New Student Registration Guide

• For every term you register, you have what’s called a registration window. It’s a specific day and time that you are able to begin to register for classes in an upcoming term. It is also sometimes called your enrollment appointment, registration appointment, enrollment date or enrollment time. 
• In your BroncoDirect Student Center, find the Registration Window box on the right-hand side. This box will have your date and time. The date/time may not be visible until closer to your Orientation Day. 
• For future terms, registration windows are posted about a week in advance of registration. Your registration window will be assigned based on the number of units you have successfully completed. You'll be able to enroll in courses in the timeframe of your registration window. 

• For your first semester at CPP, you'll register for classes at your Orientation Day. You will meet with staff and faculty to receive academic advising and they will walk you through the registration process.
• For every term you register, there are several opportunities to enroll in classes. All students have the ability to register during general registration, and the ability to adjust schedules during Add/Drop Period. Eligible students may also register during priority registration. 
• Each opportunity also has specific unit limits. This is the number of units you are allowed to register for. See below for the unit limits you have – we'll explain more on Add/Drop Period and waitlisting later.  

• The amount of units for each class depends on what type of class it is – lab classes can be worth 1 to 2 units, while lecture classes can be 2 to 4 units. We’ll show you in the next step how to figure out how many units a class is worth.  
• For future terms, you can find the unit enrollment limit on the homepage of the Registration Guide. 

• Sometimes CPP will put a hold on your account when we need you to take care of something. Some holds will prevent you from registering, like an Advising Hold or an SF Financial Hold. Other holds, like the Classes Saved hold, just prevent your courses from being dropped for non-payment.  
• Your Orientation Services and Orientation Advising holds will be cleared as long as you've completed your Pre-Orientation modules and check in for your in-person program.
  
• Math/English Category Placement holds do not affect your ability to register for classes.

• To Do list items are not holds and do not impact your ability to register. 
• The To Do list is made up of checklist items such as university requests for documentation, including tax returns for your Financial Aid application, high school or college transcripts, official SAT scores, etc.
• Once the university has received a checklist item, that item will no longer display on your To Do list. It may take some time to clear.

If you need to, you can use the BroncoDirect Class Search to look at all courses and sections being offered for the term. 

You may encounter enrollment error messages while registering. Here are some of the most common errors students see. If you have any questions about these error messages, contact the Bronco Advising Center. 

 If a section of a course you want to take is full, you can add yourself to the waitlist. Visit the Registration Guide homepage and find the unit enrollment limits for waitlisting units under Term Information. Waitlisted units count toward your overall enrollment limit. Here are a few things to be aware of about waitlisting:

• You cannot waitlist a class that has a corequisite.  
• You will not be moved off the waitlist for a class if you are already registered in another section of the same class.  
• The waitlist is updated hourly through the registration period.  
• When space is available, you will be enrolled in the course and notified by email. 
• Check your class schedule in your Student Center for your waitlist position.

If you're trying to enroll in a course that is full, requires consent, or requires requisites (pre- or corequisites), you can ask for a class permission number. They are one-use codes and only usable in the term you get them. They are also sometimes called add codes. For assistance, contact the Bronco Advising Center.

Depending on the type of permission number, you get it from the course instructor or the academic department:

BroncoDirect and Schedule Builder will tell you the modes of instruction for your courses. Check the format your courses are being offered in by referencing the Instruction Modes guide. 

• During the Add/Drop Period, you can add courses to your schedule or drop courses without them being recorded on your transcript. Refer to the Student Success Central Academic Calendar for specific Add/Drop dates.  Here's a timeline for dropping courses: 

Find more information about withdrawals on the Office of Student Success, Equity and Innovation website. 

• Keep tabs on your Canvas homepage. Your instructor has to turn the courses on, so hang tight if you don't see them yet. Canvas updates itself nightly with any changes in your enrollment. 
• Many instructors drop students who do not attend their class on the first day of instruction to allow for waitlisted students to add the course. However, do not rely on professors to drop you from classes you no longer wish to take. If you don't attend a class you are enrolled in, you may receive a grade of WU or F.
  • If a religious holiday conflicts with the first day of class, find more information on the Dean of Students website. 
• Office hours are the time that professors set aside to help students understand the course material and assignments. Attending office hours will allow you to get a better understanding of the course material and assignments as well as build a relationship with your faculty. Check your syllabi for your professors' office hours.