STEP 7: REGISTERING FOR CLASSES
At Orientation you will have the opportunity, if necessary, to
add classes from your shopping cart to your schedule using
the following instructions. More detailed instructions with
screenshots on how to use your Enrollment Shopping Cart
and validate classes can be found at https://pawshelp.tcnj.
edu/undergraduate-students/current-students/
Check all of the select boxes next to the courses you
wish to enroll in; then click the enroll button. Follow
the proceeding instructions. You may have to click
finish enrolling to finalize your registration.
STEP 8: FINAL CREDENTIALS
AP Scores
Please request to have any official Advanced Placement
(AP) test scores sent electronically to us from College
Board.
Visit https://apscore.collegeboard.org/scores/score-
reporting to learn how to get your scores forwarded
to TCNJ's Office of Records and Registration. Visit
https://advisingresources.tcnj.edu/test-credit/advanced-
placement/ to review the current AP Legend for TCNJ.
Final Transcript
If you haven't already done so, please request to have
your final college transcript sent ASAP to: The College
of New Jersey Office of Admissions – Transfers, P.O.
Box 7718, Ewing, NJ 08628.
If you are graduating with an Associate's Degree, that
information needs to be posted on your transcript.
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STEP 9: ORIENTATION DAY
You are expected to attend the TCNJ
Orientation Program in January.
At Orientation, you will be able to meet with your
academic department, learn about transitioning to
TCNJ, take your TCNJ Photo ID and finalize your
Spring 2020 class schedule.
You will also have the opportunity to get to know
other TCNJ students and become a part of the TCNJ
community!
ADVISING QUESTIONS
If you have questions about your specific academic
program prior to Orientation, students are welcome
to contact the Department Chair for any advising
questions prior to Orientation.
You can find the name of your Department Chair here:
http://tcnj.pages.tcnj.edu/academics/schools/
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
The College's Academic Calendar is based on guiding
principles that frame important timelines and deadlines
for the campus community. These include the start
and length of each semester, convocation, fall/spring
break, final exam period and commencement with
further landmark dates that define the add/drop period,
midterm progress reports, registration windows,
withdrawal deadlines, grading cycles and Summer
and Winter sessions. Please monitor the 2019-2020
Academic Calendar here:
http://tcnj.pages.tcnj.edu/academics/academic-
calendars/academic-calendar-2019-2020/
SPECIAL MESSAGE TO
ASSOCIATE DEGREE STUDENTS
Students receiving an AA/AS degree from a NJ
community college will receive "full faith in credit"
under the Lampitt Bill/Comprehensive Transfer
Agreement (AAS and AFA degrees do not fall under
the LampittBill). TCNJ will accept the entire degree up
to our credit maximum of 16 units (64 credits) and the
student will enter TCNJ with junior standing. Junior
standing at TCNJ is 16 units (64 credits).
Please note that Associate Degrees with less than 64
credits will place students at a sophomore standing.
Students will have satisfied all liberal learning (general
education) requirements at The College, including
second language requirements.
