Welcome to Ryerson!
Course Selection Information Session
Activate your Online Identity
Log on to www.ryerson.ca/accounts
Your account will be activated and ready to use within 24 hours.
STEPS TO ENROLLMENTAugust 13, 2012
1. Log on to RAMSS (my.ryerson.ca)
2. Verify your Enrollment appointment
3. Check your pre-enrolled courses & schedule
4. Review the calendar curriculum information
5. Put desired elective classes in Shopping Cart
August 14, 20126. Finalize your enrollment in courses
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
**IMPORTANT**Ensure your personal information is correct
Step 2: Verify your Enrollment Appointment
Select a term
No terms? Date incorrect? Contact Enrollment Services & Student
Records 416-979-5136
Provide your Student ID number
Return to Student Centre main page
Step 3: Check your pre-enrolled courses & schedule
Make sure you view the correct week. Classes begin after Labour Day
(Week of September 3)
Monday classes will show NEXT week
Step 4: Review your curriculum in the online calendar
You will select your electives from the Elective Tables.
You will already be enrolled in the REQUIRED courses
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 2012 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 your Tuesday August 14th:• Go to your Shopping Cart for Fall Term• Select all courses and click Enroll• Watch out for course 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?
Sally WongGeographic Analysis
416-979-5000 , 5038, JOR-600
Kristy KraemerCriminal Justice
416-979-5000 ext. 2121, JOR-601
Mariam HashemiPolitics and Governance
416-979-5000 ext. 7477, JOR-733
Neha NarangInternational Economics and Finance
416-979-5000 ext. 2029, JOR-201
Elizabeth Johnson Sociology
416-979-5000 ext.4753, JOR-332
Wendy FrancisEnglish and Undeclared Arts
416-979-5000 ext. 6137, JOR-1042
Lisa VuongPsychology
416-979-5000 ext. 6193, JOR-800
To Be DeterminedArts and Contemporary Studies
416-979-5000 ext. 5105, JOR-120