Pre-Registration Plans

Workday Terminology

Academic Period or Term - Class start dates and end dates may be standard length (4 months) or shorter sessions within the standard session.

Session - Multiple time periods within a standard term, each with its own group of courses available for registration and grading.

Session A - The session taking up the entire full or standard academic term (view 2024-25 Academic Calendar).

Session B, C, and D - Sessions taking up less than the entire full or standard academic term (view 2024-25 Academic Calendar).

Academic Plan - Created by an advisor to show the courses a student will need to complete their program of study.

Once your advisor creates your Academic Plan, you can create a Pre-Registration Plan based on it. A Pre-Registration Plan does not register you for classes. It is an advisory tool to organize your courses before you register. You can use it to register more quickly, but it is only a planning tool.

You can create or view your Pre-Registration Plan in two ways.

1. From the Academics App on the Workday homepage, select Create or View My Pre-Registration Plan under Academic Advising. If you don’t see the Pre-Registration Plans or Register from Plan buttons, you may have holds on your account, or your Academic Plan may not be up-to-date. For information on holds, view the article Student Action Items and Holds. If you don't have a current academic plan, view the article Academic Plan or contact your advisor.

2. From the Student Profile Academics Tab, open the Plan tab.

Create a Pre-Registration Plan from Your Academic Plan

You can create a Pre-Registration Plan for a specific term from your Academic Plan, including one or more sessions within the term (e.g. Spring 2025A, Spring 2025B). A Pre-Registration Plan can help you plan your course schedule before registering. When you create a Pre-Registration Plan, you can only keep or remove courses that came from your Academic Plan. To add courses to your Pre-Registration Plan, follow the instructions under View Your Pre-Registration Plan below.

1. Click Create Pre-Registration Plan from Plan.

2. Choose your Academic Plan name and an academic term from the Start Date within field, as shown in the screenshot below.

If you want to create a Pre-Registration Plan that includes multiple sessions within the standard term (e.g. Spring 2025 A and B), you must have all those sections listed on your Academic Plan. Check with your advisor if you need to add sessions to the term. If you have all the sessions you want to register for in your Academic Plan, then select the main term (Spring 2025A) in the Start Date within field.

3. Click OK.

4. Type a name for your Pre-Registration Plan in the box.

5. Review the course(s) from your Academic Plan on the left of the page.

6. Click on the minus or the trash can to remove a course.

7. When you have the list of classes you want, click on each course and choose a section.

8. Click OK to save your Pre-Registration plan.

Remember, to add courses to your Pre-Registration Plan, follow the instructions under View Your Pre-Registration Plan below.

Remember, clicking OK here does NOT register you for classes.

View Your Pre-Registration Plan

From your Academic Plan, you can view and edit the Pre-Registration Plans you've created previously.

1. Click View Pre-Registration Plans.

2. Select the tab Upcoming Pre-Registration Plans.

The View My Pre-Registration Plans page will show a list of all your plans for the academic term you selected. See the screenshot below for actions you can take.

3. Select one of the buttons in the screenshot above to take that action.

For more information on registering, see the article Register for Classes from Your Pre-Registration Plan.
Select Remove to delete this Pre-Registration Plan.
Select Edit to change the sections on chosen courses or remove courses from your plan, then Save.
Select Add Course Sections to see all the course sections available to you for the academic term. Search for courses by the course name, number, or keyword, and filter by subject, section status, location, and other criteria along the left side of the page.

Check the box next to the course section(s) you want to register for (you can select multiple courses at the same time), and click Add Sections at the bottom of the page.

Select the course section you want and click OK to add it to your Pre-Registration Plan.

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