New students beginning at NC State in the spring 2023 semester will register for classes from home during the fall on MyPack Portal. Course registration takes place after you have completed academic advising either through online modules and/or advising meetings. Review the information below to understand how to prepare for registering for your first semester of courses.
Resources and Tutorials
Terms to Know
Advising Process for Your College or Program
Registration Resources and Tutorials
To access your Unity account for the first time, visit the New Student Checklist for instructions. If you need to reset your password, visit the Password Assistance webpage. For additional help with password resets or login issues, contact the NC State Help Desk at 919-515-HELP (4357) or help@ncsu.edu.
Visit the Enrollment section within MyPack Portal or through the online Schedule of Courses (select the “2023 Spring Term”).
Visit the Enrollment Wizard Tutorial for step-by-step directions for enrolling in classes using MyPack Portal. We also recommend watching this Enrollment Wizard video that guides you through using MyPack Portal for course registration and other important campus functions. For questions regarding the Enrollment Wizard, contact Registration and Records at 919.515.NCSU.
Utilize the Pack Planner to assist in planning your degree. Learn more by watching the Pack Planner video tutorial.
Check your email regularly!
Registration and Records and the academic advising team in your college or program will primarily contact you via email with updates and action items. Check your email daily, including both the personal email you have on file with Undergraduate Admissions and your @ncsu email.
Terms to Know
At NC State, academic advising is an intentional process designed to support students as they develop and pursue educational, career, and personal goals. As part of this process, academic advisors will provide advising around course selection before each academic term enrollment period.
The academic advisor who assist you with your first semester registration may or may not be your ongoing assigned advisor. Regardless, the advising team in your college or program will provide you with advising while you are in transition as a new student.
Use the Class Search Tool to view upcoming class schedules. Search by class subject, number, or days and times each section meets in order to find what best meets your needs. The Spring 2023 schedule will be available on October 12, 2022.
- Asynchronous – Classes that do not meet on set days at a set time; instead, students may be required to watch pre-recorded lectures or otherwise complete coursework on their own time. If a class meets asynchronously, it will simply be designated as online with no meeting time on your class schedule.
- Face-to-Face – Courses that take place in-person in classrooms on campus
- Hybrid – Classes that have both in-person and online components. Students may be split and meet in-person on alternating days; on the days in which students are not meeting in-person, they may be required to watch live lectures, pre-recorded lectures, or otherwise complete coursework online. Individual class details will be communicated to students by the instructor.
- Synchronous – Distance-education (online) courses that meet on a set day(s) at a set time; will have a meeting day and time designated on your class schedule.
The Enrollment Wizard is a tool in MyPack Portal that allows you to plan your classes and build your schedule each semester. Learn how to use the Wizard on the Student Services Center website.
Holds on your account may prevent you from enrolling in the upcoming term. An advising hold is placed on your account until you have completed academic advising. To view your holds, navigate to MyPack Portal > Student Homepage > Tasks & Holds tile.
The course catalog lists every course offered during your time at NC State. Use this tool to view course descriptions and credit information.
You will be assigned a specific date and time that you can enroll in classes using the online Enrollment Wizard in MyPack Portal. To find your enrollment date and time, navigate to MyPack Portal > Student Homepage > Planning & Enrollment tile. Learn more on the Enrollment Calendar webpage.
The SSC is your one-stop shop for registration, billing and financial aid information. Visit their website at studentservices.ncsu.edu/ or contact them at 919.515.6278 (weekdays 8am-5pm) or studentservices@ncsu.edu if you need assistance with the registration process.
Select your academic college or program to learn about what you should expect from the academic advising process:
You will be contacted by the Agricultural Institute with further details on Spring course advising and registration.
Be sure to check both your NC State email and the personal email you have on file with Undergraduate Admissions regularly. For general questions, please feel free to contact Kayla Howell at ag_institute@ncsu.edu.
*Students majoring in the Life Sciences First Year Program should locate instructions below under the heading Life Sciences First Year Program
You should contact your academic department for course advising and registration once you are matriculated (about two business days after the advanced enrollment deposit is paid). The advising contact for your department can be found on the Coordinator of Advising webpage.
If you are unable to connect with an advisor, or if you have general questions, please contact Anne Hubbard, Academic Advisor, at alhubbar@ncsu.edu.
