How To Register
View printable version of "Touch-Tone Worksheet" (word document) Day Division
View printable version of "Touch-Tone Worksheet" (word document) DGCE Division
  1. See Your Advisor: Your advisor will work with you as to: (a) what courses you should take, (b) discuss your curriculum, (c) complete 'section 3' of your advising & registration form, (d) sign and give your form back to you.

    Advisor Assignment: YOUR ADVISOR WILL HAVE YOUR ADVISING & REGISTRATION FORM.
    YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO REGISTER WITHOUT MEETING WITH YOUR ADVISOR FIRST.

    Students with a declared major should make their advising appointment with their advisor as soon as allowed. For specifics, check with your Major Department Office or directly with your advisor prior to your Advising Day, listed below.

    Students, who are Undeclared as to a major, have been assigned to an advisor and are to meet with that advisor. Advisor/Advisee assignments for undeclared students will be posted outside the Interdisciplinary Studies Department, which is located in the Library, Room 334 on the 3rd floor. Students should make their advising appointments with their advisors as soon as allowed.

    Class Assignment: Advising & Registration will be conducted based on your PROJECTED CLASS assignment. To help you determine your PROJECTED CLASS assignment, refer to the following example:
    2. Cumulative credits through Spring 2005
    48
    Registered credits for Fall 2004
    +15
    Total Credits
    63

    Using your total credit figure, refer to the ranges noted below to determine your PROJECTED CLASS assignment:
    Senior:
    90 or more credits
    Junior:
    54 but less than 90 credits
    Sophomore:
    24 but less than 54 credits
    Freshman:
    0 but less than 24 credits

    Based on the above-mentioned example, the student would be advised & registered during the junior advising & registration time.
    Advising Days:
    Seniors
    October 21 - 22
    Juniors
    October 25 - 26
    Sophomores
    October 27, 28, 29
    Freshmen
    November 1, 2, 3

    Special Note:
    Business Administration and Nursing majors may make appointments with their advisors anytime from October 21 through November 3, 2004.
  1. Register for Courses:
    Class Touch Tone In-person
    Seniors November 4 - 17 Nov. 16, 8:30 am to noon
    Juniors November 8 - 17 Nov. 16, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
    Sophomores November 11 - 17 Nov. 17, 8:30 am to 4:00 pm
    Freshmen November 15 - 17 Nov. 17, noon to 4:30 pm
    OPEN TO ALL   Nov. 17, 12:30 to 4:30 pm

    Touch Tone Voice Registration:
    The Touch Tone Voice Registration System can be used for DAY student registration. To activate a Touch Tone Voice Registration session, call 978-542-8100. Enter the system with your new 7 (seven) digit student ID number, your 4 digit PIN, (if you do not have a PIN, you will be asked to enter your birth date i.e., 030781 for March 7, 1981, then you will be asked to enter a new 4 digit PIN for yourself), and finally you will be asked to enter a 5 (five) digit access code which will be given to you by your advisor. This access number is printed on your registration form. Once you successfully enter the system, you will also need the 4 (four) digit reference number listed in the Master Schedule, in parentheses, to the left of the section number for each course you wish to register in.

    For security reasons you may wish to periodically change your PIN through the Touch Tone system. However, if you have forgotten your PIN you can come to the Office of Student Records & Registrar between 8:30am and 9:00pm Monday through Thursday, or 8:30am and 5:00pm on Friday for assistance. Under no circumstance PIN may be given over the phone.

    If there are no holds, i.e. fiscal problems, with your record, you will be able to register with the class you will be in. A printed confirmation of your schedule will be mailed to you before the start of the semester.

    The system hours are Monday through Saturday from 6:00 am to 12:00 midnight and on Sunday from 6:00 am to 12:00 noon. If you experience problems with the system you may call 978-542-6334 between 8:30am and 8:00pm Monday through Thursday. Although there are multiple telephone lines available, you may still get a busy signal. Please try again a little later.

    After the close of a semester, as soon as the grades are posted, students can check their grades using the Touch Tone system.

