Course Selection
Plan your course schedule with confidence by using advising, class schedules, registration tools, and degree-progress resources.
Build a schedule that fits your degree plan
Course selection works best when students connect degree requirements, major expectations, class schedules, and registration timing. Students should review available offerings carefully and use advising support when needed.
Choose courses with your larger academic path in mind
Course selection is not just about filling a timetable. It should reflect your requirements, sequencing, graduation timeline, and current progress.
How students should approach course selection
These planning areas come directly from the registration, advising, and degree-progress themes in your uploaded content.
Start with Your Degree Plan
Course selection should begin with your degree requirements, major requirements, and your current progress toward graduation.
Students are responsible for tracking their own degree progress and should review that progress regularly before choosing courses.
Advising support can help connect requirements to a realistic semester-by-semester academic plan.
Review Class Schedules and Registration
The Office of the Registrar publishes class schedules prior to each term and maintains academic records including registrations and grades.
Students should review course availability, time conflicts, and registration timing before finalizing a schedule.
When available, students should register through the student academic dashboard under the Registration tab.
Use Advising and Department Guidance
Students are encouraged to meet with their Advising Dean to review progress toward the degree.
Questions about the major should be directed to the student’s major advisor or the relevant Director of the Undergraduate Program.
This is especially important when planning around prerequisites, sequencing, graduation timing, or adding majors and minors.
Before you finalize your schedule
Students usually avoid problems later when they work through a simple course-planning checklist before registration.
- Review your degree requirements before registration opens
- Check your progress in the student portal or LMS tools
- Look at the published class schedule for the coming term
- Confirm which courses are required now versus later
- Check for time conflicts, delivery format, and prerequisites
- Speak with advising or your major advisor if anything is unclear
Student registration tools
Students should plan their course schedule and register for classes through the student academic dashboard under the Registration tab when that pathway is available.
Open Student DashboardPlanning can look a little different by student type
Your uploaded content distinguishes undergraduate and graduate registration patterns, especially for online courses.
Undergraduate Students
Undergraduate students can use course selection to stay on track, catch up, get ahead, or explore something new. The uploaded materials note that students can register for online courses during Summer, Winter, and Spring sessions.
Graduate Students
Graduate course offerings may run throughout the year, and exact availability depends on the academic program. Students should speak with their academic advisor about course offerings and planning.
Helpful reminders when selecting online courses
The online-student materials you uploaded include practical advice that fits naturally on a course-selection page.
- Download the syllabus and review the course schedule early
- Set reminders on your calendar for deadlines and tests
- Check your technology before classes or exams begin
- Stay engaged with instructor feedback, handouts, lecture notes, and activities
- Treat online courses as seriously as in-person courses
Pages students often need while planning courses
Most students selecting courses also need requirements, advising, and Registrar information close by.