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Important:  You must log in to SIS to check what time your enrollment appointment begins. Depending on your appointment, you will have 1-2 weeks prior to your enrollment appointment to fill your shopping cart. Enrollment appointments are randomly generated within year level; approximately 150 students are assigned to each enrollment appointment time. Enrollment appointments have been assigned every ½ hour between 7 AM and 5 PM. You may enroll any time after your assigned enrollment appointment.

Visit https://www.rit.edu/infocenter/. In the Students tab, click the Student Info System link and log in using your RIT username and password.

Once logged in, you will be taken to the Student Center, where you will find much of your important academic information, such as your current class schedule, advisors, and any holds on your account. Your “enrollment appointment” is the first date and time when you can begin enrolling in classes.

We strongly recommend that you follow four simple steps to ensure you are completely prepared and ready for your enrollment appointment. If you complete these steps before your enrollment appointment, enrollment will be a quick process.

1. Check Your Enrollment Appointments and Holds:  Log in to SIS and check what time your enrollment appointment is. Check for academic or financial holds; holds on your account may prevent you from enrolling. You may not be able to remove holds instantaneously, so take action to resolve them prior to your enrollment appointment.

2. Search for Classes and Build Your Shopping Cart:  Click Search for Classes to find classes. If you are unsure of the course subject code, click select subject. Add classes to your shopping cart and create back-up plans in case your first choices fill up. Click Validate to make sure you meet the requisites and don’t have any conflicts.

3. Check-In and Double-Check:  If you have questions about what courses to enroll in, check with your advisor, either by email or in person, to make sure you are on the right track. Then make sure to double-check your shopping cart closer to the time of your enrollment appointment to ensure no classes have closed. If a class is full you may have an opportunity to wait list the class.

4. Enroll In Your Classes:  When your shopping cart is all set and your enrollment appointment begins, click enrollment shopping cart, select the appropriate term, check the box for the classes you would like to take, and click Enroll.

You may change your schedule through the end of the Add/Drop period, which comprises the first seven days of each semester. During this period, you can modify your schedule by either adding or dropping courses online via SIS, at your department, or at the Registrar’s Office. Access to SIS is also available on Saturdays and Sundays from 9 AM until midnight. When you drop a class during this time, there is no record kept.

Note:  After Add/Drop has ended, you cannot change your registration to audit a course.

Once you have finished registering for your classes, it is your responsibility to check your schedule on SIS to ensure that it is correct. Then you should check your schedule on SIS a day or two before the start of classes to confirm times and locations. Locations very often will have changed from when you initially registered for classes.

Two to three weeks after the beginning of each semester, you must check your schedule again on SIS. This will show your current course schedule. You will be responsible academically and financially for all courses as they are listed on this confirmation. You must review it carefully to make sure that you are attending the courses and sections as listed. If there are any discrepancies, they must be corrected immediately. See your counselor/academic advisor if you have any questions about your schedule. 

You may withdraw from a course through the end of the 12th week of a semester. Before withdrawing from a course, discuss your performance or concerns with your instructor. You must contact your Academic Advisor to discuss the withdrawal. Caution:  withdrawing from a course could affect your financial aid or time to degree completion.

To withdraw from a course, log in to https://www.rit.edu/infocenter/ and click Student Information System. Once you complete the withdrawal process, a grade of “W” is assigned to that course and the withdrawal becomes part of your permanent record.

A voluntary leave of absence (LOA) may be requested by a full-time, degree-seeking student to provide assurance that the student can retain their active student status and complete all curriculum requirements in place at the time of original matriculation to his/her program of study. All voluntary leave of absence requests must be approved or denied by the student’s primary academic unit head or designee.

For more information, visit https://www.rit.edu/registrar/leave-absence-and-university-withdrawal.