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Advising

SUNY-ESF requires that every student, both undergraduate and graduate, meet with his or her advisor/major professor before registering for classes. All ESF students will have an advising hold placed on their registration records. This hold will be released by the ESF Registrar’s Office once you obtain your advisor’s/major professor’s signature on a registration form and then bring your completed and signed registration form to our office at 111 Bray Hall. Please also note that any time you register or add/drop the original form must be returned to the Registrar’s Office with the appropriate signature. Please note: your advisor cannot release an advising hold. You must come to the ESF Registrar’s Office before you can register.

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Other Registration Holds

In addition to your advising hold, a hold may be placed on your registration if you need SU Health Services clearance, have an unpaid account balance at the ESF or SU Bursar’s Office, have overdue books at Moon Library or the SU Libraries, or are on ESF Administrative hold, and so forth. To view your registration holds go to the My Slice Portal and then choose the View Holds hyperlink from the Student Services Application.

Please go to the office listed to have the hold condition resolved. You will not be able to register until all holds are removed.

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Registration Appointment Time

To view your enrollment appointment:

  1. Login to My Slice Portal, using your NetID and Password(see login instructions below).
  2. Choose View my Enrollment Appointment hyperlink from the Student Services application.  The View Enrollment Appointment search results page is displayed.
  3. Select the term for which you wish to view your enrollment appointment.

The enrollment appointment / view details page is displayed.

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Registration Checklist

  1. Plot your proposed schedule on the pre-planning grid to avoid conflicts.
  2. Fill out the registration form listing the courses you have selected.
  3. Obtain the signature of your advisor or major professor.
  4. Return the top copy of the registration form to the ESF Registrar’s Office.We will then remove your advising hold.
  5. Register anytime after your initial access time, but no later than the last day of scheduled registration to avoid paying the late registration fee.
    1. Registration late fee waivers: Those with legitimate extenuating circumstances may request a waiver of the late registration fee by submitting a form (PDF, Word) to the Office of Student Life, 110 Bray. All waiver-related issues should be taken to 110 Bray -- the Registrar's Office has no role in the waiver of late fees.

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Courses Requiring Permission

Prior to registration, you will need to obtain permission to enroll in any restricted classes or classes requiring consent.

For ESF classes: permission is obtained from the faculty member who teaches the class. You will be given a permission number to enter during your registration session. Note: for courses numbered 495,498, and 499 the instructor only needs to sign your registration form on the instructor line. We will add that particular class for you.

For SU classes: permission is obtained from the department or college that offers the class. The department or college may enter the permission number directly on the system, or may give you a permission number. If you are given a number, you will be required to enter it during your registration session.

How to Enter a Permission Number:

  1. Follow Steps 1-6 for "Enroll in a Class"
  2. Notice that the Subject and Catalog Numbers are a hyperlink.
    1. Click the hyperlink
  3. The Enrollment Options Page is displayed
    1. Enter your permission number in the Permission Number field
    2. Click the yellow OK button.
  4. You are returned to the Add Classes page
  5. Click the yellow SUBMIT button to complete your registration.

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Signing on to My Slice Portal

  1. Access My Slice Portal
  2. Use your Net ID (formerly known as your CMS or Orangemail account name) and password.
  3. You will see various hyperlinks in the student services application.
  4. To register, click on "enroll in a class."

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Clearing your web browser cache

If you experience difficulties accessing the MySlice portal. consider clearing your web browser cache.

For Internet Explorer

  1. From the Tools menu, select Internet Options…
  2. In the box that opens, click Clear History.
  3. In the box that opens, click Yes.
  4. Click OK to close the Internet Options window.

For Netscape

  1. From the edit menu, select Preferences…
  2. In the box that opens, click + next to ?Advanced? in the left pane.
  3. Click Cache.
  4. In the right pane, click Clear Memory Cache.
  5. In the box that opens, click OK.
  6. In the right pane, click Clear Disk Cache.
  7. In the box that opens, click OK.
  8. Click OK to close the Preferences window.

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To Register or Add, Drop a Course, or Swap a Course

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To Register or Add:

  1. Click on the "Enroll in a Class" hyperlink in the Student Services application in the Portal.  The Enrollment/Select a Term page is displayed.
  2. Select an enrollment Term. The Enrollment/View my Schedule page is displayed.
  3. Select  "Add Classes" hyperlink at the bottom of the page. The Enrollment/ Add Classes page is displayed.
  4. If you have the 5-digit class number written down, enter it directly into the class number field.  The following Class information should fill in:
  5. Subject, Catalog Number, Section, Grading Basis.  Or Search for a Class:
  6. Click the magnifying glass to the right of the CLASS NUMBER input field.
  7. The Add Classes/Basic Class Search page is displayed.  Enter Search criteria

  8. The Add status displays: Success = The class has been added to your schedule, or Errors = The class has not been added.  See the enrollment errors section for information to help resolve the error.

