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Registration & Advisement Information - Spring 2012

Registrations are processed on the web through WESS at wfs.montclair.edu. WESS is available Monday-Friday 7am-11pm and Saturday and Sunday 12pm-6pm. Please check the WESS System Availability and Registration Chart for additional information.

Academic Advisement
All students should obtain Academic Advisement before registering for classes.

Students can access their Analysis of Academic Progress through WESS at wfs.montclair.edu. Students with questions regarding their analysis should make the appropriate contacts as listed below:

Undergraduate students who have declared a major should contact their faculty advisor in their major department. The list of Undergraduate Faculty Advisors can be found at:
http://www.montclair.edu/AcademicAdvising/students/advisingcoord.html

First-year students, continuing freshmen, freshmen transfer students, regardless of major and sophomore undeclared students should contact the Center for Advising and Student Transitions at (973) 655-7114.

Adult students should contact the Coordinator of Academic Success Programs, Student Academic Services at (973) 655-7030.

Veteran and military students should contact the Center for Advising and Student Transitions at (973) 655-7114.

For general undergraduate advising questions, students can log on to:
http://www.montclair.edu/AcademicAdvising/live.html

Graduate students should contact their graduate program coordinator or assigned faculty advisor in their major department. A current list of graduate program coordinators can be found at www.montclair.edu/Graduate/new/gpcs.php. Non-degree graduate students may contact the department(s) in which they wish to pursue courses or The Graduate School.

Eligibility to Register-Current or Returning Students
Students who are enrolled for the Fall 2011 semester and who are eligible to register were assigned a Registration Priority. The Registration Priority assignment is a specific date and time at which point the student will be able to register through WESS. Students must obtain their personal Registration Priority assignment by logging on to WESS at wfs.montclair.edu. After logging on to WESS, select Registration Status (below the heading "Registration"), then select the appropriate term (semester). Students can now identify their Registration Priority on WESS. Registration Priority assignments will be between November 7 - 14, 2011.

Undergraduate students who are enrolled for the Fall 2011 semester were assigned a Registration Priority according to the number of credits earned. Credits for which students are enrolled during the Fall 2011 semester are not counted toward credits earned.

Graduate students who are enrolled for the Fall 2011 semester were assigned a Registration Priority according to the number of credits earned and within their classification status. Students who have matriculated into their given program will be assigned a higher priority than those with deferred matriculated, conditionally matriculated, and non-degree status. Credits for which students are enrolled during the Fall 2011 semester are not counted toward credits earned.

Undergraduate and Graduate students who were enrolled for either the Spring 2011 semester or Summer Sessions 2011 but are not enrolled for the Fall 2011 semester and did not graduate in either May 2011 or August 2011 should contact the Office of the Registrar at (973) 655-4376 or e-mail: Registrar@mail.montclair.edu to determine eligibility to register. See WESS System Availability and Registration Chart for registration dates and times.

Undergraduate students, who were not enrolled for the Spring 2011 semester, Summer Sessions 2011 or the Fall 2011 semester should contact the Undergraduate Admissions Office at (973) 655-4444 or e-mail: msuadm@montclair.edu

Graduate students, who were not enrolled for the Spring 2011 semester, Summer Sessions 2011 or the Fall 2011 semester, should contact The Graduate School at (973) 655-5147 or e-mail: Graduate.School@montclair.edu

Visiting Students will be permitted to register beginning January 10, 2012. Please refer to Visiting Student Information and Procedures or Visiting Graduate/Post-Baccalaureate Student Information Form for further information.

Older Adult Tuition Waiver (OLA) Program students will be permitted to register beginning January 13, 2012. Please contact the Coordinator of Academic Success Programs, Student Academic Services at (973) 655-7030 or log on at: www.montclair.edu/AcademicAdvising/special/ola/index.html for further information.

NJ Unemployed Persons: Job Training Program students will be permitted to register beginning January 17, 2012. Please contact the Undergraduate Admissions Office at (973) 655-5229 or log on at: http://www.montclair.edu/admissions/unemployed/ for further information.

Eligibility to Register-Newly Admitted Students
Spring 2012 first year admits must register at the New Student Orientation. Other newly admitted for the Spring 2012 semester are eligible to register for the Spring 2012 semester beginning November 7, 2011 through WESS at wfs.montclair.edu.

All new students who have yet to establish a PIN must access WESS to change their assigned PIN, which is the date of birth on file (MM/DD/YY), to a six-digit number of their choosing.