Registration Checklist

Students register for courses via Student Self-Service.

1. Check for Course Availability

Academic advising is recommended for all students and is required in many programs.
Use the Schedule Generator to build the optimal class schedule to discuss with your academic advisor.
Prepare multiple course plans in case your first choice is not available.

Consent Instructor/Authorization Required: Contact the department offering the course to obtain permission prior to registering. Approval must be entered in the student system before registration for the course is allowed.
Independent Study Courses: Independent study courses require the instructor’s permission before registering. Contact the department offering the course to obtain permission prior to registering. Approval must be entered in the student system before registration for the course is allowed.
Courses with Prerequisites: Many courses have prerequisites, which are intended to ensure a student’s success in the course. Some prerequisites are enforced at the time of registration. If the prerequisite is not met registration for the course will not be allowed. Some units remove students from a course for failure to comply with the prerequisites.
Courses with Restrictions: Some courses have restrictions that limit registration to students meeting certain criteria (e.g., college, curricula, year in school, honors, or placement test scores). A student may be removed from a course if they do not meet the course criteria. Consult with the department offering the course regarding course restrictions.
Override Requests: Only the department that offers the course may make exceptions to the registration rules assigned to specific courses.
You can find a list of departmental contacts for override requests on our website.

Holds are placed approximately one week before the first day of Priority Registration.
When Time Tickets become viewable, check to see if there are any registration holds that will prevent registration activity.
Viewing holds
- Log in to Student Self-Service
- On the Student Services Card – Select Class Registration
- Select Prepare for Registration
- From the drop down menu, select the correct term
Contact the appropriate office and complete all requirements to have the hold(s) removed prior to the start of registration.
ONLY the academic or administrative office that placed the hold can remove the hold. The Office of the Registrar has no ability to remove holds.

Begin registering when your Time Ticket day & time arrives.
Step-by-Step registration instructions are on the Registration Procedures webpage.
Registration Access
- Log in to Student Self-Service
- On the Student Services Card – Select Class Registration
- Select Register for Classes
- From the drop down menu, select the correct term
Register for a complete schedule of courses for the term.
Do not delay completing your schedule in hopes that closed courses will reopen. While a few seats or sections may be added before the term begins, you should finalize your schedule now based on current availability.

Students are required to provide valid mailing and a permanent addresses.
Providing at least one Emergency Contact is also strongly encouraged.
To enter or update your addresses and emergency contact
- Log in to Student Self-Service
- On the Student Services Card – Select Home Page
- Under General Information – Select Update Personal Information
- Click on Edit or Add New

Students entering their final semester must Apply to Graduate.
The graduation application is available the day that Priority Registration for the term begins.
- Log in to Student Self-Service
- On the Student Services Card – Select Apply to Graduate
Questions about applying to graduate should be directed to the Office of the Registrar’s Graduation Unit, graduation@illinois.edu.