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 (you will have an “advising required” hold) or if you want to discuss your goals, planned courses and/or requirements. For more information or to locate your advisor, visit see the “Your Advisor” page.
• Check if you have a hold on your account that could prevent you from enrolling and make sure you take care of any tasks required to remove the hold. 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.
• Plan the courses you would like to register for next semester and put them in your shopping cart using a combination of these tools:
  • Class Search and Enroll: Within your Student Admin homepage, click on the Manage Classes tile, then select Class Search and Enroll. This is a streamlined search tool that allows you to search by keywords, subject, or topic, and then enroll directly into the selected course.
  • Dynamic Class Search: Within your Student Admin homepage, click on the Manage Classes tile, then select Dynamic Class Search. This search tool is helpful for viewing reserve cap information and quickly locating courses with open seats available.
  • Course Catalog: Visit catalog.uconn.edu and click on Search Classes. Using the catalog search, you can filter by campus, content area, instruction method, and more.
  • Coming in Spring 2025! UConn Class Search: Keep an eye out for further communication in regards to a new class search method from the Office of the Registrar. Updates will be posted at registrar.uconn.edu in “News and Announcements”.
• Be sure to check the campus location when selecting a course. 
• 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. See also FAQ about Waitlists.

 After Registration

• Double check your enrollment in the List View and the Calendar View.
• Check Your Advisement Report (Standard Version): Review your report to ensure that the courses you are enrolled in meet the requirements you expected them to fulfill, keeping your academic goals on track.
• 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.