Registration Step-by-Step
Review the steps below to register for classes. Typically, continuing classified students may begin registering for the following semester within the last month of the current semester. All incoming and unclassified students may begin registering approximately a week before the semester begins.
Incoming freshmen should also read the Student Affairs Freshman Checklist before starting the registration process.
- Confirm Eligibility
- Meet with Your Academic Advisor
- Clear Holds
- Check Your Registration Time
- Check Class Availability
- Review Course Restrictions and Prerequisites
- Register Online
- Submit Payment
- Add or Drop Courses
- Review Your Prior Term Grades
Confirm Eligibility
To be eligible to register you must be one of the following:
- A continuing classified UH Mānoa student currently enrolled in a fall or spring semester (not withdrawn, graduated, suspended, or dismissed)
- An incoming UH Mānoa student (newly-accepted, re-admitted, or transfer)
- An unclassified UH Mānoa student (continuing or incoming)
Note: Students admitted through the Outreach College for evening or summer courses only are not eligible to enroll in regular fall or spring classes. These students are eligible for fall extension, spring extension, summer extension, and summer terms only. Visit the Outreach College for more information.
Meet with Your Academic Advisor
Before registering for classes, meet with your academic advisor to review degree requirements and to get help selecting courses. Some programs will place a hold on your account until you have met with your advisor.
Check with the your college or school's Student Academic Services office for more advising information.
Clear Holds
Certain university offices may prevent you from registering or making registration changes (e.g., adding/dropping a course) by placing a hold on your account. This usually occurs if you have not fulfilled certain requirements (e.g., financial obligations, health clearance, academic advising, etc.). Visit Holds to learn how to view and remove holds placed on your account.
Check Your Registration Time
You are assigned a specific registration time according to your student classification for a given semester (continuing classified, incoming, or unclassified). Typically, continuing classified students may begin registering for the following semester within the last month of the current semester. Incoming and all unclassified students may begin registering approximately a week before the semester begins. Your registration time assignment will be posted in MyUH approximately two weeks before the start of your registration period.
To view your registration time:
- Log in to MyUH
- Select Check Registration Status
- Select the appropriate term and Submit
- Review your registration date and time
You can also check the Registration Timetable (MyUH Info).
Once your assigned time begins you can continue to register during the designated registration periods for your student classification. See the Academic Calendar for specific dates.
Note: UH Mānoa students are eligible to register for UH community college courses. Note the number of credits you have earned (do not include courses in progress) and visit the Registration Timetable for the campus where you would like to take the course.
Employees and their spouses or domestic partners who wish to use an employee tuition waiver must register during the late registration period. Visit UH Employee Registration & Tuition Waivers for registration instructions.
Check Class Availability
Check Class Availability lists available classes and sections. Consult course listings regularly for the most up-to-date information on class cancellations, course additions, and changes in meeting times, locations, and instructors.
You can also search MyUH for general education courses and FOCUS sections by using the Search and Register for Classes option. Refer to the University Catalog for more information on graduation requirements.
Review Course Restrictions and Prerequisites
To avoid problems during registration, review course restrictions and prerequisites before attempting to register. In Check Class Availability look for a Restriction in the Title column or in the University Catalog look for course prerequisite requirements.
You will get an error message while registering if you do not meet the requirements for a course. Review Registration Errors to learn more about error messages.
If you have questions regarding your eligibility, contact the department offering the course.
Register Online
- Check Class Availability to locate Course Reference Numbers (CRN)
- Log in to MyUH
- Select Add/Drop Courses
- Select the appropriate term and Submit
- Select the appropriate Institution and corresponding Course Reference Number(s)
- Submit Changes
- Carefully review the Status column for registration error messages
- Successfully-registered courses will show the status as "Registered on Web"
- See Review Course Restrictions and Prerequisites for instructions on how to clear error messages
- Review classes, meeting times, credits, and grading options; make adjustments as needed
- For more information on credits, see Change Credits for a Variable Credit Course under Add or Drop Courses
- For more information on grading options, see Change Grading Options under Add or Drop Courses
- Select Review My Class Schedule
- Choose Print Class Schedule to print
Submit Payment
You are not officially registered until you have submitted full tuition and fees payments or have enrolled in the installment payment plan by the published deadline.
Refer to Paying Your Bill for additional instructions.
Add or Drop Courses
Use the Add/Drop period to adjust your schedule by adding and/or dropping classes. Visit Add or Drop Courses to review policies and procedures and to learn how registration changes can affect you.
Review Your Prior Term Grades
Remember to check your grades at the end of the semester to determine if you still meet the prerequisites for your registered courses. If you no longer meet the prerequisites for a course (i.e., you did not receive an acceptable grade for a prerequisite), you should drop the course. If you have any questions about your eligibility, contact the department offering the course.