The new Semester system at RIT starts this Fall!
Please check below in the "What's New" section for more information regarding Quarter to Semester conversion and how it affects the enrollment process.
Below are the enrollment dates by group. Within each group, students will be parsed by year level, then randomly placed in groups of about 300. You can begin enrolling at any time after your assigned appointment.
Monday, April 15
Graduate students
Early 5th-year students*
Early 4th-year students in a 4-year program*
Tuesday, April 16
5th-year students
4th-year students in a 4-year program
Early 4th-year students* in a 5-year program*
Wednesday, April 17
4th-year students in a 5-year program
Early 3rd-year students*
Thursday, April 18
3rd-year students
Early 2nd-year students*
Friday, April 19
2nd-year students
Early 1st-year students*
Monday, April 22
1st-year students
Tuesday, April 23
Non-degree and all other students
* Early enrollment appointments include the following groups: Students in the Honors Program, Cross-registered Students and NTID supported students, and Varsity Athletes.
What's New
There are a few important changes to note when enrolling in semester classes.
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There are new 4-letter alpha subject codes for semester courses that are replacing the 4-digit numeric subject codes for quarter classes (for example, 0301 is being replaced by EEEE). Need help finding the right code? Check the full list online or click the Select Subject button on the Class Search page and use the Academic Group dropdown menu to filter course subject codes by college.
If you need to know how a course was converted from quarters to semesters, when it is typically offered, equivalent courses, restrictions, or pre-requisites, this information is now contained on the Browse Course Catalog page. You can sort courses by semesters to quarters or vice-versa and, similar to the Class Search page, you can browse by academic group. Also, on your unofficial transcript, you'll see a conversion term (2130) that shows your converted credits from quarters to semesters.
To be considered a full-time student academically, undergraduate students must enroll in a minimum of 12 units (credit hours) per semester. Most students can enroll in up to 18 units without assistance from an academic department; honors students can enroll in up to 25. We expect that most students will typically enroll in 15 units per semester.
Academic departments are now placing pre-requisites on courses more frequently. If you havent taken the necessary pre-requisites, you wont be able to enroll in the class or add yourself to the wait list, so its important to validate your shopping cart to check for pre-requisites ahead of time. The Browse Course Catalog page gives you a quick view of what classes have pre-requisites within a given subject.
What You Need To Do
Ease the stress of enrollment by getting ready in advance. If you complete these steps before your enrollment appointment, enrolling will be a quick process:
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Students can now access the Student Center via Infocenter.
Log in to the new SIS and check what time your enrollment appointment is. Check for academic or financial holds—holds on your account may prevent you from enrolling. You may not be able to remove holds instantaneously, so take action to resolve them in the weeks before your enrollment appointment.
Use the new class search to find classes. If you are unsure of the course subject code, click select subject and sort by college using the Academic Group dropdown menu. Numeric subject codes are for quarter courses (summer) and alpha subject codes are for semester (fall) courses. Add classes to your shopping cart and create back-up plans in case your first choices fill up. Click "Validate" to make sure you meet the requisites and don't have any conflicts.
If you have questions about what to enroll in, check-in with your advisor, either by email or in person, to make sure you are on the right track. Then make sure to double-check your shopping cart closer to the time of your enrollment appointment to ensure no classes have closed. If a class is full you may have an opportunity to wait list the class.
When your shopping cart is all set and your enrollment appointment begins, click "enrollment shopping cart," select the appropriate term, check the box for the classes you would like to take, and click "enroll."
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