Registration

• Prepare for Registration: This page provides information on your registration status, academic status, time ticket, holds, and units completed.
• Register for Classes: This is where you would search for classes to add, drop classes, and view your schedule for the upcoming or current term.
• View Registration Information: This is where you can view all of your past and current schedules in a summary or detail view.
• Browse Classes: Search for classes to add to your schedule by term.
• Browse Course Catalog: Search for active courses in the course catalog and view basic information.

• From the landing page, click on Prepare for Registration.

• Then, select a term from the drop down menu and click continue. This page will display information about your registration status and your current primary curriculum.

• Registration Status: This will display information that might need to be addressed before you can register. 
  • Student Status: This checks your current student status and will either show a green check mark if there are no issues or a red exclamation point if your current standing prohibits registration.
  • Academic Status: This checks your current academic standing status and will either show a green check mark if there are no issues or a red exclamation point if your current academic standing prohibits registration.
  • Holds: This will check to see if you have any current holds on your record.  If you do, they will display along with some basic information about them. 
    • If you have no active holds, you will see this information in green.
    • If you have active holds that do not prevent registration, they will appear in blue.
    • If you have active holds which prevent registration, they will show in red.
  • Time Tickets: This will display when your registration window opens for the selected term.
    • If your window is open, then the time ticket information will appear in blue.
    • If your window is not open, then the time ticket information will show in red.
  • Units Completed: This will always appear in blue and will tell you how many institutional and transfer hours you’ve completed.
• Primary Curriculum: This will display which major(s), minor(s), focus/foci, and concentration(s) are on your student record for the selected term.  This also includes which catalog requirements you are following.

You can use this to view your current and past schedules, as well as any active registrations.  

• Click on View Registration Information from the landing page.

• In the top panel, there are two tabs: Look up a Schedule and Active Registrations.

• Look up a Schedule:
  • Click on the term drop down to select a term schedule to view.

In the top panel, a summary of the selected term schedule will display.

In the bottom panel, a calendar view of the selected term schedule will display.

In the bottom panel, you can also click on the Schedule Details tab, which would provide a more detailed view of the selected term schedule.

Clicking on the course title in any of the views will bring up a class pop-up with more information about that class.

• Active Registrations
  • This area will display all classes (current and future) that have not yet been graded.
    • Note: This does not include classes with INC grades.  Even though INC grades are not final, they are not considered ungraded.
    • Classes will display in alphabetical order by title, regardless of term.
    • The schedule is display only; to make registration changes, go through the Register for Classes link.

• Log in at my.oxy.edu with your Oxy credentials.
• From the Academics box, select Add or Drop Classes.
• On the Registration landing page, click on Register for Classes.
• Choose a term from the drop-down menu.
• Enter your six-digit PIN and then click Continue.

• If you don't know which classes to add yet, you can use the Search for Classes option:
  • Use the search criteria to search for classes on the schedule.
  • From the search results, click on the Add button next to the class you’d like to add to your schedule.
  • In the Registration Summary box in the bottom right panel, click Submit.
    • If you were successful, you should see a green “Save Successful” message at the top right corner of the screen. 
    • If you see a red message box, review the error to see what is preventing you from adding the class.

• If you already know the CRNs you want to add by searching Course Counts or Browse for Classes, you can use the Enter CRNs option:
  • Type the four-digit CRN in the provided box. 
    • You can add multiple CRNs at once, up to the amount of units you are permitted to take.
  • Click Add to Summary.
  • In the Registration Summary box in the bottom right panel, click Submit.
    • If you were successful, you should see a green “Save Successful” message at the top right corner of the screen. 
    • If you see a red message box, review the error to see what is preventing you from adding the class.

• After making changes, you can view your schedule by:
  • Clicking on the Schedule and Options tab. This will provide a basic view of your current registrations in the top panel and a calendar view of your schedule in the bottom left panel.
  • Going to View Registration Information.  Here you can look up your class schedule by term.

