The HE academic advisors are happy to help you before and during registration, and it is important that you’ve also taken steps to plan and be ready for each registration period.
See the Before/During/After Registration tabs below in preparation for your advising appointments & class registration each semester.
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Summer 2022 academic Timeline
If you have paid tuition but then intend to drop all summer classes (withdraw), it's important to initiate this process as soon as possible by emailing CNSinfo@austin.utexas.edu including name, EID, course # and unique numbers. For a full refund, this must be requested before the first class day of the session, because the refund amount begins to decrease on/after the first class day. Check in with your advisor for questions or concerns!
The Academic Calendar is the official listing for all the important academic events/dates each semester.
See your Registration Information Sheet for registration access periods on the following dates, and please note the following deadlines for adding or dropping classes. Summer deadlines happen much more quickly!
First, nine-week, and whole session:
- June 2: First class day
- June 3: Second class day
- Last day to add a class or waitlist using the online registration system without departmental permission.
- Waitlists become inactive and no longer relevant after today.
- June 7: Fourth class day
- Last day to delete drop a class using the online registration system without it being a "Q" drop and for possible refund (if you have other summer classes on your schedule). Q drops after today remain on transcript. Q drop info: See procedures here.
- This is the date the official enrollment count is taken. Last day an undergraduate student may add a class except for rare and extenuating circumstances.
- Pass/Fail Deadline: June 22nd
- Online request details here.
- Classes changed to pass/fail will count as general elective/total hours only and can't be used to fulfill specific degree requirements (core, flags, major, minor/certificate)
- Q Drop Deadlines: Last class meeting day before finals Online request details here.
- First session: July 7th
- Nine-week session: July 26th
- Whole Session: August 12th
Second session:
- July 11: First class day
- July 12: Second class day
- Last day to add a class or waitlist using the online registration system without departmental permission.
- Waitlists become inactive and no longer relevant after today.
- July 14: Fourth class day
- Last day to delete drop a class using the online registration system without it being a "Q" drop and possible refund (if you have other summer classes on your schedule). Q drops after today remain on transcript. Q drop info: See procedures here.
- This is the date the official enrollment count is taken. Last day an undergraduate student may add a class except for rare and extenuating circumstances.
- Pass/Fail Deadline: July 29
- Online request details here
- Classes changed to pass/fail will count as general elective/total hours only and can't be used to fulfill specific degree requirements (core, flags, major, minor/certificate)
- Q Drop Deadline: August 12
Before/During/After Registration
Before you register for classes, please also refer to the Departmental Information pages each semester for specific updates regarding registration details and/or changes within your major (ex. prerequisite updates, class time changes, common registration issues, etc.)
Before You Register
Academic advising availability:
Throughout the summer, your academic advisor is available for 30-minute appointments and by email! Check previous emails for appointment scheduling link or email them with any questions.
Contacting us:
- Email your advisor directly: The best way to connect with your advisor right now is by email (see below for contact information). Always include your EID. Be on the lookout for emails from us related to registration deadlines and updates on advising appointment availability!
- Virtual office hours are now available to speak with our Administrative Associate, Maria Sierra!
Summer & fall 2022 Registration: April 18 - 29
Preparing for registration and advising appointments:
- View Classes, Registration Times, and Bars:
Links:
- Course Schedule: Summer will be posted around March 30th; Fall posted around April 6th
- Registration Information Sheet: Updated on March 31st & April 7th (summer and fall registration times are the same)
- Registration
You can get ahead of the game by making a plan & clearing your advising bar now! See #2 & #3 below.
- Clear Advising Bar:
Update: HE students advised at the Human Ecology Advising Center will NOT have a registration advising bar to clear for summer and fall 2022 registration. Still check your RIS pages for other bars that may need to be cleared. We are happy to support you as you prepare for registration, though!
There are a couple of options for registration advising support, and see links below for guidance on some self-advising tips to see what classes might come next for you!
- Your advisor may send you a link via email for an online Advising Worksheet option. See your advisor's emails for details.
- Schedule an advising appointment. See your advisor's email for scheduling details, or email headvising@austin.utexas.edu if you are not sure how to schedule an appointment.
