Frequently Asked Questions
Office of Student Persistence can help guide you through the application, financial aid, and advisement process to ensure you receive answers to all of your questions until you are registered for classes.
Welcome to NJIT! New freshmen and transfer students get all the necessary information from the New Student Orientation Team. If you haven’t already been contacted by the Team, please review the website for more information and email orientation@njit.edu for any questions you may have.
While the Office of Student Persistence cannot remove any holds, we can help be a liaison to determine why the holds are there and point you in the right direction to have the holds resolved.
To find what account holds you have that can potentially block your ability to register for classes:
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Open Highlander Pipeline.
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Scroll down to the Student Profile Card.
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Click My Student Profile.
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Once you click on “My Student Profile” you will be taken to your student dashboard where your classes, academic standing, advisors and more is listed.
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In the top right corner of your dashboard locate the sections that say “Registration Notices” and “Holds”.
Yes, all students that want to return to NJIT but are encountering obstacles should reach out to the Office of Student Persistence.
Open an incognito window and try to log in again.
The Office of Student Persistence can help all current, former, and returning students with any questions you may have with registration, issues that may be preventing you from graduating, and being a student at NJIT.
Our office is here to assist in all matters that could prevent you from returning, including Bursar Holds and Financial Aid obstacles. Please reach out and we can help be a liaison with the department in question.
Common student holds that you may find on your account:
Advisor: See your academic advisor so this hold is removed and you can register.
Bursar: There is a balance owed that must be satisfied. See your Pipeline for what is owed.
Dean of Students: Make an appointment with the Dean of Students Office and be sure to mention it is to discuss and resolve this hold. 973-596-3466
International Students Office: Make an appointment with the Office of Global Initiatives and be sure to mention it is to discuss and resolve this hold. 973-596-2451
Freshman: See your advisor regarding your question and desired changed.
Academic Department: See your department and be sure to mention this is to discuss and resolve this hold.
Immunization: Contact healthservices@njit.edu
Each professor may have their own attendance policy in the course they teach. Academic engagement is an assignment in CANVAS developed by the University to support your learning, encourage your engagement with the class and meet compliance requirements established by the U.S. Department of Education.
The Academic Engagement assignment for each of your courses is located in Canvas (even if your professor does not use Canvas for other course-related activities).
Maintaining registration is an easy process to hold your place so you stay active and can register for next semester during Priority Registration. It is a lot easier (and cheaper) to maintain registration than to have to reapply for admission.
SAP is a financial aid term used by the federal government to ensure students are making progress towards their degree while receiving aid. If you failed Satisfactory Academic Progress, there is the opportunity to appeal. If your appeal is granted your financial aid will be reinstated for that semester.
If you accomplish what you pledge to do in your appeal form, your financial aid will continue past that one semester of reinstatement.
Please first see your academic advisor and discuss the new major you are interested in. It is important they are aware of your interests and plans. First semester freshman are unable to change their major until they complete one semester. It is still very important to make your advisor aware of your plans so they can properly advise on course selection.
Once you are ready to change your major, you can access the form through Highlander Pipeline or directly through Application to Change Major/Minor/Concentration.
After choosing the right minor, fill out the Application to Change Major/Minor/Concentration or access the form on the Highlander Pipeline.
We want our new students to be as successful as possible and recognize college is very different from high school. We create your schedules to help ease the transition to college by promoting some similarities from high school while introducing the freedom and self-responsibility now expected as a college student.
Freshman are able to create their own schedule during Priority Registration for their second semester and beyond.
At that time, consider the following:
- Do morning or evening classes fit your learning style better?
- How many classes do you feel comfortable having in a row?
- Which professor's teaching style best matches your learning style?
- What times offered best works with your other responsibilities?