• Log in at my.oxy.edu with your Oxy credentials.
• From the Academics box, select Add or Drop Classes.
• On the Registration landing page, click on Register for Classes.
• Choose a term from the drop-down menu.
• Enter your six-digit PIN and then click Continue.
• In the Registration Summary, which is the bottom right panel, find the class you want to drop.
• In the Action column, select Drop via Web from the drop-down menu.
• Click the Submit button at the bottom right of the page.
  • If you were successful, you should see a green “Save Successful” message at the top right corner of the screen. 
  • If you see a red message box, review the error to see what is preventing you from dropping the class.
• After making changes, you can view your schedule by:
  • Clicking on the Schedule and Options tab. This will provide a basic view of your current registrations in the top panel and a calendar view of your schedule in the bottom left panel.
  • Going to View Registration Information.  Here you can look up your class schedule by term.

• From the landing page, click on Browse Classes.

• Then, select a term from the dropdown menu and then click Continue.

• The class search page will open.  The basic search allows you to use any of the following criteria to search for classes:
  • Subject: This allows you to search by the subject of the class, either by typing all or part of the subject, or by selecting from a dropdown.  Searching on multiple subjects at once is permitted.
  • Course Number: You can search for the exact course number, or a partial course number using the wildcard.
    • For example, to find a 490 class, you could search for 490 or %90 or 49%.
  • Title: Will search for a word or words within the title of a class. The wildcard (%) is permitted.
  • Attribute: Use this to search by core requirement.
    • Searching for multiple attributes on one search will only yield results that have all selected attributes.   For example, searching for Regional Focus and Pre-1800 will only return classes that have both attributes. 
  • Unit Range: Search for classes by unit value.

• Additional search criteria is available by clicking on the Advanced Search link.
  • Course Number Range: Search for classes between two course numbers (e.g. between 100 and 299).
  • Keyword (With Any Words): You can search for multiple keywords and return results that include one or more.
  • Instructor: Search by Faculty Member.
  • Department: Search by the home department of the class. 
  • Start Time: Search for classes that start at or after a certain time.
  • End Time: Search for classes that end before a certain time.
  • Meeting Days: Search for classes that only meet on certain days of the week.

• From the landing page, click on Register for Classes.

• Select a term from the dropdown menu.

• When prompted, enter your alternate pin and then click Submit.
• The Register for Classes page will open with three tabs at the top: Find Classes, Enter CRNs, and Schedule and Options.

• The basic search allows you to use any of the following criteria to search for classes:
  • Subject: This allows you to search by the subject of the course, either by typing all or part of the subject, or by selecting from a dropdown.  Searching on multiple subjects at once is permitted.
  • Course Number: You can search for the exact course number, or a partial course number using the wildcard.  
    • For example, to find a 490 course, you could search for 490 or %90 or 49%.
  • Title: Will search for a word or words within the title of a course. The wildcard (%) is permitted.
  • Attribute: Use this to search by core requirement.
    • Searching for multiple attributes on one search will only yield results that have all selected attributes.   For example, searching for Regional Focus and Pre-1800 will only return classes that have both attributes. 
  • Unit Range: Search for courses by unit value.
• Additional search criteria is available by clicking on the Advanced Search link.
  • Course Number Range: Search for classes between two course numbers (e.g. between 100 and 299).
  • Keyword (With Any Words): You can search for multiple keywords and return results that include one or more.
  • Instructor: Search by Faculty Member.
  • Department: Search by Department. 
  • Start Time: Search for classes that start at or after a certain time.
  • End Time: Search for classes that end before a certain time.
  • Meeting Days: Search for classes that only meet on certain days of the week.

• Once you have entered your search criteria, click Continue. 

