Registration Terms & Tips

Before your enrollment appointment time, you will need to put all of the classes you would like to take into a "Backpack" on Wolverine Access. This process is required in order to register. Select “Student Business,” “Enrollment,” “Enrollment: Add Classes,” and then you’ll be able to begin Backpacking. You can begin using your Backpack as soon as you receive notice of your enrollment appointment and can continue using it until the term's drop/add deadline.

You can place more classes in a backpack than you intend to register for, but will be limited as to how many you can actually enroll in.

NOTE: Placing a class in your Backpack does not enroll you in that class. You still must register for a class to be enrolled in it.

You can add a class with a Class Status of "Closed" to your Backpack in hope that it could change to "Open" later. Alternatively, a course placed in your Backpack with an open status may change to closed before you register. Make a practice of checking the Class Status column in your Backpack before you attempt to register for a specific class after your registration appointment arrives.

You may register for two classes offered at the same time by checking the 'Time Conflict is okay' checkbox on the Class Enrollment Preferences page.

If a class requires permission, you need to go to the department or instructor to get approval. The department then enters an electronic permission into the system that allows you to enroll in the class. Once the permission has been entered, you still need to register for the class.

If the class has a waitlist, turn on the "add to waitlist" checkbox on the Enrollment Preferences page when adding it to your Backpack.

My Planner is an organizational tool in Wolverine Access, which allows you to plan potential courses you may be interested in taking during future terms. You can search for courses using the course catalog and add them to your Planner. They can then be moved into a specific term to provide a guide of how to best schedule your classes to meet your academic goals. Planner can also help simplify the process of searching for and adding classes to your Backpack. When selecting classes to add in Backpack/Registration, there is a link to My Planner so you can access the list of courses you have sorted under the given term or left unassigned.

Schedule Builder is a tool available in Atlas. In Schedule Builder, you can search for classes by keyword, see key information about instructors, and toggle through potential scheduling options. You can add and remove courses, block off personal time, and lock classes and times in place as many times as you need until you have built your ideal schedule. Once you have decided on a schedule, you can send the class information to your Backpack.