We are excited that you will join our Colby community this fall! This site contains critical information that will help you prepare for and navigate your first year at Colby. Please read through the information carefully and be sure to take advantage of the many interactive Zoom sessions we will offer in June regarding fall course selection. More information about these sessions, critical dates, and other kinds of support can be found on the First-Year Advising Timeline below.
If you are planning on taking any language course during your time at Colby and already have some background in that language, you will need to take a placement test, some of which are given during the summer. Additionally, if you want to take any calculus class, you’ll need to submit a Calculus Questionnaire. Or, if you plan to take a music theory course, there is a placement test to complete.
During this time, students will watch a video about Colby’s Liberal Arts Curriculum and then attend a small group Zoom session with a summer faculty advisor to receive general advice on how to start thinking about fall registration.
During this week, students will explore potential classes on their own and will start building potential class schedules, perhaps consulting specialized advising videos and/or advice from academic departments. Once again, students will have the option to meet with one of our summer faculty advisors in a small group to address specific questions and to receive more individualized advice.
On Monday, June 22, registration will begin. Summer faculty advisors will be available all week in drop-in Zoom sessions to answer questions. Click the button below to take you to a site with Workday Student information, including on how to register for fall courses.
Throughout the rest of the summer, questions sent to the [email protected] email address will be answered by one of our faculty advisors, a class dean, or a student worker until you are assigned a liberal arts advisor at the beginning of September (about the time you arrive on campus).
On August 17, any seat in a course reserved for specific groups of students (for example: a major or minor in a discipline) that is not filled will become available to any student eligible to take the course. These seats are offered to students on waitlists first; those offers will expire after 24 hours if not acted upon. On the Monday before classes start, all waitlists will be cleared and any eligible student can register for an open seat, although for some classes instructor approval will be required to do so.
Your will be assigned a liberal arts advisor at the beginning of September. You will meet your liberal arts advisor during orientation and they will be available to support you through your first year journey and until you declare a major.