Registration Basics

• Enrollment Appointments
• Why I don't have enrollment appointment?
• How are enrollment appointment determined?
• Advance Registration vs Late Registration
• Swap Class Enrollment Function
• Registration Holds
• Common Registration Issues
• Enrollment Cancellation/ Classes Dropped due to non-payment? See FAQs - Spring 2023 [pdf]
• Withdrawal due to CSU policy on Covid-19 Vaccination: See FAQs.
• 1290R Enrollment for Graduate Students
• Covid-19 Compliance for Late Registration

Enrollment Appointments

Enrollment appointments are posted on MySJSU about three months before the start of the semester and ends 3 days before the first day of instruction. See Registration Calendar for more details. Learn how to view your appointment on MySJSU or watch a short video:

New students will receive their appointments later than continuing students.  See the New Admits Appointment date on the Registration Calendar for exact dates.

Why I don't have enrollment appointment?

Check these 3 reasons:

1. If it is your first semester at SJSU, you must wait until the Admissions office fully admits you. Contact Admissions office for your admission status.

2. Graduation Date has passed. You applied to graduate in the last semester but did not graduate.

• • You will not receive enrollment appointments for any term after your graduation date.
  • You need to submit a graduation date change.

3. You have not enrolled for 2 consecutive semesters(Spring & Fall).

• • You will need to re-apply. Check Admissions website for Former Student returning(FSR).

Contact our office if you still have questions.

How are enrollment appointment determined?

Registration start dates are based on class level and priority registration group. See F17-4 Academic Senate policy [pdf] for descriptions of priority groups.  Students are grouped by class level, then last name groups.  The order of the last name groups within the same class level rotates each semester.  All priority groups are approved by the Student Success Committee of the Academic Senate. 

Class level is determined by a student's earned units and current work-in-progress.  

See Registration - Priority Groups on SJSU catalog.

Advance Registration vs Late Registration

Advance Registration begins 3-4 months prior to the first day of instruction. Students can view their enrollment appointment via MySJSU. 

Late Registration begins the first day of instruction and ends on the add deadline. Students can add or drop courses via MySJSU by the deadlines posted on the Registration calendars. A late fee applies after Census date. Contact the Bursar's office for all fee related questions.

When you are ready to register for courses, log onto MySJSU to add or drop classes.  See tutorial on how to enroll. [pdf]  Contact us if you need assistance. 

Swap Class Enrollment Function

The Swap class enrollment function allows you to replace an enrolled class with another open or waitlisted class. To learn more, go to FAQs for Swapping Classes.

Common Registration Issues:

1. Your enrollment appointment has not yet started.
   • Verify the exact start date and time of your appointment.
   • You can register at any time once your appointment has started.
2. Graduation Date has passed.
   • You will not receive enrollment appointments for any term after your graduation date.
   • You need to submit a graduation date change.
3. Prerequisites are missing.
   • If you took a prerequisite course elsewhere, show a proof of that course (unofficial transcript) to the instructor. Then, ask for a permission number from him/ her.
   • Use that permission number to enroll in the class via MySJSU(see page 5) [pdf].
   • See the Transfer Credit page for more details.
4. Co-requisite is required.
   • Some classes require you to simultaneously enroll in a component class such as a lab or workshop.
     
   • You must register for both the lecture & a component at the same time.
     
   • If you are exempt from co-requisite, a memo on a department letterhead is required. Contact our office with this letter, our staff need to register for you.
5. Time Conflict (schedules of two or more classes are overlapping).
   • Submit Time Conflict Consent Request (DocuSign) to the instructor that will accommodate the conflict, follow instructions carefully.
     
6. You have registration hold(s) on your account.
7. You have exceeded the number of enrollment units or waitlist limit allowed.
   • See Enrollment Limit and Waitlist page.
8. You are a "special session" student trying to enroll in "regular session" classes
   • Choose "special session" section of the class. Look at class details. Section# 10 and above are usually "special session" sections. See screenshot:

9. You are repeating a class.

• • See when and how to register for repeat & grade forgiveness.

10. You already enrolled in another section of the same class.

• • • You must drop the other section of the same class in order to add the new section.
    • You cannot be enrolled from the waitlist until you drop the other enrolled section.

11. Permission number you received is not valid or has been used. 

• • • • Contact the instructor of the class to obtain a new one. 

12. You want to enroll in SJSU Studies class (Areas: R, S, V or Z) but have not earned 60 units or above (upper division standing).

• • Petition to enroll with less than 60 units is needed.

For all other issues, please contact us.  

Covid-19 Compliance for Late Registration:

If you have attested NOA (No Access to Campus), please DO NOT add any classes that meet in person or hybrid (with in person meetings). You will be denied. You are only allowed to late add fully online classes. Go to COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements page for more information.