In late May, you will receive an email invitation to join Canvas, Salve Regina's learning management system. You will use Canvas to complete an advising and registration checklist, which includes the foreign language placement exam, writing placement exam, exploratory advising session, pre-health advising support, general education course preferences, fiscal acceptance agreement and more.

Once your checklist is verified as complete, the Center for Advising, Career and Life Design's Compass advising team will register you for fall semester courses based on your major requirements, Core Curriculum requirements and other courses of interest. Courses fill on a first-come, first-served basis. Fall and winter athletes should complete the checklist as soon as possible to improve their chances of receiving a schedule that works with their practices. We do our best to build schedules to your preferences, but there are some conflicts that may be unavoidable.

• Students who complete their checklist by June 7 will receive their fall 2024 schedule by June 26.
• You are also required to meet with your Compass advisor. Exploratory students must meet with their advisor by June 14 to ensure their fall 2024 schedule is as accurate as possible. All other students must meet with their advisor by Aug. 16. You can ask questions about your schedule and request any changes in your advising meeting.

The Compass advising team is an integral component to your first-year experience. Be sure to check your salve.edu email throughout the summer, as the team will contact you regarding your fall schedule, transfer credit and more. Please review the instructions for accessing your Salve Regina email.

Questions? Many of your questions will be answered in the Canvas checklist. If you have additional questions, email academicadvising@salve.edu using your salve.edu address. Our offices are open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET Monday-Friday.

How Your Schedule Impacts Your Bill

Course registration generates your fall 2024 bill. Students who wish to enroll in the six-month payment plan must complete the advising and registration checklist by June 7 to have their bill processed in time for the first payment. If you do not complete the checklist by June 7, we cannot guarantee that your fall schedule will be ready in time.

Important Deadlines and Registration Timeline

• Late May: Advising and registration checklist opens in Canvas. Begin this checklist as soon as possible, as there are multiple steps. The checklist will take you a minimum of six hours to complete. Do not wait until the last week to complete the checklist, as course registration will prioritize students who complete the checklist first.
• June 7: Deadline to complete the advising and registration checklist in Canvas.
• June 14: Deadline for exploratory students and select others to meet with their Compass advisor.
• June 26: Course schedules and fall 2024 bills are released to students who completed the advising and registration checklist by June 7.
• July 15: Deadline to send transfer credit to Salve Regina (email sruregistrar@salve.edu).
• Aug. 16: Deadline for first-year students who have declared a major to meet with their Compass advisor.
• Sept. 5: First day of classes for the fall 2024 semester.

If You Deposit After the Deadline

Your Salve Regina username and password are sent to your personal email 4-5 business days after your deposit date. After you receive your credentials, it may take a few additional days to receive your welcome email from the Center for Advising, Career and Life Design. Once you receive this email, complete your advising and registration checklist as soon as possible.

• If you complete the checklist by June 7, you should receive a bill and schedule by June 26.
• If you complete the checklist after June 7, you are not guaranteed a course schedule by June 26, but we will send you a fall schedule as soon as possible. Monitor your salve.edu email for communications from the team.
• If you deposit after Aug. 12, your advising and registration process may differ from the instructions on this webpage. Monitor your salve.edu email for guidance. We will support you as quickly as possible in course registration and advising.

Be sure to review additional communications from the University on the Class of 2028 webpage.

Foreign Language Placement Exam

If you studied Spanish, French or Italian in high school, you are required to complete an online language placement exam. In the advising and registration checklist, you can access the link to complete the exam. Course registration cannot take place until this is complete.

Students who did not study Spanish, French or Italian in high school do not need to complete this exam.



Resources for New Students

Core Curriculum overview: This is the approved list of courses that satisfy Core Curriculum requirements.

Undergraduate catalog: Each year, Salve Regina publishes academic catalogs that define University policies, such as requirements to graduate.

Programs of study: Defines all majors and minors available to undergraduate students.

FERPA guidelines The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) protects the privacy of education records and provides guidelines for appropriately using and releasing student information records.

AP credit guidelines: Beginning in July, the Office of the Registrar receives Advanced Placement (AP) scores for students that designated Salve Regina when they completed their exams. If you did not designate Salve Regina, please contact College Board to order your AP scores. Exam results may require you to adjust your fall schedule. The Compass advising team and the Office of the Registrar will assist you with schedule changes.

International Baccalaureate and college credit: Salve Regina reviews IB and transfer credit as official transcripts are received throughout the summer and notifies students via email of credit awarded. Please make arrangements to have an official transcript sent to the Office of the Registrar upon course completion. Electronic transcripts must be sent by the college or university to sruregistrar@salve.edu; mailed transcripts must be sent to:

Salve Regina University
Office of the Registrar
100 Ochre Point Ave.
Newport, RI 02840

Questions? Contact the Office of the Registrar at (401) 341-2943 or sruregistrar@salve.edu or the Center for Advising, Career and Life Design at (401) 341-3288 or academicadvising@salve.edu.