At IU, how do I register for classes?

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Your registration appointment

Your registration appointment is the earliest time you can register; however, you can do so from that time for as long as self-service registration is available for the term.

Note: The appointment is for access to online registration; it is not an appointment to meet with an academic advisor.

To view your registration appointment:

Log into OneStart. The "Student Center" area should be visible; if it is not, select the Services tab, and choose the Student Self-Service section on the left.
Click Go to Student Center.

Note: The Student Center and other Self-Service applications use pop-up pages and subpages. If your Internet pop-up blocker is set to block all pop-ups, you'll need to turn it off or change the setting to allow these pop-ups; see For Windows web browsers, how do I enable or disable pop-ups? For further assistance, contact your local Support Center.
On the right, click details to view the time and date. Your registration appointment date is under "Begins On".
If no appointment for an upcoming term appears, visit your campus registrar's web site to see when appointments for a term will be available. You may also contact the registrar for other dates and deadlines in the academic calendar. For more information, see How do I contact the Office of the Registrar at each IU campus?

Holds

To view any holds placed on your academic record at Indiana University:

Log into OneStart. The "Student Center" area should be visible; if it is not, select the Services tab, and choose the Student Self-Service section on the left.
Click Go to Student Center.

Note: The Student Center and other Self-Service applications use pop-up pages and subpages. If your Internet pop-up blocker is set to block all pop-ups, you'll need to turn it off or change the setting to allow these pop-ups; see For Windows web browsers, how do I enable or disable pop-ups? For further assistance, contact your local Support Center.
On the right side of the Student Center window is the "Holds" section. To see a more detailed list of holds on your record, click details. Within this list, you can click Details in the first column to find information about how to resolve the hold item, and whom to contact if you have questions.
Note: Some holds restrict enrollment activity on all IU campuses. If one of these holds has been added to your record, you will see a hold listing for every institution of the university. Review the instruction information for your home campus to learn how to resolve the hold. If the campus office that originally placed the hold removes it from your record, it will also be removed for all other campuses.
To return to your list of hold items, click Return.

View class permissions

Some Indiana University classes require departmental consent and require each student to get class permission to enroll in those classes. Departments may also use class permissions, on occasion, to give a student permission to enroll in a closed class. If you want to view class permissions that have been granted to you, you can do so in OneStart:

Log into OneStart. The "Student Center" area should be visible; if it is not, select the Services tab, and choose the Student Self-Service section on the left.
Click Go to Student Center.

Note: The Student Center and other Self-Service applications use pop-up pages and subpages. If your Internet pop-up blocker is set to block all pop-ups, you'll need to turn it off or change the setting to allow these pop-ups; see For Windows web browsers, how do I enable or disable pop-ups? For further assistance, contact your local Support Center.
Under "Academics", click View Class Permissions, and then select the term you wish to view.

There are three permission types that you can have for each class:

If Space: This indicates that you may enroll in the class if space is available.
Add: This indicates that you may add the class even if it is closed.
Drop: This indicates that you have approval to drop a mandatory, academic department-controlled class.

Other permission information includes:

Subject, Catalog Nbr, Class Nbr, Description: These identify the class for which you have been granted permission.
Date used: This date will appear when you use the class permission.
Expiration date: This is the last date you can use this class permission.

Search for classes

Tips for searching

"Course Subject" is a required field. To search for a class, you can search by subject area, which consists of the abbreviation for the subject plus the letter at the start of the old course designation (e.g., the subject area for ENG W131 would be ENG-W). If you do not know the alphabetic prefix for the course, you can also search by entering the department only (e.g., ENG). This search will return all classes within that department, which could be a very large list of classes. To see a list of department abbreviations, visit your campus registrar's website; see How do I contact the Office of the Registrar at each IU campus?

Class search

The class search is a very powerful tool for retrieving information. You can enter various criteria to narrow your search, as described below. You must select at least two criteria; "Course Subject" is a required field. When you begin narrowing your search, be aware that you can exclude classes. It's best to search by Subject and Catalog Number whenever possible, as follows:

Institution: Use the drop-down box to select the Indiana University campus you are searching for classes.
Term: Use the drop-down box to select the term you would like to search.
Course Career: Use the drop-down box to select the course career of the course you are searching.

Class search criteria

The Class Search Criteria page lists the following options:

Course Subject: Type the subject (the department abbreviation, followed by alphabetic prefix from the course number, e.g., ENG-W ). You can also search on the department only (e.g., ENG ) for a broader search. For a list of department abbreviations, visit your campus registrar's website; see How do I contact the Office of the Registrar at each IU campus?
Course Number: Type the course number minus the alphabetic prefix (e.g., 131 ). Leave is exactly.
Show Open Classes Only: When selected, this option will return only classes with seats available. If this box is blank, the class search will return closed classes as well as open classes. Uncheck this box if you wish to waitlist a class.

