Fall 2023 Registration Guide

It’s almost time to register! To help prepare, check out these tips and reminders.

Early Registration Date: Friday, April 14th @ 9AM-11:59PM EST

Early registration is for your 2nd, 3rd, and 4th semesters!

Regular Registration Schedule

Priority Registration

Date Day Category Eligible
April 13 – Aug 23 All Degree-Seeking Graduate Students

Undergraduate Students:

April 17 Monday 90 or more credits earned

(use your transcript to find your total credits)

April 18 Tuesday 70 or more credits earned

(use your transcript to find your total credits)

April 19 Wednesday 50 or more credits earned

(use your transcript to find your total credits)

April 20 Thursday 30 or more credits earned

(use your transcript to find your total credits)

April 21 Friday 0 or more credits earned

(use your transcript to find your total credits)

If you’re not sure when 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!

Plan Ahead Tool

GW has launched the Plan Ahead Tool to that when used ‘ahead of time’ helps to speed up the registration process. The tool allows you to:

  • Building up to 5 different plans of classes for your upcoming registration period;
  • Using one of the plans to directly register for all of your classes when your registration window opens. Creating a plan does not guarantee that a seat in the course will be available at the time of your registration.
To access the Plan Ahead feature, follow the instructions:
  • Log into GWeb
  • Visit the Student Records and Registration Menu
  • Click on the Registration Menu
  • Select Plan Ahead
Also, check out this how-to video to learn how to use Plan Ahead. Note: the video is not closed-captioned, view transcript.
We’ve also created a guide for adding Honors courses via Planned Ahead, which you may view below:

Waitlists

The option to add yourself to the waitlist becomes available on April 24th when general registration opens. More on waitlists here.

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.

Upper Level Honors courses

Remember that students must be registered in the HONR section in order to receive UHP credit.

Upper Level Course Substitution

If you are planning to utilize the upper level course substitution option, please review all the information to ensure the course you are considering meets all the UHP criteria. For any questions please contact a program manager.