    In-person Registration:
    Find Your Registration Appointment. You have been given an appointment time for in-person registration. This appears in Section 6 on your advising & registration form that you received from your advisor. You may come to the Office of Student Records & Registrar on the 1st floor of the Administration Building for in-person registration at your appointment time or any registration day thereafter.

    Please save your printouts so that you will have complete information for the start of classes.

  1. Spring 2005 Touch-Tone Registration Instructions: Anyone who has registered for courses with us since 1987 will be in our computer file. If your birth date is not in the system, you will need to call the Registrar's Office at (978) 542-6334, and please select option #1 and ask to have your birth date added to the system.

    The first time you enter the Touch Tone System, initially, your birth date will be used as your PIN.
    (i.e., 030781 for March 7, 1981), then, for security reasons you will be asked to change your PIN to a 4 digit number.

    Anyone wishing to use the Touch Tone System, who has not previously registered with Salem State College can call the above number to have a biographical file created.

    Spring 2005 Touch Tone Dates & Times:
    DAY student pre-registration:

    Seniors
    November 4 - 17

    Juniors
    November 8 - 17

    Sophomores
    November 11 - 17

    Freshmen
    November 15 - 17

Touch-tone for Add-Drop:
 Begins January 13, 2005 at 6:00 pm. Ends January 26, 2005 at midnight.

GRADUATE and Undergraduate EVENING Students:
Begins November 21, 2004

To Access The System & Register, You Will Need:
  1. To call (978) 542-8100 and activate the Touch Tone Voice Response System. You will be greeted by the System voice and you will be offered the Main Menu of choices. Press (1) for billing, (2) for Registration, (3) for listing your courses, (4) for changing your PIN. At any time you can also press * 1 to go back to Main Menu, * 8 to repeat the choices or * 9 to end the call.
  2. To enter your new 7 (seven) digit student ID number. Effective Fall semester 2001, your student ID number is no longer your Social Security Number. If you do not have your new 7 (seven)-digit student ID number please go to the Office of Student Records & Registrar between 8:30 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday, or 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Friday and bring in your ID card to obtain your new ID number.
  3. To enter your 4 digit PIN. If you are entering the system for the first time ever and do not have a PIN, initially, you need to enter the month and day of your date of birth (i.e., 030781 for March 7, 1981).
  4. To enter your 5 (five)-digit access code, for day classes only, given to you by your advisor. At this point the system will search its records to identify you. Once identified, for verification purposes, you will be read back the mailing address that we currently have in our records for you. Please listen to it carefully and if necessary, please contact the Office of Student Records & Registrar to correct it. Next, the system will give you the Registration Menu of choices. Press (1) to add a course. When prompted, enter the 4 (four)-digit course reference number.
  5. To enter the 4 (four) digit course reference number. You will need a copy of the Master Schedule to find this number, unique to each course section. This number is listed in parentheses, next to the section number for each course you wish to register in. If there is no number in that column, you cannot register through touchtone registration for that particular class. Please contact the Registrar's Office for more information.
    The system will confirm the course and section for which you have registered or tell you why you cannot register for that course, i.e. if there are any holds with your record, or if you have not met the prerequisites for the course, etc.

Repeat to build your schedule.

Press (2) to drop a course. When prompted, enter the 4 (four)-digit course reference number. The system will confirm the course and section you are dropping out of.

When finished, or if you lose track of your schedule, press (* 1) to get back to the main menu. Press (3) off of Main Menu if you need to hear your schedule read back to you in alphanumeric order. Take the usual care that your course schedules do not conflict. The program will not warn you of this.

When you are satisfied with your schedule, press (*9) to exit.

The system may be accessed Monday through Saturday from 6:00 a.m. - 12:00 midnight, and Sunday 6:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon. If you experience problems with the system please call (978) 542-6334, selecting option #1, between 8:30 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The hours have been expanded recently to make the system as convenient as possible. Although there are multiple telephone lines available, you may still get a busy signal. Please try again a little later.

Please save your printouts so that you will have complete information for the start of classes on January 20, 2004.
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