12 Tips for a Successful Registration
1. Find out when your Registration Window opens. Log on to E-Services and click on "Courses and Registration" followed by "Registration Window." Make sure you select the appropriate semester.
2. Make an appointment to see your faculty advisor. If you do not know the name of your current advisor, log on to E-services and under "Courses and Registration" click on "View/Modify Schedule." Your advisor and current major are listed at the top of your class schedule. You may also visit the ARO to have us look up the information for you.
3. Print off your DARS transcript to bring to the advising session. From the MSUM homepage, click on E-services. Log on and select "Grades and Transcripts" on the left hand side. Then select INTERACTIVE DEGREE AUDIT REPORT. There is a "Printer Friendly" version that can be selected under the graphs on the left hand side of the page.
4. Be prepared for your advising session. Complete a draft course schedule, making sure to include alternate courses and times in case your first choices are closed. Be prepared to talk with your advisor about liberal studies/Dragon Core, your major, internships, graduate school, etc.
5. See your Advisor during Advising Week. Freshmen through Seniors must see their faculty advisors to get their Access Code (previous degree students, special students, and graduate students are not required to use registration Access Codes). A new registration Access Code is assigned each semester. You need your registration Access Code to register.
6. Get approval for any classes that require permission.
7. Be sure you know your PIN number. If you've forgotten, go to E-services and select the "Forgot your pin/password?" option found under the "Helpful Links" on the right side of the page.
8.Register on the web.
9. Holds. Check for registration holds before your window opens. If you have a HOLD that is preventing you from registering, visit the department that placed the hold to find out what you need to do to have it lifted.
10. Search for a Dragon Core course. On the web, use the "Advanced Search" option under Courses and Registration in E-services. Select the Dragon Core number (1a, 1b, 2, 3...) in the
General/Liberal Ed. box to see all of the courses that fulfill that area.
11. Overrides. If you have problems getting needed classes, see the following persons: Course Instructor, Department Chair, or Dean in the course area.
If the professor gives you an OVERRIDE, you are NOT automatically registered. An override simply opens up a space for you in that class. You must go and register for that class through E-services.
12. Drop/Add Classes Online. You do not need to use the pink Drop/Add slips to drop classes before the Withdrawal Deadline. You can do this online! CAUTION: you are able to drop classes online after the 5th day of class, but you CANNOT ADD online after the 5th day. To add classes after the Drop/Add Deadline, you must use the pink Drop/Add slips (found in the Academic Resource Office or the Records office) and fill out a Student Academic Appeal form.