This survey will be available in late March and will appear in your application portal. You will receive an email when the survey is open. Your initial schedule will be created for you based on your survey responses.
You will receive communications from your academic advisor throughout the summer. Individual appointments as well as group advising sessions will be available. Once you have your fall schedule, you can meet with your advisor if you have questions or need to make adjustments.
Peter Polinski: Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Environmental Studies, Math/Computer Science, Undeclared
Cynthia Marino-Sicat: Art History, Arts Management, Communications, Creative Writing, History, Journalism, Languages and Cultures, Latin American Studies, Philosophy, Literature, Undeclared
Tina Hardin: Cinema and Television Studies, New Media, Media Studies, Playwriting and Screenwriting, Theater and Performance, Undeclared
Jennifer Shingelo: Anthropology, Economics, Gender Studies, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Undeclared
Watch the videos that show you How to read your Degree Progress Report and How to Use the Course Search and How toRegisterfor Classes. The knowledge that you acquire from these videos will be necessary should you want to adjust your course schedule.
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.
First-year students in the School of Art + Design, Conservatory of Music, Conservatory of Dance, and the BFAs in Film, Theater Design/Technology and Acting, will be registered for classes by the department. Look for information for your specific department’s registration survey in your application portal.
Transfers
We will begin assisting incoming transfer students with fall registration on April 24th. Until that date, we will be busy assisting our current students. Thank you for your understanding.
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 side bar.
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.
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.
Incoming transfer students in the School of Art + Design should schedule appointments with Tina Hardin.
Conservatory of Music transfer students will receive a course schedule in your Purchase email in early June. Feel free to email Peter.Polinski@purchase.edu in the meantime if you have any questions.
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 students should be registered for 12 or more credits by August 1st 2023 (Fall) or January 13th, 2024 (Spring). For more information, go to the Living on Campus page.