Step 2) Plan and Register for Your Fall Courses

• When Do I Register For Classes?
• What Courses Do I Take?
• How Do I Register?

When Do I Register For Classes?

May
During early May you will have the opportunity to pre-register for one of your required freshman-level courses, WRTG 1150 — First-year Writing and Rhetoric. All freshmen in the College of Architecture and Planning will complete this required course during the fall or spring semester of their first year, but it is highly recommended that you pre-register for enrollment in the fall term. To pre-register, you must request this course online by Friday, May 23. You can register by visiting the Program for Writing and Rhetoric website at aac.colorado.edu/pwr/pwr.html. Be sure to have your student number and PIN available, as you will need both to sign onto this pre-registration site.

In May you will also begin to review course options and plan for your fall semester course selection. As an entering student, you will build a schedule that includes both courses within the College of Architecture and Planning (designated with the Environmental Design “ENVD” prefix) and courses outside the college (like WRTG 1150).

June/July
In June or July (you select the date) you will register for your fall courses. Please keep in mind that you may be pre-registered for WRTG 1150 (see above) and may need to adjust your remaining course requests based upon the time you are assigned for WRTG 1150.

You may register for courses on any one of these dates:

June 17 or 24; July 8, 15, or 22; or (for late registrants) August 4 –15

You will have personal access to web-based course registration only on the single day you select, but may thereafter confer with the college’s academic advisors if you are unable to create a full-time schedule of classes.

What Courses Do I Take?

The recommended range of classes for entering College of Architecture and Planning (A&P) students is included in the A&P orientation and registration program guide accompanying your official "Invitation to Register."  In general, all entering students will register for both courses taught within the College of Architecture and Planning and courses taught outside the college.

General requirements taught through the College of Arts and Sciences include required Writing, Humanities and Social Sciences courses. Beginning courses in Architecture and Planning include general introductions to Environmental Design, Social Factors in Design, Ecology and Design, and Environmental Design Media. Freshmen are encouraged to plan for 15 credit hours their first semester. Please refer to specific course listing in the college orientation and registration brochure mailed to you in April.

How Do I Register?

Guidelines on the tools for online course registration are provided to you by the Office of the Registrar. Your registration time assignment (listing the first of several of your registration date options), your student number, and your PIN should be listed on your official “Invitation to Register.” The Registrar’s materials also offer general guidelines and suggestions on planning a schedule and on the actual process of registration itself.

You can begin drafting a fall course schedule any time after receiving your registration packet simply by accessing CU's online schedule planner, available at cuconnect.colorado.edu. While all of the necessary registration information is included in the registrar’s guidelines, a couple of additional “tips” may be helpful.

• As you begin to plan your classes, it’s always a good idea to create a preliminary list with several extra courses, as alternative candidates, should you need them. This is especially true of the courses outside the College of Architecture and Planning.
• If you run into any difficulties while registering for courses, please do not hesitate to contact campus or college staff to assist you. If you experience problems with the registration system, please contact the Office of the Registrar at 303-492-6970. If you have difficulty with course selection or are unable to enroll in A&P courses, please contact our academic advisors at 303-492-8010.
  

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