Registration Instructions

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1. Navigate to MyMSU via the button below
2. Click on "Log in to MyMSU (NetID)" and login to the secure area using your NetID and password
3. Click on “Registration & Records”
4. Click on “CatCourse Scheduler” when you are ready to build your schedule
5. Select the semester (use the radial button) and click "Save and Continue" 
6. Click "Add Course" to add classes to your registration car (or "Add Break" to mark unavailable times.) 
7. Choose how to find courses: 
   • By Subject: all courses for a subject that term. 
   • Search for CORE Course: courses with CORE designations that term. 
   • DegreeWorks: courses from advisor-locked, activated DegreeWorks plans. 
8. Use the "Subject" dropdown to pick a subject, then use "Course" to pick the specific course number
9. After selecting subject and course, click "Add Course." Your selected classes appear under "Courses." 
10. When you've added all desired classes, click "Return to Generate Schedules." 
11. On the main CatCourse screen you'll see your registration cart: 
    • Click X to remove a class. 
    • Colored tags mark important notes/fees. 
    • Click the gear icon for section details (instructor, location, modality). 
    • Click the information icon for the course description. 
12. (Optional) Add breaks: click "Add Break" and choose days/times you're unavailable. 
13. Click "Generate Schedules" to create all possible schedule combinations 
14. Click "View" to inspect any generated schedule. 
15. Use the arrow keys to browse schedules. Lock a class time (lock icon) to limit results to scheduling containng that time. 
16. When you find a schedule you want, scroll to the top and click "Send to Registration Cart" 
17. Click "Register" 
18. Enter "Advisor Pin or Alternate Pin" 
19. Successful registrations update to "Web Registered" under Current Schedule Status. 
    • If you receive errors, visit Common Registration Error page. 
    • If you need to add yourself to a waitlist, visit Adding Yourself to the Waitlist page. 

To add additional classes after registration has been completed, login to MyMSU, click on "Registration & Records," then choose "Add/Drop Classes" 

To add a course after the 5th class day please visit the Add/Drop page. 

 To Add a Course to Your Schedule: 

1. Navigate to MyMSU via the button below
2. Click on "Log in to MyMSU (NetID)" and login to the secure area using your NetID and password
3. Click on “Registration & Records”
4. To add classes, click "Add/Drop Classes"
5. Select the term open for registration
6. Enter the CRN's of the course you want to add (Schedule of Classes) into the provided boxes 
   • Enter all CRN's simultaneously to avoid Linked Course and Prerequisite errors. 
7. Click “Submit Changes”
8. Successful registrations update to "Web Registered" under Current Schedule Status. 
   • If you receive errors, visit Common Registration Error page. 
   • If you need to add yourself to a waitlist, vist Adding Yourself to the Waitlist page. 

To drop a course after registration has been completed, login to MyMSU, click on "Registration & Records," then choose  "Add/Drop Classes".

To drop a course after the 10th class day please visit the Add/Drop page.

To drop a class from your schedule: 

1. Navigate to MyMSU via the button below
2. Click on "Log in to MyMSU (NetID)" and login to the secure area using your NetID and password
3. Click on “Registration & Records”
4. To add classes, click "Add/Drop Classes"
5. Select the term open for registration
6.  Select the course under "Current Schedule" and find the course you wish to drop

7. Select “Drop on the Web” from the pull down menu under the Action column, then select “Submit Changes”.

   *Dropping to zero credits is not available on MyMSU. Please submit a Univeristy Withdrawal form.