Registration instructions for visiting students
1. Select your course(s)
A. Choose your course
Note
- Courses marked with a red square are full and not available for enrollment.
- Some courses may include additional required components such as labs and discussions. You will need to indicate your choice of required additional components when you submit your registration request.
- Also, review prerequisites, credit limits, and instructions for selecting courses.
B. Note the following class information
You’ll need to enter the following information on your registration request form:
- Class name
- Section ID
- Number
- Session
- Credits
- Grade option
You’ll be asked to select preferred and alternate courses. If your preferred course is full, you’ll be enrolled in your alternate course instead.
2. Request registration
A. Fall/Spring students only: Request class approval
You must obtain permission from your instructor, department, or college registrar to join a Fall/Spring course. This approval does not guarantee a spot in the class if it fills. See the sample email for course approval.
To determine from whom you need permission, see the list of required approvals by college.
You will upload a screenshot or PDF of this approval in your registration request form.
B. All students: Submit your registration form online
This form will submit your registration request to the SCE Registrar’s Office.
Please keep in mind your registration dates and deadlines:
Students are enrolled (Step 4) in the order they submit their registration form, so it is to your advantage to register early.
C. Pay the registration fee (if applicable)
A nonrefundable fee of $75 must be paid in our secure online system when you submit your registration.
If you are participating in a specific program, the registration fee may be waived and, if waived, will not appear on your registration form. Please contact your program coordinator with questions.
Registration requests are not processed until the registration fee is received. Allow 7-10 days after confirmation of payment to receive information on next steps.
3. Complete registration requirements
A. Activate your Cornell NetID and sign into the Student Center
After your registration is processed, you’ll receive email instructions from IT@Cornell for activating your Cornell NetID and setting up your Cornell NetID email.
To finalize the activation, you must sign into the Student Center.
B. Go to your Registration Status Portal
Review your Registration Status Portal and complete any outstanding items on your registration (application) checklist.
4. Review your enrollment confirmation
Once you’ve completed the required steps and if there is space in your class(es), you’ll be officially enrolled, and the SCE Registrar will send you an email confirming enrollment.
You’ll receive an email if your preferred and alternate course or courses are full. You may opt to choose a different course or withdraw your registration request.
Upon receiving an enrollment confirmation, please visit the Student Center to verify that you are enrolled in the correct class(es) and that the correct grading basis is reflected.
Learn about course materials, textbooks, and course expectations.
5. Pay your tuition and fees
Tuition and fees are due within four business days of your enrollment confirmation. (Your payment deadline will be included in your confirmation email.)
See tuition and how to pay.
If you’re participating in more than one session, payment must be submitted for all sessions according to the applicable dates for the first session in which you are enrolling.
You’re responsible for the tuition associated with all classes in which you’re enrolled, whether or not you participate in those classes.
If you no longer wish to take a class, follow the steps on the course changes page to drop it immediately. If you drop after the refund period has passed (see dates and deadlines), you’ll be responsible for the total cost of your tuition.
6. Complete your onboarding requirements
Before the term begins, you must complete the steps on the SCE onboarding page.
These requirements include familiarizing yourself with important policies and determining if you need to enroll in Cornell’s student health plan.
Note
By submitting an online registration, you are recognizing your responsibility to read, understand, and abide by the rules and procedures outlined on this website and the policies under the “Students” heading on the Cornell Policy Office site. You further recognize that you will not be exempted from the requirements of those rules and procedures because of ignorance, negligence, illness, other personal factors, or contradictory advice from any source.