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Navigating SageAdvisor…… and other tips that every

Sage student should know

Updated: September 2014

Presented by:

The Academic Advising Office

The Student Services Office

Navigating SageAdvisor…

• All Sage students need to know how to navigate

SageAdvisor in order to:

– Register for classes

– Check their midterm and final grades

– Check their Student Account

– Make a payment online

– View an unofficial transcript or program evaluation (degree audit)

online


• You can access SageAdvisor by logging into MySage and clicking on

the tab at the top of the screen.

• Reminder: Your Sage email account is your primary form of contact with

the College and should be checked daily.


• You can also

get to

SageAdvisor

through the

Resources

menu at

Sage.edu.


• Both of the

aforementioned links

will bring you to

SageAdvisor’s main

menu.

• You will need to log in

and click on the

Students bar to

access your account.

Note: You may search for courses without

logging in by clicking on this link.

Note: Your Sage User ID and Password are the same for

all Sage tools, including MySage and Moodle.


• You can access your student account and academic information through

the Students Menu. No one other than you should have access to your

SageAdvisor account.

• Students wishing to have information discussed with their parents should

complete a FERPA form. Please understand that no academic

information is disclosed over the phone for security purposes.

http://www.sage.edu/resources/student_services/registrar/academic_record/


• You can access your Student Profile through the User Account menu.

Be sure to verify that your contact information is correct here. If you

need to make a correction, you can do so through the Office of Student

Services.

• You can obtain a Change of Address Form online.

TROY

Cowee Hall

1st Floor

ph 244-2201

fax 244-2460

ALBANY

Admin. Bldg.

1st Floor

ph 292-1781

fax 292-7701

Website:

www.sage.edu/resources/

student_services/

[email protected]

http://www.sage.edu/resources/student_services/assets/name_address_chg_form.pdf

http://www.sage.edu/resources/student_services/


• You can access your Student Account & Financial Aid information.

• Be sure that you are up to date with all Financial Aid documentation and

that you accept your Financial Aid awards online.

• You can access your Student Statement online as well. You will not get

a printed statement in the mail, so be sure to access your online

statements via SageAdvisor to make payment arrangements prior to the

billing due date.

• Student who do not make payment arrangements by the billing due date

may be removed from courses. Be sure to follow up with the Student

Services office with any questions.

https://leo.sage.edu/SageAdvisor/SageAdvisor?TOKENIDX=2785259182&CONSTITUENCY=WBST&type=M&pid=ST-WBSTFP

https://leo.sage.edu/SageAdvisor/SageAdvisor?TOKENIDX=2785259182&CONSTITUENCY=WBST&type=M&pid=ST-WBSTFP


• Once you click on the Student Statement link it will bring you to a

screen where you will select a term.

• Contact Student Services if you have questions about your bill.

• Financial Aid information can be found online at

www.sage.edu/resources/student_services/financial_aid

• If you need help reading your statement, go to:

www.sage.edu/resources/student_services/student_accounts/

http://www.sage.edu/resources/student_services/financial_aid

http://www.sage.edu/resources/student_services/student_accounts/


• To opt out of the

College’s health

insurance, you must

go online.

• Go to the Health

Insurance information

page on the Student

Services site and

follow the links to

submit a waiver.

Sample Student Statement

http://www.sage.edu/resources/student_services/student_accounts/health_insurance/


ADVISING & REGISTRATION

• Students are permitted to Drop/Add classes online each semester until

the Drop/Add deadline (see the Academic Calendar for dates).

• After this deadline, students may withdraw from course until the end of

the 12th week of classes, but this CANNOT be done online; you must

submit a form to Student Services. (Courses appear with a W on your

transcript. See the Academic Calendar for dates.)

• Students cannot register for classes or drop/add a course if they have

an outstanding balance resulting in a hold on the account.

• Students must be cleared by their faculty advisor prior to

registering on SageAdvisor.

http://www.sage.edu/resources/student_services/registrar/calendars/

http://www.sage.edu/resources/student_services/registrar/calendars/


• Use the Search/

Register for Sections

option if you want to

browse the

availability of

courses/sections.

• This search will yield

all 100-level Biology

classes, all WLD 120

sections & any Dance

class in Troy.


• One can see if courses are open and the number of available seats on

this screen, along with section meeting times and location.

• Check the box next to the course(s) you would like to register for and hit

Submit.

• Note that this action will bring you to another screen and WILL NOT

register you yet.


• You will need to select an Action (Register, Waitlist, Remove or Audit)

for each course and hit Submit.

• You can also drop a course on this screen. It can be accessed

directly from the Student Menu, as well.


• You will receive confirmation of your submission in the Registration

Results screen. If you do not receive this confirmation, you should

assume that your registration attempt was not successful.

• You may receive an error message on this screen if you were not

successful.


• If a student has a hold on her account, she will not be able to register

and will receive an error message that identifies the issue.

• In addition, if a student has a financial hold on her account, she will not

have access to her grades, or many other screens on SageAdvisor.


• Advisor Hold: Indicates that a student has not yet been cleared by their

advisor to register. They should contact their advisor immediately to

resolve this. If your faculty advisor does not respond, contact the

department chair or the Advising Office for further assistance.

