Resources & Guidelines for Points
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Please plan to meet with your advisees as soon as possible. Students will register using the Preregistration application in Self-Service Banner, (SSB) but are encouraged to use Stellic for planning purposes prior to the opening of Preregistration.
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Half Block is not a part of the preregistration process. Registration for this block opens in the Add/Drop in the spring along with fall schedule changes after Fall Preregistration is closed, processed, and results are released.
- Summer is also not part of the preregistration process. Registration for summer opens in Add/Drop in the fall along with spring schedule changes after Spring Preregistration is closed, processed, and results are released.
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Student Preregistration Passcodes: All faculty advisors have access to each of their advisee(s) Preregistration passcodes and transcripts in Banner SSB by clicking on the Faculty Tab/My Advisees. Students are assigned a new passcode for each Preregistration period (Spring 2023 Passcodes have been posted as of 10/21)
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Faculty PINs: All instructors with a teaching schedule have been assigned a Consent of Instructor PIN (COI PIN) per term. You will find your COI PIN on the Faculty Tab/Your Teaching Schedule. There are two ways a student may ask for this PIN:
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If a course requires a COI, the student must have this COI PIN to preregister for the course. After preregistration, all courses with COI designations will require the assigned COI PIN in SSB from either listed professor(s) on the course.
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If you have a course listed as "COI or a prerequisite" the PIN will not be required unless the student does not meet the prerequisite; in this situation the COI PIN will override the prerequisite error.
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Department PINs: All departments have been assigned a Consent of Department PIN (COD PIN). If there is a COD PIN (Consent of Department PIN) designation on a course, only Department Chairs will have access to their department's COD PIN under their Faculty Services tab in Banner from the "Consent of Department" menu item (this is not the same as the instructor's consent pin).
- Independent Study, Research, Thesis Blocks: Students who are planning an indpendent study, thesis, or research are required to complete the application found on "Our Services" page. These courses are built for each individual student (they get their own CRN#). Once the application on our webpage is completed, they may use a "GS391 placeholder" to fill that block in Preregistration while their paperwork is being processed. GS391s DO NOT provide credit and will never post to the transcript. Please don't have the student sign up for the course reference in the course schedule either for a 1-on-1 block; these are meant to show the blocks and faculty who are available for the course.
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Once an advisee submits their Preregistration, they may go back in and make changes as many times as they choose while the Preregistration period is open. Advisors will be notified of any additional changes to the student's schedule once the original submission is made.
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Blocks Off: Students who are taking time off: one or more block off, will need to contact the Advising Hub to process the official form. First-years and Sophomore students must be granted permission from the Student Opportunities and Advising Hub to take a block off. Juniors and Seniors are allowed to take one block off per semester and may us the GS391 placeholder during the Preregistration period but must also complete the official request form through the Advising Hub. See Student Leave Policy.
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Make sure to fill each block with a block seminar course for blocks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, & 8.
- Adjuncts may be added at the time of Preregistration but it is recommended to use points towards a block seminar course.
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Students planning an independent block (thesis or independent study) will need to do two things:
- Complete the appropriate application available under Our Services page. Application processing may vary in time depending on the quickness of returned approvals and the volume of applications received.
- In Preregistration, search and select the general studies placeholder "GS391" for the independent block. This will temporarily fill the block while the Preregistration period is open allowing students to complete their full schedule and submit their Preregistration on time. Please note, the GS391 placeholder MUST be replaced by the correct thesis or independent study before the block begins in order to receive credit and a grade for the course.
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Don't forget to use your points! Check out our, Guidelines on Points and Last Year's Points to help you strategize your points distribution. You may submit Preregistration without using points but know you are risking being placed on a waiting list if the demand for the course is high and another student bids a higher point value than you do.
- Students who are signing up for Psychology's BYOB courses in blocks 5 & 6 will need to do two things:
- Register for the course sequence pairing as you would any other course.
- Also use a general studies placeholder "GS391" to fill both blocks (5 & 6). This may seem like a course overload but BYOB courses are actually designed as two extended format courses and therefore students will also need two block seminar courses to recognize a full course load; the GS391s will act as this in their place and will be removed once Spring Preregistration is processed in the Fall.
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Students who are taking time off: one or more block off, will need to contact the Advising Hub to process the official form. First-years and Sophomore students must be granted permission from the Student Opportunities and Advising Hub to take a block off. Juniors and Seniors are allowed to take one block off per semester and may us the GS391 placeholder during the Preregistration period but must also complete the official request form through the Advising Hub. See Student Leave Policy.
After Preregistration is processed, students can see how they’ve placed into courses. If they have been waitlisted for any of their blocks, students can use the Course Schedule to review courses that have available seats.
