Registration
- Registration Information
- Class Schedule
- Contingent Enrollment
- Course Numbering
- Course Registration Restrictions
- Course Repeat & Course Forgiveness
- Cross Enrollment
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- How to Pay Fees
- Major & Credential Codes
- New Student Registration Guide
- Registration Holds
- Summer Session
- Understanding Course Footnotes
- Wait List
Registration
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Registration Resources
When to Register
When Do I Register for Classes (Registration Appointment)?
Continuing students generally register for classes during April for the fall semester and November for the spring semester.
New first-year students register for classes during New Student Orientation registration, typically in early July through August for the fall semester and in January for the spring semester.
New transfer students register for classes during New Student Orientation registration, typically in early July through August for the fall semester and in January for the spring semester.
Students can view their registration appointment in their SDSU WebPortal. Learn how to View Your Registration Appointment.
Student Group | Registration Start Date | Schedule Adjustment Deadline |
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Priority Groups | April 18 | September 2 |
First-Years Admitted in Spring 2022 | April 18 | September 2 |
Graduate Students | April 19 & 20 | September 2 |
Seniors | April 21–25 | September 2 |
Juniors | April 26–28 | September 2 |
Sophomores | April 29–May 3 | September 2 |
3rd term+ Freshmen (students with less than 30 units, admitted prior to spring 2022) | May 4 | September 2 |
Over 60 | May 4 | September 2 |
New Admits with Priority registration | July 1 | September 2 |
New Admit Grads | July 1 | September 2 |
New Student Orientation | July & August | September 2 |
First-Years who did not attend orientation | August 1 | September 2 |
Transfers who did not attend orientation | August 12 | September 2 |
Open University | August 15 | September 2 |
Cross Enrollment | August 15 | September 2 |
To be eligible for a registration date, new students must accept admission and sign up for orientation before the deadline. Learn about next steps and sign up deadlines for New Student Orientation.
You are responsible for initiating action for your own schedule adjustments and for setting your schedule by the schedule adjustment deadline. Dropping and adding of classes must be done through your SDSU WebPortal account. Check your schedule in the SDSU WebPortal to make sure you are enrolled in the right classes before the schedule adjustment deadline of the session in which you are enrolled.
Start of Registration—Fifth Day of Classes
You can add open course sections to your schedule from your registration start date through the fifth day of classes. On the sixth day of classes, you must join the Wait List for all course sections even if there are available seats. During this timeframe, only faculty can enroll students from the class wait list up until the schedule adjustment deadline. The fifth-day rule applies to fall and spring semesters only. The timeline is different for summer session. Review the Academic Calendars for specific date information.
Faculty Drop
Be aware, faculty have the option to drop you from their course for non-attendance or lack of required prerequisites through the faculty drop deadline. Not all faculty use this option, so it is your responsibility to check your schedule by the schedule adjustment deadlines to make sure your schedule is correct.
Step 1
Login to SDSU WebPortal
Step 2
Once you have logged in, if you are a new student select the Admitted tab in the upper left. If you are a continuing student, select the Undergrad or Graduate tab. Then select the My Registration link in the menu on the left. Your registration date and time and your fee payment deadlines are provided on this page.


Contact the Office of the Registrar for questions about registration.