Pre-Registration Process

Pre-Registration is the first phase of Wesleyan's course registration process.  During pre-registration students may enroll in no more than 4.00 full credit courses (excluding private music lessons and partial-credit courses).  Pre-Registration takes place during November and April, for the next semester, for students who are on-campus and returning from non-resident study & leave. Pre-Registration during January and August, just prior to the start of classes, involves new students and students returning a leave of absence not eligible for the previous pre-registration period.  Students may then continue to adjust their course schedules during the second phase of Wesleyan's course registration process, the in-semester drop/add period.

Pre-Registration has three distinct phases: planning, pre-scheduling, and adjustment.  Students use the planning period to identify courses that they have an interest in and to build a course plan, which their advisors must approve.  Students on-campus must meet with their advisors during the planning period to discuss their course plan. During the scheduling period, the pre-registration system assigns classes based on a variety of criteria including class standing, major preference, seat availability, the number of times the student has previously requested the course, and whether the student has met the pre-requisites or has the permission of the instructor. Once the program has completed, students and their advisors are given an opportunity to view their schedules before the adjustment period begins.  The adjustment period allows students to alter their schedules and to submit ranked drop/add requests for those courses that they were closed out of.

The adjustment period will open to students in a staggered fashion.  Students who were assigned to two or fewer credits during pre-scheduling are granted access on the first day, students who were assigned to three credits or less are granted access on the second day, and the remaining students (who were assigned to more than three credits) are granted access on the third day of the adjustment period.  Advisors must approve individual drops and adds during the adjustment period.