Prepare for Registration
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Before Registering
Your campus computer account information and Wright State email account will be mailed to you. Most students are eligible to register for classes online. Check your email account regularly, as email is the delivery method Wright State will employ to send official communications to you.
- Review WINGS support information on the CaTS website for step-by-step instructions on how to log in to your account, look up classes, register, accept your financial aid award, and pay fees online.
- Log into your WINGS account to:
- Find your specific registration date.
- See if you have any holds on your account that will block registration.
- Opt out of health insurance if you do not want to purchase it.
- Run your degree audit report to see what classes you need for your degree program. This will also show how any transfer work has been applied.
- Review the schedule of classes (Online Class Schedule).
- Make note of any prerequisites or course restrictions on the classes you want to take.
- Plan your schedule using the Planning Grids
- Fall and Spring (Planning Grid (PDF) or Planning Grid (XLS))
- Summer (Planning Grid (PDF) or the Planning Grid (XLS))
- Meet with your academic advisor.
Advising
You may need advisor approval to register. Take a copy of your degree audit report and your proposed schedule to your advising appointment. Even if you do not need approval to register, it is a good idea to meet with your advisor each semester.
If you are required to have advisor approval, be sure to obtain this approval before you register, either online or in person. In the following cases, your advisor's approval is required before you register or add classes:
- You are on probation.
- You are a new or returning student in the University College and on directed advising.
- You are majoring in music, theater, or pre-engineering.
- You are a student in P.R.E. or I.E.C.S. degrees in the College of Engineering and Computer Science.
- You are a first-year student in the Raj Soin College of Business.
- You are a first-year student in a Pre-Teacher program in the College of Health, Education, and Human Services.
- You are a first-semester student in the M.B.A. program.
- You are a graduate student in any of the following programs:
- Biological Sciences M.S.
- Microbiology and Immunology M.S.
- Physiology and Biophysics M.S.
- Management Information Systems M.I.S.
- Supply Chain Management M.S.
If you do not fall into any of these categories, you do not need advisor approval before registration.
You will not be able to register through WINGS for more than 20 credit hours if you are an undergraduate, or more than 16 credit hours if you are a graduate student. In these cases, you must come to Enrollment Services, 101 University Hall, with the written permission of your dean.
When to Register
You are expected to complete your registration process on your assigned Registration Date. Schedule changes must be completed by the end of the Open Registration Period, when online registration closes. Full Term classes (14-week courses) are open for enrollment through the first Sunday after the beginning of the semester. For A and B Term classes (7-week courses), you have until the third day of the class to add without instructor's permission. Specific dates for each term are published in the Academic Calendar.
Registration dates are based on your level and credit hours completed (see Registration Priority).
- If you decide not to attend classes, you must officially withdraw before the term begins to avoid financial penalty. Specific tuition refund deadlines for each term are published in the Academic Calendar. Some lab and special fees are not refundable after the term begins.
- Registrations and schedule adjustments should be completed by the end of the Open Registration Period.
- Online registration will not be available after the Open Registration Period has ended.
