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For First Year Students

WELCOME TO LEWIS & CLARK COLLEGE!

If you haven’t already, we encourage you to visit the New Student Orientation website, which contains information about the Checklist as well as information about New Student Orientation in August.

Set up your LC online account

The very first step you need to take after May 11th is to set up your Lewis & Clark on-line account. Follow the directions given by the New Student Orientation website.

IMPORTANT: Please do not share your password with anyone - not even your parents. Doing so can compromise your account security and may cause restrictions on your account.

Self-Service

Self-Service is your online access to information and tools you’ll need to register for classes. Through Self-Service you can find out what courses you need to complete for your degree, plan for future semesters, and monitor your progress toward graduation. You can also “try out” majors – see what courses you’d need to complete for any particular major. Self-Service also gives you access to much more information including your grades, financial aid and your tuition bill.

The College Catalog

The College Catalog provides you with all of the information you need to know about what requirements you must complete to graduate from Lewis & Clark. You will enter the College under the 2026-27 catalog and those requirements will apply to you for the years that you are an active student at LC. (The 2026-27 catalog will be available after June 3rd.)

In the catalog, you can find information about our General Education requirements. All students are required to complete “general education” courses which provide students with a solid breadth of liberal arts experience across a range of disciplines. Students also choose one or more majors (and potentially a minor) in order to study a given topic in depth. The courses required for these general education and Major/Minor requirements are explained fully in the catalog.
In addition, the catalog also provides information about our policies – when you can add courses, when you can drop or withdraw, how grades are calculated, advanced standing (AP and IB exams), academic standing, and many other topics. We highly encourage you to explore this section of the catalog.

Important Tasks and Dates

Please refer to the New Student Orientation Website and see the Checklist for full directions on completing all of the activities to prepare for the fall semester.

Registration

This summer you will register for your fall semester courses in two “rounds”.

Your first registration appointment will be on July 29.
Your second registration appointment will be on July 31.

For full instructions regarding planning course sections, registration, and how to find your registration time, please see the guides below. Note that many of the guides refer to advisor approval to register. As incoming students, you will not be required to obtain advisor approval in this first fall semester.

Registration Times

You can see your registration time posted on the Self-Service Planning and Registration screens

Planning and Searching

Planning and Searching from My Progress
- Recommended when searching for courses and sections that will satisfy General Education, Major, and/or Minor requirements.
Planning and Searching from the Course Catalog
- Recommended when searching for electives, and for exploring course options and the CAS Curriculum

Registering

Registering using Quick Registration
- This is the easiest and quickest way to register.
- This method is required if you intend to register during the first round for a lecture section with a separate lab and/or discussion section.
Registering using your Schedule
- This method may be more helpful if you want to view your schedule and/or select between multiple section offerings, or add new courses and sections to your schedule.

More Information

Placement and Examination Information

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