Please visit the Orientation web site for information about mailings, course registration, orientation week, and more.  We look forward to welcoming you to campus on Arrival Day, Tuesday, September 1.

Graduating students in the class of 2009 will receive a complimentary copy of their transcript.  This will be mailed to the home address on record and should arrive by the 3rd-4th week of June.

Attention Juniors!  As a reminder, if you are thinking about writing an Honors thesis next year, please consider attending one of the Honors Informational Sessions being held in Fisk 210 on the following dates:

• Tuesday, April 7 at 12:15 pm
• Wednesday, April 15 at 4:15 pm

*Please note that the session originally planned for Thursday, April 9 at 4:15 pm has been CANCELLED.

A brief presentation will be followed by a question and answer period.

Attention Juniors! If you are thinking about writing an Honors thesis next year, please come to one of the Honors Informational Sessions being held in Fisk 210 on the following dates:

Tuesday, April 7 at 12:15 pm
Thursday, April 9 at 4:15 pm

A brief presentation will be followed by a question and answer period.

Seniors, please confirm that your diploma name is spelled correctly by navigating to Student Life at Wesleyan in your student portfolio and clicking on Diploma Names under Campus Life. The name that we currently have on file will be displayed on this page. If you have questions about the way that your diploma name is being displayed, please contact the Registrar’s Office.

You will also need to record how your name should be pronounced. Instructions on how to do this have been sent to you by the Dean’s Office. If you have questions about recording your name, please contact the Dean’s Office.

The Registrar’s Office would like to remind students of the following deadlines:

• The deadline for submission of leave of absence applications for Fall 2009 is Wednesday, April 1.  All completed applications are due in the Registrar’s Office by 5 pm that day.
• The last day to withdraw from full-semester and fourth-quarter classes is Wednesday, April 15.  Completed forms are due in the Registrar’s Office by 5 pm and must include the following signatures: instructor, faculty advisor, and class dean.

Please contact the Registrar’s Office at Ext. 2810 if you have any questions concerning these deadlines.

The fourth quarter will begin on Monday, March 23. Students have five days from the start of the class to add or drop a fourth quarter course. Drop/Add forms are available at any of the windows in the Registrar’s Office and require the signature of the instructor, your advisor, and your Class Dean.

The Undergraduate Major Declaration card has been replaced by an online process accessible through the Student Portfolio.  The “Major Declaration” application is located in the Wesleyan Career bucket, which can be accessed via http://quicklink.wesleyan.edu/majordec.  Use the online system to make all Add or Drop major requests.

Please note that you will receive an automated email from the Department/Program/College upon submitting an Add request.  This email will contain instructions and other relevant information.  Students are encouraged to pay special attention to this email and to follow any requirements/instructions in order to get their major request approved.

Please access the Online Major Declaration Manual for additional technical information or contact Paul Turenne.

The Drop/Add System opened on Wednesday, January 21, the first day of classes for the Spring 2009 semester.  Beginning this semester, students will enroll in tutorials (Individual, Group, Research, or Senior Thesis or Essay) through the Drop/Add System.  We encourage you to access the following resources for more information about the Tutorial registration process; the Tutorial Registration Manual and the Online Tutorial FAQ.

The Drop/Add System will close at 11:59 on Tuesday, February 3.  After Drop/Add closes, you will receive an email asking you to confirm your schedule by logging into the student portfolio and clicking on Current Classes & Schedule.  You must confirm your spring 2009 schedule in order to participate in pre-registration in April.

Grades that have been submitted to the Registrar’s Office are posted to students’ records on a nightly basis.  If you submitted all required teaching evaluations by the deadline, you may view your Fall 2008 grades on your Academic History page in the portfolio.  If you did not submit all required teaching evaluations by the deadline, you will have access to your Fall 2008 grades beginning January 20, 2009.  For more information about teaching evaluations, please click here.

All Fall 2008 grades must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office no later than Monday, January 5.  If a grade is still missing after that date and you submitted all required teaching evaluations by the deadline, please contact your instructor.