Pre-Registration Process

One week before the first day of registration, students can log into Student Personal Services to complete the required pre-registration notices. We recommend that students complete these steps ahead of their assigned registration day. 

  1. Acknowledge important notices, which includes information about voter registration, file-sharing/copyright infringement, campus security, UPASS, UW Financial Responsibility Agreement, and notification of rights under FERPA, and
  2. Insurance/optional charges, which includes questions about student health insurance and ASUWT. Students must complete the acknowledgements (#1) before they can see this set of questions. 

Students may also update your address and consent to release of information, which includes directory release settings, consent to immunization record query, emergency contact fields, and UW Alert sign-up, parent/family-member contact fields.

Complete Pre-Registration Steps

 Only when students are finished with these required steps will they have access to the Registration page on their assigned date and can register with SLNs. Please note that these steps are required each quarter in order to unlock the registration table. Important messages and notifications, including any registration holds and blocks, are displayed on the Registration page at the beginning of each quarter.

Registering with MyPlan and with SLNs

The University of Washington has two systems for students to navigate academic options and register for classes: MyPlan and Registration with SLNs (Schedule Line Numbers).

1. Register with MyPlan

MyPlan is an academic planning tool for University of Washington students to chart both long and short-term academic paths. Use MyPlan to search for courses, create academic plans to share with an adviser, and run degree audits.

MyPlan Login
MyPlan User Guides
With MyPlan, students can:
  • Create a plan for next quarter, next year, or all the way to graduation.
  • Search the Course Catalog to find all courses offered at UW.
  • Discover courses of interest and add courses to a bookmarked list or directly to a plan.
  • Learn about degree requirements for specific majors and programs.
  • Run audits to explore academic progress and identify courses to complete a degree.
  • Check degree progress and compare completed courses to major requirements.
  • Find course sections that will work with schedules using the Schedule Builder.
  • Compare potential schedules and preview plan items before registering.
  • Review registered and completed coursework.
  • Share plans with advisers to ensure the right path for academic success.
  • Send the SLNs of planned courses to the registration system all in one click.

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2. Register with SLNs

Using the Registration section of MyUW, students can access online registration, acknowledge important notifications, and select insurance and optional charges. On these webpages, students may also:

  • Complete pre-registration steps prior to registration opening.
  • View any notices and messages related to or blocking registration.
  • Register by entering SLNs for desired course sections.
  • Drop courses.
  • Change grading options.

Go to Registration
Instructions
  1. To register, login to MyUW and select “Register using SLN codes” from the Quick Links menu.

Screenshot of MyUW showing Register using SLN codes link

  1. Select the Time Schedule link under Registration Resources to view course offerings, course availability, and other registration restrictions. Each course is assigned a five-digit SLN.

    Screenshot of Registration with SLNs screen

  2. Enter course SLNs on the web registration form, including any add codes or faculty numbers if required. For courses offered with variable credit, enter the credit number agreed upon with the instructor or an adviser.
  3. Students can check Satisfactory/Not Satisfactory (S/NS) if they do not want to take a course for a numerical grade. This option is not available for courses offered Credit/No Credit Only. Students should check with their adviser regarding departmental restrictions or graduation requirements before selecting the S/NS grading option.

Quarterly Time Schedule and Important Dates

Academic Quarter

Time Schedule Quick Search & Tentative Time Schedules

UWT-IT has developed custom search tools to help UW Tacoma students easily locate courses on the Time Schedule.

Past Quarters

Previous editions of the quarterly Time Schedule for the Tacoma Campus can be found in the Tacoma Time Schedule archive.

Notify.UW

Sign up for free course notifications for open and closed course sections via email or text. Notify.UW also provides notifications when a course first closes, allowing students to re-evaluate their desired schedule each quarter. This service is free to all students and integrated with other UW registration tools including the Time Schedule and Log into MyUW.

Students should note that the use of non-UW automated notification tools and bots are expressly prohibited as stated in registration Policies and Procedures.

Notify.UW Login
Notify.UW User Guides

Registration Error Messages and Quick Tips

Quick Tips

  • Registration opens at 6:00 am on your scheduled registration date during Registration Period 1, and 12:00 am during Registration Periods 2 and 3. Register early for the best selection of classes. You can adjust your schedule at any time through the first week of classes.
  • Remember you must register for at least one class before the quarter begins or you will be subject to a $25 late registration fee.
  • We recommend that you connect with your academic advisor before selecting your courses or use the degree auditing (DARS) system to make sure they are taking the right courses for their degree plan.
  • Obtain entry codes or submit course enrollment requests from the appropriate program office for any courses requiring entry codes.
  • Take care of all university financial obligations. The system will not permit you to register if there is a hold on your registration.
  • Once you have registered, you can log in to MyUW as often as needed to check the status of sections, view their confirmed schedule, add or drop courses, or check their account balance.

Registration Error Messages

The Office of the University Registrar in Seattle has compiled a list of common registration errors along with an explanation and instructions to resolve the error. It is vital that students carefully read & understand the error message, and act on the resolution, before reaching out to us for assistance. Send our office an email at reguwt@uw.edu or Live Chat with us during business hours and be ready to provide the SLN(s).

Registration Error Messages

DawgPath

DawgPath helps students discover interesting courses and majors across the three UW campuses. DawgPath also enables students to be strategic about planning a course schedule by displaying courses that are often taken concurrently and visualizing grading patterns.

DawgPath