How to Register in Summer Courses

As long as you drop your course before the begin date for the session your course is offered in, you won't be charged cancellation fees or tuition. For course start dates, see the Summer Course Registration Schedule.

If you see that a course is full it might just be closed. Check the notes on Draft My Schedule to see if that section requires special permission, uses a wait list, or will open if all other sections are full.

The wait list option allows students to join a queue for automatic enrollment into a class component. A wait list option can be available on all types of class components: lecture, tutorial, laboratory or exam centers. For more details, read our information on waitlists.

Follow our step-by-step instructions to move the courses to your Enrollment Cart.

There are different types of requisites:

• Pre-requisites – a course that must be successfully completed prior to registration for credit in the desired course;
• Co-requisites – a course that must be taken concurrently with (or prior to registration in) the desired course; and
• Anti-requisites – a course that overlaps sufficiently in course content that both cannot be taken for credit. An anti-requisite is not equal to a pre-requisite unless you see in the Western Calendar that the course will accept it.

This happens when you do not meet the priority or restriction placed on the course. You may not get special permission to avoid these situations.

A Priority is when students in specific degrees/modules have the first opportunity to register. If a course has a priority, you can add yourself to the waiting list to see if you would qualify for a space when the priority lifts.

A restriction is when only students in specific degrees/modules/campus may register in that course. Note: Special permission is not normally granted to students who do not meet priorities since these are in place so program students can get courses to be able to graduate.

No, you will not have to contact Western chat unless one of your transfer credits is considered to be the pre-requisite or co-requisite for the course you would like to enroll in.

Review the notes in Draft My Schedule to see if the course can be taken with Home Faculty permission. If a course has a Main campus section you will not be able to take it at an affiliate.

You can see your special permission by logging into Student Center and looking under “Academics”. Many departments are using class permissions this year allowing student who have been granted permission to register without contacting the Office of the Registrar so always try yourself before contacting us.

Yes, review our Swapping a Lab or Tutorial information.

Depending on the course, some Distance Studies Courses may require students to come to campus for tests or exams. You can check this in Draft My Schedule.