Registration

For all registration information, please see the areas below. If you have questions specifically about your academic program, please contact your advisor for your school or college.

Registration Guide & Resources

Registration Step By Step Guide

Beginning in April 2024, registration for the Fall 2024 semester, and forward, will occur in our new student information system, BisonHub. Below are guides to assist with registering in that system. More information and guides about BisonHub can be found in Canvas Learning, BisonHub 101.

Find Course Sections

Register for Courses

View Course Section Details

 

Academic Advising

All students are highly encouraged to consult with their academic advisor prior to completing course registration. Please access the link below to view information on the school or college to which you have been admitted, as indicated on your letter of acceptance from the Office of Admission or approved intra-university/major change form from the Office of the Registrar. Your academic advisor will be able to inform you on which courses to select, how to register for them. Incoming undergraduate students are encouraged to view the New Student Orientation website for details on advising and course registration. The Undergraduate Advising List contains the main points of contact for the student affairs/advising unit for each undergraduate school/college. Juniors and seniors generally receive advising assistance from their major/departmental advisor. 

The Office of the Registrar does not provide academic advising services.

Course Waitlist

When a section of a course fills to the enrollment limit, students attempting to register through BisonHub will receive a registration error message that a waitlist exists. The student will then be given the option of adding themselves to the waitlist for the course, if a waitlist is available. If a student already enrolled in the course should drop, that seat will not become available for registration through BisonHub if there is an active waitlist for the course.

Students must attempt to register for the course via BisonHub in order to be offered the waitlist option. When a seat becomes available, the first student on the waitlist will receive an email notification to their Howard email address. A student will have twelve (12) hours from the time of the email to register for the class through BisonHub. It is the student's responsibility to check their email once on a waitlist. If they do not register for the class during that time period, the seat will be offered to the next student on the waitlist. Students MUST have an email address on file (see the Contact tab in BisonHub) or they will not receive the notification and lose their opportunity to register. Obtaining a space on a waitlist should not be interpreted as a guarantee of getting a seat in the course.

Please also note, the course waitlist option is no longer available once a given semester has commenced. All students are encouraged to register for alternate course options with the assistance of their assigned academic advisor. 

Troubleshooting Registration Issues

BisonHub Registration Troubleshooting

 

When attempting to register for courses via BisonHub, students may encounter errors that prevent registration. Restrictions have been applied to courses for various academic and administrative reasons. Unfortunately, the Office of the Registrar cannot assist in resolving most registration error messages. In general, students should consult with the advising unit of their school/college for assistance with navigating the registration process.

Please see the following registration common issues that can be encountered that may hinder registration and how to resolve them

BisonHub Troubleshooting Registration Issues

Student Holds

Have A Hold On Your Account?

Please review the guide below to find if you have a hold on your account and how to resolve it. 

Holds on Student Record

See contact information for various offices: