An Overview of Registration
Registration consists of two activities:
- Planning your semester and overall degree programIdentifying the courses you need is the most important thing you can do to graduate on time. Advising is available to you throughout your college careerthrough 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.
- Registering each semester for the courses you wantRegister for courses during your enrollment appointment by using your individual Portal account or by manual registration by use of the Change of Program (COP) process, both described below.
Registration & Fee Payment Timetable
|
Continuing Students |
New Students* |
|
SPRING 2008 |
FALL 2008 |
SPRING 2008 |
FALL 2008 |
| PRIORITY REGISTRATION |
Oct. 15 - Nov. 16, 2007 |
Apr. 14 - May 23, 2008 |
Nov. 26 - Dec. 7, 2006 |
July 28 - 30, 2008* |
| OPEN REGISTRATION |
Nov. 28 - Dec. 7, 2007 |
Aug. 4 - Sep. 5, 2008 |
Not applicable |
Aug. 4 - Sep. 5, 2008 |
| REGISTRATION FEE PAYMENT DEADLINE |
Dec. 13, 2007 |
July 31, 2008 |
Dec. 13, 2007 |
July 31, 2008 |
| REGISTRATION ADD/DROP PERIOD |
Jan. 7 - Feb. 8, 2008 |
Aug. 4 - Sep. 5, 2008 |
Jan. 7 - Feb. 8, 2008 |
Aug. 4 - Sep. 5, 2008 |
| * New students who attend Summer Orientation, June 3 - July 25, 2008 will be able to register for fall 2008 classes during their orientation session. |
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.
The Change of Program (COP) 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 COP process throughout all phases of registration. Courses requiring manual registration or the COP process are indicated in The Class Schedule. Change of Program forms are also used for Late Registration of all courses, which occurs after the second week of a semester.
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 COP process and form obtained from the department or faculty teaching the course.
More info on late registration