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Student Guide: How to use BannerStudent to Register for Courses

Step by step instructions are listed below. If you have any questions on this process, please contact registrar@dartmouth.edu or stop by the office.

For a printable pdf Student Quick Reference Guide, click here.

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STEP 1: After logging into BannerStudent, select Course Election and Registration.

STEP 2: Select the term.

STEP 3: Search for the CRN using the Course Search button.

STEP 3: Using the Timetable, locate the class you wish to elect using either Subject Area(s) or General Education Requirements buttons.

STEP 4: Find your class by subject, and click the Search for Courses button.

STEP 5: Add Course(s) to worksheet using the checkboxes.

 

STEP 6: Once the CRN has been added to your worksheet, click Submit Changes.

This course has now been elected.

At the end of the election period, all selections will be processed and made available to you within a week.

 

Below is a guide to the error messages you may receive while registering for courses.

Instructor Permission Needed
Time Conflict
Prerequisite not met
Lab Section required
Lecture section required
Discussion section required
Duplicate CRN
Already taken course
Unable to select course from Timetable - Already Selected
Unable to select course from Timetable - Not Eligible
Ineligible to take course
Ineligible to take course at this level