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Course Registration

Registration Information and Resources

Welcome! This page provides an overview of the registration process and helpful resources for new and continuing students. Students will use Workday to select and enroll in courses that fulfill their degree requirements. To be considered a full-time student, you must enroll for at least 12 credit hours during the semester.

Before registration opens, make sure to complete the items under Pre-Registration Checklist for a smooth registration process. Students can view important dates such as when registration opens, the last day to add or drop courses, and other key deadlines in the Academic Services Calendar.

Registration Resources

Pre-Registration Checklist

  • Step 1: View Course Sections Published (see Academic Services Calendar for dates)
    • Students can view available course offerings by using Find Course Section in Workday. For full instructions, click here.
    • Update your Academic Plan and create Saved Schedules.
  • Step 2: View Registration Appointments Assigned
    • Find your registration appointment by logging into Workday > Go to “My Academics” app > Click on “View My Registration Appointments”.
  • Step 3: Continuing Students Only: Meet with Advisor (Lower Division or Major/Minor) (see Academic Services Calendar for dates)
    • Schedule an advising appointment to have your advising hold lifted. All students, including those currently abroad, must be advised by their advisor(s). All students must have their advising hold removed by their primary advisor to access registration.
    • ONLY your primary advisor can remove the advising hold; the Office of the University Registrar CANNOT remove it.
  • Step 4: Resolve Holds
    • Log into Workday > Go to “View Profile” > Click on “Action Items and Holds”.
    • Complete any student onboarding tasks that remain to remove the onboarding hold. This is required before registration can be accessed.
  • Step 5: Additional Tasks That May Apply
    • Do you need to request a Course Section Prerequisite Override?
      • Before registration begins, get override requests submitted for course sections that require “permission of instructor” or for course sections that need prerequisite override.
      • Students should submit a Course Section Prerequisite Override Request when a course states “Prerequisite Override Required” in the eligibility section.
      • Note: These requests are sent to the instructor of the course for review. If approved, you will then be able to register for the course.
    • Do you have transfer credit?
      • Students are responsible for ensuring all transfer credit is submitted and reflected accurately in their record. This includes AP/IB scores, study abroad credit, dual enrollment, and other transfer coursework. Visit the Transfer Credit Portal to begin the process.
      • To forfeit AP/IB credit before registration, click here. 
    • Have you earned 40 credit hours and are ready to declare a program of study?
      • If so, you’re eligible to declare your primary major. To declare your primary major follow the steps on page 1 or to manage any changes review the job aid.
      • It is recommended that students request their program of study changes at least three weeks prior to registration for the next semester.

Registration and Next Steps

A quick note before you register, registration is an ongoing process. It does not end on your assigned registration appointment. As reserved seats are released, students add or drop courses, and new sections or seats open up, availability will continue to change. If something you want isn’t available right away, keep checking back and be open to adjusting your plan. 

  • Register for Courses (see Academic Services Calendar for dates for continuing students; new students register in mid-July)
    • Once the items in the Pre-Registration Checklist are completed and your registration appointment is open, you are ready to register!
    • Register through your Saved Schedule (recommended) or Find Course Section in Workday.
  • Automatic Waitlist*
    • If a course section is full or has remaining capacity that is reserved for a specific group of students, then you can place yourself on the waitlist for the course section. For instructions on how to waitlist for course sections, click here. 
    • Workday will automatically enroll you into the course section when a seat becomes available provided you meet all criteria. Once waitlisted, make sure you are eligible to be auto-promoted into the next available seat:
      • You meet the course section eligibility rule (i.e., prerequisite) or have a prerequisite override.
      • You have no time conflicts. Time conflicts include registration for another course section that has any time overlap with the waitlisted course section. For example, if you are registered for a course section that meets from 9:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. and you want to register for another course section that meets from 10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. on the same day, you have a time conflict and will not be registered for the waitlisted course if a seat opens.
      • You are not registered for another section of the same course.
      • You do not have any holds that prevent registration, including financial and onboarding holds.
      • You will not go over the 17 hour limit.
    • Only add yourself to the waitlist for course sections you genuinely intend to take, as the system will automatically enroll you in the first available course section that you have selected and for which you meet the requirements.
    • Your position on the waitlist will be displayed as well as the total number of people currently on the waitlist. Please note that waitlist position is not necessarily an indication of likelihood of being registered for the course section. Students with higher positions will be skipped when a seat opens if they do not meet all criteria to be automatically promoted to the course section. Students with lower positions may meet reserved seating requirements (if any exist) and thus be automatically registered before students who do not meet the criteria of those reserve seating requirements.
      *The information in this section applies to the undergraduate College, undergraduate School of Business, Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, and School of Divinity.
  • Reserved Seats
    • Reserved seats are spots held by departments for designated student groups (e.g., certain majors/minors).
    • On the Thursday of the second week of registration for continuing students, reserved seats will be released (except for seats reserved for incoming first-year students).
  • First Day to Request Credit Overload (see Academic Services Calendar for dates)

Registration Help

  • See our Registration How-to’s and FAQs page.
  • The Office of the University Registrar staff will be available in person, email, phone and at 110 Reynolda Hall and via Google Chat from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time during the first week of registration for continuing students and during the first day of registration for new students.
  • Google Chat is the most efficient way to contact us for assistance during self-service registration.