Next Steps for New Graduate Students

Confirm your Rider enrollment on your Be a Bronc applicant dashboard. No deposit required. 

Please allow up to three business days for your enrollment to be processed. Once finalized, you may complete the remaining steps.

(Note: if you are an international student requiring an F1 visa, you must visit the myRider portal to confirm your enrollment by submitting a $200 tuition deposit.)

Your Rider Key is your username and password that grants access to myRider, the wireless network (nowires), Canvas, public computer labs and other electronic resources. Your myRider portal is a personalized hub for campus resources and services. 

To activate your Rider accounts:

• Visit myrider.rider.edu
• For first-time visitors: 
  • Click "Claim Your RIDER KEY" and enter your Bronc ID, last name, and date of birth. 
  • Set up your password and security questions.
  • Please allow up to five minutes after claiming the RIDER KEY before logging into myRider.
• To log-in: Enter your domain username (e.g., username@rider.edu) and Rider Key password.

Watch this video to learn how to claim your Rider Key and access the myRider portal.

* You can find your Bronc ID in email communication titled "Claim your Rider Key" and on your Be a Bronc applicant dashboard.

If you have any questions about claiming your Rider Key, please contact the Technology Help Desk at 609-219-3000. 

Tips for setting up your myRider portal:

• Use Google Chrome on a PC, Mac, or tablet (not recommended on a mobile phone).
• Do not use dashes, slashes, or spaces, when entering the birthday information.
• Need help? Visit: Rider Key Account Help.

Rider University provides students with Gmail accounts. Your Rider email password is the same as your Rider Key password.

• Go to gmail.rider.edu. 
• Log in using your Rider Key username and password. 
• Start checking your Rider email frequently! All future University communications will be sent to your Rider email. 

Learn more:

• Policy: Rider Email as Official Communication

Complete the Financial Agreement:

You will not be cleared to register for courses until the financial agreement is accepted.

1. Log into myRider and select the Student tab.
2. Under "Registration Tools", click on "Financial Agreement to Register".
3. Click “Financial Agreement". This link will bring up the page containing Rider’s Financial Agreement.
4. Review the Financial Agreement to Register form.
5. Review the agreement, then choose:
   1. “I agree to the terms & conditions” → Confirmation message appears, and you're all set.
   2. “I disagree” → You will be redirected and unable to enroll.

Apply for Financial Aid

Learn more about how to apply for financial aid as a graduate student. If you have any questions, please contact Amanda Young, associate director of financial aid, at ayoung@rider.edu or 609-896-5360.

* Not applicable to international students

For information about billing and payment plans, contact the Bursar at bursar@rider.edu or call 609-896-5020.

To register for classes, please follow these steps:

1. Find your program contact in the list below.
2. Send an introductory email to request advising on your course sequence.
3. After advising is complete, you can register for classes through the myRider portal.

Norm Brodsky College of Business

• Contact gradbusiness@rider.edu for all graduate business programs:
  • Master of Accountancy (MAcc)
  • Master of Business Administration (MBA)
  • Master of Science in Information Systems (MSIS)
  • Graduate business certificates

College of Education and Human Services

• MAT and Initial Teacher Certification
  Dr. Kathleen Pierce  |  kpierce@rider.edu
• School Counseling, SAC and Coaching
  Ms. Kelley Rojas  |  krojas@rider.edu
• Clinical Mental Health Counseling
  Ms. Kelley Rojas  |  krojas@rider.edu
• School Psychology*
  Dr. Stefan Dombrowski  |  sdombrowski@rider.edu
  _{*Registration will be completed at orientation. Information will be provided via email from the program director.} 
• Teacher/Principal Leadership (All programs)
  Dr. Bonnie Lehet  |  blehet@rider.edu
• Educational Leadership (Ed.D.)
  Dr. Bonnie Lehet  |  blehet@rider.edu
• Special Education
  Ms. Kelley Rojas  |  krojas@rider.edu
• Organizational Leadership
  Dr. Kellie McKinney  |  kmckinney@rider.edu
• Athletic Leadership
  Dr. Melissa Ferry  |  mferry@rider.edu

College of Arts and Sciences

• Applied Psychology
  Dr. John Brown | johbrown@rider.edu
• Nursing 
  Dr. Judith H. Lewis | lewisju@rider.edu
• Westminster Choir College**
  Dr. Jason Vodicka  |  jvodicka@rider.edu
  • Online Master of Choral Pedagogy (M.C.P.)
    Mr. Tom Shelton | tshelton@rider.edu 
  • Online Master of Voice Pedagogy (M.V.P.)
    Dr. Chris Arneson | carneson@rider.edu 
  • Sacred Music (M.M.)
    Tom Shelton | tshelton@rider.edu 
  • Choral Conducting (M.M.)
    Dr. Donald Nally | dnally@rider.edu 
  • Voice Pedagogy & Performance (M.M.)
    Ms. Margaret Cusack | mcusack@rider.edu 
  • Music Education (M.M.E.)
    Dr. Sarah Perry | sperry@rider.edu 

_{**Resident Westminster Choir College students will register for classes after completing placement testing and orientation, the week before classes begin. Students will be contacted with information regarding orientation and placement testing.}

All students are required to have an ID photo for your University ID card. You can submit your photo online. Please review the photo guidelines and step-by-step instructions.

Submit your required health forms on the Healthy Broncs portal. 

If you will be visiting campus and taking classes in-person, you must complete the student immunization requirements. Students in fully online programs are exempt. Students may be considered for medical or religious-based exemptions provided they submit their requests by the published deadline. For questions related to your health requirements, please contact the Student Health Center.

Deadlines:

• Fall start term: July 15
• Spring start term: January 15

Watch this video to learn how to upload your health documentation.

Rider University requires all students enrolled to provide immunization records prior to taking classes and/or moving on campus. Information regarding medical and religious exemptions can be found on the Student Health Center website. Exemptions must be submitted via the Healthy Broncs portal.

If you are interested in a graduate assistantship, please visit Handshake or the Graduate Assistantships webpage. Westminster Choir College Graduate Students should visit the Westminster Choir College Graduate Assistantships webpage. 

Conditions such as:

• Submit your final transcript with degree conferred. If you are a Rider student, request your Rider transcript here: tsorder.studentclearinghouse.org/school/select
• Submit official transcripts from non-degree granting institutions.
• Submit official test scores.