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How to Register for Classes  (Undergraduate) 


The below instructions can be referred to for all semesters, including Fall, Spring, Summer and Winter sessions. Please refer to the Academic Calendar for the semester/session you are seeking to enroll for important dates and deadlines. 

Current Undergraduate Students can enroll during the advanced registration period on or after their enrollment appointment date. Please refer to your SOLAR account to review your enrollment appointment date to confirm the earliest day/time you can enroll. 

Keep in mind enrolling on or after the first day of classes will result in a late registration fee of $50. 

Steps to Enroll

Enrollment Appointment

Students are assigned an enrollment appointment prior to advanced registration opening which indicates the date and time in which enrollment opens for them in SOLAR. To view your enrollment appointment:

  • Navigate to SOLAR
  • Click on Manage Classes tile
  • Click on Enrollment Menu, then Enrollment Dates 
  • Select the term you are seeking to enroll in to view the Enrollment Appt Begins day and time

Students can register any time after this enrollment appointment begins within the enrollment period. 

Take the time to also check for any holds on your record within SOLAR to avoid enrollment errors. 

Enrollment appointments are issued based on both credits earned and in progress. 

Meeting with an Academic Advisor

Students can use their Degree Works, Degree Audit or meet with an academic advisor to review what courses best serve towards completing their degree. Meeting with an advisor is an opportunity to review degree progress. 

Connect with the appropriate advising unit. 

Planning a Schedule

Students have options on how they can plot out a potential schedule. First is the Class Search feature in SOLAR under the Manage Classes tile. Searches can be done either by using the 5 digit class number (if known) or searching by subject, catalog number etc. 

Students also have the option to use Schedule Builder to save time on generating schedule options that best fit their needs. 

Register for Classes

Enrollment can be done either in SOLAR or using the Schedule Builder feature. 

Enroll with Schedule Builder

  • Designed with student experience in mind, step by step guides on how to successfully plan and refine their schedules before enrolling. 
  • Guide for Using Schedule Builder

Enroll in SOLAR 

  • Click on the Enrollment menu, Add Classes; Make sure the enrollment is being conducted within the appropriate term 
  • Enter the 5 digit class number if known; use Class Search to find the course
  • Once the course has been added to the cart, click on “Proceed to Step 3 of 3”
  • View the course(s) to confirm they are accurate, then click on Finish Enrolling
  • Check the status of the enrollment transaction, a green checkmark indicates successful enrollment. A red X indicates an error occurred. 
  • Click “My Class Schedule” to confirm the enrollment is correct. 

Post Enrollment
Students can edit or drop their enrollment within SOLAR in accordance with the Academic Calendar. 

Dropping a Class

Be mindful of drop periods in accordance with deadlines. Students can drop all courses prior to Day 1 of the semester/session in SOLAR. Once the semester begins, individual course drops can be done, noting that students would need to pursue a withdrawal/leave of absence to drop all courses. 

After Add/Drop - students who drop after the Add/Drop deadline will receive a W grade. Courses that would impact a students enrollment status (ex. dropping from full time to part time) can be performed until the individual course withdrawal deadline. 

Past course withdrawal deadlines, students will need to petition for late actions. 

Students should review the Tuition Liability Schedule and connect with a Financial Aid counselor to understand how it may affect financial aid and/or refunds. 

  • Click on Enrollment menu, Drop Classes
  • Select the course(s) to be dropped, click on “Proceed to Step 2 of 3”
  • Review before taking the final step, then click Finish 

Edit a Class (Credits, GPNC etc)

Students can make certain edits to existing enrollment, either adjusting the credits to be pursued/earned for variable credit courses or electing a certain grading scale. 

Credit Changes: Variable credit courses allow students to adjust the credits to be earned within certain courses, typically research, independent study, TA positions etc. once a student is enrolled, prior to the Add/Drop deadline students can edit their currently enrolled course credits. 

Past the Add/Drop deadline, these changes can only be done manually by the Registrar’s Office by submitting a Credit Change Form, see below under “Forms” 

  • Navigate to SOLAR, Manage Classes tile 
  • Under Enrollment Menu, click on Enrollment :Edit Classes
  •  Select course from currently enrolled courses to be worked on
  • Under the “Units” drop down, select the credits to be adjusted to
  • Click “Next” review to confirm accuracy, then click “Finish”

GPNC: Students can elect the “Grade Pass No Credit” or “GPNC” option in SOLAR up until the GPNC deadline outlined in the Academic Calendar for the semester/session. Not all courses offer this option so make sure to review the Undergraduate Catalog. 

Students should review with an advisor the impacts of electing the GPNC option on a course, as this could have impacts towards not only degree progress and graduation requirements. 

Commone reasons students would not be able to select the GPNC option for a course:

  • Courses they have taken previously (W grades, NC etc)
  • Limited to selecting the GPNC option for only one course per semester - Summer counts as a whole term so students cannot elect the GPNC in two different summer sessions. 
  • Not all courses offer the GPNC option, please review Courses without the GPNC Option within the Undergraduate Catalog

  • Navigate to SOLAR, Manage Classes tile
  • Under Enrollment Menu, click on Enrollment: Edit Classes
  • Select course from currently enrolled courses to be worked on
  • Under the “Grading” drop down, select the grading setting to be adjusted to
  • Click “Next” review to confirm accuracy, then click “Finish”

Swapping 

Students can swap courses if they would like to exchange one for another, rather then a separate drop and add transaction. Students would need to be enrolled in the course to be “dropped” and then select the course to be added into. 

Please note that students who use the swap feature will be dropped from the originally enrolled course if they are successfully enrolled or wait listed for the new course. 

  • Navigate to SOLAR, Manage Classes tile
  • Under Enrollment Menu, click on Enrollment: Swap Classes
  • Select course from currently enrolled courses to be dropped and select the course from either the shopping cart or perform a class search within
  • Once the course has been added to the cart, click on “Proceed to Step 3 of 3”
  • View the course(s) to confirm they are accurate, then click on Finish Enrolling
  • Check the status of the enrollment transaction, a green checkmark indicates successful enrollment. A red X indicates an error occurred.
  • Click “My Class Schedule” to confirm the enrollment is correct. 

Class Permissions 

When a course is designed to require permission from the instructor or an override of some kind is needed, permission from the academic department is the next step. Permissions must be entered in SOLAR, and contain the correct override input to be successful. 

Situations include courses that specifically require consent from the department, closed class status, pre/corequiste overrides etc. 

Permissions are granted at the discretion of the academic department. 

Once the permissions are entered, it is exclusive to that section and semester, allowing the student to enroll and bypass that specific error. Students receive a SOLAR message when permission is entered into the system, which confirms the course/section it is attached to. 

Enrollment Forms

As students enroll, there may be a need for the enrollment to be performed by the Registrar's Office to override or carry out certain functions. Please review with an advisor or instructor based on the need. 

  • Drop Down Form
  • Section/Credit Change
  • Time Conflict (CAS, MSRC, COB,SOJ, SBS)
  • Time Conflict (CEAS)
  • Permission to Drop Co-Required Course or Drop with Permission Only Course
  • Permission for Undergraduate Students (Accelerated Program) to Enroll in Graduate Courses
  • Permission for Undergraduate Students to Enroll in Graduate Courses

Undergraduate Petitions 

For students seeking to perform an action that is past its deadline, it is likely a petition will be required. Confirm based on your major which college you are affiliated with and click on their specific petition links below.

Please note that the Division of Undergraduate Education includes all College of Arts & Sciences majors. 

  • Division of Undergraduate Education
  • College of Business
  • College of Engineering and Applied Scienes