Hartwick college

How do I…

• find important dates and deadlines (adding, dropping, holidays, term start & end, etc.)?
• declare/change a major/minor?
• change my advisor?
• change my schedule?
• sign up for a workshop?
• sign up for a tutor?
• apply to become a tutor?
• apply to become a supplemental instructor?
• do an independent study?
• do an internship?
• plan an Individual Student Program?
• take courses at SUNY Oneonta (SUCO)?
• take summer courses at another institution?
• learn more about study abroad?
• request a transcript?
• request an enrollment or degree verification?
• apply for readmission?
• register for courses electronically?

How do I find important dates and deadlines?
To view academic year importand dates and deadlines, such as the deadline for adding and dropping a course, click here.

How do I declare/change a major/minor?
To declare or change a major, please use the MAJOR AND/OR ADVISOR CHANGE form, available online and in the Office of Advising and Registration, 4th Floor, Dewar Hall. If your current advisor does not teach in your new major, you need to change your advisor as well. Once your new advisor has signed the form, please bring it back to the Office of Advising and Registration for processing.

To declare a minor, please use the APPLICATION TO REGISTRAR FOR TRANSCRIPT LISTING OF A MINOR form. The form needs to be signed by the Department Chair and returned to the Office of Advising and Registration in order for a minor to show on your transcript.

How do I change my advisor?
To change your advisor, please use the MAJOR AND/OR ADVISOR CHANGE form, available online and in the Office of Advising and Registration , 4th Floor, Dewar Hall. Once your new advisor has signed the form, please bring it back to the Office of Advising and Registration for processing.

If you want to change your advisor, but don't know who you would like, you need to meet with someone in the Office of Advising and Registration so an advisor can be assigned.

How do I change my schedule?
To make changes to your schedule, please use a REGISTRATION CHANGE FORM. This form is available online and in the Office of Advising and Registration. Once you have obtained your advisor's signature, bring the form back for processing.

Beginning the third day of the term (except for January-term), you must also obtain the instructor's signature in order to add a course. After two weeks into the semester, you need to file a petition (including signatures of the course professor and your advisor) with the Committee on Academic Standards in order to add a course. IF the Committee approves the petition, there is a $50.00 late registration fee applied for each course.

How do I sign up for a workshop?
To register for a workshop, please stop by or call the Loft at x4661, or visit our workshop schedule online to register via the web.

How do I sign up for a tutor?
To sign up for a tutor, please visit the Loft to pick up a Tutor Request form or access this form via the web. For more information about tutoring, please visit the tutoring home page.

How do I apply to become a tutor?
To apply to become a tutor, you will need to fill out an application, available in the Loft or access this form via the web. For more information about tutoring, please visit the tutoring home page.

How do I apply to become a supplemental instructor?
Most supplemental instructors are recommended by department chairs or other professors. To apply to become a supplemental instructor, you will need to fill out an application, available in the Loft. For more information about supplemental instructing, please visit the supplemental instruction home page.

How do I do an independent/directed study?
Please download a PRE-REGISTRATION FOR INDEPENDENT/DIRECTED STUDY form. Once you have completed this form and obtained the appropriate signatures (Advisor, Professor, and Department chair), return it to the Office of Advising and Registration by the end of the first week of the term in which you are registering. If not turned in by the end of the first week of the term, you will have to petition the Committee on Academic Standards or the study will have to be postponed until a later term.

How do I do an internship?
Internships are a great way to get hands-on experience in the field. Please visit Career Services' Internship page for information about internships.

How do I plan an Individual Student Program?
An Individual Student Program (ISP) is a unique way for you to plan your own major. For more information about planning an ISP, please the ISP web site.

How do I take courses at SUNY Oneonta (SUCO)?
Please visit the Office of Advising and Registration to pick up the appropriate paperwork and learn more about taking courses at SUNY Oneonta or click here for the application form and further information.

How do I take summer courses at another institution?
Please download the REQUEST FOR COURSE APPROVAL form, fill it out and return it to the Office of Advising and Registration, 4th floor, Dewar Hall. The form must be filled out in its entirety or it will not be accepted. If you are seeking approval for a course to transfer in to your major, you must obtain approval from the Chair of your major department (see the form for details). Summer courses at another institution MUST be pre-approved. If you do not obtain approval prior to completing a course at another institution you will need to petition the Committee on Academic Standards to allow the course to transfer.

Students within their last 30 credits (i.e. students who have completed 90 credits) will need to petition for a waiver of the residency requirement. Students in their Junior or Senior years who wish to transfer in more than 8 credits from a community college must petition the Committee on Academic Standards for approval.

How do I learn more about study abroad?
To learn more about opportunities for off-campus study, please visit the Sondhi Limthongkul Center for Interdependence on the 4th floor of Yager Hall or browse through their offerings online.

How do I request a transcript?
To request a transcript, please click here.

How do I obtain an enrollment or degree verification?
For details on requesting an enrollment verification, click here. For details on requesting a degree verification, click here.

How do I apply for readmission?
For details on applying for readmission, please click here.

How do I register for courses electronically?
For details on using e-Reg, please click here.