• All active classes on the schedule that meet your search criteria will be returned. The columns displayed include:
  • CRN, Subject, Course, Section, Title, Units, Instructor(s), Meeting Times (must be logged in to view), Attribute, Status (this will tell you how many overall seats are available in the class, whether it’s full or not, and whether there are linked sections), Reserved Seats (displays how many available reserved and unreserved seats there are for the class), Linked Sections (you can click on the button to view any sections that are linked to the class)

• Clicking on the title will bring up the Class Details Pop Up, which has tabs with different information about the class.
  • Class Details: Basic information about the class, including the term, CRN, Title, Section, Credits, and Grade Mode.
  • Bookstore Links: Link to the Oxy Bookstore, so you can search for materials.
  • Course Description: Description of the class.
  • Attributes: Displays the attributes that the course carries.
  • Restrictions: Displays any restrictions that exist, including class restrictions or special approvals.
  • Instructor/Meeting Times: Displays all instructors, the meeting days and times, and if assigned, the location of the meetings. You must be logged in to see this information.
  • Enrollment/Waitlist: Provides information on how many seats are available and used, including available waitlist seats.  Does not display reserved seats, but that information can be found in the search results.
  • Corequisites: Displays class corequisites, if any exist.
  • Prerequisites: Displays class prerequisites, if any exist.
  • Cross Listed Courses: Displays cross-listed class information, if the class is cross-listed.
  • Linked Sections: Displays information for linked sections, if any exist.
  • Mutual Exclusion: Displays other courses that a student may not enroll in if they’ve already passed the class.
  • Catalog: Provides basic information from the course catalog, including title, grade modes, schedule types, and attributes.
  • Fees: Displays any special fees that a class may have.

• To view sections that are linked together (i.e. a lecture and lab), you can click on the View Linked button in the Linked Sections column. 

• This will bring you to a page that shows any sections linked to the class.
  • The Title, Schedule Type, and CRN outlined in orange display the class selected.
  • The information outlined in blue references the linked section information.

• Searching on multiple criteria is treated as “and” in most cases, except:
  • When searching for multiple subjects: American Studies, Biology, Economics is treated as “American Studies or Biology or Economics”.
  • When searching for multiple keywords: searching for social justice will return courses with social justice as keywords, and the search will also return courses with only social as a keyword and those with only justice as a keyword.
  • When searching for multiple departments: Searching for American Studies, Biology, Economics is treated as “American Studies or Biology or Economics”.
• If your initial search doesn’t turn up expected results, try broadening your search by using fewer criteria.
• You can sort your search results by clicking on the up and down arrows for the CRN, Subject, Course, Section, and Title columns.  The default sort order is Subject, Course, Section.

• The columns can be adjusted as needed by hovering over the dividing line between two columns and then sliding to widen or narrow the column.

• Browsing for Classes and Browsing Course Catalog do not require log in. To be sure that you are logged in, you should see your name at the very top right of the page:

Not logged in: no name appears next to the gear in the blue highlighted area:

Logged in: Name appears next to the gear in the blue highlighted area:

• Hovering  over the meeting times, status, or reserved seats field will display the information in a small popup form.

• Clicking on the gear icon near the top of the search results allows you to turn on or hide any of the displayed columns by checking or unchecking the box.

• From the Registration landing page, click on Register for Classes.

• Select the registration term from the drop down and enter your Alternate Pin.
  • Note: You will not be able to progress from this point until your registration window is open. If you click on Continue before your window is open, you will receive error messages.
    • If you do receive error messages, you will need to acknowledge each one by clicking on the message and then clicking ‘OK’.

• Click Continue. Then, you will see three panels.  The top panel allows for searching and selecting classes to add, the bottom left panel shows your current schedule, and the bottom right panel is a summary of registration changes and pending actions.

• On the top panel, there are three available tabs:
  • Find Classes: This is a class search very similar to Browsing for Classes.
  • Enter CRNs: This is where you can directly enter CRNs to add.
  • Schedule and Options: Provides a summary view of your class schedule.

