PennWest students register for classes well in advance. In the midst of one semester, you'll hear, "It's time to register for next semester's classes!"
Even if it seems like the next semester is a long way off, it's important to register on your assigned day. Timely registration maximizes your ability to register for the classes you need.
All students should follow the important instructions below to successfully create their course schedule and register for classes.
1. Meet with your academic advisor
2. Review any holds, on their Student Profile via myPennWest
3. Review your DegreeWorks Audit.
All students will have a registration time ticket assigned. Students are able to see their registration time ticket through their Student Profile in Student Self-Service (via myPennWest), by clicking Registration and then Prepare for Registration.
Winter 2024 and Spring 2025 registration begins at 8am on October 28, 2024, on the dates below based on your earned credit* hours.
*Earned credit hours do not include your current fall 2024 in progress courses, calculation is based on completed/earned credits up to the start of the fall 2024 term.
The schedule will be available to view via Self-Service beginning on October 14, 2024.
Winter course registration will be open for all students on October 28th at 8am.
Registration begins:
October 28 – Graduate students and students with Priority
October 30– Senior standing (90 + earned hours)
November 1– Junior standing (60-89 earned hours)
November 4– Sophomore standing (30-59 earned hours)
November 6– Freshman (0-29 earned hours)
Newly admitted, Spring 2025, Freshman and Transfer students will have their schedules built through the Office of Student Outreach & Success. New Spring 2025 freshman and transfer students will be able to adjust their pre-built schedules beginning January 13.
All undergraduate students and graduate students in the Master of Science in Library and Information Science program have an advising hold on their account; they must reach out to their academic advisor for removal of the hold. Students can review their advising hold, and any other hold, on their Student Profile or on the Prepare for Registration link in myPennWest.
The schedule can be accessed through myPennWest. Click on Student Self-Service, Student Profile, Registration and then Browse Class Schedule to begin.
All class searches should begin by selecting the subject of the course you are looking for. You can also restrict the search to a specific campus by entering it in the search box.
Instructional Methods: (click on link to view video describing the method)
F2F – Face-to-Face Instruction:
- CAL Campus: Section numbers of 001-099, campus of CA
- EDI Campus: Section numbers of 200-299, campus of ED
- CLA Campus: Section numbers of 300-399, campus of CL
This course is offered face-to-face but has at least 30% offered via distance education (i.e., 30%- 79% online). Section number and campus are driven by F2F location.
MCS – Multi-Classroom Synchronous:
This course is offered in-person at a home campus location and remotely at the scheduled class time in other classrooms. Section number and campus are driven by F2F location.
This course is offered via two or more modalities, and students may choose modalities for each class period. Section number and campus are driven by F2F location.
SIM – Simultaneous Modalities:
This course is offered via two modalities. Students must choose one modality for the entire term by the end of drop/add. Each section specifies the modality. The meeting type will indicate if the section is face-to-face, synchronous (offered online at a specific date and time), or asynchronous (offered entirely online but not at a specific date and time). Section number and campus are driven by F2F location.
ASYNC – Asynchronous Distance Education: Section numbers of 400-499.
Campus listed as PWO (PennWest online). This course is offered entirely online but not at a specific date and time.
SYNC – Synchronous Distance Education: Section numbers will be: 600-699
Campus listed as: PWO (PennWest online). This course is offered online at a specific date and time.
MXRE – Mixed Remote: Section numbers will be: 800-899
Campus listed as: PWO (PennWest online). This course is offered entirely by distance education, using a combination of non-simultaneous, synchronous and asynchronous instruction, as indicated in the course syllabus.
Students who wish to register for a course at another PennWest campus may require a permit from the department to be able to register for the course. Some courses have space restrictions based on campuses. Permits for restricted courses may be requested from the department offering the course.
Please check your “Prepare for Registration” link in the Registration section to determine your Time Ticket registration window.
In some cases, a course that you may want to enroll into is at capacity. Some sections offer a waitlist that students can place themselves to be considered for a spot, if one becomes available. Once a student is on the waitlist, the academic department of the course will review the waitlist to determine student need and potential priority of available spots. Students should be aware that placing themselves on a waitlist is in no way considered being registered for the course and will not count towards full time enrolled status. While wait listing can be considered a good option, students are highly encouraged to have a full time schedule in addition to any courses that they are waitlisted for.
Want more information on how to add yourself to a waitlist? Check out our videos here.
PennWest General Education Framework
Searchable General Education Attributes
California Legacy Gen Ed with PennWest Courses
Clarion Legacy Gen Ed with PennWest Courses
Edinboro Legacy Gen Ed with PennWest Courses
General Education Attribute Codes
Undergraduate Course Equivalencies
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