Registration Instructions
Registration
Graduate students register and drop/add using either one of the following options:
- U-View Plus available from any computer terminal or microcomputer with a network (EagleNet) connection or with a dial up (modem) connection to BC’s administrative mainframe computer
- U-Dial at 617.552.8800
The registration systems are available seven days a week, with exceptions, until 11:00 p.m. on January 23, 2008.
U-View Plus
TN3270 on the IBM or Macintosh
TN3270 is a software tool that allows your networked IBM or Macintosh to establish “terminal sessions” with IBM mainframe computers such as the Boston College UIS System or the QUEST system in order to access U-View or Quest.
To download TN3270, you will need your username and password. You may download this program from our download center at http://www.bc.edu/offices/help/meta-elements/doc/articles/html/SW-tn3270.shtml.
To register for courses using UIS, start a TN3270 session by clicking through the following: Start, Programs, Eaglenet, TN3270. The TN3270 program has been configured to open automatically to BC’s University Information System (UIS) screen. If a login window does not open up when you start the application, try “Choose Options” from the Setup menu. Type BCVMCMS.BC.EDU in the Default Host box and click on the OK button. The UIS Login screen will appear.
- Enter your username and password.
- To register for courses, type 2 for UIS. Choose 06 for U-View Your BC Records, 2 for Student Information, and then "R."
- Enter the 4-digit index number at the left of the course (for example, 9749) or the 5-digit course code (for example, RL21504). Hit enter. If the course is available, you will be given the following options:
Done: To update your schedule and exit
Save: To update your schedule and continue
Back: To retrieve your schedule thus far
Choose one and type it on the line underneath your last course. If you have not finished registering for courses, be sure to "Save" often, so you do not lose your seat in any of your course selections.
- To log off from the registration screen, type "Done" and then follow the instructions on each subsequent screen. Exit the registration transaction completely and then reenter to ensure that you have registered successfully for all your courses.
Search Features
Use the "Browse Courses" screen to search for all (a) or open (o) sections of a course or to search by course title. From the registration screen, type "?" over the course to find open or all sections of that course or type "?" on a blank line and then the department abbreviation (ex: BI). Check course status to determine if it is open or restricted.If you want a particular section, enter the number on the upper left-hand side of the Browse Courses screen and then press enter. Type "R" to return to the registration screen without making a selection.
Problems/Error Messages
If any of the error messages listed below appear next to a course, then it is not available:
- Corequisite: You need to add the course's corequisite to your schedule. The options for the corequisite are listed at the bottom left of the screen. Choose one and then type the index number on the next available line.
- Course Closed: There may be no seats left in the course or the department may be holding seats or sections of courses so they are unavailable during certain periods of registration.
- Department Permission: Some courses including all graduate courses may be available with department permission only.
- Duplicate Course: You may have listed two sections of the same course.
- Invalid Index: You have entered an incorrect index number. Search "Browse Courses" on-line or the printed Schedule of Courses for the correct number.
- Restricted: Course may be restricted by school (e.g., For Education Only), by degree (e.g., For Doctoral Students Only), by major (e.g., For Economics Majors Only), or by class year (e.g., For Freshmen Only).
- Time Conflict: You have listed two courses that are scheduled at the same time or overlap a period of time.
You will not be able to add this course or save your schedule unless you resolve the problem or remove the course from your schedule.
U-Dial
- U-Dial can be accessed from a touch-tone phone by dialing (617) 552-8800.
- Enter your Eagle ID Number.
- Enter your BC Password, followed by the pound (#) sign. Dual-Degree Students and Transfers from other BC programs should use the PIN issued at the time of your initial enrollment at Boston College.
- 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 options.
Add a Course, Press 1
Drop a Course, Press 2
Drop and Add a Course, Press 3
Check Course Status, Press 4
Listing of your Courses, Press 5
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.
Through January 23, 2008 all students may drop or add classes through the registration systems. Students wishing to drop or add a class after January 23, 2008 must contact the Graduate Programs Office in Fulton 315 (617-552-3773).
If you have questions regarding registration, please contact the Graduate Programs Office at 617-552-3773.