Registration Information for Continuing Students

Students are required to obtain approval to register for fall 2026 courses from their Faculty Advisor.

	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
First Round: 1 course of more than 2 credits	April 7: Rising Seniors	April 8: Rising Juniors	April 9: Rising Sophomores
Second Round: All other courses	April 14: Rising Seniors	April 15: Rising Juniors	April 16: Rising Sophomores

Registration dates are based on anticipated graduation dates.

Registration starts at 7 am each day of Round 1. During Round 2, registration starts at 7 am each day and remains open through August 27th at 11:59PM.

During the first round, you can register for one 4 or 5-credit course. During the second round, you can register for a maximum of 19 credits (overloads are not allowed until the add/drop period at the start of the spring semester). We recommend students enroll in an average of 16 credits/semester to stay on track for graduation in 4 years.

Need help navigating registration in Self-Service? Check out

• The CAC’s How to Register guide for Continuing Students

• Video tutorials about registration in Self-Service

• The Registrar’s Office’s Planning and Registering tutorials

Registration Holds

Prior to registration, make sure that you do not have any holds or restrictions on your account (from Student Accounts, Emergency Contact, Student Rights & Responsibilities, etc.) that prevent you from registering. You will not be able to register until you have both authorization to register and have cleared any holds or restrictions with the appropriate office.

Things to keep in mind before you register for classes:

• Permission to register: All students need permission from an Advisor to register for classes, and should meet with their Faculty Advisor during the pre-registration advising period for this.

• Registration times: Your registration days are based on the cohort year you entered LC. Registration starts at 7 am.

• Authorizations: If you are interested in a course but have not met the prerequisite or are otherwise restricted for some reason from registering for it, email the professor of the course to discuss authorization to enroll in the course. If granted, you can register for the course so long as there is an open seat.
  If an instructor is not listed in Self-Service (“Staff”), you may email the chair of the department the course is in for advice. See “Troubleshooting” below if you have issues registering for a class you believe you have been given authorization to enroll in.

• Class standing and course restrictions: Students with sufficient transfer credits and/or advanced standing credits may register for courses which do not align with their cohort year. For example, a first-year student with 29 or more credits has Sophomore class standing and can therefore register for courses that require Sophomore standing. The Class Standing section of the College Catalog provides further detail.

After registration opens:

• If you missed Round 1: Sign up for all courses in the second round.

• If you missed Round 2: Contact your College Advisor immediately.

Notes about waitlists:

• Don’t rely on them: You should always add yourself to a section waitlist if they cannot register outright (if a new section of the course is opened, for example, students on the waitlist are offered spots in the new section first). However, do not depend on getting a spot off the waitlist! Register for an alternative class instead of relying on only the possibility of a spot in another one.

• Round 1: If a course you wanted to register for as your priority class is full when your registration window opens, add yourself to the waitlist first, then register for another, open course. You may add yourself to as many waitlists as you would like. Once you have registered for a course in Round 1, you cannot add yourself to any waitlists in this round.

• Round 2: Once this round is open, you may add yourself to the waitlist for any class that is closed in Self-Service (meaning there are no open seats in the course, but also no students on a waitlist yet) or already has a waitlist.

• Irregular issues: If you would like to waitlist for another section of a course for which you are already registered, or waitlist yourself for alternative lab, conference, or discussion sections, contact the Registrar’s Office directly at reg@lclark.edu.

• Check email: When a space becomes available in a waitlisted course, the first student on the list will be emailed and will have 48 hours to register for that class. After that, the permission to register will expire and the seat will be offered to the next student on the waitlist. Waitlists are processed until August 24, so be sure to check your email frequently.

• If you don’t get a spot off the waitlist: If you do not get into a class before the semester begins, you may email the professor and ask their advice. You should also attend the first class. There is no guarantee that there will be space, or that the professor will allow you to join the class, however.

Authorization Troubleshooting:

• For Students: If a professor tells you that they have given you permission register for their class but you are having trouble registering for it, first check Permissions in Self-Service (Home -> Academics -> Register for Classes -> Permissions) to see if they have done so in Self-Service. If not, follow up with the professor directly for help.

• For Faculty: You must grant authorization for a student to register for an open seat during add/drop to allow them to enroll in your course. You may also request for a section cap increase to increase your class size during the add/drop period in order to accommodate additional students. Students cannot register if there is not an open seat - even if you provide authorization. Please consult the Registrar Office’s add/drop information for Faculty and contact them directly at reg@lclark.edu for further help.