Transfer Advisement & Registration

Dates and Deadlines

• Course advisement for online registration begins Monday, March 30, 2020
• Online course registration begins Monday, April 6, 2020 at 10 a.m.
• Session A classes begin Tuesday, May 26
• Session B classes begin Monday, June 8
• Session C classes begin Monday, July 13

Register for Courses

To register for classes, please contact the chair of your academic department as soon as possible. Review “Chair and Department Contacts” (below) for contact information.

Dates and Deadlines

• Course advisement for online registration begins Friday, May 22, 2020.
• Online course registration begins Friday, June 19, 2020 at 10 a.m.
• Classes begin Monday, Aug. 24, 2020.

Register for Courses

Main Campus: Invitations for New Student Orientation for transfer students will arrive in late May. For questions regarding orientation, please call New Student Orientation at 518-564-3282. If you are unable to attend New Student Orientation

Online: To register for classes, please contact the chair of your academic department as soon as possible. Review “Chair and Department Contacts” (below) for contact information

Queensbury Branch Campus: To register for classes, you must attend a New Student Orientation session at the Branch Campus. The Queensbury Branch Campus can be reached by calling 518-792-5425.

Summer/Fall 2020

1. Contact department chairperson for advisement on or after May 22 (see enclosed list for contact information) NOTE: advisement is required for registration.
2. Receive registration (PIN) code *from your department chairperson (*PIN is required for registration)
3. On or after June 19 at 10 a.m., proceed to myplattsburgh.edu (must first complete Step 2).
4. Click on “Login to MyPlattsburgh.” On the login page, enter your NetID and password.
   • NetID = Your NetID is a combination of the first letter of your first name and the first four letters of your last name with three numbers following that. If you do not know your NetID, follow the link to find it.
   • Password = There is no default password. Instead, you must follow the links on myplattsburgh.edu to set your password.
5. Once logged in, click on “Students” tab.
6. Under the “Registrar” section of the page, click on “Lookup Courses to Add.”
7. On the Select Term page, select “Fall 2020” and click submit.
8. Click on “Advanced Course Search (Fall 2020).”
9. Enter your Registration Code Verification — this is the code you received from your department, needed only for your first registration entry of a session.
10. The advanced search page allows you to search for courses by a number of fields, including: Subject Area, Course Number, Date/Time Offered, Course Location, and Attribute Type (General Education).
    • Once you select the option you want, click “Section Search” at the bottom of the page.
    • Click in the box next to desired course(s), the scroll to end of page and click on “Register.”
    • The letter “C” next to a course means the course is closed.
    • Location (Campus) select main campus or Moodle (Web) for courses available to main campus students.
11. Review the schedule.
    • Click “Student Detail Schedule” at the bottom of the coursework lookup page to see course titles, number of credits, instructor, location, etc

Banner Registration Basics
Introduce yourself to searching for courses, adding them to your schedule and viewing your weekly schedule at-a-glance.

Advanced Banner Registration 
Learn how to overcome common registration errors. 

If you have transfer questions or experience registration difficulties that your department chair cannot resolve, please feel free to contact the admissions office at 518-564-2040 or email [email protected]

For academic advisement questions, email [email protected] or call 518-564-2080.

For registration questions, email [email protected] or call 518-564-2100.

Queensbury campus students should first call the Queensbury campus at 518-792-5425.

Approval Required: Student must obtain permission to register from the chairperson or coordinator of special program.

Campus Restriction: You may be restricted from courses at the campus you are not attending.

Class Level Restriction: Only students at a specific class level are allowed to register (e.g., freshman, sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate students). The class level restriction is defined in the prerequisites for each course. Click on the course link on Banner Web to view the course description and prerequisite requirements.

Closed Course: Course enrollment is at maximum capacity.

Co-requisite: If a course has a co-requisite, the courses must be added simultaneously in Banner to permit registration (e.g., BIO 101A lecture and BIO 101LA lab).

Degree Restriction: Only students in specific degree programs may register.

Level Restriction: Only students in a specific level (undergraduate or graduate) are allowed to register. All graduate courses (500 level) have been coded with a graduate-level registration restriction (with the exception of courses required for combined B.A./M.S.T. and B.S./M.S.Ed. programs).

Major Restriction: Only students in a specific major may register. Most major restrictions are defined in the prerequisites for courses. If not, contact the respective academic department should you have questions.

Prerequisites: Student has not completed prerequisites for a course. Click on the course link to view course descriptions and prerequisite requirements.

Reserved/SR: Seats reserved for specific group registrations such as Learning Communities, SSS/EOP/ESL students only, and incoming students.

• Director: Ms. Suzanne Daley
• Associate Director: Dr. Elizabeth Bernat
• Office: 518-564-2080

Transfer students who have been accepted to the institution as undeclared should contact the Academic Advising Office for course registration and advisement.

• Dean: Dr. Andrew Buckser
• Associate Dean: Dr. Genie Babb
• Office: 518-564-3150

If you have difficulty reaching your department chair, please call the dean’s office for assistance.

• Dean: Dr. Rowena Ortiz-Walters
• Associate Dean: Dr. Brian Neureuther
• Dean’s Office: 518-564-3185

If you have difficulty reaching your department chair, please call the dean’s office for assistance.

• Interim Dean: Dr. Denise Simard
• Associate Dean: Dr. Jamar Pickreign
• Dean’s Office: 518-564-3066

If you have difficulty reaching your department chair, please call the dean’s office for assistance.

Students who have been accepted to degree programs offered at our Queensbury campus should contact the Queensbury campus to register for a new student orientation session.

Orientation dates will be announced shortly. The Queensbury campus can be reached at 518-792-5425 or by email at [email protected].