Registration

Get ready to register by reviewing the information below. If you have any registration questions, please review the most frequently asked questions, email the Registrar’s Office at registrar@csudh.edu or call (310) 243-3645.

Important Note: Registering early does not mean paying early. All students who register have the same payment due date. After that, any student who registers must pay at the time of registration. For payment deadlines, click here. As always, register early for the best selection of classes.

Before Registration

Smart Planner

Smart Planner is an interactive online system that helps students be more proactive with their course planning. The result is a more efficient and engaging experience that gives students a visual presentation of their current academic status and their future path. The intent is to aid students in completing their degree quicker and more effectively.

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Students and advisors are able to:

View the student's individual remaining academic requirements to complete declared majors and minors in a semester format
Plan the specific courses they intend to take to meet the requirements
Run an Academic Requirements Report to include planned courses to assure they have planned appropriately for all degree completion requirements

For more information on Smart Planner, review our Smart Planner FAQ below. The FAQ is also available as a downloadable PDF. For information on how to navigate through your Smart Planner, view this helpful Smart Planner video tutorial.

Please review the most frequently asked questions

How does registration work?

Here's how the registration process works:

Priority Registration begins with a fixed time frame based upon your student type, called a registration "appointment." It is the best opportunity to select your classes with the widest options for dates and times to meet your schedule.
Before registration begins, each eligible student will receive an email from the University Registrar letting you know your registration appointment times are available via my.CSUDH.edu. Check out our Registration Information page for more details.
You can view registration information by logging into your my.CSUDH.edu account and clicking on the Student Center tab. Check it regularly to see when your appointment for registration has been set.
It is very important to review all the information, to take the appropriate action to correct inaccurate information, and to seek advising or clear other holds several working days prior to your registration appointment date and time.
You won't be able to register before your appointment time, but you can register any time after your appointment time.
Check your ToroMail regularly for important registration related information.

Registration and Add/Drop Dates

Fall 2021

Registration Dates: April 19, 2021 - August 22, 2021
Late Registration Add/Drop Dates: August 23, 2021 - September 10, 2021

Spring 2022

Registration Dates: October 18, 2021 - January 23, 2022
Late Registration/Add Drop: January 24, 2022 - February 8, 2022

New Students

Newly admitted First-Yea and Transfer students will register for classes at New Student Orientation.

Check your eligibility

Undergraduates

You are considered a continuing student and are eligible to register if you:

attended CSUDH as a matriculated student in one of the past two semesters (summer not included)
you have not attended another academic institution since attending CSUDH; and
you have not applied to graduate from CSUDH for a term prior or the current term

Graduates

You must maintain continuing student status every fall and spring semester to be considered a continuing student. You are eligible to register if you have not applied to graduate for a prior term or the current term.

Check your registration information

What's in Your Registration Information Email?

Before registration begins, each eligible student will receive an email from the University Registrar that will let you know your registration appointment is available for the new term.

Can I Find this Information Online?

Yes. You can view this registration information by logging into your my.CSUDH.edu account and clicking on the Student Center tab. Check it regularly to check your registration appointment time, to view your service indicators (holds) if any, To Do Lists, and your financial aid status.

Check Your Registration Information

Check your registration information for accuracy! It is very important to review your registration information, to take the appropriate action to correct inaccurate information, and to seek advising or clear other holds several working days prior to your registration appointment date and time.

Get advised

Is Advising Required?

While we highly recommend that all students meet with an academic advisor each semester to ensure a successful academic experience.

Advising Holds

Check your Registration Information prior to registering. If advising is required, you'll see an advising hold on your account. You'll need to meet with an advisor in your major in order to clear the advising hold and proceed with registration. A list of department contacts can be found on page 4 of the Class Schedule page. Call and make an appointment for advising.

Visit our Check for Holds page for more information.

Plan your class schedule

Do Your Homework

Review the University Catalog

The University Catalog lists courses required for your major, minor, and general education requirements. Course descriptions and course requisites are provided. The University Catalog is available online.

Run a Degree Audit

Use my.CSUDH.edu to run your degree audit/Academic Requirements Report and determine which courses you need to graduate. Print out this report and take it when you meet with your advisor.

