An Overview of Registration

Registration consists of two activities:

  1. Planning your semester and overall degree program—Identifying the courses you need is the most important thing you can do to graduate on time. Advising is available to you throughout your college career—through the summer New Student Orientation Program, in group advising sessions, from your major department advisor, from your evaluator, and from the Advising Office. Your academic advisor is your best resource. See your advisor every semester.
  2. Registering each semester for the courses you want—Register for courses during your enrollment appointment by using your individual Portal account or by manual registration by use of the Class Add/Update Request process, both described below.

Registration & Tuition Fee Payment Timetable

Continuing Students New Students*
FALL 2011 SPRING 2012 FALL 2011 SPRING 2012
PRIORITY REGISTRATION Apr. 11 - May 20, 2011 Oct. 17 - Nov. 18, 2011 July 26 - July 27, 2011 Nov. 28 - Dec. 2, 2011
OPEN REGISTRATION Aug. 1 - Sep. 2, 2011 Jan. 3 - Feb. 3, 2012 Aug. 1 - Sep. 2, 2011 Jan. 3 - Feb. 3, 2012
REGISTRATION FEE PAYMENT DEADLINE July 28, 2011 Dec. 8, 2011 July 28, 2011 Dec. 8, 2011
REGISTRATION ADD/DROP PERIOD Aug. 1 - Sep. 2, 2011 Jan. 3 - Feb. 3, 2012 Aug. 1 - Sep. 2, 2011 Jan. 3 - Feb. 3, 2012

Use the Step-by-Step Guide to Registration and The Class Schedule for more information

Important Registration Activities, Dates, and Deadlines. Information regarding fees and fee payment deadlines can also be found on the Fees and Deadlines page.

Online Registration

Registration at Chico State is online via your Portal account on the Chico Web. Chico State's home page, www.csuchico.edu, is where you will need to activate your Portal account. Follow the procedures outlined on the Web. If you need to activate your Portal account and you do not have a Wildcat or Temporary ID number, go to the Chico web homepage, select Registration and follow the instructions under To Activate Your Portal Account. You are encouraged to acquire and use the Portal for all registration activities. For a guide to the registration process, see the How to Register for Classes worksheet.

Manual Registration - Class Add/Update Request Form

The Class Add/Update Request process is used for all manual registration. Some courses, especially Independent Study (199, 299, 399, 499, and 599), Internships (189, 289, 389, 489, 589, and 689), Graduate Study (597, 697, and 699), and other courses designated by the departments, require specific faculty permission or other special handling for registration. All of these courses are handled by the Class Add/Update Request process throughout all phases of registration. Courses requiring manual registration or the Class Add/Update Request process are indicated in The Class Schedule. The Class Add/Update Request Form pdf download is also used for Late Registration of all courses, which occurs after the second week of a semester.

Late Registration

After the second week of classes, all adding and dropping is late registration and is to be done through the manual registration process using the Class Add/Update Request process and form obtained from the department or faculty teaching the course.

More info on late registration

Change of Address

It is vital that the University have accurate local, permanent, billing, next-of-kin, and e-mail addresses to maintain communication with you. Use the Student Change of Information Form, also available in the Student Services Center, room 120.