How to Register

Before registering for classes, students in each category should be aware of specific additional information. Please select the appropriate link below that corresponds to your category:

• First-year student
• Continuing students
• Transfer student
• Open Studies student
• Visiting or exchange student

The enrollment start time refers to the specific date and time when you are eligible to start registering for courses. Your personal enrollment start time is displayed on My UCalgary (my.ucalgary.ca). You are allowed to enroll in courses anytime between the start of your enrollment time and up to the last day to add classes that you can find in the academic calendar.

Before you can register for courses, you must first complete your registration initialization, which becomes available after the schedule is released. To complete this process, follow these steps:

• Log in to My UCalgary (my.ucalgary.ca)
• Scroll down to the middle of the ‘Home’ tab and click on "Initialize Registration", or click on "Enroll"
• Follow the prompts that appear on your screen to successfully initialize your registration

Before your register, find out which courses are required for your degree. You can do this by:

• Checking the Academic Requirements (AR) tool in your Student Centre
• Speaking with your program advisor
• Receiving peer guidance from the New Student Registration Assistance (NSRA)

Options are courses that you get to pick that count towards you degree. You have the freedom to choose options that are of interest or complement your program of study.

Certain degree programs may suggest specific options for you to take. These recommendations can be found in your first-year degree guide under the section titled "Courses Required in Your First Year".

To ensure that you can register for the options you want, it's advisable to select alternative choices. Keep in mind that options can fill up fast, so you may need to register for a different class if your preferred option is no longer available.

You can find further details about a specific course by checking the course description in either the University Calendar or My UCalgary (my.ucalgary.ca).

Some courses are exclusively reserved for students who have been admitted to a specific degree program or major. These courses have restrictions that indicate who can register and when. You may need to wait for the restriction to expire before you can enroll in the course.

To check a course's restrictions, follow these steps:

• Log in to your Student Centre (my.ucalgary.ca)
• Go to your Schedule Builder and locate the course you're interested in
• View the "Results" panel to see the course's details

To create your course schedule, start by making a list of the required and optional courses you wish to take. Make sure to verify that none of the preferred courses have any restrictions and ensure that you have completed any pre-requisites.

Next, log in to My UCalgary (my.ucalgary.ca) and click on the "Schedule Builder" link. This will enable you to input your chosen courses and generate a timetable with no scheduling conflicts for each semester. You can save links to your preferred timetables and create several alternate options as a contingency plan in case any of your desired courses become full by the time your enrolment start time arrives.

Once you've made your selections, add your preferred courses to your shopping cart. They will remain saved there until your enrolment start time arrives, and you can easily choose them when it's time to enrol in courses. 

Before your enrolment start time, you can use the "Validate" option to check for possible enrolment errors. These errors may include time conflicts, unfulfilled pre-requisites, or co-requisites, missing departmental consent, anti-requisites, and other issues.

Once your enrolment start time arrives, simply log in to My UCalgary (my.ucalgary.ca) to access your shopping cart and complete your registration for the pre-selected courses.

You can make course changes during the course change period. This will enable you to add, swap or drop courses. After the course change period, you can withdraw from courses until the last day of classes. This will result in a "W" notation on your transcript. In most cases, you can withdraw from a course through myUCalgary; however, some faculties will require you to submit your request for approval. For detailed information on course withdrawal, see the University Calendar.

Learn how to drop/withdraw from a course