Undergraduate Student Registration Instructions

Create a Registration Plan Using Plan Ahead

Registration Options

Main page. Check registration status, plan ahead, browse course catalog, or register for classes.

Select a Term

Select a term from the dropdown menu, then click continue.

Select a Plan

Create a new plan based on the selected term.

Searching for Courses

Type the name of the subject, course number, or keyword you would like to search.

Advanced Search

The advanced search allows you to search by college, course title, course attribute, etc.

Enter your search criteria.

Search Criteria

Search criteria can consist of one or multiple search options. Click the search button to proceed.

Note: Your Plan Ahead search results will look slightly different than if you searched using Browse for courses.
Courses that appear here are from the bulletin, and may not necessarily be offered in the term for which you are planning.

From your list of search results, view sections or add courses directly into your plan.

Click on the course link to display the course details.

An example of the Plan Ahead advanced search results

You can add as many courses as you want to your plan by clicking Add Course.

In your plan details, you can select a course and add a note to it.



You can also view and add course sections to your Plan by clicking View Sections.



Clicking View Sections will display a list of the available sections for you to add to your plan.

When adding course sections to your Plan, the sections will appear in the Schedule Panel.

Add or remove courses from your plan.

Once satisfied, click Save Plan.

When prompted, name your Plan and click Save. You will see a confirmation after saving.

Register for Courses using Plan Ahead

Registration Options

Main page. Register for classes using Plan Ahead.

Select a Term

Select the term open for registration and click continue.

Register for Classes

Click on plan section to view all the saved plans.

You can register for courses that you added to your Plan with sections by clicking Add.

The course will appear as Pending and appear in the Schedule Pane.

Note: You can also select View Sections for courses that were saved to your Plan without a section.
To see how to register for courses from a section search, see Register for Classes Directly.

Be sure to pay attention to the meeting days, times, and locations of your selected courses.

Add your desired courses, then click Submit. The status of each course will change to Registered.

Register for Courses Directly

Registration Options

Main page. Register for classes directly.

Select a Term

Select the term that is open for registration and click continue.



Enter the criteria for your course search. Using the Advanced Search is recommended.

Register for courses directly from your search results. Click Add to register for a course.

After clicking Add, courses will appear as Pending in the Summary and Schedule panels.

Click Submit to register for courses. Once submitted, you will receive a Save Successful message.

Note: If you are making changes to your schedule, make sure that Conditional Add and Drop is checked.
This will ensure that you do not lose your seat in the course you are dropping if you are unable to add a new course.

When making changes to your course schedule, be sure the Conditional Add and Drop option is checked.

You can also register by entering Course Reference Numbers (CRNs) directly.

Note: To add multiple CRNs, click +Add Another CRN. After you have entered all of the CRNs, click Add to Summary.

Added courses appear as Pending in the Summary and Schedule Panes. Click Submit to register.

The Schedule and Options tab allows you to view, email or print your schedule.

Note: You can view your schedule in Summary, Graphical, and Detail formats.





If you experience any technical issues during registration, please contact IT Customer Care at (718) 817-3999.


Academic issues should always be addressed with either your academic advisor or with your dean's office.