Registering for Classes

Appointment times (when assigned) can be found under the 'Manage Classes' tile on your Campus Connection home screen. Locate the 'Enrollment Dates' item in the side menu and select 'details'. This is where specific appointment start times can be found.

Spring 2026

Schedule Planner is an option in Campus Connection that students can use to find an ideal class schedule. Students are able to select classes based on General Education categories, schedule in breaks for work or athletic practice, and visually compare options that are generated.

Simply log into Campus Connection and locate the Schedule Planner link under Academics. A helpful video tutorial has been created to guide students through Schedule Planner.

• Add Classes
• Drop Classes
• Swap Classes

Audit and Pass/Fail Options - Campus Connection does not process these options. Students must bring the appropriate forms to the Office of Registration and Records

• Audit requests are completed electronically in Campus Connection by the Instructor
• Completed Pass/Fail Form must be submitted in person to the Office of Registration and Records

Once an audit or pass/fail request has been processed it CANNOT be reversed; therefore, please check program requirements carefully

• Hold on record
• Requires department consent
• Missing co-/pre-requisites
  • Requisites are required by the department and must be taken
  • Transfer students who have taken the course at a previous institution, contact the Office of Registration and Records

• Waitlists run once daily at approximately 11:00 PM CST until the night before the no-record drop deadline (approximately 7 days into the semester). After that date, the waitlist function is not used.
• Students are notified via official NDSU email when added to a course via the waitlist. If a student no longer wishes to be enrolled in a waitlisted course, the student is responsible for dropping the course according to posted dates and deadlines.
• To drop from the waitlist, utilize the Drop function in Campus Connection.
• Not all departments utilize the waitlist option for courses.
• A student may be bypassed on the waitlist because of:
  • Missing prerequisite
  • Time conflict
  • Additional class would exceed the maximum credit load

Graduate students who wish to exceed this limit must contact the College of Graduate School and Interdisciplinary Studies.

Undergraduate students who wish to exceed this limit must have a 3.0 GPA and submit a Petition to Exceed Maximum Credit Load with their adviser's approval.

Students are responsible for following through on registration procedures. Once registered, if the student decides not to attend NDSU, the student is obligated to terminate registration by cancelling registration or completing withdrawal procedures.

Students are responsible to be aware of all dates and deadlines associated with registration and finances.

Courses may require permission to enroll. Contact the department offering the class or the instructor.

People aged 65 or over may audit one course per semester free of tuition and fees. Students are responsible, however, for any extraneous course-related fees.

1. Apply for admission to the University with the Office of Admission.
2. Contact the academic department of the course the student would like to enroll in to obtain an audit class permit.
3. Submit the class permit to the Office of Registration and Records for processing.

Registration for continuing education courses is coordinated by the Office of Teaching and Learning.