Registration FAQs

I am a Yale College student, how does my adviser know in which courses I am enrolled?

When you have successfully enrolled in courses using the registration worksheet, your adviser can see the courses you have selected through the Yale Degree Audit.

I am a Yale College student, when do I select the discussion section or lab section that is the counterpart to the lecture course?

Discussion and lab section selection takes place during the registration period.  You must select both a lecture and the discussion section/lab to be enrolled in the course.

I am a Yale College student. What if the registration period has ended, but I want to make a change to my registration worksheet in Yale Course Search?

You will have the opportunity to make changes to your registration worksheet during the add/drop period. Between the registration and add/drop periods, you may add and remove courses from the Canvas worksheet in Yale Course Search, which will provide access to the Canvas course site(s).

I am an adviser to Yale College students, how and when can I see my advisee's schedule?

Yale College students may begin officially enrolling on a course-by-course basis as soon as the registration system opens. When a student officially enrolls in a course, it will be visible in the Yale Degree Audit and the Student Profile Advising System. As an advisor, you have access to these systems.

I am an instructor, how do I know if a student is enrolled in my course?

If a student is officially enrolled in your course, they will appear on your Canvas roster with a “Student” status. Persons on your roster with a “Visitor” status are not officially enrolled.

The Faculty Grade Submission system (FGS) is the official enrollment roster.

I am teaching a Yale College course. If Instructor Permission Required was formally placed on my course, how will I know if Yale College students have requested permission and how do I grant permission?

If permission has been requested, you will receive a daily email notification that contains the name of the courses, the Yale College student(s), and brief instructions. You may at any time log in to Yale Course Search and select the “Courses I Manage” option to review and grant pending permission requests from Yale College students. 

I am waiting for a response to my permission request, can I access the Canvas course site?

Until your permission request is approved, you cannot officially enroll in the course. Until that time, you may add the course to your Canvas worksheet to gain temporary access to the Canvas course site.

I applied to a course through Preference Selection, but I was not admitted. Is there still a chance to enroll?

Yes. It is not unusual for a student admitted to a course through Preference Selection to drop it, thereby creating space for other students. If the course requires instructor permission to enroll, you may request permission through YCS while the registration system is open. If the course does not require permission and the course has open seats, you may add it to your registration worksheet while the registration system is open.

I applied to several courses through Preference Selection and was admitted to two courses that meet at the same time. What should I do?

Reach out to the sponsoring departments to see if you are able to switch to another section for one of the courses. If not, drop one of the courses so another student will be able to fill the spot.

What do the icons on my registration worksheet mean?
  • Black check mark means successfully enrolled.
  • Green check mark means you have already taken the course.
  • Worksheet means you have added to your worksheet but have not successfully enrolled.
  • Alert means there is an issue preventing successful registration.

Refer to the main page of the registration website for a full list of icons and their meanings.