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Visiting Student Information:
Registration:
Visiting students fill out the necessary “Request for Registration” form located on the visiting students section of the Summer School Web site. Requests for registration will be processed within 48 hours of receipt, at which time the student will receive an email confirming dates and times of registration, as well as tuition money to be paid to the college. Information on offered coursework can be found on the Summer School Web site.
TESS
TESS is used to access student class schedules, grades, and account balances. Visiting students may access TESS in the same way TCNJ students do.
TESS URL: http://tess.tcnj.edu
Here are some things you may want to do on TESS:
- Once on the main Web site of TESS, Select “Student Records, Account and Personal Information Access” to log in.
- You will be required to enter your Student ID and PIN to gain entry. This information will be provided to you upon summer registration. The first time you log into TESS, you will be required to change your PIN and then log in again under your new PIN.
- Access Student Info & Student ID through TESS
- You can view your summer schedule by clicking on “Student Schedule” or “Detailed Schedule”(Make sure that the TERM is Summer 2007)
- Select "Account Summary & Credit Card Payment". This process will “calc” your tuition and fees charges so that you can see what you owe.
- When all transactions are complete, select “Exit TESS” at the bottom of the screen. The resulting screen will verify that you have ended your session. Always fully exit TESS to protect your student records data.
E-Mail Account
As a TCNJ Summer Student you automatically have a school e-mail account. You will need to use your Username and Password in order to access it. This information will be provided to you upon summer registration.
WEBMAIL URL:https://tick.tcnj.edu/src/login.php
SOCS
SOCS, which stands for “Simple Online Courseware System,” is designed to facilitate improved communication between professors and students in an online environment.
SOCS URL:http//socs.tcnj.edu
- The SOCS login page will appear and prompt you for your TCNJ username and password. This information is the same as your TCNJ e-mail address information. If you don't have this information it can be obtained by visiting http://account.tcnj.edu . Note that if you change your password and have forgotten it can only be obtained by contacting the Help Desk at (609) 771-2660 during normal business hours.
- The first page you see after logging in is the SOCS main menu. This screen gives you basic information about all classes you are associated with, along with some more advanced tools for managing you information. Clicking on the name of a class will bring you to that section – for more information on classes see the ‘Inside your section' heading below. You can also view the ‘Composite Calendar' for all your classes by clicking on the ‘Composite Calendar' link on the left (see the ‘Calendar' heading below.)
- Once you've chosen a section from the main menu you will be taken to the “Welcome” page of that course. The individual SOCS Modules are listed along the left side of the screen – your professor controls which buttons appear in each of your classes.
- E-Mail allows you to contact your professor or other students in the class
- Resources allows the professor to post important information pertaining to the class
- Calendar displays class dates and times
PAYMENT and BILLING
The Office of Student Accounts serves students, faculty and staff of The College of New Jersey community by billing student tuition, fees, room and board, processing refunds, issuing the College ID card, establishing GetIt Card accounts, and providing parking services through the sale or issuance of parking permits. For more information about these services please visit The Office of Student Accounts Web site.
- Visiting students using the online registration request form and mail-in registration request forms will receive a confirmation letter through e-mail along with payment instructions. Payment instructions will include instructions that will further assist you into logging into TESS in order to check your account balance. This online balance can be paid online via credit card or electronic check.
- Please be aware of Summer Programs payment deadlines. You can access these dates by going to the Summer Calendar.
Payments must be made online via TESS, in person through cash or check, or by mailing checks to:
Student Accounts
The College of New Jersey
Green Hall, Room 119
P.O. Box 7718
Ewing, New Jersey 08628
- In-person registration must be accompanied with payment.
- Payment can be made by cash, check, or money order.
- You must go to Student Financial Services, in Green Hall 119 to pay in-person.
- Checks shall be made payable to: The College of New Jersey.
*Please follow the payment instructions and dates sent to you to avoid late charges.
Summer Session De-registration Process
The College of New Jersey offers four summer sessions to students starting in early May and ending in mid-August. Each of the four sessions have their respective payment due dates. Payment is required to be made by the due date or de-registration from the respective summer session will occur. Student who are using financial aid to fund their tuition payment, please be mindful that all financial aid paperwork must be complete and the loan approved. Should the loan not be approved by the payment due date, de-registration from class(es) will occur.
Please take the opportunity to review the payment due dates and de-registration dates as they are listed on the Summer Programs website.
ADD/DROP POLICY
The "Add/Drop Days" are the first two days of the summer session. Within thses days you may drop your course in order to recieve a full refund or add a course in order to still recieve credit.
Add/Drop Dates for each summer session provided here
- THERE ARE NO REFUNDS AFTER THE ADD/DROP DAYS. It is the students' responsibility to register for and appropriately withdraw from courses.
- NON-ATTENDANCE IN A COURSE DOES NOT MEAN YOU HAVE OFFICIALLY "DROPPED" THE COURSE
- You cannot drop a course after the Add/Drop days are over for your session. You must withdraw from the course.
WITHDRAWAL POLICY
*You may withdraw from a course after the Add/Drop dates and before the deadline date for each summer session.
Deadline for Withdrawal from a course provided here
- THERE ARE NO REFUNDS if you withdraw from the course.
- NON-ATTENDANCE IN A COURSE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A "WITHDRAWL" FROM THE COURSE .
- You will recieve NO CREDIT and NO GRADE for the course if you choose to Withdraw. However, your course will still be on your academic record with a "w" signifying that you withdrew from the course
Services
- Bookstore
- Hours: Mon-Fri, 8:30am-4:30pm / Sat-Sun, CLOSED
- Library
- Summer Library Hours
- Parking
- Summer Parking is FREE for summer students. Parking for the summer sessions is available in lots 3-6. Students who will be residing on campus during the summer sessions may park in the residential areas of Lot 8 and Lot 9. Parking in Faculty/Staff, Visitor/Vendor, and Service Vehicles spaces is only permitted with appropriate parking decals or passes.
- Dining on Campus
- Student Accounts
- You will be contacting Student Accounts regarding your tuition and billing. If you have any problems or questions about your payments you may contact their office at: 609.771.2172
- Academic Offices
- FERPA