Know Your Requisites

Many classes require that you meet certain requisites before you are allowed to enroll. You may require department consent, a prerequisite(s) to the class, or to be a certain class level before you can take the class. If you have met these requisites here at CSUDH, you should have no problem enrolling in the class. If you have met these requisites at another institution or have not met the requisites at all, you should contact the department for a Permission Number (PN) to enroll in the class.

Check Your Major

Enrollment in some courses is restricted to students in specific majors and concentrations/options. If the major information on your registration appointment email is incorrect, file a Change of Major/Minor Form immediately, well in advance of your registration appointment. You may contact the department concerned if you wish to register for a class restricted to specific majors.

Department Consent Required

Some classes require department consent before you can enroll. If consent is given, the department will issue you a Permission Number (PN) to enroll in the class. Classes that require departmental consent have footnote 12.

Meet with an Advisor

For General Education advising, contact the University Advisement Center. To meet with an advisor in your major, call the department to make an appointment. A list of department contacts can be found in the Class Schedule.

Use Smart Planner

After meeting with your advisor, use Smart Planner to track the courses you plan to take for the future. Start charting your path to graduation!

Select Your Classes

Review the Class Schedule

The Class Schedule indicates the time, date, location, and instructor of classes being offered for a particular term.

Want real-time, updated course information? Log onto your my.CSUDH.edu account and get the most up-to-date information on open courses, courses with waitlists, newly offered sections, course changes, and enrollment limits.

Have a Backup Plan

Have alternates in mind in case your class is cancelled or fills quickly. You may add yourself to a waitlist if a class is full. You may register for up to 18 units during registration without approval. You cannot exceed the maximum units until the Late Registration/Change of Program period, and you must obtain approval from your advisor to exceed 18 units. If you wish to exceed 21 units, you must also obtain the approval of your dean of your major.

Check for holds

What is a Hold?

A hold is a code placed on your record that can prevent registration.

How Do I Know if I Have a Hold on My Student Record?

Any holds you may have will appear in your My.CSUDH account. Login to my.CSUDH.edu and click on the Student Center tab. You will see holds on the mail page, and can click on the details to find out contact information and other details. All holds do not prevent registration. If you have a hold that prevents registration, it must be cleared and removed before you can register for classes

Advising Holds

Advising is required for students in certain majors. If this is the case, you'll see an advising hold on your account. You'll need to meet with an advisor in your major in order to clear the advising hold and proceed with registration.

Students in majors requiring advising will be mailed letters from the department informing them of advising dates and times. It is important to seek advising during the designated advising period and as early as possible. Do not wait until just prior to your registration appointment time, because advisors may not be available. If you are in the process of changing your major, you should meet with an advisor in your new department.

A list of department contacts can be found in the online Class Schedule. Call and make an appointment with the University Advisement Center.

Other Holds

If you are notified of a hold on your account, you should work to clear it immediately. Please do not wait until your registration appointment time. Contact information is always provided when a hold is placed on your record. Review the details of the hold on My.CSUDH and contact the office that is responsible for clearing the hold.

Registering For Classes

When can you register?

Registration and Add/Drop Dates

Spring 2022

Registration Dates: October 18, 2021 - January 23, 2022
Late Registration/Add Drop: January 24, 2022 - February 8, 2022

Registration Appointments

At CSUDH, students register by appointment only. An email is sent to all continuing students and all new admits, letting them know their enrollment appointment is available. Students can view this registration information by logging into their my.CSUDH.edu account and clicking on the Student Center tab.

Students should register at my.CSUDH.edu as soon as possible, on or after your enrollment appointment date and time. It is the best opportunity to select your classes, with the widest options for dates and times to meet your schedule. You may not register before your enrollment appointment. Students may register for up to 18 units prior to the start of the term. Students who would like to register for more than 18 units must submit a Change of Program (Add/Drop) form to WH-290 starting on the first day of the term.

Hours of Operation

Our registration system is available as follows:

Monday-Saturday: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 midnight
Sunday: Not available

Course registration tutorial

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Use Smart Planner when you register

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Students and advisors are able to:

View the student's individual remaining academic requirements to complete declared majors and minors in a semester format
Plan the specific courses they intend to take to meet the requirements
Run an Academic Requirements Report to include planned courses to assure they have planned appropriately for all degree completion requirements

Waitlists

Waitlists are lists containing names of students who wish to add a class. Students are not officially enrolled in the class until they have been moved from the waitlist into the class. Waitlists are created during registration when a class has filled up. Once a waitlist has formed, you cannot add yourself into the class, you can only add yourself to the waitlist. In the event of an opening, students are moved nightly from the waitlist into the class. Waitlists are available till the first day of classes. The first day of classes all waitlists are purged and students must obtain permission from the instructor to add classes.

