Office [ASB, Room 200L, Busch Campus
(732)445-3536] or online at: http://transcripts.rutgers.edu
To obtain a student’s schedule, access http://registrar.rutgers.edu/NBINDEX.HTM. Click on the box marked "Grades, Transcripts, Class Schedule." Click on "View Grades, Transcripts, Class Schedule - Faculty/Staff Use" and follow the directions on the screen.
To obtain a student’s email address, permanent address, or PO Box, go
to: http://www.rutgers.edu
and click on "Search Rutgers" and scroll down to the Find: People
area where you will be prompted to input the student’s name.