Additional search options

The additional search options allow you to select additional criteria to narrow your search. Select at least two criteria (one of which must be "Course Subject"), and then click Search. If you fill out the "Course Number" or "Class Number" field, you don't need to fill out any other fields.

Meeting Time: To search for a class that meets at a specific time, enter that time in the "Meeting Time" field.
Day of the Week: If you check the boxes below certain days of the week, and then specify how you want those days to be handled (Include Only These Days, Include Any of These Days, Exclude Only These Days, Exclude Any of These Days), the search results take that into account.
Instructor Last Name: If you know the last name of the instructor for the class you would like to take, you can enter it in this field. Click Is Exactly if you know the spelling, or use Begins with or Contains.
Class Number: This number is unique to a particular class meeting.
Course Title Keyword: To narrow your search, enter words or phrases that appear in the class title you would like to find (e.g., wildflowers , algebra , United States ). You must still enter the subject to perform a search, but this can narrow down the possible choices. This searches only the standard title and will not look for variable titles.
Course Units: You can search the number of units a course you would like to take by entering between two numbers (e.g., between 1 and 3 units ).
Course Component: To narrow your search, use the drop-down menu to look for a particular type of class (e.g., Lecture, Discussion, Seminar).
Session: A session is a period of time within a term (e.g., Eight Week - First, Eight Week - Second) or spanning the entire term (Regular Academic Session). There are several sessions at IU, but not all of them apply to every term. To narrow your search for classes within a particular session, choose a session from the drop-down menu.
Mode of Instruction: This allows you to narrow your search based on how the class will be taught (e.g., in person, directed research, online).
Campus: This is another way of describing your institution. You don't need to enter anything in this field to search.
Location: This field applies only to certain institutions. You don't need to enter anything in this field to search unless you are aware of courses you want to take at a particular location (e.g., Off Campus).

Enrollment shopping cart

The Enrollment Shopping Cart is a tool in the Student Center you can use to build a list of classes that interest you. Your shopping cart and the information you have placed there will last until the end of the current semester.

To access the Enrollment Shopping Cart:

Log into OneStart. The "Student Center" area should be visible; if it is not, select the Services tab, and choose the Student Self-Service section on the left.
Click Go to Student Center.

Note: The Student Center and other Self-Service applications use pop-up pages and subpages. If your Internet pop-up blocker is set to block all pop-ups, you'll need to turn it off or change the setting to allow these pop-ups; see For Windows web browsers, how do I enable or disable pop-ups? For further assistance, contact your local Support Center.
In the Student Center, click Enrollment Shopping Cart.

Adding classes

To place classes in your cart:

If necessary, select the radio button for the term and institution for which you are registering. Click Continue.
The first time you access this service, you will see an information screen. Familiarize yourself with the features of the services described there, and then click Next.
Make any needed changes or additions to your addresses, and then click Next.
Review the "Optional Services", select any that are of interest to you, and then click Next.
On the Add Classes to Shopping Cart page, select the Class Search radio button.
Enter the course subject and course number for your class. If you do not know the subject, click Select Subject. If you do not know the course number, use the drop-down menu to broaden your search.
The Show Open Classes Only box is automatically checked; if you want to see both open and closed classes, uncheck the box. Use the other checkboxes to further narrow your search as desired. To access more options for limiting your search results, use the additional search criteria.
Click Search.
On the search results page, click details for more information about a specific class. When you have found a class to add, click select class.
The Enrollment Preview page will display. If your campus uses waitlists, a "Waitlist" column with checkboxes will display.
If you choose to waitlist a class, a "Drop if Enroll" column will display. If there is a class you want to drop if you successfully enroll in the waitlisted class, click the magnifying glass icon in the "Drop if Enroll" column, and select the class to be dropped from your schedule.

Note: You must be enrolled in a course to select it as a "Drop if Enrolled."
To add the course to your shopping cart, click Add to Shopping Cart.
Start again from step 5 above until you have added all the classes you want to your cart.

Classes will remain in your shopping cart through the end of this semester, unless you use them to register. The "Status" column updates dynamically every time you view your shopping cart, showing you if the class is open or closed.

Prior to your enrollment time, you can check to see if these classes have time conflicts or unmet prerequisites, or require class permission to enroll. Select the classes to be checked and click the blue Validate button; after reviewing the validation results, click Shopping Cart to return.

Registering from your shopping cart

If your registration appointment has arrived, you can register for your stored classes. If you are already in your shopping cart, select the desired courses and click Enroll. Then, click OK to go to the Register & Drop/Add service; otherwise, you can go to this service directly.

