Introduction to the Class Schedule
Register on the Portal
What's New about the Catalog, Class Schedule, and Registration
Fees Subject to Change: The CSU makes every effort to keep student costs to a minimum. Fees listed in published schedules or student accounts may need to be increased when public funding is inadequate. Therefore, CSU must reserve the right, even after initial fee payments are made, to increase or modify any listed fees, without notice, until the date when instruction for a particular semester or quarter has begun. All CSU listed fees should be regarded as estimates that are subject to change upon approval by The Board of Trustees.
Course Registration Waitlisting: As of Spring 2010, Chico State is using course registration waitlisting. If a class is full, you can place yourself on a wait list for any seats that may become available, and you can monitor your position in the wait list through your Portal account. Please refer to the Student Records and Registration Waitlisting FAQ for full details on how the system works.
Change of Program (COP) Process Change: In Spring 2010, the Change of Program (COP) process was replaced by the Class Add and Drop Request Process. The COP form, which was used for both class adds and drops, no longer exists. There is now a Class Add/Update Request Form 
and a Class Drop Request Form .
California State University, Chico considers e-mail to be the essential method for communicating official University business with students. Each student is provided with a campus WildcatMail account as part of your Portal account. We strongly urge you to review the contents of your WildcatMail account on a frequent and regular basis. Official notifications from the University related to enrollment, academic status, fees, holds, and financial aid will be sent only to your WildcatMail account. If you do not want to examine your WildcatMail account on a regular basis, you can adjust that account to forward messages to another e-mail address which you do check frequently. For more information about forwarding your e-mail visit www.csuchico.edu/stcp/email/forward.shtml.
All first time enrollees who are 18 years of age or younger are required to provide proof of full immunization against the hepatitis B virus. A Certification of Measles and Rubella Immunization is required of all students born after 1-1-57. Immunization Certification forms are available at http://www.csuchico.edu/sro/documents/immunization_certification.pdf. Failure to comply with this requirement will result in a hold being placed on your academic record. For information regarding how you may obtain these immunizations, please visit the Student Health Center or call 530-898-5241.
You are required to provide the University with emergency contact information. Update your Emergency Contact in your Portal as soon as possible. A hold will be placed on your academic record if you do not comply with this requirement. If you have any questions please contact University Development and Advancement, Sapp Hall, 530-898-5297, or FAX: 530-898-4747.
Registration is done through your Portal account with first access on your priority appointment day based on class level and then first come, first served thereafter. New students will be provided with advising and registration access during your Summer Orientation session. Continuing students should go to your major department advisor or, if undeclared, the Advising Office in SSC 120 to plan your course of study, and then register for classes.
You will be given a specific priority appointment day on which you may first enter the Portal registration system. It is important that you begin registering on your priority appointment day for the best opportunity to get classes. Continuing students can find your priority enrollment appointment day by looking in your personal Portal account beginning two weeks before registration opens. New freshman or transfer students will be sent an invitation to register approximately one week prior to the new/transfer student registration period. The invitation to register will include instructions on how to retrieve your student ID number so that you may activate your Portal account, as well as specific registration and fee payment information.
Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week*
Activate your Portal account by visiting the Chico Web at www.csuchico.edu, clicking on the Portal icon, and following the instructions. With your Portal account you can register for classes online, check holds, print your study list, view grades, find financial aid informationand account balances, print an unofficial copy of your transcript, and find the most updated schedule of classes.
*24/7 operation is subject to periodic downtime for required maintenance. If denied access, please wait awhile and attempt again.
Fee Payment Deadlines and Procedures
Click here for Current Registration Fees and Tuition
See “Payment Information” for an explanation of fee payment deadlines, fees and tuition, fee payment procedures, and consequences for non-payment. Fee and tuition information is correct as of the date of publication but is subject to change by action of the Legislature or Board of Trustees.
You may pay your fees by mail, in person, or online (using E-checks or credit card). Click here for more information on payment methods. Payment must be received before you will be allowed to add classes. Failure to pay before classes begin will result in loss of all classes. Your enrollment may be cancelled any time after the fee payment deadline if you have not paid your registration fees or if you do not have sufficient anticipated aid by that date.
Authorize Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). You must be a confirmed financial aid applicant or all classes may be dropped. Refer to the Financial Aid EFT page for details.
