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 the courses which will fulfill your graduation requirements and, at the same time, help you achieve your personal academic goals.  You and your family will have several opportunities to interact with your academic advisor during Summer Orientation and learn about Ripon's curriculum. 

The first day of orientation includes an overview of the academic program (including advising, First Year Studies courses, grades and student records), followed by small group meetings with advisors for students as well as parents and families.  During the small group discussions, advisors will share their thoughts on advising, provide insight into course selection, review the course schedule and answer questions about the relationship between students and advisors. 

On the second day, you will have an individual meeting with your advisor.  These meeting times will be pre-arranged; with you arrive for Orientation, you will find your appointment time in your welcome folder.  The individual meetings will include a review of your high school work, discussion of your interest in particular courses, majors and minors, and advance registering for the fall semester.  Advance registering will give you a tentative idea of what your fall schedule will look like.  After your advising meeting, you will return your registration form to the Registrar's Office for processing. 

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

The day before classes being is registration day.  If you don't have changes to make in your schedule, the registration process only takes about five minutes.  Even with significant changes, it should only take you less than half an hour.  Your advisor will be there to answer any questions that 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 is complete.  All students must attend registration the morning of Aug. 26 in order to validate their schedules, even though you will have registered in advance for classes. 

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