• The basic search on the Find Classes tab allows you to use any of the following criteria to search for classes:
  • Subject: This allows you to search by the subject of the course, either by typing all or part of the subject, or by selecting from a dropdown.  Searching on multiple subjects at once is permitted.
  • Course Number: You can search for the exact course number, or a partial course number using the wildcard.
    • For example, to find a 490 course, you could search for 490 or %90 or 49%.
  • Title: Will search for a word or words within the title of a course. The wildcard (%) is permitted.
  • Attribute: Use this to search by core requirement.
    • Searching for multiple attributes on one search will only yield results that have all selected attributes. For example, searching for Regional Focus and Pre-1800 will only return classes that have both attributes. 
  • Unit Range: Search for courses by unit value.
• Additional search criteria is available by clicking on the Advanced Search link.
  • Course Number Range: Search for classes between two course numbers (e.g. between 100 and 299).
  • Keyword (With Any Words): You can search for multiple keywords and return results that include one or more.
  • Instructor: Search by Faculty Member.
  • Department: Search by Department. 
  • Start Time: Search for classes that start at or after a certain time.
  • End Time: Search for classes that end before a certain time.
  • Meeting Days: Search for classes that only meet on certain days of the week.

• Once you have entered your search criteria, click Continue. 
  • For more information on searching for classes, see How to Search for Classes.
• All active classes on the schedule that meet your search criteria will be returned. The columns displayed include:
  • CRN
  • Subject
  • Course
  • Section
  • Title
  • Units
  • Instructor(s)
  • Meeting Times (must be logged in to view)
  • Attribute
  • Status (this will tell you how many overall seats are available in the class, whether it’s full or not, and whether there are linked sections)
  • Reserved Seats (displays how many available reserved and unreserved seats there are for the class)
  • Linked Sections (you can click on the button to view any sections that are linked to the class)
  • Add (an add button will allow you to add classes to your schedule from your search results)

• To add a class from the results, click the Add button.
• When you click the Add button, the class will appear in the Summary panel in a pending status.

• Important Note: At this point, you are not registered in the class. To be registered in the class, you must hit the Submit button at the bottom of the panel.
• Hitting the submit button will initiate a check to see if you may add the class.
  • If you are eligible for the class, the status should change from Pending to Registered.

• • If you are not eligible for the class, you will see one or more error messages at the top of the page that will need to be addressed before you may successfully add the class. Additionally, the CRN will appear in red in the Summary Panel and the action field will say Remove.

• From the Registration landing page, click on Register for Classes.

• Select the registration term from the drop down and enter your Alternate Pin.
  •  Note: You will not be able to progress from this point until your registration window is open. If you click on Continue before your window is open, you will receive error messages.
    • If you do receive error messages, you will need to acknowledge each one by clicking on the message and then clicking ‘OK’.

• Click Continue. Then, click on the Add CRNs tab in the top panel.

• In the box provided, type or paste in the CRN you would like to add.
  • You can add additional CRNs by clicking on the +Add Another CRN link.
  • When you add in a CRN, the course title, subject code, course number, and section number will appear next to the entered CRN.

• When you have added your CRNs, click the Add to Summary button.  You will see the added CRNs show in the Summary panel.

• Important Note: At this point, you are not registered in the class. To be registered in the class, you must hit the Submit button at the bottom of the panel.
• Hitting the submit button will initiate a check to see if you may add the class.
  • If you are eligible for the class, the status should change from Pending to Registered.
  • If you are not eligible for the class, you will see one or more error messages at the top of the page that will need to be addressed before you may successfully add the class. Additionally, the CRN will appear in red in the Summary Panel and the action field will say Remove.

• From the Registration landing page, click on Register for Classes.

• Select the registration term from the drop down and enter your Alternate Pin. Click Continue.

• You can drop classes in the Summary panel which is at the bottom right of the page by finding the CRN you want to drop and then clicking on the Drop Down under Action.

• The drop down will display all of the options available. In this case, the only option other than None is “Drop via Web”.
• Select Drop via Web and then click the Submit button.

• You should see a successful message at the top of the page and the dropped class should be shown in gray as Deleted.

• Before leaving this page, if you decide you want to add the class back, you can click on the Action drop down.  If registration is still open, you will see the action to Registered via Web.

