GC Office of the Registrar - Registration in Web for Student
Registration in Web for Student
What you need to know in advance for registration
Accessing Web for Student
Getting to the Registration Menu
Registering for Courses
Viewing the Results of Your Registration Request
Dropping or Auditing Courses
Changing the Credit Value of a Course
Obtaining Instructor Permission
Completing Your Registration
What you need know in advance for registration:
1. You will need to know your 9 digit Banner ID. Your Banner ID will appear on your registration information letter. You can also find it on your bills and other documents issued by the Graduate Center. It is also on the front of your GC ID Card if it was issued after August 1999.
2. You will need to know your Web for Student PIN. If you have already visited web for student to view your grades, check financial aid information or pay a bill you have already changed your PIN to a password of your choice. If you have never logged into web for student your PIN is set to your date of birth expressed mmddyy. In other words, if you were born on February 1, 1960, your PIN was set to 020160.
3. An advisement PIN may be required in order to register for courses in Web for Student. Your academic program may have required that you enter a second PIN in order to access the registration page in Web for Student. This PIN is known as an advisement PIN. If you were assigned an advisement PIN you will be notified in the registration information letter sent out by the Office of the Registrar. The advisement PIN will be issued to you by your academic advisor and you should contact your program as soon as possible to make an appointment with your advisor.
4. Check in advance of registration to see if you have any holds. You can do this by logging in to Web for Student and clicking on the Check Your Registration Status link in the Registration menu.
Accessing Web for Student:
From the Graduate Center’s Home Page you can select the Faculty Web/Student Web link located in the lower right hand portion of the page. From the Faculty Web/Student Web page click on the LOGIN link and enter your Banner ID and PIN in the appropriate fields.
Getting to the Registration Menu:
Click on the Student, Financial Aid, & Bill Payments link from the main menu and then click on the Registration link to access the menu for all registration related options such as: Registering or Add and Drop Courses; Change Class Options; Check Your Registration Status.
Registering for Courses:
Click on the Registration link which is located in the Student and Financial Aid menu. From the Registration menu select the appropriate term and then click on Register or Add and Drop Courses to an Existing Registration link. If you are registering for the first time for this semester then the instructions will appear on the upper portion of the screen. Below the instructions you will see an Add Classes Worksheet.
If you know the CRNs (the "course reference number" is the number in brackets assigned to each individual section of a course - click on the hypertext link on the registration page for more information) enter them in the worksheet fields and then click on the Submit Changes button to process the registration requests.
If you don’t know the CRNs then click on the Class Search button located toward the bottom left corner of the screen. You may conduct a search of the class schedule using any combination of fields (subject, course number, title, credit range, campus, instructor, start time, end time and days) but you must select at least one subject code. Click on the Class Search button located on the lower left hand portion of the screen when your selection is complete. To register for a course simply click on the box in front of the CRN (C identifies closed courses).
Viewing the Results of Your Registration Request:
Clicking on the Submit Changes or Register button will process your registration request and refresh the registration screen revealing the results of your registration request. Courses for which you successfully registered will appear first. Any registration errors (these courses were not added to your schedule) will appear below your current schedule with along with the error message informing you of the problem.
Dropping or Auditing Courses:
Click on the Registration link which is located in the Student and Financial Aid menu. From the Registration menu select the appropriate term and then click on Register or Add and Drop Courses to an Existing Registration link. If you are already registered for courses your current schedule will appear in the upper portion of the screen. You may drop the course or change your registration status to audit by clicking on the drop down box in the Action column and selecting the appropriate option.
To add a course, follow the procedures used for your initial registration.
Changing the Credit Value of a Course:
Some courses are offered for variable credits (most English courses are an example of this since they may be taken for 2 or 4 credits). When you register for these courses via Web for Student you will always be enrolled in the lowest credit value possible for that semester. You can change the credit value by clicking on the credit link in the registration screen or by clicking on the Change Class Options link in the Registration menu.
Obtaining Instructor Permission:
Some courses require prior permission of the instructor or executive officer before you may register. You can check to see if the approval has been granted by clicking on the Check Your Registration Status in the Registration menu. Remember that you still need to register for the course.
Completing Your Registration
Once you have completed the registration process click on the Complete My Registration link to view charges and information about when to pay your bill.