Current Student Registration

• In order to register, you must receive your registration PIN from your faculty adviser. The registration PIN permits access to the registration section of Banner Self-Service, where you can create or revise your registration for the coming term.
• You are assigned a new registration PIN each term. You cannot 're-use' the PIN from a prior term. Your registration PIN is valid from the beginning of your scheduled registration time until January 8.
• Important! The registrar's office cannot provide registration PINs. If you forget or lose your PIN you must contact your faculty adviser. In the event you cannot locate your adviser you may contact the department chair.

• The amount of credit attached to a course is indicated in the "Credits" field of the course details page (click the course to view). 
• Fractional credit of 0.25 or 0.50 may be awarded for two types of courses:
  • Stand-alone fractional credit courses have a clear intellectual rationale independent from other courses. Examples of stand-alone fractional credit courses may include a 0.50 credit independent study, half-semester courses, some extended studies, or 0.50 credit Theater performance course.
  • Add-on fractional credit courses comprise components that intellectually engage students in ways that extend beyond the content of the full-credit course to which they are attached. Add-on fractional credit may be either required or optional. Laboratories are the most common type of required add-on fractional credit course.
• Laboratories: Unless otherwise noted, fractional credit laboratories are required and carry 0.25 credit. In the course listings, for example, CHEM 101L is the required lab component of CHEM 101. Students must register for both CHEM 101 (the lecture) and CHEM 101L (the lab), and will receive a separate grade for each.
• Independent Study: Independent study proposals for fractional credit will be considered on a case-by-case basis by the faculty supervisor and/or department chair/program director, as are full-credit independent studies.
• Areas of Inquiry, Global Engagements, and Common Core Requirements: Partial credit courses (0.25 or 0.50) may not be used to fulfill areas of inquiry, global engagements, or common core curriculum requirements.
• Graduation Requirement Limit: A maximum of two (2.00) credits from add-on fractional credit courses may count toward the 32-credit graduation requirement.  Stand-alone fractional credit would not count towards this limitation.

• The normal course load for each academic term is 4.00 - 4.75 course credits, or the equivalent of four full courses with three labs. During registration, students may register for no more than 4.75 course credits. Students not on academic warning who wish to take 5.00-5.25 course credits in any term may add additional course credits to their class schedules during the drop/add period. Because of the demanding academic load, students who wish to register for 5.00-5.25 course credits are urged to discuss this matter with their faculty advisers.
• Students may register for 5.50 course credits during the Drop/Add period only with the permission of their faculty adviser (permission form available during drop/add). Students may not take or receive credit for more than 5.50 course credits in any term except with the approval of the Dean of Academic and Curricular Affairs. More information about registering for more than 4.75 credits will be available on the Drop/Add web page closer to the start of the term.

It is expected that students register for courses during their registration timeslot, and are only eligible to register for open courses in which they meet all prereqs and other restrictions. In exceptional cases, a student may be granted approval to register for a course for which they would not normally be eligible. In these instances, it is expected that the student submit the Course Restriction Override Request form (PIN required during registration), citing the reasons for the override request. If you obtain permission by email, you must then submit the Course Restriction Override Request form to formally request permission. Emailed permissions are not accepted.

Once the override request form is submitted, the faculty member will be notified and they will be prompted to take the appropriate action (approve or deny).

• If given permission to override a restriction, you will be notified by email after the coding has been added to your record so you can log into the portal to add the course. You are not officially registered until you have added the course on the portal and it appears with the status of "Registered."  Please note: If you are approved for an override prior to your registration time you will have to wait until your start time to officially register. 
  • Please note that not all approvals will guarantee a seat in the course. The instructor may approve a waiver of a certain restriction but not necessarily all restrictions. For instance, the instructor may give you permission to register despite missing the prerequisite requirement but will not approve you to over enroll the course. In this case you would be eligible to register only if a seat is available, or you could add yourself to the waitlist. 
  • If denied, you will be notified by email and should use the course offerings to identify a viable alternative. You should also consult your faculty adviser if this changes your registration plans or if you need assistance finding an alternative course.

Troubleshooting tips for the course restriction override form:

• Use a PC laptop or desktop. Mobile devices are not supported and Macs are sometimes problematic.
• Use Chrome.
• Clear your cache.
• Try an incognito window.

If you plan to repeat a course, you are encouraged to submit a Course Restriction Override Request form before the week of registration. You will not be permitted to register for a repeat unless/until it has been vetted by the registrar's office. Depending on the grade earned, you may also need instructor permission. Submitting the override form as soon as possible will expediate the registration process. 

Waitlists maintained by the registrar's office:

• Waitlists maintained by the registrar’s office will be managed beginning November 18 and continue through December 13. You will be notified via email if a seat becomes available to you. The email will come from "Registrar's Office" with the subject "Waitlist Notification for [CRN]." The deadline to take action is 24 hours from the time of the notification. If you do not take action within that window you will be dropped from the waitlist and the next student will be offered the seat. You are strong encouraged to check your Colgate email regularly during the waitlist management period.
   

Waitlists maintained by departments/individual faculty:

• Some departments or individual faculty choose to maintain their own waitlists. In these cases, the faculty member will reach out if a seat is available to you.
• If you've been offered a seat by a faculty member, you must submit the Course Restriction Override Request form, checking the boxes for the "Course is closed" and "Course has a waitlist" reasons, and any others that may apply. This should be done as soon as possible after receiving permission. Once you receive the official notification of the approval, you must then log into the portal and register for the course. 
   

All waitlists will be deleted prior to the start of Drop/Add in January to allow online access to open seats.

• The Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) grade option is limited to students with junior or senior standing. (Class year standings are determined by earned credits.)
• Students may not declare the S/U grade option during registration.
• Students who plan to take a course S/U should register for the course as usual during registration and should submit the Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory Grade Option form beginning during the Drop/Add period for the term.
• Visit the S/U Grading Option page for full details.

• Colgate University reserves the right to add or cancel courses, or change their days, times, locations, or instructors, as deemed necessary.
• Any course changes will be posted on the changes to the course offerings page. This site will provide you with a "snapshot" of recent changes. All changes are reflected immediately on Banner Self-Service, as well as the course offerings posted online.