The requirements
for advising prior to registration vary according to your program of
study. To determine if you require advising, go to your Faculty or
School's advising information page by clicking on the appropriate
link below.
Remember that if you are required to meet with an
adviser before registering, you will not have access to the Web
Registration System until you do so.
Faculty Advising Information:
| » Arts and Science |
| » John Molson School of Business |
| » Engineering and Computer Science |
| » Fine Arts |
Step 2 — Organize your Registration Materials
In
order to access the Web Registration System (MyConcordia
portal), you will need your Netname and password, your student ID number, which is on your
Letter of Acceptance (new students) or your Concordia record
(returning students).
The
Undergraduate Calendar
is useful if you wish to see a course description or verify program
requirements.
You should prepare for your registration by consulting
the Undergraduate Class Schedule and by
filling out the Registration Worksheet and Timetable Planner
available below as PDF files. Please note during peak registration
periods the system has a time limit of 30 minutes. Using these
documents in advance will help you plan your course selection and
enable you to save time.
Step 3 — Plan Your Timetable and Complete the Registration Worksheet
To facilitate the
process and prepare a conflict-free schedule, we recommend you use a
printed version of the Registration Worksheet
and Timetable Planner. These forms are
available as Adobe PDF files and require Acrobat Reader. If you do
not have Acrobat Reader, you can download a free version of the
software.
Registration Worksheet |
Timetable Planner |
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Please note the following:
Time Conflict
You will not be allowed to register for courses where any of
the class hours (including labs, tutorials, etc.) overlap with
another course. It is important to be prepared in advance with
several different schedules and a list of replacement courses in
case your original choices are not available.
Test results
If you plan on registering for English Composition or ESL
(English as a Second Language) courses and have written the
appropriate placement test, you may obtain your test results at
www.MyConcordia.ca
Prerequisites
Degree students: You are not permitted to register for a
course that has a prerequisite if you have not completed that
prerequisite. If you have received authorization from an academic
adviser to register for a course without the stated prerequisite,
the adviser must enter a waiver that will permit you access to the
course. Independent and Visiting students who wish to register for
courses where the prerequisite was completed elsewhere must complete
a "Prerequisite Waiver Form" and receive approval prior to
registering. This form is available at the
Birks Student Service Centre (LB 185).
Step 4 — Registration Start Dates*
* A start date is the first date on which you may begin the registration process for both summer and Fall/Winter.
If you are a
returning Concordia student, your personal registration start date
can be obtained on the student portal at
www.MyConcordia.ca under the Registration tab.
If you are a returning student and wish to calculate your
start date yourself, use the following formula:
Program length (Min. credits required) minus
credits completed minus potential credits as of
February 2010 (excluding DISC courses) equals
credits to completion. Refer to example record below.
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In the example above: program length (Minimum credits
required) is 111 credits minus 12 credits completed
minus 12 potential credits equals 87
credits to completion. Once you know the credits to completion,
refer to the CHART OF REGISTRATION DATES to determine your start
date.
The information regarding the registration start date
for newly admitted Concordia students is also located below.
