On your Virtual Advising Day you will:

• Meet faculty advisors from your academic department
• Learn about courses, their major and other requirements necessary to graduate from Framingham State.
• Develop a course schedule for Fall 2020.
• Meet current student leaders and other new students.

On your Registration Day you will:

• Register for your Fall 2020 courses at home. Faculty and staff will be available for support on this day.

Preparing for your Advising Day

• There is no fee for student orientation.
• Individuals who require accommodations including a sign language interpreter, assistance with communications, or other needs to participate in a live, virtual event should let us know of those needs in advance on the RSVP form or via email at orientation@framingham.edu.
• Our summer orientation program is organized by Academic College so that you can meet your faculty and other students in your major. It is important that when you RSVP, you select the date that corresponds to your major. If you would like to change your major, please email Admissions at admissions@framingham.edu and RSVP for the orientation date for your new major. We offer two summer make-up orientation dates for all majors for those who are unable to attend the orientation for their major.  Until we receive notice from the Office of Admissions that your major has changed, we will plan for you according to the major you indicated on your application. 
• Download our mobile app, FSUgo, to access a virtual campus map and other useful information about FSU, including updates related to COVID-19.

Technology/Internet Assistance:

Accessibility/Internet:

Ram Ready Portal:

Due to restrictions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the following policy for placement testing at Framingham State University will be implemented until further notice:

WRITING:  Incoming students who do not meet the criteria for Expository Writing will be contacted by the Placement Testing Coordinator with information on how to register and complete the online Writing Assessment.   Current FSU students who have not taken writing have been contacted by the head of the writing program and should check their e-mail and Starfish notifications.

WORLD LANGUAGES:  Language testing will not be available until further notice.  Language majors should send an e-mail to placement@framingham.edu for further advisement. Once testing can resume, details including registration and dates will be posted.

MATH: Math testing will not be available until further notice. Incoming students will be placed in math courses based on their high school GPA.  Once testing can resume, the Placement Testing Coordinator will be in contact with all incoming students regarding their math placement status, advise if testing is necessary, and share information on how to take the test.  Priority test dates will be offered to STEM majors who should take the math placement test in order to be placed in the most appropriate math and science courses for their major. 

Any questions may be directed to placement@framingham.edu.  Thank you.

9:00 am- Welcome!

• You will meet the staff of New Student and Family Programs who will discuss what to expect as first-year students and for your Virtual Advising Day.

9:20 am- Academic Advocates

• A discussion of requirements that all students need to know to graduate: graduation requirements, major requirements and explanations of some of our technology.

10:15 am- Academic Department Sessions

• You will join the academic department Zoom link in which your major resides by returning to the Blackboard site, selecting the "Virtual Advising Day Zoom Links" tab and selecting the Zoom link for your major. You will be introduced to faculty, major requirements, and begin to search for courses during this session. 

1:00 pm- Virtual Advising Day concludes

• After this time you can contact advising@framingham.edu for assistance with building your course schedule. In addition, you can join us in Zoom on June 22nd at 10:30 a.m. for Advising Assistance. The link for this space will be located at the same Blackboard tab, Virtual Advising Day Zoom Links.

• Our Orientation Leaders will be available to connect with you socially, answer questions you may have, and help you meet other incoming first-year students! We'll share with you the different topics and times on your Virtual Advising Day. To attend, you will go back to the Blackboard page and click on the link of the social session for your Advising Day. We hope you will consider joining us!

June Registration will take place starting at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 23 for students who completed an Advising Day on June 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 or 22. You will receive instructions for how this process will work and the PIN you will need to register for classes on your Virtual Advising Day. 

For students attending our Advising Make-Up Day 2 in August, your Registration Day will be announced in the coming weeks.

You will receive instructions for how to register for classes at your Virtual Advising Day. You will want to be prepared a few minutes before 9:00 a.m. on June 23rd so that at 9:00 a.m. you can register. If a class you had wanted becomes full, you can continue to look for new courses on your own, or you can contact advising@framingham.edu for assistance.