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{ Fall Orientation: Advising & Class Registration }

Advising is a very important part of your Ripon experience.

Your academic advisor is here to assist you as you select your courses, to help you choose those courses which will fulfill your graduation requirements and at the same time help you achieve your personal academic goals. For those who did not attend Summer Orientation, you will have several opportunities to interact with your academic advisor during Fall Orientation and learn about Ripon's curriculum.

On Sunday during brunch, you will meet with your advisor. During this meeting, your advisor will share his or her thoughts about advising, provide some insight into course selection, review the course schedule and answer questions about the relationship between students and advisors.

On Monday, you will have an individual meeting with your advisor. These meeting times will be arranged during the brunch on Sunday. The individual meetings will include a review of your high school work, discussion of your interest in particular courses, majors and minors, and registering for the fall semester. After your advising meeting, you will take your completed registration form to Registration on Tuesday morning, August 26, during the time indicated in your registration packet.

If you attended Summer Orientation, you will receive a confirmation of classes based on your registration form when you arrive for Fall Orientation, which begins Aug. 23. Some of the courses you selected during the summer may be full. You also may want to change classes or sections after you receive your schedule.

The day before classes begin is registration day. If you don't have any changes to make in your schedule, the registration process takes only about five minutes. Even with significant changes, it should take you less than half an hour. Your advisor will be there to answer any questions you have about the process. After you have a final schedule worked out, secure your advisor's signature, turn in your registration form and some additional forms, and your registration will be complete. All students must attend registration the morning of Aug. 26 in order to validate their schedules, even though some of you will have advance-registered for classes.