• Select the action and then click the Submit button. Barring any errors, you will be re-registered in the class.

Student Schedule and Schedule Details

• Once you have added classes to your schedule, you will see your current schedule in a calendar view in the bottom left panel.

• You also have the option of a more detailed view of your current schedule by clicking on the Schedule Details tab.

• This will provide a detailed view of the classes on your schedule.  The titles in both views link to the class pop up.

Schedule and Options

• You can view a less detailed schedule by clicking on the Schedule and Options tab in the top panel.

• This will open a schedule summary in the top panel and will widen the calendar view in the bottom panel.  As this is a summary page, no registration changes can be made in this tab.

• You will not be able to Register for classes before your window opens. If you click on the Register for Classes link, you will be prompted to select a term and enter your Alternate Pin.  If you select a term and click Continue for a term you are not eligible to register for, you will see error messages:

• On the main registration page, the panels can be resized or hidden if desired by using the arrows between the panels.
  • The up arrow will maximize the bottom panels.
  • The bottom arrow will maximize the top panel.
  • Clicking the middle button will move the panels back to the default size.
  • Clicking and dragging the middle button will resize the panels until the button is released.
  • The buttons between the bottom left and bottom right panels also function the same way to maximize one panel or the other.

• The gear icon allows you to see which fields are displaying and to turn those fields on or off by checking or unchecking them, respectively. 

Conditional add/drop is where a class can be conditionally added or dropped pending the result of another action.  For example, if you wanted to drop a class, but only if you are able to add a different class, then you will want to conditionally drop one class to add the other. 

In the example below, a student is currently registered in a computer science class called Data Science that meets Tuesday and Thursday morning from 9:30 – 10:45 AM. While searching, they’ve found a History class called The 1960s that meets Tuesday and Thursdays from 10:00 – 11:45 AM which they’d rather take.  To conditionally drop the Data Science class only if the attempt to register in The 1960s class is successful:

• From the registration landing page, click on Register for Classes.
• Select the term from the drop down and enter alternate pin. Then click Continue.
• This student can either search for the CRN from the Find Classes tab or, if they already know the CRN, can enter it directly on the Enter CRNs tab.
  • Note: if using the Find Classes option, the search results will display a warning of a time conflict in the status field.

• If using the Find Classes option, the student clicks the Add button to add the new class to their registration summary; if using the Enter CRNs option, click the Add to Summary button.
• The class now shows in a pending status in the Summary panel.

• Next, change the action for COMP 113 Data Science to Drop via Web. 
  • Note that the status for The 1960s class is still pending.

• Click the Conditional Add and Drop checkbox at the bottom of the panel.

• Click Submit.
  • If you are able to add the new class, then you will see a green message at the top of the screen and the statuses of both classes will be updated.

• • If you are not able to add the new class, then you will see messages in red that the says, “Unable to make requested changes so your schedule was not changed.”  The statuses of both classes will not have changed.

Important note: The catalog lists all current active courses, which may or may not be offered in a current or forthcoming class schedule.

• From the landing page, click on Browse Catalog Courses.

• Select a term from the dropdown menu and then click Continue.

• The catalog course search page will open. The basic search allows you to use any of the following criteria to search for courses:
  • Subject: This allows you to search by the subject of the course, either by typing all or part of the subject, or by selecting from a dropdown.  Searching on multiple subjects at once is permitted.
  • Course Number: You can search for the exact course number, or a partial course number using the wildcard.
    • For example, to find a 490 course, you could search for 490 or %90 or 49%.
  • Title: Will search for a word or words within the title of a course. The wildcard (%) is permitted.
  • Attribute: Use this to search by core requirement.
    • Searching for multiple attributes on one search will only yield results that have all selected attributes. For example, searching for Regional Focus and Pre-1800 will only return courses that have both attributes. 
  • Unit Range: Search for courses by unit value.

• Additional search criteria is available by clicking on the Advanced Search link.
  • Course Number Range: Search for courses between two course numbers (e.g. between 100 and 299).
  • Keyword (With Any Words): You can search for multiple keywords and return results that include one or more.
  • Department: Search by the course’s home department. 

