First-year Schedule

Welcome, new Ducks!

The Office of the Registrar has provided tools to help prepare you for your first semester at Stevens.

As an incoming first-year undergraduate student, you will be registering for your first semester courses at the end of July. To prepare for registration, you will need to take the following steps:

Complete the Stevens Overview of Advising and Registration (SOAR) course.

Information about this Canvas course will be sent to you via email in early June. This course must be completed by July 1. Please note that you will not be able to move forward in the registration process without completing the SOAR course.

Complete the Math Assessment (if applicable to your major) by July 1.

The math assessment must be completed by the following majors:

  • All Engineering majors

  • Biology, Chemical Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Mathematics, - Physics

  • Quantitative Finance

  • Quantitative Social Science

If your major is not listed, you are not required to take the math assessment and you may skip this step.

Attend your Small Group Advising Session (July 21-July 25)

This is an important step to ensure that you are selecting the correct courses. Dates and times will be provided to you.

Register for Classes (July 28-August 1)

Once you have completed all previous steps, you will be given an enrollment appointment between July 24and August 4. The Office of Undergraduate Academics and the Office of the Registrar will be available daily via Zoom to provide assistance during this time. The Zoom link is available in the SOAR course.


Below are some key terms that will help you understand your Stevens courses.

Course Listing  

Course listing refers to the list of courses available for each term.

Course names are made up of the course subject, course number and course title: ex: MA 121Differential Calculus

MA = Math (the subject)

121 = The course number

Differential Calculus = The course title 

Units  

Units are equivalent to the semester hours for the course and potential number of credits to be earned for course 

Grading Basis  

Grading Basis refers to the method by which the course will be graded.

Graded Course –Students earn a grade at the conclusion of the course. 

Section 

There are usually several sections of the same course offered during a term. They are held on different days/times, allowing students to choose the section of that course that fits their schedule.  You can tell the sections of a course by the letter at the end of the course name.

ex. MA 121- E, the course section is E

Please note that some courses may include multiple formats, such as workshops, lectures and recitations.  

Instructional Format  

Courses/sections have different forms of instruction, listed below:  

Lectures = delivered in-person or online by a professor

Recitation = small group review of the material   

Workshop = themes and concepts or the development of a skill  

Laboratory = Instruction takes place in a Laboratory for hands on experience  

Independent Study/Internship = meeting days/times determined by    instructor 

Delivery Mode  

Delivery Mode refers to the way that the course meets: In-Person, Online or Hybrid (mix of in-person and online) 

Meeting Pattern  

 The days and times that a course takes place. 

Registration Status  

Refers to the status of enrollment 

Registered = enrolled in course 

Instructor  

Refers to the professor teaching the course. 

Start Date/End Date  

Refers to the First and the Last day of courses for a specific term. 

Additional Course Numbering and Grading Information

Building Codes (requires log into the Stevens Hub)


Math

Some math classes (including the calculus sequence) are two credit hours each and are split into the first seven weeks and the second seven weeks of the semester. When registering for courses, you will be required to select both components.

AP, IB and Transfer Credit

AP, IB and transfer credits must be received by June 30. The Office of the Registrar will then data enter non-Stevens courses and the Office of Undergraduate Academics will add the Stevens course equivalency. When you are attending your small group advising sessions, it is important that you provide the advisors with any transfer credit information so that they can assist you in selecting the correct courses.

If any credits are missing after turning in your official transcript please email [email protected] from your stevens.edu email address. Include your student ID and the type of credit (AP, IB, transfer). If you are emailing about transfer credit, please also include the school attended, date taken and the date you submitted your official transcript to Stevens. We will review this information and respond accordingly. Questions regarding awarded transfer credits should be directed to the Office of Undergraduate Academics ([email protected]).

Academic and Faculty Advisors

As part of our First-year Advising System, every entering student is assigned an academic and a faculty advisor for their major. Your advisor's information may be found in to Workday.  Faculty advisors will be assigned during the fall semester.

You will have several opportunities throughout orientation to interact with your academic advisor and peer mentor. Learn more about orientation.

Resources

Workday Support

Academic Catalog