- If one of their planned back-up courses has a seat available, then they can sign up for it using Add/Drop once it opens.
- If none of their planned back-up courses have available seats, then this is where the advising support really helps from faculty advisors and Hub advisors as students should then consider looking at courses that fulfill a Gen Ed requirement, a gateway course into an intended major (for first-years), or an alternative major/minor requirements.
When using Add/Drop, students should be careful when clicking through the registration screens as they will be prompted for a new waitlist and a new position if the class is full by the time they add the course – they can choose to proceed which will relinquish their original waitlist in their preregistered course or they can reset and try a new course that has available seats.
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Guidelines for Points
Students can prepare for their registration meeting with their faculty advisor by thinking about the following items...
- A course is offered once to a few times in the year
- A course is an introductory/prerequisite course into a major/minor
- A professor is in high-demand
A: Students have 40 points per semester to distribute between their four blocks. Here are some strategies to consider:
- Choose your most essential course (one) and place your heaviest point bid on it while still sparing points to distribute between your remaining selections. Note that introductory level science courses are in high demand and therefore require heavier point bids.
- If a course is offered more than once check previous years' points and seat availability to see if there was a lesser favorited block.
- Keep your schedule flexible or have back up plans ready in the event your plan does not pan out.
A: Students can preregister for block seminar courses that fill each block (blocks 1 - 4 and 5-8). Students can also preregister for their adjuncts but it is recommended to use points towards a traditional, block seminar course.
Half (H) Block course registration will not be part of the Preregistration process. Half block encompasses 0.50 unit course offerings during the month of January. H Block registration opens two weeks before Spring Preregistration in the Fall. Announcements are shared via emails and daily digests; be sure to stay tune in to these communication outlets to keep up on registration events.
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Points from Prior Preregistration Runs
Preregistration Course and Points Distribution Demand (Detailed Reports)
Report Features: The detailed reports below highlight the demand for each course, the points distribution for each course, and list the minimum point value needed to get into a particular course.Courses that did not require points are still kept listed in these reports. Keep in mind that the results from a previous run will not guarantee you a spot in a course for a future preregistration period and should not be the only source of information used to strategize your points distribution. Each preregistration period is unique to the timeframe and various variables impact results (cohort interests, number of times a course is offered, etc.) Check out the quick overview reports below for a simplified view!
BY DEPARTMENT: Spring 2023 Preregistration Course Demand and Point Distribution Demand Results
BY DEPARTMENT: Fall 2022 Preregistration Course Demand and Point Distribution Demand Results
BY DEPARTMENT: Spring 2022 Preregistration Course Demand and Point Distribution Demand Results
BY DEPARTMENT: Fall 2021 Preregistration Course Demand and Point Distribution Demand Results
BY DEPARTMENT: Spring 2021 Preregistration Course Demand and Point Distribution Demand Results
BY DEPARTMENT: Fall 2020 Preregistration Course Demand and Point Distribution Demand Results
BY DEPARTMENT: Spring 2020 Preregistration Course Demand and Point Distribution by Department
(this report is shared as a PDF document and has the following viewing options: by department which will list courses in order by subject number. If you are searching for a particular course, using the keyboard commands "ctrl + f for pc" or "command + f for mac" will bring up the Find tool where you can type-in your search before clicking the "enter" key: e.g. search by CRN, Course ID, or Title such as MA126 or Calculus I)
Preregistration Waitlist Results (Quick Overview Reports)
Report Features: The quick overview reports below highlight the minimum points value needed to get into a particular course. Keep in mind that minimum points needed from a previous run will not guarantee you a spot in a course for a future preregistration period and should not be the only source of information used to strategize your points distribution. Each preregistration period is unique to the timeframe and various variable impact results (cohort interests, number of times a course is offered, etc.) Check out the reports above for further statistics!
At A Glance: Waitlist Results After Preregistration for Spring 2023
At A Glance: Waitlist Results After Preregistration for Fall 2022
At A Glance: Waitlist Results After Preregistration for Spring 2022
At A Glance: Waitlist Results After Preregistration for Fall 2021
At A Glance: Waitlist Results After Preregistration for Spring 2021
At A Glance: Waitlist Results After Preregistration for Fall 2020
At A Glance: Waitlist Results After Preregistration for Spring 2020
The following waitlist results were recorded from Fall 2019 Preregistration when students were preregistering for the upcoming semester and drafting their blocks 5-8 (Spring 2020 Preregistration has not run; these results are reflective for the Fall 2019 Semester only)
Fall 2019 Preregistration Results Courses with Waitlists 1-4
The following waitlist results were recorded from Fall 2018 Preregistration when students were preregistering for the upcoming semester only.
Fall 2018 Preregistration Results Courses with Waitlists 1-4