• Once you have entered your search criteria, click Continue.
• All active courses in the catalog that meet your search criteria will be returned. The columns included in the results are:
  • Subject, Course Number, Course Title, Units (this may be a range of units), Course Description (this is the catalog course description that exists for the selected term), Course Sections (this will show class sections of the course if that course is being offered in the selected term)

• Clicking on the Course Title will bring up a Course Details Pop-Up, which has tabs with different information about the course.
  • Catalog: Basic information about the course, such as the title, college, department, grade modes and schedule types.
  • Course Description: Displays the course description from the course catalog.
  • Attributes: Displays the attributes that the course carries.
  • Restrictions: Displays any restrictions (i.e. Juniors and Seniors only, Undergraduate only)
  • Corequisites: Displays course corequisites, if any exist.
  • Prerequisites: Displays course prerequisites, if any exist.
  • Mutual Exclusion: Displays other courses that a student may not enroll in if they’ve already passed the course.
  • Fees: Displays any special fees that a course may have.

• From the course search results, you can click on the View Sections button to see if any sections are being offered in your selected term.

• Searching on multiple criteria is treated as “and” in most cases, except:
  • When searching for multiple subjects: Searching for American Studies, Biology, Economics is treated as “American Studies or Biology or Economics”.
  • When searching for multiple keywords: Searching for social justice will return courses with social justice as keywords, and the search will also return courses with only social as a keyword and those with only justice as a keyword.
  • When searching for multiple departments: Searching for American Studies, Biology, Economics is treated as “American Studies or Biology or Economics”.
• If your initial search doesn’t turn up expected results, try broadening your search by using fewer criteria.
• When the results display, you can sort the Subject, Course Number and Title fields by clicking on the up and down arrows in each column.  The subject field defaults in alphabetical order.

• Clicking on the gear icon near the top of the search results allows you to turn on or hide any of the displayed columns by checking or unchecking the box.

The above information can be downloaded in PDF format:

• How to Register Complete Guide
• Searching for Courses
• Browsing the Course Catalog

• 2025-2026 Academic Calendar
• Advising Center
• Classrooms
• College Catalog
• Course Counts

If a course has reached its enrollment capacity, a student may add themselves to the waitlist. Once a waitlist has begun, even if there are seats available, the system will consider the course closed. At this point, students are required to obtain an “Enrollment Limit Override” to add the course to their schedule. Students are not automatically enrolled in the course should a seat open.

To add yourself to the waitlist

1. If you attempt to add a course that is closed or full, an error message will appear at the bottom of the page.

2. In the “Action” column, select “Waitlist via Web” for the courses

3. Select, “Submit Changes.” Your current schedule will display all courses in which you have registered and those for which you are on the waitlist.

Note: In order to fully register in the course, you will need to contact the instructor (or department chair) to request either an Enrollment Limit Override or an Instructor Permission Override. Please be advised that it is left to the sole discretion of the instructor to issue an override.

If an instructor issues an override, you will receive an email. Before you can register, you must drop yourself from the waitlist.

1. In MyOxy, open the Academics tab. In the “My Academics” portlet, click the “Add or Drop Classes” link.

2. You will then be asked to select a registration term. The upcoming semester should default in. Click, “Submit.”

3. In the “Alternate PIN” field, enter the PIN found in your registration letter. You will then be taken to your current schedule

4. For the relevant course, select “Drop via Web” in the “Action” column.

5. Click “Submit Changes”.

6. To register, enter the CRN to the Add Classes Worksheet.

7. Click “Submit Changes” at the bottom of the page. Your current schedule will then display on the screen.

Note: If you attempt to drop from the waitlist and simultaneously add the course you will receive a “Duplicate CRN” error message. The system will process your request to drop from the waitlist, but it will not add the course to your schedule. At this point, you will need to reenter the CRN in the Add Classes Worksheet and Submit Changes. Be sure to review your schedule when done.