First-Year Students
We’re so glad you’re joining us.
Get started by paying your enrollment deposit in MyHeliotrope, then follow the steps below.
Fill Out Your Registration Form
To register for classes, fill out the registration form available in your Admissions/Application Portal.
After May 1, you will receive an email from Admissions/Advising to log in to your Admissions/Application Portal using the email and password that you used to apply (not your Purchase College email).
BA/BS Liberal Arts and Sciences Majors (Step 2A Below)
Please fill out the 2025 Advising Form. The Advising Center will create your initial schedule based on your registration form responses.
BFA, BSVA, and MusB Majors (Step 2B Below)
Please fill out the Advising Form for the School of the Arts in your Admissions/Application Portal.Your academic department will then create your schedule.
The Advising Center Prepares Your Schedule
If you’re a BA/BS major in the Liberal Arts and Sciences, you will receive communications from the Advising Center during the summer once you fill out your 2025 Advising Form.
We will build your schedule 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.
Contact Us With Questions
Email advising@purchase.edu or call 914–251–3990.
Meet with An Advisor
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.
Departments Prepare Your Schedule
If you’re a first-year student in the School of Art+Design, Conservatory of Music, Conservatory of Dance, or the BFA programs in Acting, Film, and Theater Design/Technology, you will be registered for required classes by your departments once you have completed the Advising Form for the School of the Arts in your Admissions/Application Portal.
Department Contacts
If you have questions, please contact the appropriate staff member listed below.
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Acting
Elena Cook: elena.cook@purchase.edu or 914-251-6833
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Art+Design (all majors)
Julian Osorio: julian.osorio@purchase.edu or 914-251-6752
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Dance
Kelly Turner: kelly.turner@purchase.edu or 914-251-6800
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Film
Lorraine Miller lorraine.miller@purchase.edu or 914-251-6860
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Music
Sue Fleishaker Sue.fleishaker@purchase.edu or 914-251-6702
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Theatre Design/Technology
Heather Rothman: heather.rothman@purchase.edu or 914-251-6876
BA/BS: Make Changes During Add/Drop August 15–29
If you’re a BA or BS student in the Liberal Arts and Sciences, you will receive a PIN allowing access to the registration system. Once you receive your PIN, you will be able to make changes on your own.
Look for an email from the Advising Center on August 15. Please read this email carefully! Add/Drop will close on August 29.
BFA/MusB: Make Changes with Your Department
You will not receive a PIN, because your schedule is pre-set. Any schedule changes must be negotiated with your department. Look for information about your department’s registration survey in your application portal, if applicable.
