Undergraduate Registration

You are strongly encouraged to read this entire guide before starting the advising and registration process as it will make your online registration session much more successful. You may also click on any of the links below to take you to a specific page or resource:

• Registration Schedule
• Advising and Course Selection
• Registration Procedures
• Course Offerings
• University Core Curriculum Information
• Course Selection Worksheet (pdf)

(Some forms above are PDF files requiring Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can obtain a free copy of the software by visiting the Adobe website.)

Undergraduate Registration Schedule

All students who are eligible to participate in online registration have been assigned specific windows of time during which registration will be available. U-Online refers to these assigned times as time tickets. Time tickets are assigned according to your program of study and/or your graduation year as shown in the schedules below.  Advance registration, registration adjustments, and open registration will open for Fall and Spring at 9:00pm and at 12:01 am for Summer registration.  Registration will close on all end dates at 11:59pm.  Note: You will need to check U-Online for the specific time-ticket attached to your ID. Please take note of your registration time ticket and plan your advising and registration session accordingly.

Registration Schedule for Summer 2012
Registration opens at 12:01 am and closes at 11:59pm.

Registration Schedule for Fall 2012
Registration opens at 9:00pm and closes at 11:59pm.

Registration Schedule for Spring 2013
Dates subject to change.  Registration opens at 9:00pm and closes at 11:59pm.

Undergraduate Advising and Course Selection

Academic Advising

All undergraduate students are required to contact their academic advisor prior to registration. Your advisor will distribute your Alternate PIN that will give you access to the online registration services. You may look up your current advisor assignment on U-Online. To do this, login to U-Online, select Student Services and Financial Aid; then Student Records; then General Student Information. Select the desired term and submit. Your advisor is listed in the Primary Advisor field.

Alternate PINs for Advance Registration

All matriculated undergraduate students are required to use an Alternate PIN for Advance Registration. New Alternate PINs are assigned every registration term, so the Alternate PIN you used last term is no longer valid. You will receive your new Alternate PIN from your advisor. Alternate PINs are only required during Advance Registration for Spring (in November) and Fall (in April).  They are not required for Registration Adjustments, Open Registration (add/drop), or any part of Summer registration.

Course Selection Worksheet

As you plan your schedule with your advisor, record the CRNs in the Course Selection Worksheet so that you may reference them during your online registration session. Your advisor's signature is not required for online registration, however, you may wish to keep a copy of the worksheet with your advisor's signature as a record of what you discussed during your meeting.

Administratively Pre-Registered Course Sections

In order to assist you with course selection, in some instances you may have been administratively preregistered in certain courses required for your major. This was done in collaboration with your Department Chair and the Dean's Offices. You will need to register for additional courses to maintain full time status of 12 - 18 credits, and it is highly recommended that you make every effort to schedule around these assigned sections. You may be able to make changes to this schedule, but if you change your registration we cannot guarantee you a seat.

Course Loads

An undergraduate student must be registered for at least 12 credits to be classified as full-time. Being enrolled in less than 12 credits will result in part-time student status. This status may affect: housing, financial aid, tuition billing, Veteran's Administration, NCAA, or other athletic eligibilities. It is the student's responsibility to monitor their own enrollment status.  Within your undergraduate tuition, you can enroll up to 18 credits.  To enroll in over 18 credits, you will need special permissions and will accrue additional fees.  Please see Registration Services if you have any questions or view the Additional Credit form.

Courses Not Available for Online Registration

Some courses are not available online because they require additional documentation. Below is the information you need to register.

• Study Abroad/Away
• • Please go to the Global Education Program to pick up information
• Directed/Independent Study Course
• • Please go to Registration Services to pick up information
• Greater Portland Alliance of Colleges and Universities (GPACU)
• • Please go to Registration Services to pick up information

Undergraduate Registration Procedures

Advance Registration

Students may register for courses by contacting  their advisor, completing a Course Selection Worksheet, and then entering their selections through U-Online's Registration Services during their assigned registration days and times. Complete instructions for registering online are found in the Guide to Online Registration. Students who do not register during the pre-registration period will be charged a $75.00 late registration fee.

After the initial registration period, online registration access will be temporarily closed to allow the Dean's Offices to adjust the course offerings schedule and to resolve any outstanding registration or advising issues.

Registration Adjustments

Online registration will open for a Registration Adjustment period when students must finalize their schedule and make any adjustments. Although your schedule will be considered final after this time, it may still be subject to administrative changes due to staffing and scheduling changes in the course offerings.

Registration Services will review all registrations at the end of each semester to make sure that students are still eligible to remain enrolled in courses chosen for the next semester that are restricted by prerequisites, major, or academic standing. You will be administratively dropped from courses for which you are no longer eligible and it will be your responsibility to replace those courses during the Registration Adjustment and Open Registration periods.

Open Registration (Add/Drop)

As always, students may make changes to their schedule during the add/drop period at the beginning of each term.

Withdrawal/Leave of Absence

A student may withdraw from all courses by completing either a Request for Leave of Absence Form or a Student Withdrawal Form. These forms are available at the Student Affairs Offices and Registration Services on both campuses. Note: The effective date of withdrawal is the date the University receives the completed paperwork. All tuition refunds are based on this effective date. Failure to properly withdraw may result in failing grades.