BEFORE YOU REGISTER you will need to do a number of things to prepare.

Start with these NOW:

CONFIRM your intended schedule using the following materials:

• Updated Schedule of Classes and Course Timetable

• DO NOT SELECT COURSES THAT MEET AT THE SAME TIME.  

• MySlice will not allow you to register for two courses that meet at the same time. You will receive an error message!

• CHECK PREREQUISITES in course descriptions

  • • Some courses are restricted to students who have had prior course experience. Be sure you have met any prerequisites for a course you plan to take. 

    • If you do not meet a prerequisite, you should not register for the course during online registration (enrollment priority goes to students who meet the prerequisite). Syracuse Abroad reserves the right to drop a student from any course for which they are deemed ineligible based on the transcript information available to us. 

    • If the system blocks you from a course during online registration for not meeting a prerequisite and you believe you have the necessary background, email strasbrgacademic@syr.edu with supporting information and documentation demonstrating how you are eligible for this course.

    • Enroll in an alternative class during online registration if needed to meet the 12 credit minimum.

    • Following review and if there are open seats in the course, students without the prerequisite may be allowed to enroll with permission from Syracuse Abroad.

• REVIEW COURSE FEES   

  • • Following registration, expenses will be made in preparation for the start of the semester. Review these now: Course Fees

MySlice is Syracuse University's online portal for academic, financial and other resources.  You will access it to register for classes.  

Even if you are already familiar with MySlice, some things are different for abroad registration so BE SURE to review the following!

NOTE: MySlice registration for Strasbourg classes does not operate the same as it does for main campus classes. Here are the key differences:

• You cannot use Class Search, My Planner or Schedule Builder for Strasbourg classes since they do not appear in the MySlice searchable database. In order to register, be sure you are on the Enroll tab and enter the 5-digit class numbers from the first column of the Schedule of Classes. You may only register for courses in Strasbourg during online registration. 

• DO NOT use the online Help during registration (the directions may not apply to Strasbourg class registration). Instead, refer to the below instructions on how to add, drop, and swap classes, the Enrollment Guide, and the Common Enrollment Error Messages video.

• Please note that you may be administratively dropped from any class for which you are deemed ineligible, 

  • based on the transcript information available to us

  • by choosing a course not taught in Strasbourg (SU students planning to take an SU online course must request permission to do so by emailing strasbrgacademic@syr.edu.

Ensure the Accuracy of Your Schedule:

• • • Make sure all the sections start with “Z7     ” (this identifies them as Strasbourg classes).

    • If you’re an undergrad, make sure your Term Credits Total is at least 12 credits to confirm your status as a full-time student and meet French immigration requirements.

    • Be sure to verify the section number of any course that has more than one section to ensure that you’ve registered for the correct section.

KNOW your NetID and log-in password prior to your registration appointment  

• You will need these to access MySlice for course registration. 

• You’ll need your SUID number to activate your NetID (your NetID is the series of characters before @syr.edu in your SU email). 

  • Visiting Students: You can find your SUID number in OrangeAbroad. 

• If you have not used MySlice before, not yet activated your account, or have forgotten your password, you can set up a new account or reset your password at the IT Services website. If you still need to do this... do it NOW!

VERIFY your contact information in MySlice prior to your registration appointment

• Log into MySlice. Periodically the system will require you to verify your contact information. Update any contact information that may have changed.

• Once you select any of the links in Student Services you will automatically be forwarded to any items that must be reviewed. 

• You may also have to acknowledge that you have read a summary of SU’s Academic Integrity expectations.  

CHECK for holds that would prevent you from registering

• Log into MySlice using your NetID and password.

• Go to "Student Home" > Enrollment > Holds to see if any holds are on your account.

• If you DO have a hold, click on the hold for details of which office to contact to resolve the hold. Our office is NOT able to lift a hold!

FIND your individual Registration Appointment

• Go to OrangeAbroad and look under Registration Appointment & Instructions to find your registration start date and time.

• Or go to MySlice > Enrollment tile. Under Enrollment Dates, see appointments for Flex Long Class

• You may only register for courses at the Strasbourg Center during this registration appointment

REQUEST an increased credit load

• During online registration, MySlice will not allow you to register for more than 17 credits of courses, unless you emailed to say that you plan to register for up to 19 credits. If you attempt to register over 17, you will receive the error message “Maximum term student unit load exceeded.” 

• If you need to register for more than 17 credits, email strasbrgacademic@syr.edu (PRIOR to the start of online registration)!

FIND your French course(s)  

Matriculated Syracuse University students:

• If you have not yet determined your level of French, you must do so before registration!

• The system will let you register for the next course you are eligible to take if you've taken classes at SU.

• If you have taken the placement exam (but not a following French class at SU), you may only register for the class that the placement exam placed you in. 

 Visiting students:

• Seek the advice of your home institution as to the class level that you should register for. It may be helpful to share SU FRE syllabi with your home institution’s language department. 

Understand cross-listed courses 

• A number of courses have cross-listings or meet together (the one class can be registered under more than one course prefix, such as FRE439/HOA365 which is the same class taught in French). To prevent you from getting closed out of such a course under one prefix/number while seats under the other listing are still open, we have provided you with the same 5-digit number for registering online. If listed in yellow on the Schedule of Classes, you may update the prefix/number once you're in France. 

• This means that you may want to take Comparative Tech Policy for Communication (COM) credits, but you will see it on your schedule in MySlice listed as PSC 300.2. Don’t worry! Following the Add Deadline in Strasbourg, you will have an opportunity to correct your registration so that it reflects the course prefix you need. 

PLAN your optional Internship

There are multiple internship opportunities available during your semester abroad. Internship placements are not guaranteed, are in limited supply and may not be confirmed until after you arrive in Strasbourg.

In the meantime, be certain:

1.  you have completed Internship Request Form(s) found in your OrangeAbroad portal and provided all requested materials (the due date was Oct 15).

2.  to register for an alternative course during online registration if you must fulfill a certain number of total credits to stay on track for graduation or to meet the 12 credit minimum requirement.

PREPARE your shopping cart with these resources:

• Schedule of Classes for 5-digit course number

• and Course Timetable to avoid time conflicts

LEARN how to use the Shopping Cart

• Review the Enrollment Guide. 

ADD your course selections to your Shopping Cart in MySlice 

• The Shopping Cart saves your class selections until your appointment opens and is ready so you can register faster.

• Put all of your first-choice courses in your Shopping Cart prior to registration using the 5-digit course numbers found on the updated Schedule of Classes.

  • Have a list of alternative courses, long with their 5-digit course numbers, handy in case you do not get a seat in your original choices.

• When your Registration Appointment begins, you will log back into MySlice and click ‘ENROLL’ to register for classes. More on this in Step Four!