For complete instructions for registration, see At IU, how do I use Register & Drop/Add?

Register & Drop/Add

In the Student Center, you can use the Register & Drop/Add service to enroll for the upcoming term or adjust your current schedule. You can only register for classes after your assigned enrollment date.

To access the Register & Drop/Add service:

Log into OneStart. The "Student Center" area should be visible; if it is not, select the Services tab, and choose the Student Self-Service section on the left.
Click Go to Student Center.

Note: The Student Center and other Self-Service applications use pop-up pages and subpages. If your Internet pop-up blocker is set to block all pop-ups, you'll need to turn it off or change the setting to allow these pop-ups; see For Windows web browsers, how do I enable or disable pop-ups? For further assistance, contact your local Support Center.
In the Student Center, click Register & Drop/Add.

Registering for classes

To register for classes, from the Register & Drop/Add service:

Select classes to add. You may do this by entering a class number and then clicking enter, or by selecting either Class Search (to choose from the schedule of classes) or My Planner (to choose from courses stored in your planner), and then clicking Search. Repeat this until you have selected all of your classes for the term.
Alternatively, to enroll in all of the classes in your cart, in the "Shopping Cart" section, click click to enroll in class(es) in your shopping cart.
The Confirm classes page will display. Examine the "Status" icons to make sure your chosen classes are available.
To complete the enrollment process, click Finish Enrolling.
You will see a View results page. A "Success" message and a green check mark in the "Status" column indicates successful registration for a class. Note any errors or messages regarding your registration.
Note: Courses with errors will be automatically placed in your shopping cart. You may take action to correct and enroll later, if desired.
To view your class schedule, click My Class Schedule. You will now see your class schedule with the status of "Enrolled".
To add additional classes after you've enrolled, click Add, and then click Class Search and continue from step 4 above.

If your campus uses waitlists, you can enroll in a class that is full and get placed on the waitlist. Depending on the method of enrolling you are using, once you have selected your courses, you will be taken to a screen similar to the Class Schedule page.

To add yourself to the waitlist for a class:

Check the Waitlist box corresponding to your desired class.
You will have the opportunity to specify a different class that you want to drop if you are taken off the waitlist and placed into the requested class. To select a class you want to drop:
1. Click the magnifying glass icon in the "Drop if Enrolled" column.
2. Select the class you want to drop. The class number will be placed in the "Drop if Enrolled" box.

If you are removed from the waitlist and enrolled in the preferred class during the waitlist processing period, you will automatically be dropped from the class specified.

Drop a class

To drop a class, from the Register & Drop/Add service:

Click Drop.
Select the class(es) to be dropped.
Click Drop Selected Classes.
You will receive a confirmation page. Review the information; if the confirmation page is correct, click Finish Dropping.
Examine the "Status" column to be sure your changes were successful. Dropped classes will have a status of "Withdrawn".

To view your schedule after dropping the class, click My Class Schedule.

Editing classes with variable credit

To edit a class with variable credit hours, from the Register & Drop/Add service:

Click Edit.
Courses with hours eligible to be adjusted will have a Select button to the right. Select the course to be edited.
From the drop-down box, select the desired hours, and then click Finish Editing.

Swapping classes

When you don't want to drop an enrolled class until you are safely enrolled in a new class (e.g., when you are changing sections of the same course), you may want to use Swap function. From the Register & Drop/Add service:

Click Swap.
Select the class you want to remove from your schedule, and then select a replacement; you can choose a replacement from your shopping cart, planner, or class search.
You will receive a confirmation page. If the information is correct, click Finish Swapping. This will complete the class swap, and you will be able to view your class schedule.

Class schedule details

To view your Indiana University class schedule, you can either use the Student Center in OneStart or visit the Office of the Registrar on your campus.

Note: The UITS Support Center is unable to tell you your schedule.

To view your schedule through the Student Center in OneStart:

Log into OneStart. The "Student Center" area should be visible; if it is not, select the Services tab, and choose the Student Self-Service section on the left.
Click Go to Student Center.

Note: The Student Center and other Self-Service applications use pop-up pages and subpages. If your Internet pop-up blocker is set to block all pop-ups, you'll need to turn it off or change the setting to allow these pop-ups; see For Windows web browsers, how do I enable or disable pop-ups? For further assistance, contact your local Support Center.
Your class schedule for the present week is always displayed. You can see a list of academic calendar deadlines by clicking the Deadlines icon above the "This Week's Schedule" section.
To view additional details about your class schedule, click Class Schedule Details. To return to the Student Center, click the double-arrow icon beside "Student Center" at the top or bottom of the screen.

To view your class schedule in person, bring your photo ID to the Office of the Registrar on your campus; see How do I contact the Office of the Registrar at each IU campus?

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