    1. Information regarding the desired class is displayed or you will receive the following message: "Your search will return over 50 classes, would you like to continue?"  If you wish to refine your search, click the yellow CANCEL button to return to the Search page.  Enter more detailed information to limit your search results. If you wish to continue click the Yellow OK button.
    2. Click the check mark next to the desired class. The Enrollment/Add Classes page is re- displayed with the following Class information filled in: Subject, Catalog Number, Section and Grading Basis. Submit selected class. Click the yellow SUBMIT button. 

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To DROP a Class

  1. Click on the "Enroll in a Class" hyperlink from the Student Services application.  The Enrollment/Select a Term page is displayed.
  2. Select the term for which the class is to be dropped. The Enrollment/View My Schedule page appears.
  3. Select the "Drop/Update Classes" hyperlink at the bottom of the page. ENROLLMENT DROP/UPDATE page and a listing of all enrolled classes is displayed. To the right of each class(in the Action column) is a drop down menu.
  4. Click on the class you want to drop.  Select from the enrollment action field located on the same row as the class to be dropped. Choose DROP from the drop-down menu.  DROP is highlighted and is displayed in the ACTION field.
  5. Click the yellow SUBMIT button.  The enrollment request is posted. The update status is changed to success, and the ENROLLMENT STATUS is DROPPED.

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To SWAP a Class:

  1. Click on the "Enroll in a Class" hyperlink in the Student Services application. The Enrollment/Select a Term page is displayed.
  2. Select the term for which the classes are to be swapped.  The Enrollment/View my Schedule page is displayed.
  3. In the SWAP TO CLASS NUMBER field, enter class number for the class you wish to switch to.  If the class number is unknown, you may search the SCHEDULE OF CLASSES via the magnifying glass to the right of the CLASS NUMBER input field.  If the class number is entered directly, the following fields populate with class info:  Subject, Catalog Number, Section and Grading Basis.
    1. Select  "Swap Classes" hyperlink at the bottom of the page. SWAP CLASSES page is displayed.
  4. If you search for a class, click the magnifying glass to the right of the CLASS NUMBER input field. The Add Classes/Basic Class Search page is displayed.
    1. Enter Search criteria. Information regarding the desired class is displayed or you will receive the following message: “Your search will return over 50 classes, would you like to continue?”  If you wish to refine your search, click the yellow CANCEL button to return to the Search page. Enter more detailed information to limit your search results. If you wish to continue click the Yellow OK button.
    2. Click the check mark next to the desired class.  The Enrollment/Add Classes page is re-displayed with the following class information filled in: Subject, Catalog Number, Section, Grading Basis.
  5. Submit selected class. Click the yellow SUBMIT button.  The Add status displays will show “Success =  the class has been added to your schedule” or “Errors = The class has not been added”. See the enrollment errors section to help resolve the error.

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To Print a Copy of Your Schedule

From the ADD CLASSES page, scroll to the bottom. Select the VIEW MY SCHEDULE link.  From the VIEW MY SCHEDULE page, select the Printer Friendly Page link. 

  • Step 1:
    • From the Browser tool bar select: File-Page Setup
    • Set Orientation to landscape
    • Set Margins to Left .5, Top .5, Right .5 and  Bottom .5
    • Set Size to letter
    • Click OK
  • Step 2:
    • From the Browser tool bar select:  Print- Print Preview
    • From the "as laid out" drop down menu select "the selected frames only” option.
    • View page(s) and select print.

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For more information

Review the detailed registration instructions in the online Time Schedule of Classes at http://registrar.syr.edu.

Remember, the registration process depends on understanding ESF’s requirements, seeking out help from your advisor or the Registrar’s Office, being flexible about course and section options, knowing where and how to seek permission for closed and restricted courses, and being patient with the technology.

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My Slice of Syracuse University

  • MySlice Portal main page
  • Class Search—You do not need to log in to MySlice to search the SU Time Schedule. Under "MySlice Applications," click on Class Search to find open and closed sections.

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Schedule of Classes, ESF and SU

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Guide to General Education Courses Offered

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Course Descriptions and College Catalogs

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