- Review Requirements:
View the following to prepare for an advising appointment and registration. See registration instructions here.
- Interactive Degree Audit (IDA):
- View your audit at least once or twice per semester, once before & once after registration (you can select to include "future registered classes" after registration).
- See this handout, How to Run & Read an IDA, about how to create and read your Degree Audit.
- To open your Audit after creating/requesting it, click "Audit Results" on the left menu then the blue hyperlink under "Audit ID". Refresh the page if your audit is still processing.
- Be sure to note when the audit was created, and re-run often so that it's accurate.
- AP credits can take about 1 week to post to your record after paying the fee.
- Degree Checklists - list format; shows more details about course options
- Sample four-year plans - semester layout as an example.
- Health Professions Office website - professional school prereqs and course timelines
- Core Curriculum: list of approved options for Core requirements
- When searching for classes for Core requirements, use the core curriculum filter option (menu option #3) on the Course Schedule to ensure you're selecting an approved course (see screenshot here)
- If you claimed AP U.S. History credit, this gives you HIS 315L credit. Double check your Degree Audit to ensure you don't accidentally take the same class for your remaining History!
- Re-run your degree audit after registration to include "future registered courses" to ensure you're in the correct classes that will count.
- Automated Transfer Equivalency (ATE) database: To check tranferrability between Texas schools.
- Minor/Certificate requirements
- Review Major-Specific Updates Each:
Each semester before you register, see registration news for your major on the departmental pages below including important prereq updates, common registration issues/questions, etc.
Also see our FAQ page.
- Back-ups, Back-ups, Back-ups:
Make sure you plan for back-up courses/sections in your schedule and USE THE WAIT LISTS!
- “Add to Waitlist” is the second bullet on your registration page after you've attempted to add the class. See below!
- If a class doesn't have a waitlist available, the option won't appear and you need to keep checking for availability throughout registration and add/drop.
- Selecting a SWAP class is optional, but please do if there is a time conflict or if adding the waitlisted class would put you over 17 hours.
- You can be on a maximum of 4 different wait list
- And a maximum of 2 waitlists for the same course.

Know the lingo:
- Advising Bars – All HE students will have an advising bar. This will be cleared once you complete an advising worksheet and/or schedule an appointment with your assigned academic advisor.
- SANs – Secure Academic Notes. These SANs are sent to the official email address that you have on file. If you are not receiving these emails, you are responsible for making sure that you update email your address online. You should check your spam folder as well.
During Registration
- Check back for any important updates about registration from the HE Advising Center.
- If you find that you have issues registering for a course as a result of taking a Spring 2020 course Pass/Fail, please send us an email to headvising@austin.utexas.edu and we will create a pre-requisite waiver on your behalf.
- Select alternate classes if the classes you want are full, and check back again during add/drop.
- Use waitlists! “Add to Waitlist” is the second bullet on your registration page after you've attempted to add the class. See below!
- If a class doesn't have a waitlist available, the option won't appear and you need to keep checking for availability throughout registration and add/drop.
- Selecting a SWAP class is optional, but please do if there is a time conflict or if adding the waitlisted class would put you over 17 hours.
- You can be on a maximum of 4 different wait list
- And a maximum of 2 waitlists for the same course.
- Don’t panic! Your schedule will probably not be perfect during your first registration time, but do your best. Things tend to settle in your schedule around add-drops. As long as you have the number of hours you need and classes on your schedule, you’re going in the right direction.
After You Register
- Create an updated Interactive Degree Audit that includes your "Future Registered Courses" to make sure you registered for things you need towards your degree. See this handout, How to Run & Read an IDA, about how to create and read your Degree Audit.
- Make an appointment with your advisor to go over your 4-year degree plan. It will make future registrations go smoothly and will keep you on track to graduate. 30-minute advising appointments are still available after the last day of registration.
- PAY TUITION! Don’t forget to pay tuition or confirm that you are paying with Financial Aid. Otherwise, you’ll be dropped from all your classes. Check the Academic Calendar for deadlines.
- Check your Registration Information Sheet for add/drop times in January.