Registration - Colorado College

Registration (Validation)

Although most students have selected their courses prior to the beginning of the fall and spring terms, all students must officially register for school at the beginning of each term — Blocks 1 and 5 — by turning in their registration card at registration or to the registrar’s office. This process validates the student’s arrival on campus and intent to participate in courses for the semester. It is the student’s responsibility to notify the registrar’s office if he or she will not be on campus for registration. Failure to register for the semester or to notify the registrar’s office of late arrival will result in a cancellation of course registration and a late registration fee of $50.

Pre-registration

First-year and transfer students select their first two courses (Blocks 1 and 2) by mail during the summer or fall (for January transfers). During New Student Orientation Week, students meet with their academic advisers to review their choices. Then, during Block 2, first-year and transfer students select courses for the remainder of the academic year.

In March or April, two weeks are set aside for pre-registration (course enrollment) for the coming academic year. During this period, students meet with their advisers to plan their academic programs for the next year. Also at this time they may discuss a choice of major and vocational possibilities and review their academic progress. Students must declare a major before registration for the junior year.

Students are responsible for entering their pre-registration (course enrollment) online on their own computer, or any other computer with Internet accessibility, before the end of the pre-registration period. An 80-point, sealed-bid system will determine who is enrolled in courses and who is placed on the waiting lists. Students will be put on the waiting list for a course when their point distribution fails to get them into the selected course. Students are responsible for completing all necessary listed prerequisites for any course; failure to do so may result in an automatic drop from the course by the registrar’s office or the instructor. Failure to adhere to prerequisites may jeopardize the student’s ability to perform at the level expected in the class.