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Online Course Registration

Course Availability Course Descriptions Registration Online Registration Schedules

Online Course Registration Dates

• Spring 2009 Online Registration dates: January 5 - February 28, 2009
• Winter 2008-2009 Online Registration dates: October 1 - November 30, 2008
• Fall 2008 Online Registration dates: July 14 - August 31, 2008

Directions for Online Course Registration

Most graduate students who have already taken a course or who are admitted to a graduate degree program are eligible to register for courses online. If you can log in to myPlymouth, you can register online!

You MUST pay for the course at the time of registration; IF YOU DO NOT YOU WILL BE DROPPED FROM THE COURSE. If you cannot pay for the course at the same time you register for the course you can still register in person at the Graduate Studies office on campus.

Please note: Online registration is no longer available once the term begins.

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Before you begin:

• It's helpful to have a copy of the Plymouth State University graduate course catalog at hand, in addition to a list of the courses you would like to register for. Course catalogs can be obtained in printed form, or you can view and download one from our Web site.
• At the end of the registration process, you will need to pay for your courses by using either a MasterCard or Visa credit card, or a personal check for e-check payment. Gather these items before you start registering.
• Download this page as a reference:
  • Instructions with screen shots (PDF 550kb)
  • Instructions in text only (PDF 30kb)
• Registration Errors- Review a list of possible errors you may encounter while registering.

Step 1: Login to myPlymouth

• Open up Internet Explorer, or if you are on a Mac open up Safari.
• Navigate to http://www.plymouth.edu/
• In the top right area of the page, select the myPlymouth link
• Login to myPlymouth with your username and password. If you are unsure of your username or password, there is help available right under the login box in the Getting Started section.

Step 2: Navigate to the Registration page

• Once you are logged in to myPlymouth, choose the Services tab

• On the left side of the page, choose Student and Financial Aid

• On the following page, select Registration

• Now select Add/Drop Classes

• Select the term that you would like to register for, and choose Submit

• If you encounter any of the following errors:
• • Invalid student status code
  • Student status prohibits registration
  • Academic standing prohibits registration
  • Invalid or undefined enrollment status or date range invalid

Please contact the Graduate Program Registration Office at (603) 535-2734, or e-mail Lisa Dalzell at lmdalzell@plymouth.edu for assistance.

Step 3: Select your courses

There are two methods by which you may register for a course

Method 1: Register by using a CRN or Course Registration Number

This number appears next to the course title in the course catalog. If you'd like to use this method, type the CRNs in the boxes provided in the worksheet at the bottom of the page. You may enter one or all of the CRNs you would like at this point. When you are ready, choose Submit Changes.

Method 2: Register by searching for a course

Choose Class Search at the bottom of the page. On the following page, enter any criteria on which you would like to search. A simple method is to choose only the subject that you would like to study, and then choose Class Search.

• All courses available for that subject will be shown to you. Select the course you would like to register for by selecting the appropriate check box in the far left column.

• When you are ready, choose Add to Worksheet at the very bottom of the page.
• Courses that you have successfully added will appear at the top of the following page under Current Schedule.
• Courses which encounter a registration error will appear in the middle of the page, with information about the specific error encountered. Please see the Registration Errors section at the end of this document for help in understanding the error messages.
• When you have registered for all of your courses, choose Complete Registration on the Current Schedule page.

• If you don't need to make any further changes, proceed to Step 5 to complete your registration.

Step 4: Edit your registration

• Changing Class Options

If you have selected a course which is variable credit, you may choose the number of credits for which to register. The lowest number of credits possible will be the default selection. You'll know it's a variable credit course when the course credit is underlined as shown below.

To change the number of credits, click on the credit number as show in the picture above, or go to the Registration menu and select Change Class Options. Your courses will appear with the option to change credits where eligible. Enter the desired number of credits in the box provided, and choose Submit Changes

• Dropping Classes

Under the Registration menu, select Add/Drop Classes. To drop a course, select the Drop Via Web option from the drop down list next to the appropriate course.

Choose Submit Changes at the bottom of the page to complete the process.

Step 5: Complete your registration

• In order to complete your registration, you need to pay for your courses within 72 hours or your registration will be voided and you will be dropped from your courses. You can pay for your courses by using a credit card or via e-check payment.
• If you have just chosen Complete Registration, on the following page you will be shown a summary, with a link saying View Current Bill, as shown below. Click on this link.

• Now chose the Pay Now option, as shown below.

• You will be able to choose between an e-check payment and a credit card. Please follow the on screen instructions to fully complete your transaction.
• You can also obtain your current bill by selecting Student & Bursar Records from the Student and Financial Aid main menu. Next choose Account Summary for the Current Term, select the correct term, choose Submit, and then you will see your summary with the option to choose Pay Now. Please read the on screen instructions to fully complete your transaction.

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Possible Registration Errors

You may encounter one of the following errors while registering. Errors appear in the middle of the Add/Drop Classes page. Please refer to the appropriate message for details on how to resolve the error. If you believe that you do meet the requirements for the course or if you have obtained the instructor's signature, please call or visit the Graduate Registrar's Office for override assistance.

1. CLOSED SECTION: The course you have chosen to add is full. Please select another section of the course or obtain the instructor's signature and go to the Registrar's Office for override assistance. CORQ_XX#### REQ: The course you have chosen requires a co- requisite. You may either:
2. 1. Enter both the CRN for the course and the CRN of the co-requisite course into the worksheet at the same time and then click "Submit Changes" or
   2. Using the search option, check the checkbox for both the course and the co-requisite course, then click "Submit Changes".
3. COURSE IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REGISTRATION AT THIS TIME: This course is either closed, canceled or otherwise unavailable for registration. Please make another selection.
4. CRN DOES NOT EXIST: The CRN you have entered is not valid. Please enter a new CRN.
5. DUPL CRS WITH SEC - "####": You are already registered for a section of this course. Either drop the other section and re-add this course or select a different course.
6. DUPLICATE CRN: You are already registered for this CRN. Enter a new CRN.
7. INSTRUCTORS SIGNATURE: This course requires an instructor's signature. Once you have obtained the instructor's signature, please go to the Registrar's Office for override assistance.
8. LEVEL RESTRICTION: You have attempted to register for a course which your level will not allow. For example, you are an undergraduate student who has tried to register for a graduate course. Please see the Registrar's Office for override assistance.
9. MAJOR RESTRICTION: This course is restricted to a major which you have not declared. If you believe you do meet the requirement or you have obtained the instructor's signature, go to the Registrar's Office for override assistance.
10. MAXIMUM HOURS EXCEEDED: You have tried to register for more credits than is allowable. Please file an Overload Request with the Registrar's Office and see that office for override assistance.
11. PREQ AND TEST SCORE ERROR: The course you have chosen requires a prerequisite course or test score which you do not have on record.
12. REPEAT COUNT EXCEEDS ## : You have taken this course previously and the course is not repeatable for credit. If you received a grade of C- or lower, go to the Registrar's Office for override assistance. If you received a grade of C or higher, you may not register for this course again.
13. TIME CONFLICT WITH #### : The course you have chosen creates a scheduling conflict with the CRN indicated in the error message. You have three choices:
14. 1. Select another section of this course.
    2. Drop the conflicting course and add a different section of that course or
    3. Obtain the signature of both instructors, acknowledging the conflict and see the Registrar's Office for override assistance.