The Graduate School

 
  Office of the Rutgers Graduate Registrar ,  Rm200F, Administrative Services Building, Busch Campus / 732 445 3556
65 Davidson Rd., Piscataway, NJ 08854-8096.  gradeg@rci.rutgers.edu .Open Weekdays:  8:30AM  to 4:30PM
                         
Fall 2008 Registration Announcement for New Students  in the                           
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Joint Degree Programs with the Rutgers University
Graduate School – New Brunswick

 Please consult with your advisor as soon as possible.  When you know which courses you will be taking in the fall 2008 semester, please go to the following Rutgers University  website to register:  https://registrar.rutgers.edu.  Registration may take place upon receipt of this letter  through September 8.  The schedule of classes can be found at https://registrar.rutgers.edu.  Maps of classroom locations are also available.   The schedule is not available in paper format.

 Registration requires use of your RUID (Rutgers student number) and PAC (initially the mmdd of your birth.)   Courses are identified by a five-digit registration index number, in addition to the course number.  The registration index number is used for registration.  Closed courses and courses which require permission of the graduate program require a special permission number for registration along with the registration index number.  The department offering the course controls distribution of special permission numbers. Once you are registered you may make changes to your schedule of courses using WEBREG.  You may also visit the Registrar’s Office at the above address.
 
NETWORK ID:  Rutgers  policy requires all students to establish a Network ID (NET ID).  A NET ID is required for on line address updates, PAC number changes, on line bill payment,  viewing transcripts and grades, establishing email and computer accounts, as well as accessing other services .  If you have formally accepted admission, or are registered for a course you may establish  your NET ID by visiting this web site:  https://identityservices.rutgers.edu/netidquery.  Once you have established a NET ID you are encouraged to create your personalized portal to Rutgers University services and information, MyRutgers,   at http://my.rutgers.edu/portal/.  All students are also required to provide a personal emergency contact at https://personalinfo.rutgers.edu.

ID CARDS: Information regarding  Rutgers student identification cards can be provided by the RuConnection Office. (website:  www.rci.rutgers.edu/~ruconxn) Phone: 732 445 6949.

 REGISTRATION CALENDAR

Rutgers will be closed May 26, July 4, and September 1
The first day of the Fall Term is Tuesday, September 2

 August 29:  Last date to conduct an initial registration online via WEBREG.  Registration after this date must be in person at the Registrar’s Office.

 September 2 through 8: In-person registration at the Registrar’s Office.   An initial registration (i.e., not an add to an existing registration) after September 8  requires the written approval of your  dean’s office .   Changes of registration may be done via the Web.

 September 15:  Last day to drop a course without a ‘W’ grade.  Last day to add a course to an existing registration.    Any course dropped through this date (while remaining registered) will not appear on the transcript and will not affect tuition charges.  Any course dropped after this date will appear on the transcript with a ‘W’ grade and will affect tuition charges. (See ‘WITHDRAWAL”, below, for academic and refund policies applying to withdrawal from all courses this semester.)    Courses may not be added after this date except with the written approval of your dean. 

WITHDRAWAL

 Requests for withdrawal must be submitted in writing or email to the Registrar's Office at the above address.  Requests for cancellation of registration and tuition charges must be received by August 29.  Withdrawal is not routinely allowed after the 7^th week of classes.

 ACADEMIC  POLICY:  Withdrawal from the entire program of courses must be done in writing and the effective date, which determines financial and academic consequences, is the date notice is received by the registrar.  Students will receive ‘W’ grades in all courses if withdrawal is  formal.  Students who quit their courses without withdrawing will receive failing grades

 WEBREG SCHEDULE OF ACCESS

 WEBREG is operational weekdays from 6:30 AM to midnight, and Saturdays from 6:30 AM to 2 PM.  It is usually not operational Sundays or holidays.  Instructions for use of WEBREG appear at the website, below.

 WEBREG URL: https://registrar.rutgers.edu contains information regarding security and confidentiality of records, student ID cards, calendars, changing address, and  Registering via WEBREG .  Students may view the schedule of classes with maps to classroom locations, as well as their transcripts and current registrations. 

 
Keep the Registrar informed of changes in your mailing address.  You may do this online at our website.  You may also use this site to conceal your online address if you so choose.   It is inadvisable to use your academic department as your home address as this may create communications problems for you.

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