It’s almost time to register for the Fall! To help prepare, check out this registration guide.
Helpful Sites:
- GW Bulletin– the most official, updated spot for all university, school, and major requirements.
- Your school’s website- CCAS (+ Corcoran and SMPA); ESIA; GWSB; SEAS; Milken and their individual department pages for more detail on major/minor requirements.
- GW Schedule of Classes– all class offerings for Fall 2022
- UHP course descriptions page
- UHP Forms & Documents page– Student Handbook, Senior Thesis Verification Form, Senior Thesis Info pack, Honors Contracts
- Degree Map (accessed through GWeb)- see what requirements you have already fulfilled (including transfer credits). It also has “What If” and “Look Ahead” functions for future planning.
- GW CATS (Course Approval Transfer System)- an inventory of study abroad courses previously transferred in for credit. This should be used as a Study Abroad resource and not as a definitive planning tool.
When to Register
Early Registration (April 15th @ 9:00 AM- 11:59 PM)
- Who: Current first students will get to register during early registration as well as during their regular registration day.
- When: Early registration for Fall 2022 will be on Friday, April 15th @ 9AM-11:59PM EST.
Regular Registration (April 18-22 @ 9:00 AM- 11:59 PM)
- Who: All students
- When: The day that you register depends on how many credit hours you have earned*
*If you’re not sure what day you register, you can check your earned credit hours in GWeb using the following path: Student Records & Registration Menu > Student Records Information Menu > Transcripts > View Unofficial Transcripts. Make sure you’re looking at overall hours earned for the accurate total.
| April 18
9 AM |
Monday | 90 or more credits earned
(use your transcript to find your total credits) |
| April 19
9 AM |
Tuesday | 70 or more credits earned
(use your transcript to find your total credits) |
| April 20
9 AM |
Wednesday | 50 or more credits earned
(use your transcript to find your total credits) |
| April 21
9 AM |
Thursday | 30 or more credits earned
(use your transcript to find your total credits) |
| April 22
9 AM |
Friday | 0 or more credits earned
(use your transcript to find your total credits) |
General Registration & Waitlists (Starting April 25th@ 9AM)
- Who: All Students
- When: The registration system will open again on Monday, April 25th and stay open through the add/drop deadlines in late September. Waitlists will also open at 9AM on April 25th.
For more information, please visit the Registrar’s website: https://registrar.gwu.edu/fall-spring-schedule.
Waitlists
If an Honors course closes during registration week, we cannot overenroll it and students must wait until the waitlists become available and add themselves to the list.
Waitlists generally become available the Monday after registration week, the same day as general registration, or the “add/drop”period, opens. (Please check the registration schedule for the specific date and time). Once waitlists become available, students must add themselves through GWeb. Students cannot get instructor permission to bypass an active waitlist.
If you are a graduating senior, please note that per the Registrar’s office website, waitlists prioritize seniors, then juniors. The Honors program follows the same guidelines.
Please note that waitlists are generally cleared on the Friday of the first week of classes (the specific date is also listed on the registration schedule); after that, registration opens without waitlists and students can request instructor permission to be enrolled in a class.
If an instructor grants permission, the instructor can send Brianna an email. RTF and RTF-EZs are not required.
More on waitlists here.
Upper Level Honors courses
- CROSS-LISTS: Remember that if an Honors course is cross-listed, you can sign up for any open section unless specified otherwise in the comments sections on the Schedule of Classes. If you register for a non-Honors section, please complete and submit an Honors Course Petition form (on the Forms & Documents page of our website) so that it counts toward an Honors requirement.
- DOUBLE COUNTS: Additionally, if an Honors course counts toward a major/minor/concentration requirement and you’d like it applied to your Degree Map, please complete and submit an Honors Course Petition form (on the Forms & Documents page on our website). To confirm if a course has been approved to fulfill a particular major/minor requirement, you will need to review the course description on the Honors program website or confirm with your department advisor.
- COURSE SUBSTITUTION OPTION: Students have the option to request to substitute a non-Honors course for an upper-level Honors course. For students that can demonstrate that they will benefit personally and intellectually from a non-Honors upper-level course, they may be granted an exception to count it toward the UHP upper-level course requirements (Self & Society or Arts & Humanities). To learn more about what courses may be approved and how the substitution request process works, please carefully review the Upper-level Course Substitution Request page on our website. If you have questions, please contact Brianna or Jasmine.
Hold Information
Check your record via GWeb regarding holds prior to your scheduled registration time. Any hold on your account will prevent access to registration. You can view any holds on your account by looking at: Student Records & Registration Menu > Student Records Information Menu > View Administrative Holds.
Make sure to check now and again in the days leading up to registration. Check early, and check often! More on holds here.
Fall Registration Advising
All Honors students are encouraged to see a Program Manager before registration. Make sure you are prepared with a tentative course schedule using the Fall 2022 Schedule of Classes and Honors course descriptions when they become available. As new course information and revisions become available, we will update the website. Please re-check the information on the Schedule of Classes and the Honors site before you register to ensure that you’re up-to-date!
First Year Students:
Please make sure you sign up for the 3rd and final round of mandatory small group advising sessions. If you are unable to attend, please contact Brianna (bcrayton@gwu.edu) or Jasmine Williams (jwilliams25@gwu.edu).
All Students:
- Schedule a virtual or in-person appointment with Brianna or Jasmine online: honorsprogram.gwu.edu/make-appointment. When scheduling, please consider how much time you may need. 15-minute appointments are best for quick questions, whereas 30-minutes are best for discussions on four-year-plans and registration planning.
- Drop-in Advising & Pizza– come drop by West Hall or the Townhouse for food, registration/scheduling support from Brianna and Jasmine, or just to hang out and do some work. No sign up required.
Pizza & Advising
- Thursday, April 14th @ 12-2pm in the West Hall B111
- Friday, April 15th @ 12-2pm in the Townhouse Club Room
- As always, UHP Peer Advisors are also a wonderful resource if you have questions about specific courses, professors, or anything else.
