2024 Virtual TA Orientation Registration 

Graduate Program in Medicinal Chemistry
Information for New Students

The faculty, staff, and students of the Graduate Program in Medicinal Chemistry would like to extend a welcome to all incoming students. There are a number of items of business that you will need to attend to before classes begin.

Orientation Sessions for the 2024 Academic Year

*Please be aware that classes begin on Tuesday, September 3, 2024

All new students

• Medicinal Chemistry Orientation – There will be a mandatory orientation session for all students new to the program: TBA
• The School of Graduate Studies, New Brunswick – Orientation for all new SGS Students 
• International Student Orientation (ISO) – There is a mandatory orientation session on Monday, August 26th to Wednesday, August 28.  ISO Check-In and Welcome begins at 8:30 AM on Monday, August 26, at the JERSEY MIKE’S ARENA, 83 Rockafeller Road, Livingston Campus, Piscataway, NJ 08854.

All teaching assistants

• For ALL incoming Teaching Assistants – 2024 Virtual TA Orientation Registration. You may find additional information on the Teaching Assistant Project website
• International teaching assistants – 2024 Virtual (International) TA Orientation Registration.

Registration

Click on the WebReg link to register for classes.
The program code for Medicinal Chemistry is School – 16; Program – 663.
A listing of required and elective courses for the Medicinal Chemistry Program that are being offered during the Fall semester can be found on our website.
On the website for the Registrar you will find links for the on-line class schedule, on-line registration, and other information.

Miscellaneous Information

• The RU ID Card

  During orientation you will receive your RU ID Card. This card serves not only as your ID card, but also as a library card, gives you access to recreation facilities and computer labs, as well as a number of other services.  If you do not receive yours at orientation, please see Hui Pung (Room 224 EMSOP) for assistance.

• Medicinal Chemistry Computer Lab

  The computer lab located on the third floor of the Pharmacy Building is accessed via a key card lock. Ask Mary Shike Li (Room 318), the Department Business Specialist, to program the lock to accept your RU ID Card.

• Setting up Computer and email Accounts

  After you have a net id you should set up an email account. This can be easily done on-line from the computer lab. Once you have your new email account (your address should look like: net id@scarletmail.rutgers.edu; note that TAs may also have an account on the faculty computer system, @pharmacy.rutgers.edu) please advise Hui Pung and Mary Shike Li of your address so it may be posted.

• Keys

  Please see Mary Shike Li if you need to obtain access off hours to the Pharmacy Building or keys for the laboratories. If you are a Teaching Assistant you will also be given a key for the TA Office.  All keys must be signed for through Mary Shike Li.