You will receive an email from Admissions/Advising to log in to your application portal using the email and password that you applied with (not your Purchase College email). The Advising Center or your department (depending on your major) will create your initial schedule based on your registration form responses.
BA and BS Liberal Arts and Sciences majors: you will receive communications from your academic advisor throughout the summer about your course schedule. We will build it for you based on your academic requirements since we know what you need. Once you have your fall schedule, you can contact your advisor if you have questions or need to make adjustments. You do not need an alternate PIN for this part of the process.
First-year students in the School of Art+Design, Conservatory of Music, Conservatory of Dance, and the BFAs in Acting, Film, and Theater Design/Technology, will be registered for required classes by your departments. You will not receive a PIN, because your schedule is pre-set. Any schedule changes must be negotiated with your department. Look for information for your department’s registration survey in your application portal, if applicable. If you have questions, please contact the following staff:
BA and BS students will receive a PIN which allows access to the registration system. Once you get your PIN, you are able to make changes on your own. Look for an email from the Advising Center on August 15th. Please read this email carefully! Add/Drop will close on September 1st.
Transfers
Please read the steps below carefully and let us know if you have questions. We will be assisting you throughout the summer with registration.
The Transfer Credit Policy and the Transfer Equivalencies Database indicate how the Registrar’s Office will apply transfer credit earned from courses taken at other colleges to your new academic degree requirements at Purchase College. While all transfer credits from former institutions are evaluated for credit articulation, some major-specific credits may be ineligible to transfer. In some cases, an evaluation for major-specific courses may be completed by your academic department or by an academic advisor who specializes in your conservatory program.
Note: Undergraduate transfer students in Acting, Design Technology, Film, and Dance must complete eight semesters of coursework within their major at Purchase College in order to graduate.
Start by logging into your MyHeliotrope student portal and paying your deposit, if you haven’t done so already.
Send all AP scores from College Board to Purchase College. Our college code is 2878.
Send official college transcripts with final grades from each college you attended. Request that official transcripts be emailed directly to the Registrar’s Office at registrar@purchase.edu. Or request the transcripts to be mailed to the address below. Unfortunately, email attachments from the student are considered unofficial and cannot be used to evaluate credits.
SUNY Purchase College Registrar’s Office 735 Anderson Hill Rd Purchase, NY 10577
Review the academic requirements for your major. Go to Academics, select your major, then click on “Requirements” from the right sidebar.
Login to MyHeliotrope to review your Degree Progress Report to see how your transfer credits are being applied to your new degree program and to understand your remaining degree requirements.
Use the Course Search to prepare a list of open and available courses that satisfy your academic interests and degree requirements that you can review during your advising appointment.
Prepare a list of questions to ask during your advising appointment. You must meet with an advisor in order to register for classes.
For All Students coming into BA or BS programs in the Liberal Arts and Sciences
Schedule a Zoom, in-person or phone appointment to discuss your academic plan with a member of the Advising Center through our online calendar in Starfish. Appointments are typically 30-45 minutes long. For Zoom and phone appointments, please try to be in a distraction-free space and have access to a tablet or computer. We will begin accepting appointments for incoming transfers starting on April 24th.
Exceptions to the above:
ART+DESIGN TRANSFERS: schedule an appointment with Tina Hardin in Starfish.
MUSIC TRANSFERS: you will receive a course schedule via Purchase email in early June. Feel free to email Peter.Polinski@purchase.edu in the meantime if you have any questions.
Law and Justice Studies transfer students: contact els.van-den-bosch@purchase.edu for an advising appointment instead of using the Starfish Calendar.
Starfish is our student success portal and a great way to stay in touch with your advisor, faculty and support staff on campus. Set up your profile and preferences: here’s a video showing you how. Log in to Starfish in your MyHeliotrope page under the “Student” link.
On-Campus Housing
Incoming first-year students should be registered for 12 or more credits by July 26, 2023 (Fall) or January 18, 2024 (Spring).
Incoming transfer students must be registered for 12 or more credits by August 5, 2023 (Fall) or January 18, 2024 (Spring).