Welcome to Arts at Ryerson!

Course Enrollment Information Session

STEPS TO ENROLLMENTAugust 12, 2013

1. Log on to RAMSS (my.ryerson.ca)

2. Verify your Enrollment appointment

3. Check your auto enrolled courses & schedule

4. Review the calendar curriculum information

5. Put desired elective classes in Shopping Cart

August 13, 20136. Finalize your enrollment in courses

Technical RequirementsRyerson provides a list of compatible web browsers for use with RAMSS (if you use a browser NOT listed, there is no guarantee that RAMSS will work properly!):http://www.ryerson.ca/RAMSSsupport/browsers.html

Your browser must be set to allow pop ups:http://www.ryerson.ca/RAMSSsupport/toolbox/popups/

Also, if you encounter any error messages or your windows do not open/load when working in RAMSS, please try clearing your browser cache as per the instructions here:http://www.ryerson.ca/RAMSSsupport/cache.html

Step 1: Log on to RAMSSGo to my.ryerson.ca

Enter your username and password.

Click on Login

Hours for password changes,

etc

Access to RAMSS

Weekly Schedule

Fee Summary/Balance ($)

Personal Info

**IMPORTANT**Ensure your personal information is correct

Step 2: Verify your Enrollment Appointment

Select a term

No terms? Date incorrect? Contact Enrollment Services

416-979-5136 or

sservice@ryerson.ca

Provide your Student ID number

Return to Student Centre main page

Step 3: Check your auto enrolled course & schedule

Make sure you view the correct week.(view week of September 2)

Classes begin the day after Labour Day (Tues)

Monday classes will show NEXT week

Step 4: Review your curriculum in the online calendar

CHECK ALL RESTRICTIONS • You can’t take just

anything: courses must be listed in your program’s curriculum

For example: PHL 101 is on the list = OK.

PHL 214 is NOT on the list = it will NOT count in your

program.

• Ask if you’re not sure

Step 5: Put courses in the Shopping Cart

Select the Fall 2013 Enrollment Term

Use “My Classes Offered” search tool

Search by My Classes Offered – scroll page

VIEW INFORMATION SECTION

Includes: • Basic report

information• A list of

currently enrolled, ungraded courses

Check this term’s courses

This reminds you what term

you are viewing

The diamond shape means you are

already enrolled (In Progress)

Use View All to see the whole list (if > 10 courses on the list)

Where your choice is “any FRE” course (“any SPN” for some programs)

Chang School courses are listed first (CFRE and CSPN)

Use View All to see the regular undergraduate course offerings.

Chang School courses may incur extra fees.Select FRE/SPN Avoid CFRE/CSPN

Select a class section

• Scroll to the appropriate requirement• Select a course to get the details

TIP: Use View All

Selecting a class section

• Check requirements

• Read the description

• Check times against current schedule

• Select the section you want

TIP: Use View All

Add the class section to your Shopping Cart

Validate the class(es)(Checks for conflicts – you are NOT yet actually

enrolling)

Potential Problems:

• Schedule conflict – choose a different section/time

• Pre-/Co-/Anti-requisite requirements – choose a different course

• Course not open to your program at this time (seats are reserved for students for whom this is a required course)

Delete invalid courses from Shopping Cart and look for others.

Unable to Display courses

Sometimes the My Classes Offered tool cannot show the list. What does this mean?

• These courses are not offered in the term you selected

OR

• The list has many restrictions and exceptions, like Liberal Studies

If selections are not displayed:1. Return to “Add Classes to Shopping Cart”,

change to the Winter term, use My Classes Offered again.

2. If your courses show now, they are only offered in the Winter semester.

If there are no selections showing for Fall or Winter:

Use Class Search to find a specific course for Fall Term and add it to your Shopping Cart.

MAKE SURE THE COURSE YOU CHOOSE IS PART OF YOUR PROGRAM’S CURRICULUM!!

Add all class sections to Shopping Cart; validate them.

When all courses validate, you are ready for your enrollment appointment

Step 6: Finish the enrollmentOn Tuesday August 13th:• Go to your Shopping Cart for Fall Term• Select all courses and click Enroll• Watch out for courses that are now closed

If class is full (closed), use ADD ANOTHER CLASS button to return to Add Classes page and try again.

Did you do it right?Return to Student Center

Click “My Academics” to review your Advisement Report and see other functions

Advisement ReportDid you

choose the RIGHT

courses?

My Advisement Report

See important policy information

See all your incomplete and ungraded courses

Expand all to make sure you don’t miss

anything.

You must satisfy ALL

requirements in order to graduate

You should drop this course!See your department for help picking an appropriate course instead.

Check the Non-Applicable Section These courses are NOT appropriate for your program.

Oops! This course doesn’t belong in

my program!

Each part of the report shows you what you still need to take.

•Both day school (SSH) & Chang School (CSSH) offerings are listed.

•Chang School courses may incur additional fees.

The future years of your program can change .

• The Advisement Report reflects the newest calendar

information applicable to your requirements.

• It is updated every March for the new year.

Calendar and Advisement Report• same information, different presentation

NOTE: If a course list is very long, you must refer to the online calendar to see the list of appropriate courses

USEFUL LINKSwww.ryerson.ca

Current Students Pagehttp://www.ryerson.ca/currentstudents/

For New Studentshttp://www.ryerson.ca/currentstudents/new/

How to Use RAMSShttp://www.ryerson.ca/RAMSSsupport/ugrad_grad/

Calendarhttp://www.ryerson.ca/currentstudents/calendars/

Faculty of Artshttp://www.ryerson.ca/arts/

QUESTIONS?For the name and contact information of your

Program Administrator, see your program's Enrollment Worksheet at

www.arts.ryerson.ca/newstudents