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Course Registration

Web Registration Starting Time

For Web Registration, each student will be assigned a Registration Starting Time based on student class level and units earned at the end of the last term of attendance. Transfer course work is included in determining earned units. Please check your e-mail for notification of your registration time.  You will not be allowed to access Web Registration until your scheduled starting time. Registration Starting Times cannot be changed. If you are unable to register at your starting time, you may register at any time after your scheduled Registration Starting Time via the Web. It is not possible to prevent a conflict between your current class schedule and your Registration Starting Time.If you do not register during early registration, you must Late Register and pay Late Registration fees.

Online Registration

Please read these instructions before logging into Web registration. You may find it useful to print this out and have handy while registering.

If you need registration assistance, please see your academic advisor or visit the Registrar's Office.

1. Login to WPI's Web Information System
2. Enter your user ID number  and your 6-digit Personal Identification Number (PIN).  If you have forgotten your PIN, there is a link on this page to retrieve or reset it.
3. Click on "Student Services & Financial Aid."
4. Click on "Registration."
5. Click on "Add/Drop Classes." Then "Select a Term." Click "Submit Term" button.
6. E-mail Verification:
   Give us a preferred e-mail address. Follow the instructions on the web page. Your preferred e-mail address is required for Web Registration. Click on "View/Update E-mail Addresses" link to update.
7. Enter the CRNs for the classes you wish to register for in the spaces provided. When you have entered them all, click the "Submit Changes" button.
8. Check for Registration Errors: Check the bottom of the Registration page for any errors. For help with registration errors, click on "Help" button.
9. Search for a Class: You may search for a class by clicking on the "Class Search" button. You may search by Subject and Course Number, Title, Instructor, Time, and Day. You must select a Subject for your search.
10. View and Print Your Schedule: After you have finished registering for classes, view your schedule by clicking on "View Student Schedule" at the bottom of the page. Then print a copy of your schedule by clicking your Browser's "Print" button at the top of the screen.

Web Registration Pointers

Web registration is really quite simple, but here are some things to be aware of before you get started.

• Be sure to check your student records for any holds at least one day prior to your registration starting time. This will give you time to clear any holds before you register.
• Your preferred e-mail address is required for Web Registration. Click on "View/Update E-mail Addresses" link and follow the instructions.
• Go over your desired schedule with your advisor before you attempt to register.
• Prerequisite checking will be performed by the computer for many courses. Refer to the course description in the catalog for prerequisite information.
• Use the scroll bars at the side and top of the windows to view the entire screen.
• Always scroll to the bottom of your schedule when adding and dropping classes so you can view any unresolved errors as indicated by the stop sign.
• The Web will check time conflicts when you register. You must resolve the conflict by changing one of the courses before your registration will be accepted by the online system.
• You may make changes to your schedule on the Web anytime after your scheduled registration starting time.
• ALWAYS print your schedule after making changes on the Web. Print from "Student Schedule by Day and Time." This is your documentation of your changes.
• If you have forgotten your PIN you may reset it through the WPI website. Login to WPI's Web Information System then click on the link "Click here is you have forgotten you PIN."

Web Registration Error Message Definitions

Wondering what those error messages mean when you're trying to register on the Web? Read on!

CLOSED - ## ON WL
Course filled to capacity, but there is room on the Wait List. To get on the Wait List, select Wait List in the Action field; click Submit Change button.

SPECIAL APPROVAL
Contact the course instructor for permission to enroll in the class. The instructor can then se-mail the registrar's office (registrar@wpi.edu) granting enrollment permission, or the student can pick up a Course Change form in the registrar's office and get the instructor's signature on it.

MAXIMUM HOURS EXCEEDED
Undergraduates are limited to 2 and 1/6 units (19.5 credits) per semester. To exceed that amount, students must get their advisor's signature on a Drop/Add form or have the advisor e-mail (registrar@wpi.edu) permission for the overload to the Projects and Registrar's Office. The Registrar's staff will then enter the desired overload.

OPEN - ## ON WL
Course has a Wait List, but the number of seats shown on the Web has now opened. The open seats will be offered only to students on the Wait List. Students not on the Wait List cannot register for the open seats. To get on the Wait List, select Wait List in the Action field; click Submit Change button.

PREQ AND TEST SCORE - ERROR
Prerequisite course(s) and/or your Test Score(s) in the system for you do not meet this course's requirements for enrollment. Contact the Management Department.

RESTRICTIONS - LEVEL OR MAJOR OR CLASS YEAR
You do not meet restrictions for this course. Refer to course description in Catalog for more information.

TIME CONFLICT
Two or more classes are scheduled for the same time. You must change one of them or go to the Projects and Registrar's office for an override.

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Last modified: September 28, 2007 09:41:15