You will be contacted directly by College of Design advising staff to discuss the advising and course registration process. Check both your NC State email and the personal email you have on file with Undergraduate Admissions regularly.
Once you confirm your enrollment, please email the CED Advising Team (ced_advising@ncsu.edu) to schedule your registration advising appointment.
Students who deferred enrollment from fall 2022 to spring 2023: Once you confirm your enrollment, email Dr. MaryClare Robbins (mrobbins@ncsu.edu) with an email titled “Fall 2022 Deferred Student Enrollment” as she would be able to assign you appropriately whether you are an Engineering First-Year student or Transfer Student. In that email please identify yourself as either a EFY (engineering first-year), or Transfer student so that she can differentiate between her recommended next steps. Please use your official ncsu.edu email for all communication.
First-Year Students Admitted in November/December: If you have been assigned an academic advisor in MyPack Portal, email your advisor to set up an advising appointment as soon as possible. If you are not yet assigned an academic advisor, reach out to Engineering Academic Affairs at engineering@ncsu.edu.
Transfer Students Admitted in November/December: You will receive an email within 3-5 business days of your admission with details on the advising process and next steps for advising in your Engineering department of admission. Please be on the lookout for that email which will come from the College of Engineering (via the email address, engineering@ncsu.edu).
You should contact your academic department for course advising and registration once you are matriculated (about two business days after the advanced enrollment deposit is paid). The advising contact for your department can be found on the New Student Academic Advisors website.
If you are unable to connect with an advisor, or if you have general questions, please contact Dara Leeder, Director of Student Recruitment and Retention, at dara_leeder@ncsu.edu.
A few days after confirming your enrollment, you will be contacted by the College of Natural Resources with next steps and instructions for reaching out to an academic advisor.
Be sure to check both your NC State email and the personal email you have on file with Undergraduate Admissions regularly. If you need assistance, contact cnr_academicaffairs@ncsu.edu.
*Students majoring in the Life Sciences First Year Program should locate instructions below under the heading Life Sciences First Year Program
After confirming your enrollment, you should make an individual virtual appointment with an academic advisor to discuss spring course registration. If after reviewing the list of advisors you are unsure whom to contact, please email enrollment@sciences.ncsu.edu.
Academic Advisors:
Applied Mathematics:
- First-year students: Ms. Betsy Alexieff
- Transfer students: Dr. Alina Duca
Biological Sciences transfer students (BS, BA, all concentrations): Ms. Dana Thomas
Chemistry: Dr. Jeremy Feducia
Geology: Ms. Maggie Puryear
Genetics transfer students: Dr. Betty Gardner
Marine Sciences (all concentrations): Ms. Maggie Puryear
Mathematics:
- First-year students: Ms. Betsy Alexieff
- Transfer students: Dr. Alina Duca
Meteorology (general or Marine concentration): Ms. Maggie Puryear
Microbiology transfer students: Dr. Jonathan Olson
Natural Resources with Marine & Coastal Resources concentration: Ms. Maggie Puryear
Physics:
- First year students: Ms. Betsy Alexieff
- Transfer students: Dr. Zack Lewis
Statistics: Dr. Spencer Muse
Zoology transfer students: Ms. Dana Thomas
After confirming your enrollment, please contact John Resnick-Kahle (jfresnic@ncsu.edu) to receive your next steps for academic advising.
You will receive an enrollment guide by email from an LSFY Advisor who has been assigned to you. You will work through this enrollment guide on your own to help select courses and determine the best course of action to take for the spring semester. After completing the guide, the advising team will review your plan and then release your advising hold so you can register for classes.
Need additional assistance? Contact the advising team at lifesciencesfy@ncsu.edu
The Poole College of Management is excited to welcome our incoming spring students!
First-Year Students: Please email Ms. Eleanor Chappell (eachappe@ncsu.edu), who will be working with incoming spring students, to schedule an advising appointment. During this appointment you will discuss incoming credit, advising hold release, and suggested courses for Spring 2023.
Transfer Students: Once you pay your enrollment deposit, you will be contacted by an academic advisor who will share the process for you to be advised and register for courses. If you need additional assistance, email pooleadvising@ncsu.edu.
Once you confirm your enrollment, you will be contacted by an academic advisor who will share the process for advising and course registration. If you have questions prior to that, email Heather Lyerly (heather_lyerly@ncsu.edu).