Registration Instructions
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Registration Instructions
In April, Academic Services will send students a degree audit that lists the courses taken to date. It is designed to help you plan and to assure that your records accurately reflect your academic work to date. Please review it carefully. The degree audit also indicates your authorized registration time which is randomly assigned by computer. Authorization times begin at 8:00 a.m. and continue until 4:45 p.m. You may register at, or after, your designated time. If you do not register, you risk being closed out of courses that fill during the registration process. You must know your Username and Password to register. You will not be able to register if there are "holds" on your record (e.g., financial, health services).
You should plan your schedule carefully, including identifying first and second choice courses, before going on-line as you will not be able to register for courses that have conflicting meeting times. Students may only register for two limited enrollment courses in the initial registration process. A limited enrollment course is defined as any course with 25 or fewer students. If you are eager to take a particular limited enrollment course, you should register at or near your authorized time. Reminder: You must attend the first class or speak to the faculty member prior to that class to hold your seat in a limited enrollment course. If you are interested in a "closed" limited enrollment class, you should attend the first class, or contact the professor, to indicate your interest.
Computerized registration allows you to change your schedule as many times as you want until the end of the drop/add period.. You may drop any course, as long as you have a minimum of 12 credits for the semester. (You may not average your credits over the year--for example, 11 credits one semester and 13 the next semester. You must carry at least 12 credits each semester, to be considered a full-time student.) You may add only those courses that are still open for enrollment. The schedule indicates those courses that have a limited enrollment. If, after registering for a limited enrollment course you change your mind, please go on-line as soon as possible to drop the course so that your seat will become available for classmates who were unable to register for this course. We strongly encourage you to attend the first day of any limited enrollment courses for which there were no seats to see if seats have become available.
Cross Registration at Boston University School of Law
Courses at Boston University School of Law are available to Boston College Law students on a cross-registration basis, without payment of any additional fees or tuition, under the following conditions:
The course is not offered at Boston College Law School during the current academic year. Permission is granted by the instructor of the course. The appropriate forms are completed by the student.
Registration information and schedules are available in Academic Services, Stuart M308. For a listing of courses offered at Boston University School of Law, go to http://www.bu.edu/law/.
Registration Instructions for Telephone
U-DIAL INSTRUCTIONS
1. Call the Boston College Voice Response Unit: 617-552-8800.
2. Enter your 8-digit Eagle number or 9-digit social security number upon request followed by the number sign(#).
3. Enter your 5-digit Personal Identification Number (PIN). If you lose or misplace your PIN, please contact Student Records at 617-552-8695.
4. Choose the relevant semester.
5. Once you have accessed the voice response unit, the tape will list the main menu of transactions. Review the selections below to be sure you understand the differences between transactions. The system will then request that you choose a transaction by pressing one of the following:
To Add a Course
If you wish to add a course, press 1 when prompted to do so. Follow the instructions at each prompt until the add transaction is completed.
To Drop a Course
If you wish to drop a course, press 2 when prompted to do so. Follow the instructions at each prompt until the drop transaction is completed.
To Add and Drop a Course
If you wish to drop one course and then add another, press 3 when prompted to do so. Follow the instructions at each prompt until the drop/add transaction is completed. The drop will not be completed unless you successfully add one course in its place.
To Check Course Status
If you wish to check quickly to see if a particular course is open, press 4 when prompted to do so.
To List Your Courses
Press 5 to hear the courses you are currently registered for or to confirm your transactions(s).
To End Call
Press 9 to disconnect from the Voice Response Unit.
Be sure to listen carefully to instructions as you proceed with any transaction. If you make a mistake at any time, press * to start over. Once you are familiar with the system, you can bypass the recorded message by entering the information requested at the beginning of the prompt.
Problems/Error Messages
You may encounter a problem or receive an error message while using the voice response unit. The most probable messages/problems and solutions are listed as follows:
Cannot access system
Use a touch-tone phone, not a rotary phone, or try from another phone.
System not available
You are calling outside the hours 8:00 a.m.to 11:00 p.m. or you are calling after the registration period. Or, the system is experiencing unscheduled downtime, please call back in 15 minutes.
Busy Signal
The system's incoming telephone lines are all in use. Try again later.
System does not answer
The Voice Response Unit is not functioning. Try again later.
Wrong ID number
Check to make sure you are inputting your Eagle number or social security number correctly.
Wrong PIN number
Check to make sure that you are inputting your 5-digit PIN correctly.
Wrong Index number
Check to make sure you are inputting the correct 4-digit index number, not the course number (e.g., 9999 rather than LL999. 09). Refer to Schedule of Courses for index numbers.
Time Conflict message
Check the Schedule of Courses or the on-line open course list again. If there is still a problem, there may have been a time change. The information on the system is correct, since it is the most up-to-date.
Course restricted to major or school
You must get the appropriate department or school approval to be allowed to override these restrictions. Contact the Office of Academic Services for information on overrides, 617-552-2527, Stuart M308.
Course closed or requires department permission
If a course is closed, please try again later to register for the course. Please note: if you try to register for more than two limited enrollment courses during the initial registration period when there is a two-course limitation, you will be told that your activity "requires department permission." Departmental permission will not be granted during this period, so please plan your schedule accordingly.
Not a current student
You must apply for readmission through your Dean's Office; or, you may have not been accepted as a B.C. student. If you cannot resolve your problem, call Student Services, 1-800-215-9874 during business hours, Monday-Friday 8:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Summer hours are Monday-Thursday 8:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. and Friday 8:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Please have your Social Security Number or Boston College Eagle number available when you call.
Getting Help
Questions about UDial access should be directed to the Student Learning and Support Center (SLSC) Help Desk, which can be reached at (617) 552-HELP (4357).
Hold Message
Holds can only be removed by the office that applied the hold. The following is a list of the possible holds, the meaning of each hold, and the office to contact to resolve the problem.
Immunization Hold
Contact: Health Services, Cushing Hall Room 119, 617-552-3225. You have not submitted immunization verification forms to Health Services. You will not be permitted to register until these forms have been submitted and Health Services has cleared the hold.
Collection Hold
Contact: Student Services, Credit and Collection, Lyons Hall 101, 617-552-3388. Your registration is being prevented due to the financial status of your student account.
Credit Hold
Contact: Student Services, Lyons Hall 101, 617-552-3300. Your registration is being prevented due to the financial status of your student account.
Previous Debt Hold
Contact: Student Services, Credit and Collection, Lyons Hall 101, 617-552-3388. Your registration is being prevented due to the financial status of your student account.
Financial Aid Hold
Contact: Student Services, Lyons Hall 101, 617-552-3300.
Academic Hold
Contact: Academic Services, 617-552-2527. There is a problem with your academic record. You will not be permitted to register until you have resolved the problem.