Top Registration Tips

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.

Accessing Dynamic Class Search

Always have extra courses ready in your shopping cart in case you are unable to enroll in your preferred 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.

Reasons Why You May Not Be Able to Enroll in a Course

1. You have not met ALL the prerequisites. Look at the catalog course description. This can include:

Class standing (e.g. juniors or higher) – based on # of credits completed by the time the class begins.
Course prerequisite – must be completed prior to this class.
Read the prerequisites carefully. “And” means you need both/all listed. “Or” means you only need to meet one of those listed.
Prerequisites exist because the higher level course builds on the knowledge acquired in the prerequisite course.

2. You have met your credit maximum.

You will need to request excess credit to enroll in more credits.
See the Excess Credit Authorization form which includes a summary of the rules regarding maximum credits permitted. See also: information on maximum credits for Honors students.

3. A component of the class conflicts with another class currently on your schedule.

Check lab, lecture, and discussion times. You cannot enroll in overlapping courses, even by 1 minute.

4. You have a hold (e.g.: advising hold, bursar hold, health services, library).

You need to resolve the hold before you can enroll.
The hold can ONLY be lifted by the office that placed it.
Check holds long before your Pick Time to resolve them in time.

5. It is not yet your enrollment date and time.

NOTE: The online registration system closes for continuing students during summer orientation in May and reopens again in July.

6. Class is full.

Some classes may allow over-enrollment, some do not.
If they do, you will need to get a permission number to enroll.
Procedures for issuing permission numbers vary by School/College and department.

7. Reserved capacity (RC): remaining open seats are reserved for a certain population of students.

Check Dynamic Class Search to see if the seats are reserved and if so, if you fall within that group of students.
If you do not meet the reserved seating requirements, see if the course has a waitlist in Student Admin and if so, place yourself on the waitlist.
After the reserved seating students enroll, the remaining open seats (or seats that open as others drop) may be given to students on the waitlist.
Note: Before fall registration, the university reserves seats in courses that are part of “package schedules” – a process that is used to ease course registration for incoming freshman and transfer students. In these “packages”, sections have been chosen to form a cluster of courses without conflicts, and priority is given to students in specific majors. These seats (RC-Block Enrollment) are not available to continuing students.

8. Class requires instructor consent.

Any student wishing to enroll needs a permission number.
Contact the instructor and briefly explain your preparation and why you wish to enroll in the course.

9. You have enrolled in the course twice before. If taking the course a 3^rd time, you need consent from your advisor and dean.

You can enroll in a course a 2^nd time and Student Admin will give you a note that it is a repeat course.

10. You want to repeat a course that is high demand.

You will not be able to enroll in a course that you have previously passed until all other students have had the chance to register for it. This applies only to the Fall and Spring semesters. Winter and Summer registration is not restricted. The list of high demand courses is available here.

What’s the Difference Between Prerequisite, Reserved Capacity, and Instructor Consent?

Prerequisite: Prerequisites are listed in the course description in the university catalog. This can include specific courses that must be taken prior to this class or could include required class standing (e.g.: juniors or higher; only open to freshmen and sophomores). You cannot waitlist for the course if you do not meet all the prerequisites.

Reserved Capacity (RC): Specific seats are reserved for certain types of students (ie: majors, honors, freshmen and sophomores). This is not a prerequisite in the course description, so others may waitlist for the class (if the class has a waitlist available). After the designated population of students register for classes, the remaining open seats may be issued to those on the waitlist, if the course administrator chooses, by emailing the students a permission number to use.

Instructor Consent: Any student wishing to enroll needs permission from the instructor. This means you must contact the instructor for a permission number. “Instructor consent” will appear in the class info.

There are many resources available to help you navigate the Student Administration system

You can learn more about the IT systems and services you’ll use at UConn in the Student Technology Training Course.

Need help with your NetID?

On the Institution Page, which is the landing page, scroll down to “Useful Links for Students.”
Click on Student Technology Training.

If you ever need assistance with technology and your devices, contact the ITS Technology Support Center.

You can chat with a tech, browse our Knowledge Base, submit a support request, and even visit us in person.
Student Administration Help Pages
Top Registration Tools: Info from the Registrar’s office on Schedule Builder, Advisement Requirements Report, What-If Report and Academic Planner.
Common registration questions: Info from the Registrar’s Office on excess credit, independent study and more.
Waitlist FAQs: Info from the Registrar’s Office.
iCenter in Wilbur Cross: Practical course registration assistance.
Quick Guide: Waitlists and Permission Numbers: How to sign up for a waitlist or use a permission number.
Glossary of Student Admin terms
Other resources-fine, just that the repeat high demand courses needs to be linked again.

Course Placement Information for new students (first year and transfer) on placement in English, quantitative reasoning (Q) courses, and Mathematics courses.

Math Placement Assessment waiver request form Form for students who began at UConn prior to Fall 2013 who wish to be waived from the Mathematics Placement Assessment requirement.

Course Equivalency Review 1010/1011 for transfer students only.

ECE/Non Degree Decisions Information for students with non-degree or Early College Experience coursework they may wish to include in their degree record.

Guidelines regarding AP credit from the Undergraduate Catalog. Registration process for students wishing to repeat select high-demand courses.

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.

For instructions on viewing holds go here.

Using the Schedule Builder

Adding/Dropping a Course

Academic Regulations

Registrar Policies

Withdrawing from a Course