Registration

The SoHE 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 for helpful registration information.

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Important BIOlogy Course Number Updates beginning Fall 2024

To better reflect the diversity of Biology coursework offered at UT Austin, most upper-division Biology courses will be listed under the fields of Integrative Biology (INB) or Molecular Biosciences (MBS) rather than Biology (BIO) beginning with the Fall 2024 course schedule.

An equivalency guide for all BIO courses can be found here.

The majority of lower-division BIO courses, BIO 325 (Genetics), and BCH 369 Biochemistry will not be affected by this change.
Here’s a highlight of the courses that you may be taking as a Public Health Major, BS Nutrition major, and/or as a student on a Pre-Health Track:

BIO 326R→ MBS 326R (General Microbiology)

BIO 326M→ MBS 326M (Medical Microbiology)

BIO 226L→ MBS 226L (Microbiology Lab)

BIO 365S→ INB 365S (Physiology)

BIO 165U→ INB 165U (Physiology Lab)

BIO 446L→ INB 446L (Anatomy)

Summer 2024 academic Timeline

The Academic Calendar is the official listing for all the important academic events/dates each semester.

If you have paid tuition but 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 term. You can still drop your schedule on/after the first class day, however the refund amount begins to decrease. Check in with your advisor for questions or concerns!

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 Summer Term:

June 6: First class day
June 7: Second class day
- Last day to add a class or waitlist using the online registration system without departmental permission.
- Waitlists become inactive after today.
- There will still be another opportunity to add Second term courses in July.
June 11: Fourth class day
- Last day to delete drop a class using the online registration system without using a "Q" drop and for possible refund (if you still have other summer classes remaining on your schedule).
- Q drops after today remain on transcript as attempted course. 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.
June 19th: Juneteenth Holiday
Pass/Fail Deadline: June 27th (11:59pm CST).
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 (11:59pm CST)
Online request details here.
- First term: July 11th
- Nine-week term: July 30th
- Whole summer term: August 16th

Second Term:

July 15: First class day
July 16: Second class day
- Last day to add a class or waitlist using the online registration system without departmental permission.
- Waitlists become inactive after today.
July 18: Fourth class day
- Last day to delete drop a class using the online registration system without using a "Q" drop and possible refund (if you have other summer classes on your schedule).
- Q drops after today remain on transcript as attempted course. 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: August 2nd (11:59pm CST)
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 16th (11:59pm CST)
Online request details here

Before/During/After Registration

Please also refer to the Departmental Information pages each semester before registration for specific updates about your major & SoHE classes (ex. prerequisite updates, class time changes, common registration issues, etc.)

Before You Register

Academic advising availability:

Summer 2024: Advising appointments are available! Contact your academic advisor.

Contacting us:

Email your advisor directly: The best way to connect with your advisor 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: Virtual office hour information will be posted here shortly. For now, email your advisor directly or headvising@austin.utexas.edu for assistance!

summer & fall 2024 Registration: April 8th - 19th

Preparing for registration and advising appointments:

View Classes, Registration Times, and Bars:

- Course Schedule
- Registration Information Sheet: Will be updated in early March.
- Registration
Clear Registration Holds: Check your RIS pages for any holds that may need to be cleared.
Review Requirements:
View the following to prepare for an advising appointment and registration.
- Interactive Degree Audit (IDA):
  - View your audit at least once or twice per semester, before & once after registration. You can select to include "future registered classes" after registration.
- 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.
  - 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.
  - Common Government questions & acceptable combinations: see details here.
- Minor/Certificate requirements
Review Major-Specific Updates:
Registration news for your major is updated on the following pages of our website each semester. 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!

During Registration

Need a UGS but aren't a first-year student? You'll need to email the Signature Course office during registration to request to be added to a UGS 303 section. See Signature Course website for instructions for continuing students. The 302's are reserved to first-year students.

Email sigcourses@austin.utexas.edu during your registration access period including: EID and 3 unique #'s for UGS 303 sections that fit in your schedule.
Do not email before your registration period has opened.

Classes Closed? Select alternate classes if the classes you want are full, and check back again during add/drop! Review your degree plan to see if any classes that you had planned for later could be taken earlier.

Use Waitlists! “Add to Waitlist” is the second bullet on your registration page after you've attempted to add the class. See screenshot below!

Check the See My Waitlists page any time to change Swap classes, remove yourself from waitlists, or check waitlist errors even when registration is closed.

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 so if the waitlisted class has a time conflict or 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.