This document provides instructions for registering for classes at a university. It explains how to choose classes based on subject and term. It details the different grading bases that classes can have and prerequisites. It provides information on waitlists, adding classes to a shopping cart, and unit limits. It emphasizes speaking with an advisor for the most up-to-date graduation requirements and registration information.

2. Homepage

3. If you know
the exact class
you want to
take
Every subject has a
2-4 letter abbreviation

6. Pick the subject
you want to take a
class in
If you’re exploring
the classes offered

7. Choose the class you
want to take in this
subject area

8. Make sure you’re
aware of the terms
offered for a
particular course

9. Back to the Homepage

10. Speak with an advisor if
probation or disqualification
This will give
you a detailed
description of
your
graduation
requirements

11. Clickable link

13. What the grading bases are
• Letter Grades- the typical “A-F” grading scale that
is done in most classes
• Mandatory CR/NC (credit/no credit)- required for
your major, but you need to get a set number of
points to get credit (no grade)
• Elective CR/NC- allows you to take classes that
are normally given a letter grade, but on the
CR/NC basis. It does not calculate into the GPA,
and it is for classes that are not related to a major
• Audit- Allows a student to be registered for a
class, but does not provide a grade or credit

14. GE area

15. Make sure you
satisfy the
prerequisites

17. Make sure you
choose
the correct
term

18. You can sign up
for Wait List
classes, but are
not guaranteed
a spot

19. Waitlist info
• You are waitlisted until the first day of
instruction, and if you do not see it on your
class list, then you have been dropped from
the waitlist and have no priority over other
students trying to add
• You need to go to that class on the first day
and ask the professor if there are any spots
left. If there are, you will receive an add code
so you can add the class

20. Clicking on a Specific Class Section
Given to you
by Professor

21. Look for
another class
or section

22. Clicking on a Specific Class Section

23. Must select the class
before enrolling

24. Click here,
and you’re
done!

25. Things to consider
• You can add classes to your shopping cart
before your designated appointment time, but
you cannot enroll in them until your
appointment starts
• To take SJSU Studies courses (Areas R, S, V)
you must sign up for and pass the Writing
Skills Test (WST) and take 100W during, or
before you take the course

26. Things to consider
• You can sign up for a maximum of 16 units per
semester
• Advisors usually have the most up-to-date
information, while the website could
sometimes omit new requirements and
information. Nothing beats an appointment
with an advisor!