With the advent of myPurdue and student-driven course registration, the process of scheduling has changed:

1. Check your Time Ticket to find out what day and time you can begin registering on myPurdue.
2. Make an appointment with your advisor by calling (765) 494-0843. The best to time meet with your advisor is about 2-3 weeks before your Time Ticket dates. Registration appointments for Spring 2010 semester begin on October 20.
3. Before meeting with your advisor, complete these items. Some advisors may have additional registration instructions, so please watch your Purdue e-mail for these.
4. Meet with your advisor to discuss class selections and to receive your new “Alternate PIN.” This PIN is specific to your Spring 2010 registration only. Your previous “Alternate PINs” will no longer work.
5. After meeting with your Academic Advisor, prepare for online myPurdue registration.
6. When your Time Ticket date arrives, register for courses using myPurdue.
7. Pay your tuition and fees.
8. Modify your schedule, as needed.

Students preparing to CODO out

If you have decided on a specific major and are planning to CODO soon (or during the next semester), you should attend a CODO meeting or meet with an advisor, depending on that college or school’s CODO requirements. If possible, ask for course suggestions and bring them to your USP registration meeting.

If you have reached your fourth semester in USP or have exceeded the number of hours you can remain in USP, please contact your advisor for more instructions. You will not be able to register for courses with your USP advisor and will need to CODO in enough time to register with your new school before your Time Ticket opens.

Time Ticket Information

A “Time Ticket” is a specific range of dates and times you are allowed to register for courses on myPurdue. It is visible on myPurdue by clicking on the “Academic” Tab and then on the “Registration Status” link.

Your Time Ticket will have several lines. The first line indicates on what day and time you can begin registering. For example:

In this example, the student can begin registering at 10:00 a.m. on Nov. 16 and can continue to make additions and changes through Nov. 21 at noon.  Although there are two lines of times, it indicates a continuous block of time.  Remember that 12:00 a.m.= midnight and 12:00 p.m. = noon.

Here are the estimated Time Tickets "windows" for Spring 2010 registration.  Classification (freshman, sophomore, etc.) is based on the number of credit hours you have completed and includes AP or transfer credit. 

Before Meeting with your Advisor

IMPORTANT: On myPurdue, verify your local and permanent addresses, as well as your emergency contact information. Click on the “Student Life” tab. At the top left of the page is a box with links to update this information.

• Print out a Plan of Study for each major you are considering.
• Mark the courses you’ve taken and are currently taking on each plan, so that you know which courses that you still need to take.
• If you are looking at multiple plans of study, identify common courses among the plans.
• Another useful tool is the CAPP degree audit system on myPurdue. It is similar to the old “What If?” progress report on SSINFO. CAPP allows you to pull up a plan of study, view what you’ve already completed, and easily see what courses still need to be taken: http://www.purdue.edu/registrar/pdf/CAPP_student_directions_12-15.pdf.
• If you are still completely undecided, here is some helpful advice for selecting course options.

Prepare for Registration on myPurdue

• If you have a hold (for past due fees, e.g. tuition, housing, parking tickets, library fines, etc.), clear it by calling the Bursar at (765) 494-7570 and then making payment. Check for holds on myPurdue by click on the "Academic" tab, then "Student Records," then "View Holds."  You will not be able to register until holds are cleared.
• Using the course suggestions developed by you and your advisor, sketch out schedule ideas using the “Look Up Classes” feature on myPurdue, found under the “Academic” tab.
  • Check each course for pre-requisites and restrictions (course, major, or department).  Find these in “Look Up Classes” by clicking on the CRN for any section of the class, then on the title of the class. Any pre-requisites or restrictions will be listed at the bottom of  the page. An explanation of pre-requisites and restrictions can be found here under "Registration FAQs".
  • Check each course for linked sections, identifiable by a Red Flag icon underneath the “Links” column for each CRN. The links indicate the CRNs of labs, recitations, or Practice/Study/Observation (PSO) that must be added at the same time as the lecture CRN.
• Use a Schedule of Classes Grid to write down both the time and date of a course section along with its CRN (Course Registration Number). This will make it easier to add courses on myPurdue.

Register for Courses on myPurdue

We recommend that you register using myPurdue as soon as your time ticket opens. This will insure that you have the most course and time choices. Often, evenings and late nights are popular times to use myPurdue and you will encounter more competition. You may encounter less traffic on myPurdue during daytime hours, especially in the morning. Even with the best preparation, problems and course conflicts can arise. If they do, please contact your advisor.

After Registration

Tuition and fees must be paid before the date printed on your e-bill, available on myPurdue. If your payment is not recieved prior to the start of the second week of classes, then your registration will be cancelled. You will then be charged a $200 late fee after re-registering for classes.

After freshman time ticket dates have ended, all students may begin modifying their schedules. Remember that you must have your Alternate PIN number to do so. You can look up your Alternate PIN on myPurdue by clicking on the “Academic” tab, the “Student” tab, and the “Display Registration PIN” link.

Be judicious about changes. There is always a risk that in dropping a course to change its time, the time you choose may be closed and you may not be able to re-add your original time.

IMPORTANT: Starting on the first day of classes in any semester, the rules governing time changes on myPurdue change, preventing students from re-adding sections that they've dropped.  This can be a real problem if a student has a multi-part course and is only trying to change one part of it.  MyPurdue requires that students drop the entire course and re-add it.  During the first week of classes, this causes an error that must be corrected by taking a form to the Registrar in HOVDE 45.  Therefore, make all of your time changes, if possible, BEFORE the first week of classes in any given semester. 

Still Completely Undecided?

If you have not decided on a major, it would be helpful to be working toward your areas of interest. Consider the following as you select classes for the next semester:

• Review your inventory results from EDPS 10500 to determine possible interests and majors that you’d like to investigate.
• Use the “Look Up Classes” feature on myPurdue to explore 10000-level orientation classes within your majors of interest. Though most are open to anyone, some may have department and major restrictions.
• Consult with your USP advisor, or the advisor in the major you are researching. These advisors can recommend general classes that might count across majors, such as ENGL composition (ENGL 10600 or 10800), Speech (COM 11400), humanities, sciences, or social sciences (e.g. psychology, anthropology, etc.).
• If you would like an overview of all of Purdue’s majors, consider taking GS 119: Introduction to Academic Programs at Purdue ( PDF Word ), a one-credit hour seminar.
• Take the next class that follows your current class in a sequence.