Pre-Registration Plans
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.
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.
Create a Pre-Registration Plan from Academic Plan
You can create a Pre-Registration Plan for a specific term, including one or more sessions within the term (e.g. Spring 2025A, Spring 2025B), from your Academic Plan. 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.
2. Choose an academic term for your Pre-Registration Plan, as shown in the screenshot below.
If you want to register for multiple sessions within the standard term (e.g. Spring 2025 A and B), you must have both sections present on your Academic Plan. Check with your advisor if you need to add sessions to your Academic Plan.
3. Click OK.
4. Type a name for your Pre-Registration Plan in the box.
5. Review the course(s) 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, 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.
3. Select the plan you want to edit or register from, if you have more than one created.
4. Click OK.
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.
5. Select one of the buttons in the screenshot above to take that action.
To register, see the article Register for Classes from Your Pre-Registration Plan.
Select Add Course Sections to see all the course sections available 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 sections you want to register for and click Add Sections at the bottom of the page.
Select Edit to change the sections on chosen courses or remove courses from your plan, then Save.
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