PAWS 101
This tile is where you search for classes and your schedule.
Manage classes
Unlike a corequisite, which you take at the same time, this type of requirement must be completed before you can enroll in a class.
Prerequisite
Use this tool to generate and compare potential schedules that work around your commitments
College Scheduler
This office can support you with resumes and internships
The Career Center
This is the icon that will show when a course is open
Green Circle
Check this in PAWS to find out exactly what day and time you are allowed to register for classes
Enrollment Appointment
Shown in the Task's tile, these must be resolved before you're allowed to register for classes.
Registration Holds
This report should be your first stop for course planning, as it lists exactly which requirements you have "satisfied" and which are still "needed".
What-if Report for now
Academic Requirements Report later
If you need help navigating PAWS or preparing for your appointment, you can visit these student leaders in the Roscoe West Lobby
Peer Academic Coaches (PACs)
This is the icon that will show is a course has a waitlist
Yellow triangle
You will visit the Academic Records tile to view and download this electronic file.
Unofficial transcript
This is who may be able to assist you if the course that you need is full and there are no other options.
Hint: outside of your Pathway advisor.
The academic department offering the course
A collapsed section in the Academic Requirements/What-if Report indicates this.
The requirement in that section has been satisfied
After your first year, your advising will move from a general advisor to one of these within your major.
Faculty Advisor
The is the icon that will show is a course is closed
Blue square
In the Tasks tile, you will find how to resolve these well in advance of your enrollment appointment.
It is your responsibility to address these in a timely manner.
Holds
Even if a class is "Open" in PAWS, you might still be blocked from registering for one of these reasons.
• There are reserved seats
• It requires department consent
• You have unmet prerequisites
This document, found on the TCNJ website, is the comprehensive source for academic information and program requirements.
Undergraduate Bulletin
You can find the name of your specific academic advisor by clicking on this tile on the PAWS homepage
Academic Progress Tile
Use this Shopping Cart feature to check for prerequisite issues or scheduling conflicts before registration
Validate button
To view your Mid Semester Progress Report feedback you will visit this tile in PAWS which will bring you to the grades tab.
(Hint: you also view your final grades there!)
Academic Records
This is a crucial step in the waitlist process that will allow you to be added to the waitlist when you go to enroll in the course.
Check the “Wait list if class is full” checkbox
Even if you are are confident in your major choice, this page on CSS's website has everything you could need to contact an academic department and view their advising materials.
The Change of Major Advising webpage
This is the office you will meet with to learn more about international education.
Center for Global Engagement
When you scroll down to the bottom of the class search and enroll page, you can select a "course attribute" and "course attribute value" to find these types of classes.
College Core