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Chart of
Registration START DATES for SUMMER 2010 |
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Summer registration start date |
Credits to completion or category of student |
| March 17 | 0 to 24 credits + COOP Students |
| March 17 | Qualifying Program students |
| March 18 | 25 to 48 credits |
| March 19 | 49 to 72 credits |
| March 22 | 73 and more credits |
| March 23 | Newly admitted undergraduate students |
| March 24 | Visiting students |
| March 24 | Returning and Newly authorized Independent students for Summer 2010. |
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Chart of
Registration START DATES for FALL/WINTER 2010-11 |
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Fall/Winter registration start date |
Credits to completion or category of student |
| March 31 | 0 to 9 credits + COOP Students |
| March 31 | Qualifying Program students |
| April 1 | 10 to 21 credits |
| April 6 | 22 to 33 credits |
| April 7 | 34 to 42 credits |
| April 8 | 43 to 54 credits |
| April 9 | 55 to 63 credits |
| April 12 | 64 to 72 credits |
| April 13 | 73 to 87 credits |
| April 14 | 88 and more credits |
| April 19 | Visiting students |
| April 19 |
Newly admitted undergraduate
students Students admitted for September 2010 should register for /4 courses at the same time as /2 courses. |
| August 4 | Returning and Newly authorized Independent students for September 2010. |
| September 17 | New students admitted for January 2011 can register any time after admission and advising criteria have been satisfied. |
| December 1 | Newly authorized Independent students for January 2011. |
Step 5 — Registration System Availability
On the
registration “start dates”, the system is programmed to be available
from 6:00 a.m. onward. After your original “start date”, the system
is available at all times, 22 hours a day, seven days a week, from
04:00 a.m. to 02:00 a.m. The registration system may be extremely
busy at 6:00 a.m. on each new “start date” so it is strongly
recommended that you wait until later in the day.
In order to perform routine computer maintenance, the system
will occasionally be unavailable on Saturday. If you are registering
when the computer is scheduled to go down, you will be disconnected
without warning. However, all confirmed transactions done to this
point will be saved. We recommend you verify your registration
status the next time you access the registration system.
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While departmental and faculty advisers and staff are always available to give advice and guidance, you are responsible for the completeness and correctness of your course selection and registration, and for observing the University's regulations and deadlines. |
1) Netname and Password Instructions
Information
regarding the use of a netname and password is available on the
student portal at
www.MyConcordia.ca.
| For security reasons please keep your password confidential. |
2) Program of Study Verification
Once you have
entered your netname and password, you will see your current program
of study (e.g. BA, Major - Anthropology). If the information
concerning your program is incorrect you may contact the HELPLINE at
(514) 848-2424 ext. 2100 or e-mail
webreg@concordia.ca to find out how to make corrections. It is
important for this information to be correct, as the wrong degree or
concentration may block you from entering courses for which you are
eligible.
3) Address Verification
On this screen,
you will see your current address. Follow the instructions if you
wish to correct your address, or continue to the next step. Please
note you are responsible for providing the University with your
current mailing address. You are required to fulfill all financial
and administrative obligations within the prescribed deadlines
regardless of the validity of your address in our files.
4) Registration Status
On this screen,
you will see a list of the courses for which you have already
registered in the current academic year. Your options will be to add
a course, make a section change, or drop a course.
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It is extremely important that you complete each transaction by using the confirmation button. Neglecting to do this will result in the transaction being cancelled. |
Adding courses
- Choose "add a course" and select your course by entering the course name and number.
- The course you selected will appear on a course search result screen. Additional information such as special topic, prerequisite(s), course notes and summer term dates are available by clicking the details button.
- After you have selected the course to add, a confirmation of selection screen will ask you to confirm your selection.
- Following confirmation, a screen will inform you if registration has been approved or denied. If registration is denied, a reason will be provided.
If a course has
reached its registration limit, you will be offered the possibility
to view other sections of that course that might be available to
you. If there are none, select another course. Don't forget,
however, that students will be adding and dropping courses
throughout the year and places may become free. You will have ample
opportunity to drop courses and make any other changes you wish. In
addition, in mid-June, failed students are withdrawn from all
courses by the University, thereby freeing space in courses.
Remember to pay attention to the symbols beside the course name when
reading the course listings; some courses will not normally have
general space available, as they are reserved for students in
specific programs, as explained in How to
Read the Course Listings.
If the section
you selected is not available, you will see a list of other sections
of that course that are open to you in the current or next term, if
applicable.
If you are trying
to add a course for the Winter Term and there is no more space, you
will not be advised of available sections for the Fall Term. If the
Fall Term has not started, however, you may wish to verify the
possible availability of the same course in the Fall Term.
