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How to Register for Courses

Courses are closed when the enrollment limit is reached, so register early!

SPRING 2012 Registration:

Credit courses: Through Jan. 31
Senior citizen auditors register on Feb. 1.
Noncredit courses: Ends at 5 p.m. (Mon.–Fri.) the day before the course starts (online through March 24; afterward by fax, in person, or mail). The early registration deadline is Jan. 27, 2012.

PLEASE NOTE: The following programs offer online noncredit courses delivered by partner organizations. Students register directly through the partner organizations. These courses do not use Moodle, the College’s learning management system.

ONLINE: Student Services
(Visa/MC/Amex/Discover only)

Scroll down to the second boxed section, “Records and Course Registration”
Click on the “Registration” link
At the log-in screen, enter:
User name: web.guest
Password: Go2Purchase
Returning students: Use your Purchase College e-mail user name and password.
Follow the instructions for meningitis compliance and immunization requirements.
Enter the required personal information, course details, and credit card information
Submit your registration.
Check your Purchase e-mail account for registration confirmation.
Note: If this is your first time registering online for courses at Purchase College, please visit Nonmatric Registration Instructions.

FAX: (914) 251-6373
24 hours (Visa/MC/Amex/Discover only)
Enrollment Services, Registrar

IN PERSON:
School of Liberal Studies & Continuing Education
Music Building, suite 0089, ground floor
Mon.–Thurs.: 9:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.*
Fri., 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
*The office closes at 5:00 p.m. when classes are not in session. To check office hours, please call (914) 251-6500.

MAIL:
Enrollment Services, Registrar
Purchase College
State University of New York
735 Anderson Hill Road
Purchase, NY 10577-1402

REGISTRATION CONFIRMATIONS
Registrations are processed in the order received and confirmations are mailed by Enrollment Services. (In-person registrations cannot be processed while you wait.) Courses are closed when the enrollment limit is reached. You will be notified if a course has been closed or canceled by the College.

LATE REGISTRATION for CREDIT COURSES

Winter Session 2012: Jan. 2–3
Spring 2012: Jan. 25–31
Students must include a nonrefundable $30 late fee when registering for credit courses during the dates above.

REQUIRED for FAX, IN-PERSON, and MAIL REGISTRATION

Registration form: Fall 2011* | Winter/Spring 2012*
Payment: Check, money order, or credit card authorization*

Credit course registrations only:

If you are a new student registering for 6 or more credits:
Refer to Meningitis Compliance (Health Services)
If you are a new student registering for 12 or more credits (or 6 or more credits in an approved certificate or degree program) and you were born on or after Jan. 1, 1957:
Refer to Immunization Requirements (Registrar)

*These PDF forms require the free Adobe Reader plug-in:

Credit Course Overload
Refer to the Course Load policy for instructions.

Permission of Instructor
If a course requires permission of instructor, you will need to obtain an Instructor Access Code (IAC) from the school offering the course:

School of Liberal Studies & Continuing Education:
(914) 251-6500
Fall and Spring only:
School of the Arts: (914) 251-4455
School of Film and Media Studies: (914) 251-6860
School of Humanities: (914) 251-6550
School of Natural and Social Sciences: (914) 251-6630
Conservatory of Theatre Arts: (914) 251-6830

Flags (returning students only)
If you owe a fee or fine to an office on campus, you are given a “flag.” (You can check for flags online at Student Services.) Students must clear any flags with the issuing office(s) before registration.

Updated Jan. 25, 2012

AFTER YOU REGISTER...