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How to Add a Course Guide

Courses@Dartmouth Helpful Links:

• Registration Schedule – Timeline for when the Primary Cart, Course Election, Course Change, and Add/Drop is available each term.
• Course Registration Interface Overview – Information on the icons and the user interface
• Glossary of Terms – Common Dartmouth terminology regarding registration
• Common Warnings and FAQ - common warnings and frequently asked questions

Follow the steps in the written guide below to add a course to your schedule. These steps apply to course election, course change, and the add/drop period:

 

1. Utilize the "Keyword" box and the Advanced Search options to refine your search criteria. After typing your search criteria click "Search".

2. Browse the Search Results Panel and click on the course you want to add.

1. 1. 1. The Course Details panel displays all sections of the course. During course change and add/drop, if there are multiple sections, you must select one of the sections by clicking on it before continuing. If a section has a red “X” next to it, that section is full.

3. Click "Add to Cart" at the bottom of the Course Details Panel.

4. The Primary Cart is the only cart with which you can submit courses for registration. Click "OK" to continue.

Note: Students who need to drop a course to add a new course can use the ‘Swap This With’ feature. See the Course Swap Guide for more information.

5. In the Registration Options panel, click "Save Changes".

6. The cart panel opens to display any courses you are already registered for, they have a black check mark next to them, and the course you are adding, which will have a blue shopping cart symbol. Click "Go to Registration".

7. In the registration panel, click "Submit Registration" to complete adding the course.

8. You will see the course you added; it will have a green check mark next to the title and the text "This class has been added to your schedule".

9. To check the registration status of all courses in your cart, click "Primary Cart".

10. You can see the courses you are registered for in this panel.