Advanced Placement (AP) Exam
Contact College Board to have your scores sent to SU (college code 2823).
Refer to the AP Examination Table for score requirements and a list of SU equivalent courses.
Welcome to Newhouse! This page serves as a resource for information about courses, advising, registration and other academic topics.
Check out the University’s Required Tasks on the Becoming Orange website. Familiarize yourself with these websites as they include important information and deadlines.
You should have already completed the following:
*If you have not completed the requirements above, please contact nhadvise@syr.edu as soon as possible.
Step One – Submit AP/IP & Transfer Credit:
Contact College Board to have your scores sent to SU (college code 2823).
Refer to the AP Examination Table for score requirements and a list of SU equivalent courses.
Contact IB to have your transcript send to nhadvise@syr.edu.
Refer to the IB Credit Table for score requirements and list of SU equivalent courses.
Send copies of syllabi for any Newhouse and/or Foreign Language courses to nhadvise@syr.edu for review.
Contact the institution where the class was taken to have your official transcript sent to the Newhouse Undergraduate Advising Office.
Electronic transcripts may be emailed to nhadvise@syr.edu.
(If ordering through Parchment, please select “I’m sending to myself or another individual”, located under the search bar. This will allow you to send transcripts directly to our office for review.)
Hard copy transcripts may be mailed to:
Syracuse University
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
Academic Advising Office
215 University Place
316 Newhouse 3
Syracuse, NY 13224-2100
Step Two – View your Partially Registered Schedule on Orange SUccess on Myslice:
You can view your partially registered schedule via the courses tab in Orange SUccess (MySlice -> Advising -> Orange Success). To view a calendar view of your courses within Orange SUccess (Click upper left hand three horizontal lines -> Dashboard -> Calendar -> Scroll over to the semester start date using the arrows and go to August 26, first day of classes). Please note that this schedule is subject to change and is not complete. Students can also use Orange SUccess to schedule one-on-one meetings with their Newhouse Academic Adviser.
Step Three – Attend a Self-Registration Training Session: These training sessions will go over the course selection and registration process, how to use Degree Works our web-based curriculum audit software along with scheduling tips and tricks from current students. You must attend one of these sessions to register for classes.
Step Four – Review the First Term Enrollment (FTE) Guide: Use the FTE guide here to determine which classes to register for during the self-registration period. The FTE guide provides a list of courses that will go towards your graduation requirements. You MUST choose courses listed in this guide. DO NOT choose a course for which you may earn AP/IB/Transfer Credit.
Step Five – August 5-9, 2024, Self-Registration: You will register yourself for some liberal arts classes to complete your schedule.
We will be sending all communications to your Syracuse University (@syr.edu) email account, SUmail. Important information will be directed to that account and not to the email account you used in your application.
Email communications will go only to you and not to your parents and/or guardians. Be sure to check it at least once a week!
Newhouse Undergraduate Advising Office