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New Student Registration

All new students will register for classes at their Academic Advising and Course Registration session. The onboarding process continues with Orientation.

New Transfer Student Registration – Fall 2026

  • New transfer students will enroll at their Academic Advising & Course Registration session date. Sessions will be available in June 2026.  Note:  Official college transcripts are required before you can sign up for an Academic Advising & Course Registration date.

    Please plan to attend both your Academic Advising & Course Registration session and Orientation.

  • Send your transcripts!

    • Official college transcripts are required before you can sign up for an Academic Advising & Course Registration date and be eligible to enroll in classes at 91ÊÓƵ.  
    • Submitting your college transcripts and any AP or IB test scores will ensure a successful registration experience!
    • Having your college transfer credit posted to your record is a critical step so you may meet pre-requisites for 91ÊÓƵ courses and to accurately reflect your student level (e.g. junior).

  • Review your Student Success Tools

    • Once your transfer credit is posted to your record at 91ÊÓƵ, you may use various Student Success Tools such as your Transfer Credit Report, Degree Progress Report, and Degree Planner (go.csuci.edu/gradtools).
    • These online tools allow you to review completed coursework and graduation requirements, generate a pathway to complete your degree, and help you generate your semester schedule.

    Attend your Academic Advising & Course Registration session

    • Academic Advisors will provide guidance on selecting your first semester courses during your Academic Advising & Course Registration session and through an online course in CI Learn (Canvas).
    • Fall 2026 Academic Advising & Course Registration sessions are split by major and are scheduled in June. View more details on the Orientation website.

New First Year Student Registration – Fall 2026

  • New first year students will enroll at their Academic Advising & Course Registration session date. All sessions are in the month of July. Please plan to attend both your Academic Advising & Course Registration session and Orientation.
    • First-year students participate in our Learning Communities (LC) program involving General Education and/or academic program courses in both Fall and Spring semesters. Learning Communities are cohorts of students in the same classes (two in the fall, one in the spring) with a common theme and support provided by Embedded Peer Mentors. Learn more on the Learning Communities website.
    • By April, new first-year students will have access to a Joining the Pod survey to capture Learning Community preferences.
    • First-year students should anticipate enrolling in a Math/Quantitative Reasoning course and an English composition course during their first academic year.
    • Academic Advisors will work closely with new students at their Academic Advising & Course Registration session to enroll in their first semester classes.

  • Did you complete college level coursework during high school?

    • If yes, send us your college transcripts and any AP or IB test scores (if available)! Academic Advisors want to ensure that you do not register for courses you may have already completed with transfer credit. Also, courses you completed at the community college or via test credit will be needed to meet pre-requisites for courses at 91ÊÓƵ.
    • Send your official college transcripts / test scores 2-3 weeks before your scheduled Academic Advising & Course Registration session.

    Learn about first year enrollment requirements before taking the Joining the Pod survey.

    • The Fall 2026 Joining the Podsurvey will be available by April and will have a deadline of mid-June.
    • Become familiar with the types of Learning Communities offered at 91ÊÓƵ. You will be asked to rank your preferred Learning Communities on theJoining the Podsurvey.

I'm Enrolled. Now What?

    • After your Academic Advising & Course Registration session, you can use Drop-In Advising for additional assistance with your schedule.
    • Graduate students should contact their program director for advising.
    • Tutorials on how to add, drop, swap and waitlist a course are on the web at go.csuci.edu/RRTutorials.
    • The Registrar’s Office or professors will not drop you from classes should you elect to no longer attend.
    • If you do not intend to enroll at 91ÊÓƵ as planned, it is your responsibility to drop your classes by published deadlines.
    • It is also your responsibility to notify other departments of your decision to not enroll as planned (e.g. Financial Aid, Housing, etc.) and take care of any obligations. You are advised to notify these departments as soon as possible if you will not attend 91ÊÓƵ to reduce charges associated with late cancellation.
    • If you chose not to attend 91ÊÓƵ in your first term, you will need to go through the application process for a future term and may be required to meet additional admission requirements.
    • Add/Drop period | Week 1: During the first week of the semester, you may continue to add open classes online (green on the class schedule) without a permission number (a permission number is required for closed and waitlisted classes or those requiring instructor consent). You may also drop classes without permission and no W grade.
    • Add/Drop period | Weeks 2 & 3: Adding courses online is available and will require you to obtain a permission number from the instructor. Please note that adding during this time is at the instructor’s discretion. Students may continue to drop during this time without permission and no W grade.
    • The Add/Drop period ends at 12 Noon at the end of week 3.
    • Check out our Add and Drop Procedures web page for information on schedule changes later in the semester: go.csuci.edu/AddDrop.
    • 91ÊÓƵ tries to provide enough classes for students to achieve their degree. Some classes have more demand than others. Students should be prepared to have multiple options in the event classes or preferred sections are full.
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