Registration Information

Step 1: Pre-Registration Phase I, Course Match

Check out the new Course Match Information Page.

Registration Steps

You must meet with your adviser during the 2-week registration period. During this time your advisor will provide clearance for you to make your selections.

If you log into Course Match and you are not able to select any courses to rank, please reach out to your Academic Advisor.

How Does It Work?

Course Match is designed to build conflict-free schedules that rely less on timing and access advantages. Instead of a traditional first-come, first-served system that can favor those with earlier or faster access, everyone submits their preferences during the same preregistration period before schedules are assigned.

Course Match then considers your preferences, your budget, and course demand to determine the best possible schedule you can receive.

• Please reference the Course Match Information Page for the Student Guide and FAQ’s that help answer any questions you have around the Course Match process.

What you need to consider.

• You must select twice the number of units of your target units. The system will not allow you to continue to the next step without doing so.
• When the Course Match selection period closes, there will be a cap of 4.5 units that will feed into the Banner system.  
• You may enter multiple sections of the same course, but you will not be enrolled in both sections.
• You will not be enrolled in a time conflict.
• You may change the rankings of your courses by using the drag and drop functionality within the rankings pages in Course Match. You may sign on and off as many times as you like during the selection period.

Step 2: Pre-Registration, Phase II

Results will be released from Phase I Pre-Registration through Course Match and will be accessible on Ask Banner on the Vassar Home Page. You will also be able to view the up-to-date Schedule of Classes, which will include enrollment limits and current enrollment numbers after the computation is complete. 

Toward the end of each term, there will be an additional opportunity to add or make changes to the schedule produced through Phase I. This will provide you with the opportunity to select additional courses up to the 4.5 maximum. This phase will be held in-person, and dates and times will be released through the Registrar’s Office.

How do I participate in Phase II Registration?

This round of registration will be held in-person. Add/Drop Forms are available at the Office of the Registrar. You should consult with your Adviser regarding any changes that you would like to make. Their signature is not needed, but it is highly recommended that you consult with them ahead of time.

What if I can’t come during my assigned time?

You may come any time after the time assigned for your class year. You cannot come before the time assigned for your class year.

What courses may I add?

You may add any course that appears as open in the Schedule of Classes (highlighted in yellow). You may not add courses that are full.

How do I add a course that is special permission or that I do not have the prerequisite for?

You will need the permission of the instructor to add any special permission course or a course for which you do not have the prerequisite. This permission may take the form of their signature on an add form, or it can be an email that you print and attach to your add form.  We will not be able to simply view the approval on your cell phone. 

How do I register for a course if I am on the Wait List?

This requires the permission of the instructor. This permission may take the form of their signature on an add form, or it can be an email that you print and attach to your add form.

How do I drop a course?

Simply list the course on the Add/Drop form available at the Office of the Registrar.

How many courses may I add?

You may add up to the maximum allowed of 4.5 units.

What happens if I miss the Phase II Add Only Registration?

You will have another opportunity to add courses during the Add period that begins on the first day of classes and ends approximately a week later.

Step 3: Add/Drop

The first day of classes for the spring term, you will be able to add or drop classes using the online JOT form.   

• All Adds require the permission of your adviser and the instructor.
• All Drops require the permission of your adviser.
• All Add/Drops for Community Engaged Learning (CEL 290) require the additional permission of the CEL Office.

What is my first step? 

All changes should first be discussed with your adviser. If you are adding any courses, you should reach out to the instructor as well, before submitting an add request.

Where do I find the electronic Add/Drop form? 

The electronic form can be found at the Add/Drop form and will be live beginning the first day of classes. You (the student) will initiate the Add/Drop. The form will route to the appropriate parties for their approval.

How do I Add a course? 

Complete the Add/Drop form, and it will then route to your advisor. The advisor will approve/deny. If approved, it then routes to the instructor of the course being added. If approved, it then routes to the Registrar's Office for processing.  This process may take a few days to go through all of the approvals.   

How do I Drop a course? 

Complete the Add/Drop form, and it will then route to the advisor. The advisor will approve/deny. If approved, it then routes to the Registrar’s Office for processing. This process may take a few days to go through all of the approvals.

How do I Add/Drop Community Engaged Learning? 

The above process is followed with the added step of CEL approve/deny before routing to the Registrar’s Office for processing. 

How do I know if my Add/Drop was successfully submitted?  

You will receive an email from JotForm with a subject line of: “Thank you for your submission”. 

How do I know when my Add/Drop is processed? 

You will receive an email as it is approved each step of the way as needed (adviser/instructor, CEL). Once the Add/Drop is approved by the necessary parties, it will be processed by the Registrar’s Office. Once processed, the change will appear on your Ask Banner Student Schedule. Processing of Add/Drops is manual, so please be patient.

What happens if my Add/Drop is denied? 

You will receive an email from JotForm with the subject of: “Advisor Action Add/Drop course”. The email will include a comment from the advisor/or instructor.

How do I Add a course that I am waitlisted for? 

Complete the Add/Drop form, and it then routes to your advisor. Your advisor will approve/deny. If approved, it then routes to the instructor of the course being added. If approved, it then routes to the Registrar’s Office for processing.

Can I send the Registrar’s Office an email with approval for my Add/Drop? 

No, you must use the above process. 

Can the faculty member just send the Registrar’s Office their approval or a request to add or drop me from the class? 

No, all students, faculty, and advisors use the same electronic form to approve/deny requests. 

Music Department

Music Performance
If you are interested in taking Music Performance Lessons:

All students must register for music lessons, whether taking lessons for credit or no credit. Students should see Marie D’Apice, the Office Specialist in the Music Department, for proper placement and enrollment. Enrollment is limited in each instrument, with preference given to music majors and those students electing credited performance. All students who take music lessons for credit are required to fulfill a co-requisite of two courses in theory or history; students are strongly advised to take these courses during their freshman and sophomore years.