Registration
Office of the Registrar
The Registrar maintains the official dates in the academic calendar, course and exam schedules, transcripts and all registration information.
Registering for classes
Continuing students should register for classes* and make any schedule changes (i.e., add/drop classes) through your OASIS account. If you are unable to make changes to your current registration in OASIS (i.e., the class is full, and instructor permission is required), you should fill out the Registration Change Form online instead. Once you have submitted one of these forms, you should receive a response within 2 business days.
*Note for Traditional Undergraduate Students: While you must enroll in 12 credit hours in a semester to be considered full-time, it is important to remember that if you are trying to meet the 128 credit hour degree requirement in 4 years, taking only fall and spring classes, you will need to enroll in at least 16 credit hours each semester.
Registration dates for each term are published by Enrollment Services. In general, registration begins in November for the spring semester and in April for the summer and fall semesters. You can view the start date for each registration term by selecting the previous term from the Academic Calendar page. Registration dates are based on how many credit hours you have earned (it does not include any current registration). The exact dates of registration will be sent to you and your advisor through your Oglethorpe email account. You can also visit the Get Ready page for the exact dates of registration.
You should meet with your Academic Advisor prior to registration. Your advisor can help you with selecting the most appropriate courses to help you meet degree requirements while considering your personal interests and goals. You and your advisor should your Program Evaluation to make sure you are completing the proper courses to meet published program requirements. You will not be eligible to register until you have been cleared to register by an academic advisor. You should also visit the Get Ready page to make sure you have done everything you need to before registration.
You are responsible for registering for the courses that you and your advisor agreed to. If you decide to change your schedule, you are responsible for any unintended or unforeseen consequences, which could include not graduating on time or losing your financial aid. You are responsible for knowing and following the policies detailed in the university bulletin. Of course, if you need any help, please stop by the HUB located on the ground floor of Lupton and let us know. We are always happy to help!
See “Holds” section for information that may prevent registration.
You can still make changes to your schedule up through the end of Add/Drop week which is typically the first week of classes; note that this week varies depending on whether the course is a 16-week course or an 8-week course. Once the Add/Drop week has ended, you are no longer able to add a first 8 weeks course or a 16 weeks course, and you are no longer able to drop a course. You can, however, withdraw from a course. A withdrawal means that the course will appear on your transcript with a grade of “W,” but the grade will not impact your GPA. There is a deadline by which you must submit the Registration Change Form. Please see the Academic Calendar for the exact date.
*Note: You should consult your Academic Advisor prior to submitting an Individual Course Withdrawal form to make sure you are aware of the academic, athletic, and financial consequences of doing so.
Sometimes courses may be canceled. We make every effort to do this before the start of the semester, but sometimes it happens after classes have begun. Any class cancellations will be at the beginning of the semester so that there is plenty of time for you to make adjustments to your schedule before the end of the Add/Drop period.
Forms
Frequently asked questions
There are a variety of reasons why you may not be able to register for a course. You may not be able to register for a class because you have Holds on your account, you have not updated your Emergency Contact Information, you do not meet prerequisites/corequisites for the course, you need permission from the instructor, it is not your day for registration, you are not enabled for online registration or because it is a 2nd 8 week course.
You can find information about holds and how to remove them on the Get Ready page.
From the main menu of your OASIS Student Account, select “Update Emergency Contact Information”. You will be redirected to another login screen- enter the same login information you use for your OASIS account. If you have previously entered your Emergency Contact Info and nothing has changed, you can press the “Confirm” button on the right hand side. A green banner should appear in the upper right hand corner showing that you have confirmed it.
If you need to edit your Emergency Contact Information, select the pencil at the bottom of the contact box. Edit the necessary information and select “Update Information”. You will need to then press the “Confirm” button. A green banner should appear in the upper right hand corner showing that you have confirmed it.
If you have not entered any Emergency Contact Information, select the “Add New Contact” button. Enter the information for the person you would want the institution to contact if there was an Emergency. (THIS SHOULD NOT BE YOUR ROOMATE.) Once you’ve entered their information, select “Add Contact”, and then press the “Confirm” button. A green banner should appear in the upper right hand corner showing that you have confirmed it.
Simply click on the course in OASIS and a new window will appear with the section information. Below the Meeting Information, there is an area entitled “Requisite Courses” that will tell you the required prerequisites, requisites.
Registration dates are assigned by the number of earned credit hours. Those students with 81 or more earned credit hours can register on the first day of registration. Those students with 49 or more earned credit hours can register on the second day of registration. Those students with 17 or more credit hours can register on the third day of registration. Those students with 16 or fewer credits can register on the fourth day of registration. The exact dates of registration will be sent to you and your advisor through your Oglethorpe email account.
You can add yourself to the waitlist and hope that a seat becomes available. You can also request an override from the instructor to get into the course. Remember it is at the instructor’s discretion to let you into a full course.
You can email the instructor asking for permission. If they respond giving you permission, you can take a screenshot of their email and upload it to the online Registration Form. You can also fill out online and say that you don’t have permission and the form will automatically email the request to the professor for you.
You can find this information in OASIS.
The Division Chair can sign off for you. If you are unsure who the Division Chair is for a particular course, you can find that on our Faculty page.
From the OASIS Student Account main menu, select “Search for Sections”. You will be directed to the search menu. DO NOT SELECT A TERM. Instead enter the start date and end date of the 2nd 8 week session and press “Submit” at the bottom of the page. You can find the dates for the 2nd 8 week session on the Academic Calendar.
You can register for 2nd 8 week courses by filling out the online Registration Change Form.
Instructions for finding this information are on the Advising page.
Contact us
For questions, please email the Registrar’s Office or call 404-364-8897.
Ed Rosser
Assistant Provost and Registrar
Jo Lynn Dotson-Hearn
Associate Registrar
404-364-8316
Naomi Norris
Assistant Registrar
404-364-8366
