Student Responsibility

As a matter of UMBC policy and procedure, students are responsible for their course registrations. This includes following established procedures for enrolling in courses for which they want to receive credit as well as dropping courses they do not intend to complete.

Except in the most exceptional circumstances (in which case the student would receive written notification) students are not enrolled in any class without their having completed the registration transaction according to the procedures specified below.

Students are NOT automatically enrolled in classes via Hold Lists or waiting lists maintained by departments. Students who have been de-registered from UMBC or from a specific class will be notified by e-mail to their umbc e-mail acoount.

STUDENT PREPARATION

Financial Eligibility
Students must settle all financial obligations to the University before attempting to register. Students with outstanding debts to UMBC will not be allowed to register.
If you wish to determine if you are financially eligible to register, check your account status through MyUMBC. If your financial eligibility flag displays "eligible" you are financially cleared to register at this time.

You must clear your student account in order to register. Please note that this flag is updated overnight; therefore, you will not be eligible to register until the day after your account is cleared.

Before attempting to register, students should identify alternate courses and sections in case the student's preferred schedule is unavailable due to course closing or schedule changes.

Advance Registration Eligibility Schedule
Advance registration is conducted on an earned-credit priority-based basis. Your MyUMBC account indicates the earliest day and time on which you may register. Within the deadlines for specific transactions (see Term Dates and Deadlines), you may register and process changes to your registration at any point after - never before - your specified time. You can check your eligibility time through myUMBC. Note that your registration time is not an academic advising appointment.

Academic Advising
Undergraduate degree-seeking students must be electronically cleared by their advising department before they will be able to register. Please schedule your advising session well before your registration time to allow the department adequate time to process your advising clearance.

Graduate students and undergraduate non-degree students are not required to be cleared by an academic advisor.

Course Permissions
If you are attempting to enroll in a course which requires permission of the instructor (listed as PERM REQ in the schedule of classes) contact the instructor or department for permission. These permissions must be issued online before you will be able to enroll in the class. In most cases your departmental advisor will not be able to issue permissions for specific courses. PERM REQ authorizations must come from the faculty member or the department offering that specific course.
When your registration time arrives, use MyUMBC to register. All registrations and add/drops must be conducted using MyUMBC. If you are having any difficulty, please contact the Office of the Registrar at (410)455-2500 or records@umbc.edu.

Class Availability
You may check the availability (open or closed status) of a class by going to the on-line Schedule of Classes and clicking on the course number or schedule number of the class. You will be provided real-time information on the number of spaces available.

Excess Credits
An undergraduate student requesting to be enrolled in more than 19 credits will be required to submit a Permission to Enroll in Excess Credits form with the Office of the Registrar. Electronic permission will be given if your request is approved. Students may not enroll for excess credits at Advance Registration.

Undergraduates Enrolling for Graduate Courses
Undergraduate students requesting to be enrolled in a graduate course must obtain electronic permission from the department sponsoring the course. Undergraduates seeking graduate credit for these courses must obtain approval from the Graduate School Office (AD 211).

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