Registering for Classes

Registration Dates

Term

Registration Opens**

Classes Start**

Spring 2025 Friday, December 20, 2024 Saturday, January 4, 2025
Summer 2025 Monday, May 5, 2025 Saturday, May 10, 2025
Fall 2025 Monday, August 11, 2025 Saturday, August 16, 2025
**All Dates are subject to changes

As a student at FAU, there are other important dates that you must be aware of, such as the last day to pay fees, the last day of drop/add, and the last day to withdraw with a “W”. Please check the Academic Calendar for these and other important dates and deadlines.

 

COURSE RESTRICTIONS AND REGISTRATION POLICIES

Fall and Spring
Dual Enrollment students may register for a maximum of 8 credit hours within the full term. Students are not eligible to register for part of term classes.

Summer
Dual Enrollment students may register for a maximum of 4 credit hours. Students are eligible to register for courses in any part of term.

General Guidelines
Dual Enrollment students may not register for:

  1. Courses that are less than three credits without a corresponding lecture/lab
  2. Courses that are pass/fail or satisfactory/unsatisfactory
  3. Directed independent study courses
  4. Study abroad courses
  5. Graduate level courses
  6. Courses for which prerequisites have not been met
    • FAU does not record test scores or transcripts for Dual Enrollment students. If you believe you already meet a prerequisite due to exam credit or another college course (not taken at FAU), then you must request overrides directly from the department over the course.

Dual Enrollment students are only permitted to register for four courses within the College of Business

  1. ECO 2013 – Macroeconomics
  2. ECO 2023 – Microeconomics
  3. GEB 2011 – Introduction to Business
  4. ISM 2000 – Information Systems Fundamentals

Any class that you register for must be listed on your Permission Form. Updated Permission Forms can be submitted until the last day of drop/add. After drop/add is over, you will be dropped from any classes that are not listed on your Permission Form.

If you withdraw from a course after the drop/add deadline, you will no longer be eligible to participate in Dual Enrollment at FAU.

Prepare for Registration

As a dual enrollment student, you will register yourself for classes once registration opens. Before registering, you must resolve any prerequisites and/or permission requirements.

Check to see if a class has any restrictions by clicking on the course title (either within the  Searchable Schedule  or on your  MyFAU  registration page). You should get a pop-up box that has multiple tabs with detailed information about the course. Select the "Prerequisites" or “Restrictions” tab to see what the course requires before you can register. If there are restrictions listed that you do not meet, you will need to reach out to the department or instructor in order to request registration access. Registration permission is not guaranteed for classes in which you do not meet the listed requirements.

If you are planning on taking a math class, you must first take the  ALEKS placement test  and achieve the minimum scores. For more information, please contact the  FAU Testing Center.

Course selections must be approved by your high school. The signed Permission Form is how high schools indicate approval. We recommend listing alternative courses on this form in case your first choice is not available. If you register for courses that are not listed on your signed Permission Form, you will have until the last day of drop/add to submit an updated Permission Form. After this date, you will be dropped from any courses that are not on your Permission Form.

The following resources may assist you in course selection:

 

Register for Classes

Once registration opens, you can log in to your MyFAU page and access the registration site. After logging in, the follow these steps:

  1. Log in to your  MyFAU account
    If you do not know what your MyFAU account User ID and/or password is, please go to the following site to activate your account:  https://accounts.fau.edu/SelfService/registration.
    If your account is not found or you cannot log in, please contact the helpdesk at 561-297-3999.
  2. Select  FAU Self Service
  3. Select  Student Services
  4. Select  Registration
  5. Select  Registration (Add or Drop Classes)
  6. Click on the box that says  “Click Here for Registration”
  7. Select  Register for Classes
  8. Select the term that you want to register for and click  Continue
  9. You can register for classes using the searchable schedule, entering the CRN, or from a registration plan (Plan Ahead)
  10. After searching for classes, select the  Add Course  button
  11. In the registration summary section, the course should list "Pending" and "Web Registered"
      1. I   f registering for a waitlisted section, please see the additional instructions below    
  12. To add the course, select  Submit  at the bottom right

For detailed registration steps and video walkthroughs, please review the  Registration Info  page. Additional information about course registration can be found on the  FAQ page, and  Common Registration Issues and Solutions(registration errors) page.

Searching for Classes

*Please note: it is important to keep only one browser window open at a time when using Plan Ahead or registering for classes.*

Waitlist

If a class has reached its maximum enrollment limit, you may choose to add your name to the waitlist. If a space opens up in the class, you will be notified via your FAU email of the opportunity to register for it.

Adding yourself to the waitlist  does not  automatically enroll you in the course. You must update your registration to “Web Registered” in order to fill the open space. If action is not taken in the allotted time, you will be removed from the waitlist and the space will be held for the next person.

To add yourself to the waitlist:

  1. Log in to your  MyFAU account
    If you do not know your MyFAU account User ID and/or password, use this link to activate your account: https://accounts.fau.edu/SelfService/registration. If your account is not found or you cannot log in, please contact the Help Desk at 561-297-3999.
  2. Select  FAU Self Service
  3. Select  Student Services
  4. Select  Registration
  5. Select  Registration (Add or Drop Classes)
  6. Click on the box that says  “Click Here for Registration”
  7. Select  Register for Classes
  8. Select the term that you want to register for and click  Continue
  9. You can register for classes using the searchable schedule, entering the CRN, or from a registration plan (Plan Ahead)
  10. After searching for classes, select the  Add Course  button
  11. In the registration summary section, change the Action box to “Wait Listed”
  12. Select  Submit  at the bottom right

If you receive an email notification to your FAU email that a space is open in the course, you must change the Action box to “Web Registered” and press Submit in order to enroll in the class.

If action is not taken in the allotted time, you will be removed from the waitlist and the space will be held for the next person. To remove yourself from the waitlist, you can either take no action after receiving the waitlist email, or you can remove yourself manually from the registration page through the following steps.

To remove yourself from the waitlist:

  1. Log in to your  MyFAU account
  2. Select  FAU Self Service
  3. Select  Student Services
  4. Select  Registration
  5. Select  Registration (Add or Drop Classes)
  6. Click on the box that says  “Click Here for Registration”
  7. Select  Register for Classes
  8. Select the term and click  Continue
  9. In the registration summary section, change the Action box to “Web Dropped”
  10. Select  Submit  at the bottom right

More information about course registration can be found on the  FAQ page, and common registration issues and solutions can be found  here. You can also watch a tutorial on how to register  here.

*Please note: it is important to keep only one browser window open at a time when using Plan Ahead or registering for classes.*

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