Current students may follow the steps below to register for classes (video 2m8s):
Note: New incoming students will complete these steps at orientation.

• Review the Registration Checklist to ensure you are ready to register.
• Go to MySCSU
• Select Banner Student
• Records and Registration
• Registration and Schedule Planner
• Select the Term
• Add Courses
• Add Breaks (times you can't attend classes due to other obligations)
• 'Generate Schedules' to review your schedule options
• Select your favorite schedule to 'Send to Registration Cart'
• Click 'Register' to complete your registration

​​​Note: As a reminder, students who would like to register beyond the maximum number of credits allowed, must first request a Credit Overload Request.

Your final schedule will determine your enrollment status (full-time or part-time) for the semester. This status affects your tuition, fees, and financial aid.

Adding Classes

• You can add classes during the first week of the semester (see add deadlines for shorter terms).
• If you miss the deadline, you may submit a Late Add Appeal during the second week. The instructor and department chairperson will review and decide if the late enrollment is academically suitable. 

Dropping Classes

• You can drop classes during the first two weeks of the semester (see drop deadlines for shorter terms). 
• Dropped courses have no academic penalty and won't appear on your transcript.
• After the drop deadline, you may withdraw from a course up until the withdrawal deadline and receive a 'W' on your transcript. 
• Ensure you drop or withdraw by the refund deadline if you wish to receive a refund for tuition and fees.

Missed the Deadline? 

If you encountered extraordinary circumstances that prevented you from meeting deadlines, please contact the Dean for the college or school where the course is offered to discuss potential adjustments.

How to Add or Drop a Class (video 0m33s): 

• Go to MySCSU
• Select Banner Student
• Records and Registration
• Registration and Schedule Planner
• To add a course, click Current Schedule, enter CRN, click Register.
• To drop a course, click Current Schedule, Edit Schedule, change the status to Drop, click Save.

Southern welcomes senior citizens to study at the university as full-time, degree-seeking, or part-time non-degree students.

Step 1: Application

To be admitted as a degree-seeking student, please visit the Admissions website to explore your opportunities. To be admitted as a non-degree student, you may apply with the Visiting Student Application (no application fee), and you will receive a response in approximately 1 week.

Step 2: Tuition Waiver

During the fall and spring semester, Tuition (and the University Fee for full-time students or the General University Fee for part-time students) is waived for any resident of Connecticut sixty-two years of age or older (see full waiver policy). During the summer and winter session, a waiver of the Extension fee is authorized as well. Please review the Tuition and Fees charged to full-time and part-time students. Contact the Student Accounts Office to request a Senior Citizen waiver form.  It will only need to be submitted and approved onetime; all future semesters and sessions will have the waiver applied automatically.

Step 3: Registration

See the instructions above on 'How to Create a Schedule and Register' for classes, which includes the Registration Checklist and important dates and times. If you require assistance with course prerequisites, permissions, or have questions about degree requirements, please contact the Academic Advising Office.

Step 4: Audit Option 

The audit option is available for students who wants to take a course without receiving a final grade. While no final grade is submitted, students do have the right to take exams, write papers, and have them evaluated.  Students must discuss the criteria for a successful audit and receive an approved Audit Contract from their instructor prior to the start of the 4th week of the fall or spring semester or prior to the start of the 2nd week for courses in a shorter term.

Undergraduate Students

Southern students who plan to take courses at another institution must receive prior approval to apply the transfer credit(s) towards their program requirements. Please complete and submit the Undergraduate Transfer Request. 

Additional Information:  

• Students may also search our database of transferable courses from schools within Connecticut.    
• Students must be in good academic standing with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher.
• Courses from regionally accredited colleges or universities are eligible for transfer.
• Courses must be completed with a 'C-' or better to be transferred.
• Students must submit an official transcript to Transfer Admissions and Services showing proof of completion.
• Students will not receive duplicate credit for any course in which they have already earned credit.
• Transferred credits are not computed into the student’s cumulative GPA at Southern.

Please Note: Students who will not be concurrently enrolled at Southern during the fall or spring semester must also submit a Leave of Absence Form to maintain matriculation status.

Graduate Students

Southern students who plan to take courses at another institution must receive prior approval to apply the transfer credit(s) towards their program requirements. Please complete and submit the Graduate Transfer Request. 

Additional Information:  

• Students may transfer up to 9 credits or 25% of a program, whichever is greater.
• Courses applied to a previously earned degree are not transferable.
• Courses must transfer from regionally accredited colleges or universities authorized to grant graduate degrees.
• Courses must be completed with a 'B' or better; pass/fail is not accepted.
• Students must submit an official transcript to the Registrar's Office showing proof of completion.
• Students will not receive duplicate credit for any course in which they have already earned credit.
• Transferred credits are not computed into the student’s cumulative GPA at Southern.

Please Note: Students who will not be concurrently enrolled at Southern during the fall or spring semester must also submit a Leave of Absence Form to maintain matriculation status.

Students may register for a waitlist seat if a course is closed and waitlist seats are available. Follow the instructions above 'How to Register'. When you attempt to register for a full course with a waitlist available, the system will offer you a waitlist option automatically. 

Important: If a seat opens up in the class, the first student on the waitlist will be sent an email notifying them of the opportunity to register within 24 hours, or the seat will be offered to the next student on the waitlist. It is important that you check your email regularly so you do not miss this notification. To accept this seat:

• Go to MySCSU
• Select Banner Student
• Records and Registration
• Registration and Schedule Planner
• Current Schedule
• Edit Schedule
• Change Waitlist to Register
• Save

See the Waitlist Policy and FAQ for more information.