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Requirements for Registering

Admission
Must be a continuing student or admitted or re-admitted to the University. A new undergraduate student must apply through Admissions; a new graduate student must apply through the Graduate School; a returning EIU student must apply for re-admission through the Office of the Registrar. A returning EIU student must apply for re-admission if (s)he has been gone from EIU for one entire term other than Summer. A student who needs admitted or re-admitted to the University should do this well in advance of the term of anticipated attendance.

Undergraduate Advisement
Must have seen advisor (if undergraduate student), and advisor gives student alternate pin number to register for courses.

Clear Record
Must have a clear record with the University.

Registration
Must use the PAWS system, which can be accessed through EIU's web page.

Refer to Class Schedule  or PAWS registration for course information.

On-Campus Courses

If you have questions about registering call the Office of the Registrar at (217) 581-3831.

Off-Campus Courses (Continuing Education)

Call the Continuing Education Office at 1-800-446-8918 or (217) 581-5114.

For other information, click on appropriate links on the left.  For instance, you may wish to view the Calendar for a specific term to check on deadline dates; or you might wish to view Finals for a specific term to see when your finals will be.

 Registration Schedule for SU/FA 2008

Begin registering on date shown for your classification (based on total hours attempted).

Summer 4 Week Late Registration ends 05/13/08.
Summer 6 & 8 Week Late Registration ends 06/11/08.
Fall Late Registration ends 08/29/08.

Register before Late Registration (first class day) to avoid the $25 late registration fee.

Deadlines and other general registration information can be found on-line at www.eiu.edu/~registra.

For weekend or short format courses, the following will apply.

For courses more than 2 days, a student may register or drop the course through the first class day and withdraw from the second class day through the last class day.

For courses 2 days or fewer, a student may register for a course through the first class day. A student may drop such courses through the day prior to the first class day and may withdraw from the course the first class day through the last class day.

A student may wait-list weekend or short format courses through the day prior to the first class day.

Drop - removes course from student record and billing is adjusted.

Withdrawal - course remains on student record with a grade of "W".

You must drop a Second-Half-Term course before it begins in order not to be charged for it.

Scheduled Operating Times for PAWS (WEB) Registration

General Information

Check Catalog for Information

Wait-List Information

Beginning Fall 2007, departments will be maintaining the wait-lists for their own courses. Any questions in regard to wait-listed courses should be directed to the department.

Note to Students!!!
Wait-listing a class will cause that time-frame to be reserved in your schedule and will add the credit hours into the total number of hours scheduled. Caution:  Wait-listing a class does not guarantee your registration in the class.  The avenue of appeal for getting into a closed class is through the chair of the department offering the course.

Summer Load

Summer Term: The maximum load for a student without an approved overload is 15 semester hours. Overloads are permitted during the summer term only with the permission of the student's College Dean and may not exceed three hours. The maximum load for a student with an approved overload is 18 semester hours.

Undergraduate Student on Academic Warning or Academic Probation: An undergraduate student on academic warning or academic probation may enroll for a maximum of 15 semester hours during a fall or spring semester and a maximum of 12 semester hours during summer.

It is highly recommended that an undergraduate student on academic warning or academic probation enroll for no more than four semester hours during the Summer 4 session and no more than eight semester hours during the Summer 6 and Summer 8 sessions combined.

Graduate students may enroll in a total of 13 semester hours, in any combination.

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Office of the Registrar • 1220 Old Main • (217) 581-3831

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