Course Planning & Registration
Student Technology Resources
Can’t Enroll in a Course?
Registration Tools
Additional Registration Resources
- Course Placement Information for new students (first year and transfer)
- Course Equivalency Reviews (transfer students only)
- ECE/Non Degree Decisions Information for students with non-degree or Early College Experience
- Guidelines regarding AP credit from the Undergraduate Catalog
- Registration process for students wishing to repeat select high-demand courses
- Registration Tools
Course Registration: The Basics
- Timing of course reg (mid-October and mid-March)
- Based on credits earned
- Typically need to meet with your advisor in advance (link to page on how to find them); advisor is your best resource
- Putting things into shopping cart in advance of registration; reviewing tools (reg page link) and tips
- Info about summer and winter registration, as well as non-degree course registration, can be found here (LINK).
- Enrolling in courses
- Dropping courses
- Swapping courses
- Adding yourself to the Waitlist
Registration Holds
Students who have a hold on their record can view and learn more about the hold.
Holds can prevent students from accessing services such as class registration, moving into dormitories, meal plans, library services, parking services, transcripts and computer or e-mail services. Services are reinstated once holds have been resolved and lifted. Note that it can take up to 24 hours after a hold is lifted for all services to be reinstated.
Registration Tools
Between tracking academic requirements, satisfying course prerequisites, and fitting courses into your schedule, planning for the semester can be a challenge. The Registrar’s website offers many tools and resources to assist students as they plan for coursework and register.
Student Admin Resources
Experiencing challenges in your course registration process? Visit this page to troubleshoot any potential issues as you register.
Additional Resources and Policies
Learn more about other policies and issues affecting your registration process, including course placement, transfer credit reviews, ECE/non-degree decisions, AP credit, and high demand course repeat policies.
Preparing for Course Registration
Know your pick time. This is labeled “Enrollment Appointment” in Student Admin.
Meet with your advisor if your major requires it or if you want to discuss your goals, planned courses and/or requirements.
Check to see if you have a hold on your account in Student Admin that could prevent you from enrolling. Holds can come from a number of offices and sometimes take a few days to lift. Only the office that has placed your hold can lift it.
Know your Advisement Report (“My Requirements” in the drop down menu.) This report will show you which requirements you have fulfilled and which you still need to take. It assumes that you will successfully complete the courses in which you are currently enrolled and counts them under requirements fulfilled.
Put the courses you would like to register for in your shopping cart.
Do you meet all the prerequisites? Prerequisites can include class standing (e.g. Juniors or higher) or courses that must be completed before this class. Be sure to check if you need all the prereqs (indicated with “and”) or some (indicated with “or”). Prereqs are always listed in the course description in the catalog or in the course description link in Student Admin.
Does the course require instructor consent? If so contact the instructor and briefly explain why you would like to enroll in the course.
Use Dynamic Class Search to learn how many seats are open and whether they are reserved for a particular group (e.g. majors) or are available to anyone who meets the prerequisites. Link: Accessing Dynamic Class Search (uconn.edu)
Always have extra courses ready in your shopping cart in case you are unable to enroll in your preferred courses.
Registering for Courses
Enroll at your appointed time. The earlier you register, the better your choices.
Check that you are enrolling for the desired term. The system often defaults to the next upcoming term, such as Summer or Winter. If the term is incorrect, click the green “Change Term” button to select the correct term.
Be flexible. If you really want a class, be flexible about the section and the time.
If the class is full or reserved, check if there is a cross-listed section with available seats. A cross-listed class is the same class offered through two different departments. Either section will meet your requirements.
Remember! Your shopping cart is not a waitlist or enrollment. The shopping cart is your own personal planner. To enroll or waitlist, use the green buttons on each screen until you see a green check mark saying you’re enrolled or have been added to the waitlist.
Select your 10 credits of waitlisted courses carefully. Since you are limited to 10 credits of waitlisted courses, enroll in the courses that are harder to get into and waitlist for the classes that have more open seats or are less likely to fill. Instructions on how to waitlist for a course in Student Admin can be found in Quick Guide: Waitlists and Permission Numbers.pdf.
See also FAQ about Waitlists
After Registration
Double check your enrollment in the List View and the Calendar View.
Swap, don’t drop if you need to alter your schedule. This will ensure that you will not lose your current course if the one you want doesn’t pan out.
Check your course schedule the day before classes to see if any rooms have changed.
Know the Add/Drop deadlines available on the Academic Calendar.
Plans of Study by School and College
Bachelor of General Studies
College of Agriculture, Health & Natural Resources CAHNR
College of Engineering
Our Majors page provides direct links to departmental websites with detailed information for students in those majors, including curricula.
Curriculum Outlines page looks similar to the above page, but is different. Each major links directly to the PDF curriculum outline(s), including multiple catalog years.
Plans of Study Information about how to complete Preliminary and Final plans of study.
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Elisabeth Deluca School of Nursing
Elisabeth DeLuca School of Nursing
NEAG School of Education
Ratcliffe Hicks School of Agriculture
School of Business
School of Fine Arts
School of Pharmacy
School of Social Work