Advising Center

Starting on May 1st, 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).

*BA/BS Liberal Arts and Sciences majors,  please fill out the 2025 Advising Form.  The Advising Center ) will create your initial schedule based on your registration form responses.   We will serve as your summer advisors until the fall, when you will be given a faculty advisor in your major.

*BFA, BSVA, and MusB students, see step 2A below 

BA/BS Liberal Arts and Sciences majors: you will receive communications from the Advising Center during the summer.  We will build your schedule for you based on your academic requirements and survey responses. You do not need an alternate PIN at this time (see Step 3 below)

To view your course schedule, log in to MyHeliotrope > Student > Registration > Quick Schedule

Questions?  Email  advising@purchase.edu or call 914-251-3990

If you have more detailed questions and wish to meet with an advisor, we will post a link to our calendars in late June for summer appointments.  We are excited to meet you either in an appointment or at Orientation!  Thanks for your patience as we assist our continuing and new transfer students in April/May.

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 once you have completed the Conservatory Advising Form in your Admissions portal. 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:

Acting: Elena Cook elena.cook@purchase.edu or 914-251-6833 

Art+Design: BFA and BSVA (all majors): Julian Osorio julian.osorio@purchase.edu or 914-251-6752 

Dance: Kelly Turner  kelly.turner@purchase.edu or 914-251-6800 

Theatre Design/Technology: Heather Rothman  heather.rothman@purchase.edu or 914-251-6876 

Film: Lorraine Miller  lorraine.miller@purchase.edu or 914-251-6860 

Music: Sue Fleishaker  Sue.fleishaker@purchase.edu or 914-251-6702

BA and BS students in Liberal Arts and Science majors only 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 August 29th.

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.

Why It’s The First Step

You must activate your Purchase email account to:

• Pay your deposits
• Check your Degree Progress Report (DPR) for transfer credits
• View your financial aid package
• Receive official communications from Purchase College

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  How to Activate

  Activate your account here: Online Account Activation

  1. Select “Activate your account for the first time”
  2. Agree to the terms
  3. Enter the email address you used on your application and your date of birth and click “Submit”
  4. Then “Create Your Password” to activate your account

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.
• Watch the short video that will teach you How to Use the Course Search.
• 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 communicate 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. For Zoom and phone appointments, please try to be in a distraction-free space and have access to a tablet or computer.  

Exceptions to the above:

• Art+Design Transfers: schedule an appointment with Julian Osorio in Starfish. 
• Dance Transfers: reach out to kelly.turner@purchase.edu 
• Music Transfers: music@purchase.edu 
• Theatre/Design Tech Transfers: heather.rothman@purchase.edu

Make an appointment in Starfish

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.