Registering for Classes

Continuing Students    Register online--for all courses except Independent Study and 5C courses--by logging onto the student portal.  For Independent Study and 5C courses, you must download, complete, and submit the forms below as instructed.  For students who do not register online, download, complete, and submit the appropriate PDF form to your department.

The forms on this page require Acrobat Reader to view. You can download Adobe Acrobat for free at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html. 

New Students    Contact your academic department regarding registration and enrollment procedures. First semester students are eligible to register after CGU receives your tuition deposit.  

The Registration Process  

Before the registration period begins, be sure to check your information on the student portal for accuracy and eligibility to enroll in courses for the new semester.

Verify your current term record.  Make sure that your classes are listed properly for the current term.  If there are any errors, report them to your department immediately.  The last Friday of the term is the deadline for making registration and enrollment adjustments to your student record.

Check for any holds on your record that may prevent you from registering.  Your student portal will tell you who imposed a hold and why.  Contact that department or office to resolve the situation that prompted the hold.  Common issues that result in holds are as follows.

• You have outstanding balances owed to the University
• You have not submitted documents to Admissions or the International Student Coordinator
• You are Out of Time in your progress toward your degree
• You are ineligible to register because of your current student status--leave of absence, reinstatement required, academic probation (too many incomplete grades, GPA), department requirements

Know the registration deadline dates and what fees and penalties may apply.  Consult the Academic Calendar to determine important dates and deadlines for your student transactions.

• Registration period - late registration fees apply after the registration period ends.
• Add/Drop - change fees apply after this deadline.
• Declaration of Intent - deadline for declaring your candidacy for graduation in the current term.  
• Defense and submission of your dissertation - transactions completed after these dates may delay your graduation until the following semester.
• Last day of the semester - no registration or enrollment changes can be made to student records after the published date.

Maintain your student status.  Be sure to register before the registration deadline to ensure continuity of your student services (library access, etc.) and to avoid late registration fees.

• You must maintain continuous registration each semester.
• If you are not enrolled in classes and have not completed your degree, you must enroll in Continuous Registration (masters students) or Doctoral Studies (doctoral students).
• If you are not enrolled or registered by the Add/Drop deadline, your registration will be withdrawn and loose your student status.  Reinstatement may be required to resume your studies at CGU.

Policies   

• Independent Study - A new procedure is effective with Summer 2010 enrollments.
• Add/Drop
• Financial Aid / number of units enrolled - The amount of your fellowship aid is directly related to the number of units in which you are enrolled. Changes in the total of your registered units may affect your fellowship award.  Consult Financial Aid whenever making significant changes to your course load for the semester. 
• Term-Based transactions -  Term-based transactions include all activities that affect your student record and account within a given semester.  Therefore, all registrations, changes to registration, payments, and changes to payment arrangements must be made prior to the end of the semester. No changes will be made after the last day of the semester.
• Holds on your account - (For continuing students)  You are eligible to enroll if there are no outstanding financial obligations on your student account and/or no administrative holds on your student record.  In most cases, holds prevent registration.  Verify your information on the student portal to ensure you are eligible for enrollment each semester. 
•  T-Course Requirement - If you began your doctoral program in or after Summer 2006, you must enroll in a Transdisciplinary (or T-) course during your second year of study. 
• Auditing a Class 
• 5C Cross-Registration - CGU students who wish to enroll in courses offered through the undergraduate colleges of the Claremont University Consortium must follow the procedure below.
  -   Consult the 5C course schedule to verify the course catalog number of the 5C course.  Courses numbered below 100 do not earn graduate credit.
  -   Complete the CGU Registration Form and obtain the approval of the 5C instructor teaching the course.
  -   Obtain approval/signature from the class’ instructor on the CGU paper registration form.
  -   Submit your registration form to your department for approval and processing.

Additional Questions

• Contact your academic department if you have any questions about your registration or enrollment at CGU.
• Contact the Registrar's Office for university policy-related questions by email at student.records@cgu.edu or by phone at (909) 621-8285.
• Contact the HelpDesk  for technical support about portal-related questions at :http://my.cgu.edu.  Click on the "Login Problems link" under "My CGU Login."

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