Course Enrollment Information

**Registration Information for First-Year Students**

**Departmental Course Request Forms**

Preparing to Enroll in Courses

During the academic year, students typically register for spring classes in November, fall classes in April, and summer session classes starting in March.聽 (New students follow a different registration schedule.)聽聽

Students may have one or more 鈥渉olds鈥 in their BuffPortal, which need to be released before registering for classes.

  1. You should first review your online Degree Audit in .
  2. Meet with your academic advisor聽to discuss how you are progressing in your degree program and your overall student journey.

Registration Instructions for Continuing Students

  1. Log on to . Click on 鈥淩egister for Classes鈥澛爐o be directed to the "Student Center".
  2. Once in the "Student Center," click on the "Add" tab to search for classes and add them to the "Shopping Cart".聽
  3. Once classes are in the "Shopping Cart", check the boxes for all the courses you want to enroll in.聽Then below this area, click on the "Finish Enrolling" button.
  4. Check that the course appears in the 鈥淐lass Schedule鈥 and that you see a green check mark to the right (which indicates that you are enrolled in the course). It鈥檚 important to check your 鈥淐lass Schedule鈥 listing regularly to make sure you are indeed enrolled in the classes you think you should be, to check for classroom or time changes in the course, etc.聽This is also where you check the status of a class you are waitlisted in to see if you become enrolled or not.

Registration Instructions for New Transfer Students

As a new transfer student, it鈥檚 important you consult with an academic advisor early on, since you need to see how your particular transfer course work applies to your new degree program.聽

  1. Don鈥檛 forget to have final high school transcripts, college transcripts, AP exam scores and IB exam scores sent to the CU-麻豆影院 Office of Admissions.聽This is especially important if you are just finishing up courses elsewhere.
  2. Be prepared to provide your academic advisor with a college transcript, course descriptions, and course syllabi from each prior college attended.聽
  3. Contact your advisor聽before you enroll in courses on .
  4. Once you have contacted your advisor, follow the registration steps above for continuing students.