How Does Waitlisting Work?

Most scheduled class sections have waitlists (some nursing classes do not have waitlists), which are defined by each college for each class.

You may register for up to 18 units (enrollment unit limit); however, waitlisted classes are included in your enrollment unit limit. You are not charged fees on waitlisted classes because you are not officially enrolled in the class.
You must meet any requisites for the class before you can be placed on the waitlist, e.g. class pre-requisites, co-requisites, major and class level restrictions.
If a seat becomes available, the student highest on the waitlist will get the seat (subject to the Waitlist Conditions below).
If openings occur in a class with a waitlist, seats will not be available to students who happen to log in until all waitlisted students have been added by the nightly update process.
If you are moved from the waitlist into the class, you will receive email notification at your student email account.
You will not be billed for waitlisted classes, but will be billed if moved from the waitlist into a class and the additional units result in higher registration fees. It is important to check your class schedule and account summary regularly via my.CSUDH.edu to avoid possible cancellation of any newly added class(es).
If you are moved from the waitlist into a class, it is your responsibility to drop the class (as with any other class) if you decide not to attend. Failure to do so will result in a "WU" grade on your record which will lower your grade point average.
There is no guarantee you will be moved off the waitlist and enrolled into the class. Once the process to move students from the waitlist has run for the final time and classes have begun, instructors are not required to add students who were waitlisted for the class.

Waitlist Conditions?

Every night during registration, students will be moved from the waitlist into the class if space becomes available and in the order placed, unless either of the following conditions occurs:

Time conflict with another registered class - since potential time conflicts are not checked when you place yourself on a waitlist, you should ensure that waitlisted classes do not conflict with your enrolled schedule.
Different sections of the same course - if you are already enrolled in a class, the system will allow you to waitlist for a different section of the same course. However, you will not be moved from the waitlist if space becomes available. The system will not allow you to officially enroll in different sections of the same course unless the enrolled course is dropped.
If you don't meet the pre-requisite of a class, you will remain on the waitlist.

If you cannot be moved from the waitlist, for the reasons given above, you will be skipped and the next student considered. You will not be considered until the next time space becomes available in the class and you will not be added until you have removed the time conflict duplicate course or pre-requisite conditions.

Check your schedule regularly at my.CSUDH.edu to monitor your position on a waitlist. If you decide you no longer wish to wait for space to become available, you may drop yourself from a waitlist.

Permission numbers

What are Permission Numbers (PNs)?

During registration, you may be unable to register for classes due to requisites and/or required departmental consent. In the past, we have required a Restricted Registration Exception form from the department to obtain access to these restricted classes. You will now need to obtain a Permission Number (PN) from your department in order to obtain access to restricted classes. Each department will maintain PNs for their restricted classes. These numbers do not, however, override the enrollment limit for classes. If the restricted class is full, you must select another class (and obtain another PN) or you may waitlist for the class using the PN. Use the Class Number and the Permission Number to add the class. Permission Numbers expire on the last day of registration. PNs can only be used once. Each department closely monitors the distribution of PNs.

Finishing Your Registration

Pay your bill

What is the Deadline to Pay for My Classes?

The deadline to pay for classes varies, depending on the date a student registers. Also, if a student signs up for an installment payment plan, there are several deadlines with which to adhere. Please refer to the academic calendar for information regarding when fees are due. See the Fees section of the Class Schedule for detailed information.

How to Pay for Your Classes

There are several ways that students can pay for classes. You can pay:

In person at the Cashier's Office with cash, checks and money orders only
By mail with check only
Online with ToroPay with electronic check or credit card only

For detailed information on making payments, installment plans, or a useful Cashier's FAQ, visit the Cashier's Office's website.

Add, Drop, or Withdraw

Adding and Dropping Classes

This applies to students who have already registered but who wish to add, drop, or withdraw from classes after the registration period has closed. Procedures for adding, dropping, or withdrawing from classes are outlined here.

What are the Add, Drop, and Withdrawal Dates?

Please consult the appropriate academic calendar located here to determine the add, drop, and withdrawal dates for the appropriate term.