Now that you have explored the curriculum, you are ready to narrow your selections and register for courses in the upcoming Fall term. The below links will walk you through how to find specific course sections, how to creative a saved schedule, and how to register. There is also additional information regarding class capacities and waitlists.
Search for Courses and Create a Saved Schedule
While the Academic Catalog displays all courses offered, the Course Section Search task in Workday allows you to search for courses offered in the upcoming term and also shows you in real-time how many seats are available in those courses.
Once you’ve searched for course sections, we recommend that you create a saved schedule. This will allow you to save your courses in one place and register for them all at once—similar to placing your courses into a shopping cart and checking out!
For more information see our guide on finding academic course sections or watch the following video.
Some courses may fill up prior to your registration. You can check available class seats prior to and during registration by using the Course Section Search task in Workday. See Find Academic Course Sections for more information. Current enrollment is listed under the Course Section Title.
Register for Your Courses!
When it is your time to register, you can Register from a Saved Schedule or Register or Waitlist for a Course Directly from the Course Listing. Check out the video below for more information.
Seat Availability
You can check available class seats prior to and during registration by using the Course Section Search task in Workday. See Find Academic Course Sections for more information. Current enrollment is listed under the Course Section Title.
Waitlisting
If a course has met its capacity of students and is now full, but you are still interested in taking the course, you can stand in a virtual line for the course by waitlisting it during registration, in the hopes that a seat will open up for you when the fall term begins. Register for the course as you would an open course. See Register or Waitlist for a Course Directly from the Course Listing for more information.
You can also drop yourself from a waitlisted course via Workday, by accessing your registration and dropping the course. See Drop or ‘Late’ Drop from a Class for more information. You may waitlist for a course which conflicts with a registered course. You are not allowed to waitlist for multiple sections of the same course or for another section of a course in which you are enrolled.
A waitlisted course does not count toward the minimum of 18 credits you should be registered for when you complete your pre-registration. If you waitlist a course, please be sure to still register for up to 18 credits just in case a seat doesn’t open up in your waitlisted course. You should contact the instructor directly to express your interest in taking their course. If you are approved to take the course, you will receive an email from the Registrar’s Office and they will manually register you for the course. You will have 48 hours to adjust your schedule to remove your unwanted course.
Waitlisting a course works differently after your first term. If you’re curious, you can see How Waitlists Work at Carleton for future terms.
Contact Us
If you’re having difficulty navigating the registration process, contact the Registrar’s Office (507-222-4094, registrar@carleton.edu). Creating your saved schedule and resolving any technical issues prior to your registration time should help ensure that your registration goes smoothly.