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Course Registration Webinar

The Course Registration Webinar is a live online presentation designed to help first-year CS students understand how to build their first timetable and register for courses at Carleton.

We typically run this event in late June, just before first-year registration opens.

🧩 What It Is​

  • A live webinar presentation (usually hosted over Zoom) focused on helping new students understand:
    • Degree requirements
    • Carleton Central registration system
    • Course planning tips and common mistakes
  • Ends with a student panel of upper-years sharing advice, experiences, and answering live questions
  • Often followed up by Course Registration Office Hours for more personalized help

🎯 Why It Matters​

This event is one of the earliest touchpoints we have with incoming students — and it’s mutually beneficial:

  • For students: It reduces stress, provides clarity, and offers real-world advice from people who’ve already been through the process.
  • For CCSS: It brings new students into our Discord server and shows them early on that we’re a helpful, welcoming part of the CS experience at Carleton.

⚠️ Things to Consider​

SCS Content Approval​

  • The school of computer science often requests to few the slide content for this presentation

Include a Diverse Panel​

  • Always include a panel of students from varying years — first-years who recently registered, upper-years who have seen the full degree, and maybe even someone with co-op or elective advice.

Promote Early​

  • Highschool students DO NOT regularly check their Carleton email&, so early promotion is essential to hit the greatest number of attendees.