Remember
to register for both Fall and Winter courses at the same time - do
not wait until later in the Fall to register for your Winter courses
as you may find them filled to capacity.
Course Section changes
The section change function allows you to verify the
availability of another section of the same course before you make a
decision. There is, therefore, no risk of losing the section you
have if another section is not available. DO NOT, UNDER ANY
CIRCUMSTANCES, use the drop and add features to accomplish a section
change. If you drop the section that you are currently registered
for and then find out that no spaces are available in other
sections, you may not be able to get back into the section you were
originally registered in as another student may have taken your
place once you dropped the course.
- Select "Section Change" next to the course in which you wish to make a change of section.
- A screen will appear listing all other sections of the same course. If you find one you wish to enter, press the Change button.
- Either confirm or cancel the action by clicking the appropriate button. If you cancel the action, you will be returned to the Results of Course Change Search screen. If you choose Confirm Change, the system will approve or deny the section change. If approved, you will be added to the section chosen and dropped from the other. Confirmation of the change will be displayed on the Course Section Change Approved screen. You will then be able to return to the Registration Status screen where the new section will be listed.
Please note: Once the last date for registration has
passed, you may not make section changes.
Dropping courses
Please note: If you only want to change
sections of the same course use the "Section Change" function.
Dropping a course
means you have decided you no longer wish to remain registered in
it. There are two types of course withdrawals and both are
controlled by deadline dates shown in
Term Dates and Deadlines:
DNE (did
not enter) - The DNE date is generally one to two weeks
after the first day of classes. A withdrawal (drop) before the DNE
deadline date is treated as if you were never in the course. There
will be no entry on your student record for that course and you will
not be charged tuition and other fees for that course. If you have
already paid for the course, you will receive financial credit for
course fees.
DISC
(discontinue) - The DISC date is later in the term. A
withdrawal (drop) after the DNE date, but before the DISC deadline
date allows you to stop attending that course with no academic
penalty. Unlike the DNE, however, the course will remain on your
student record with an entry of DISC and you will be held
financially responsible for the payment of 100% of tuition and other
fees, including the Winter portion of a full-year course (/3).
If you attempt to
DNE or DISC a course that is a corequisite or prerequisite to
another course for which you have registered, you will not be
permitted to do so until you also drop the second course.
For example: you have registered for COMM 217/2 in the Fall term and
COMM 305/4 in the Winter term. You are attempting to DISC COMM
217/2. You will not be able to do so until you DNE COMM 305/4. Once
you have successfully DNE’d COMM 305, you may then drop COMM 217.
- Choose "Drop" next to the course you wish to drop.
- Confirm the action. If your request to drop a course has been accepted a confirmation of course drop screen will appear showing the details and asking you to confirm your selection by clicking the "Confirm Drop" or "Don't Drop" button. You will be returned to the Registration Status screen where your course will no longer be shown if the course was dropped before the DNE deadline. After the DNE deadline and before the DISC deadline, the notation DISC will appear beside the course you have confirmed to drop.
Please note: Not attending classes, or informing an
instructor of an intent to withdraw, does not constitute official
withdrawal, nor does it entitle a student to a refund of fees or
cancellation of registration. Without formally dropping the course
by the appropriate academic withdrawal deadline, non-attendance of a
class will result in the assignment of a failing grade.
If you encounter
difficulties while using the Registration System you can e-mail
webreg@concordia.ca or call the HELPLINE at (514) 848-2424 ext.
2100 for assistance. The HELPLINE staff will be able to either
assist you directly or refer you to someone who can.
The HELPLINE is available Monday to Friday, from 09:00 -
17:00, all year round, except for holidays. Refer to Step 4
— Registration Start Date and Step 5 — Registration
System Availability.
You can verify your schedule on the student portal (www.MyConcordia.ca).
Step 9 — Obtain your Account Balance and Verify Payment Deadlines
You can obtain your account balance and verify payment deadline dates by visiting the student portal at www.MyConcordia.ca.