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AfteryouhavesubmittedyourAdmissionsdeposit,weencourageyou
totakethefollowingstepsinpreparationforOrientationin June .
STEP 1: PLACEMENT TESTING
Youmayberequiredtotakeplacementtestsordepartmentalassessmentsto
ensure appropriate course placement in courses that will match your
knowledgeandskills.
Theplacementbookcanbefoundatthefollowingwebsite:
http://www.tcnj.edu/~recreg/placementTest/
Please read through the placement book to find the necessary information
andcriteriaincludingdates,times,andlocations.
STEP 2: WEB TOOLS
TheTCNJWebToolsfeatureconnectsyoutotheinformati onyouwillneed
throughoutyourcareeratTCNJ.LocatedatthetopoftheTCNJhomepage,
this tool provides links to various College sites and resources including
GoogleApps (email) ,PAWS, Canvas,theLibraryandmore!ToaccessWeb
Toolsvisit tcnj.pages.tcnj.edu .
TCNJEmail:
Your email address is username@tcnj.edu which you can access through
TCNJ Web Tools. Check your TCNJ email for critical messages from the
Office of Records and Registration leading up to Orientation. The College's
official method for communicating with you is through your TCNJ email
accountsoitis criticalforyoutocheckthisonadailybasis.
STEP 3: PAWS (PRIMARY ACADEMIC WEB SERVIC ES)
Learn to navigate PAWS ( Primary Academic Web Services) where you can
access course descriptions, select and register for
classes using the "shopping cart" feature, review your
academic requirements report, and much more! Learn
to navigate PAWS by taking the helpful tutorial at
http://pawshelp.pages.tcnj.edu/undergraduate students/transfer students/ .
SignintoPAWSafterreviewingthetutorial.