• Health Center Hold: Indicates that a student’s immunizations are not

up to date, or that a record has not been submitted. Students should

contact the Wellness Center (SCA: 292-1917, RSC: 244-2261).

• Student Services Hold: Indicates that there is a past due bill. Students

should contact Student Services to resolve this.

http://www.sage.edu/resources/wellnesscenter/


• Pre-Requisites: Students might also be prohibited from registering for

a course online if they have not started/completed a pre-requisite.

• Students should first register for all fall courses and then for all spring

courses, in order to address this.

• If you are a transfer student who is in the process of completing or

transferring a pre-requisite course from another institution, contact the

Advising Office ([email protected] or [email protected])

to find out how you can register.

• If your advisor or the dept. chair has given you special permission to

register for a course without the required pre-requisites, have them

email you and print out the permission and bring it to Student

Services. Or, complete a Drop/Add form and have the faculty member

sign off on it. Turn in the form to Student Services and they

will manually register you.

mailto:[email protected]


http://www.sage.edu/resources/student_services/assets/Add_Drop.pdf


• When there are no available seats in a required course, students should

put themselves on a waitlist. (If an elective course is closed, students

should simply select a different course/section that is open.)

• This is done through the Register and Drop Sections screen by simply

selecting “Waitlist” on the Action drop-down menu associated with the

desired course.

• For more information about the Waitlist process, you can access a

handout online through RSC’s Advising Office or

SCA’s Advising Office.

http://old.sage.edu/rsc/resources/advisement/documents/WaitListManagementInformation.pdf

http://www.sage.edu/sca/academics/advising/waitlist/


• Be sure to check your Sage email account often if you are on a waitlist,

as you will only have 48 hours to respond if a seat opens up in your

desired course.

• If you receive an email giving you permission to register, go to the

Manage My Waitlist link in the Students Menu and select an appropriate

action.


• Your final course schedule will not be mailed to you.

• You will only be able to access it online through SageAdvisor.

• You should check your schedule online before each semester begins in

case there has been a change in room locations or course meeting

times.


• At the 7-week point in the semester, professors will submit Early

Warnings for RSC students who are deficient in a course. The Advising

Office notifies students (& their advisors) by email if they earned one.

• SCA students receive midterm grades for all courses. Advisors can

access these as well.


• Final grades are also accessed exclusively through SageAdvisor.

• Only final grades appear on your official transcript.


• You can access a Transfer Equivalency Report online to see how your

transfer credits were received at Sage.

• Courses may transfer in as a Sage equivalent course (FRE 202), as a

specific department’s elective (HIS-ELCT), or as general elective credit.

• Note: Only credits transfer, not grades.


Understanding your degree requirements:

• Students are responsible for ensuring that they meet all degree

requirements (including general education requirements).

• Your faculty advisor and the Advising Office staff, along with the

Registrar, can assist you in understanding these.

• Students can review the College Catalog online for an overview of

program and general education requirements.

• Students can also access their Academic Evaluation (degree audit)

online through SageAdvisor to assess which requirements they still

need to complete.

• A handout is provided online to assist students in reading their

academic evaluations.

http://catalog.sage.edu/

http://old.sage.edu/sca/resources/advisement/documents/HowtoReadYourAcademicEval.pdf


• The evaluation

includes anticipated

credits that students

are either currently

taking (IP) and those

they are pre-registered

for (PR).

• Students must

complete a minimum of

120 credits (for a

Bachelor’s degree), at

least 45 of which must

be taken at Sage.


• The Evaluation first lists General Education requirements and then

major requirements.

• Grades for Sage courses are shown on the evaluation and transfer

credits are indicated with “TE”.


• The cumGPA in your major is

calculated in the evaluation.

• All students must earn a

minimum GPA of a 2.2 in their

major (some programs have

higher requirements) and a 2.0

cumGPA in order to graduate.

• Look for blank lines on your

evaluation that indicate if a

course is still needed.


• In addition to major and other

gen. ed. requirements, all Sage

students must complete a

certain number of liberal arts

courses, which are identified

on the evaluation.

– BA degrees: 90 liberal arts cr.

– BS degrees: 60 liberal arts cr.

– BBA/BFA: 30 liberal arts cr.

• General electives count toward the

120 total credit requirement.


• SageAdvisor provides students access to many tools and

resources, but you may require in-person assistance.

RSC Advising Office: 3rd Floor, Shea Learning Center

ph 244-2272 Email: [email protected]

http://www.sage.edu/rsc/resources/advisement/RSCpreregistration

SCA Advising Office: Kahl Campus Center

ph 292-1719 Email: [email protected]

http://www.sage.edu/sca/academics/advising/

Office of Student Services (Financial Aid, Registrar, Student Accounts

Website: www.sage.edu/resources/student_services/

Email: [email protected]

TROY: Cowee Hall

ph 244-2201 fax 244-2460

ALBANY: Admin. Bldg.

ph 292-1781 fax 292-7701


http://www.sage.edu/rsc/resources/advisement/RSCpreregistration


http://www.sage.edu/sca/academics/advising/

http://www.sage.edu/resources/student_services/


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