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Most classes at RPI are available for enrollment during course registration. Blah blah blah registering

== Registration Periods ==

Registration for the fall and spring semesters occurs in two phases. Pre-registration for the spring semester opens around early November, and pre-registration for the fall semester opens in March. The pre-registration phase usually lasts 2-3 weeks and is when most enrolled students register for classes. It is generally referred to simply as registration by the student body.

Around 2 weeks before the beginning of the semester, registration will reopen and remain available until the deadline to add courses, which is set 2 weeks from the first day of classes. Specific dates for the pre-registration period, registration period, and add deadline are listed in the academic calendar.

The summer semester does not use a pre-registration phase. Instead, registration opens in early March and remains open until the add course deadline.

=== First-Year Registration ===

Incoming freshmen register for their first semester within their own registration period, usually in July. From the spring semester onwards, all students use the standard registration periods.

== Time Tickets ==

During the pre-registration period, students will be allowed to register during an allotted time ticket. Time tickets will generally be announced a few weeks before pre-registration begins via email. The email will be sent from registrar@rpi.edu and often uses the subject line “IMPORTANT REGISTRATION INFO.”

Time tickets can also be viewed on SIS. From the SIS home page, select the Student Dashboard. Note that this is different from the Registration Dashboard. The registration notices tab will show upcoming time tickets.

[[File:Sis registration notices.png|alt=A screenshot of the SIS Student Dashboard. The Registration Notices button is in the top right corner]]

[[File:Registration_notices_display.png|centre|alt=The Registration Notices menu]]

Time tickets can be as early as 8:00 AM and have been observed as late as 4:00 PM. The antecedence of tickets is determined by credit hours achieved, including credits transferred from AP courses and other institutions. Seniors by credit tend to be assigned tickets for times within the first few days of pre-registration, and each subsequent class is staggered later. Time tickets will be open from their start date and time until the end of the pre-registration period.

=== Priority Time Tickets ===

It is possible to gain priority time tickets through various methods. Priority registration will always be at 8:00 AM on the first day of pre-registration. These time tickets are given to students with VA benefits, and on at least one occasion, have been raffled off to students as prizes.

== Holds ==

Certain administrative departments can apply holds on registration. Holds will block class registration entirely until lifted. The table below describes some types of holds.

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"

|+ Types of Registration Holds

|-

! Type !! Means of Resolution

|-

| Financial agreement || Complete the financial agreement

|-

| SAM || Meet with your faculty advisor; for freshmen, meet with a first year advisor for your school

|-

| Medical || Send requested medical records to the health center

|}

== Planning for Registration ==

Students generally plan their courses around their respective major templates. Templates can be found in the [https://catalog.rpi.edu catalog] under the programs section, as well as advising pages for the respective schools. Students are generally not required to follow the strict order of their major template as long as they complete the required courses. However, prerequisites force some order for many major-specific classes.

=== QuACS ===

The most widely used course planner at RPI is [https://quacs.org QuACS]. QuACS scrapes data from SIS and organizes it in a more readable format. It cannot be used to directly register for classes, but it has useful features that SIS lacks. The home screen is organized by department.

[[File:Quacs_home_screen.png|alt=A website with an array of academic departments]]

The navbar contains buttons for Course Set (1), semester (2), Prerequisites (3), and Schedule (4). Ensure the semester indicator displays the semester for which you are planning.

To use the course scheduler, find a course you intend to take. Courses usually have multiple sections. If you know what section you would like to be in, select those sections by clicking on them. They will be highlighted blue.

[[File:Quacs_some_sections_selected.png|alt=A website with a list of course sections. Two are selected]]

If you do not know what section you would like to be in or want to see options, select the Toggle all Sections button. All sections will be highlighted.

[[File:Quacs_all_sections_selected.png|alt=A website with a list of course sections. All of them are selected]]

Each section will show how many seats remain. During pre-registration and registration, these numbers may be inaccurate. At the bottom of every page is a note displaying the time since the data was last updated. SIS will always contain the most up-to-date data.

When you have selected your classes, click the Schedule button on the navbar. QuACS will generate all possible permutations of the selected courses, which you may browse using the caret buttons at the top of the page.

[[File:Quacs_schedule.png|alt=one of 114 generated calendars with the selected courses]]

If you are considering multiple plans for a semester, you can create a new schedule with the Course Set selector on the navbar.

=== Quatalog ===

Planning further ahead than a semester is difficult with QuACS. Higher-level courses are commonly offered in only select semesters. The [https://quatalog.com Quatalog] shows data for when classes have historically been offered, but does not have any functionality for schedule planning

== Glossary ==

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+Most classes at RPI are available for enrollment during course registration. Blah blah blah registering
+== Registration Periods ==
+Registration for the fall and spring semesters occurs in two phases. Pre-registration for the spring semester opens around early November, and pre-registration for the fall semester opens in March. The pre-registration phase usually lasts 2-3 weeks and is when most enrolled students register for classes. It is generally referred to simply as registration by the student body.
+Around 2 weeks before the beginning of the semester, registration will reopen and remain available until the deadline to add courses, which is set 2 weeks from the first day of classes. Specific dates for the pre-registration period, registration period, and add deadline are listed in the academic calendar.
+The summer semester does not use a pre-registration phase. Instead, registration opens in early March and remains open until the add course deadline.
+=== First-Year Registration ===
+Incoming freshmen register for their first semester within their own registration period, usually in July. From the spring semester onwards, all students use the standard registration periods.
+== Time Tickets ==
+During the pre-registration period, students will be allowed to register during an allotted time ticket. Time tickets will generally be announced a few weeks before pre-registration begins via email. The email will be sent from registrar@rpi.edu and often uses the subject line “IMPORTANT REGISTRATION INFO.”
+Time tickets can also be viewed on SIS. From the SIS home page, select the Student Dashboard. Note that this is different from the Registration Dashboard. The registration notices tab will show upcoming time tickets.
+[[File:Sis registration notices.png|alt=A screenshot of the SIS Student Dashboard. The Registration Notices button is in the top right corner]]
+[[File:Registration_notices_display.png|centre|alt=The Registration Notices menu]]
+Time tickets can be as early as 8:00 AM and have been observed as late as 4:00 PM. The antecedence of tickets is determined by credit hours achieved, including credits transferred from AP courses and other institutions. Seniors by credit tend to be assigned tickets for times within the first few days of pre-registration, and each subsequent class is staggered later. Time tickets will be open from their start date and time until the end of the pre-registration period.
+=== Priority Time Tickets ===
+It is possible to gain priority time tickets through various methods. Priority registration will always be at 8:00 AM on the first day of pre-registration. These time tickets are given to students with VA benefits, and on at least one occasion, have been raffled off to students as prizes.
+== Holds ==
+Certain administrative departments can apply holds on registration. Holds will block class registration entirely until lifted. The table below describes some types of holds.
+{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
+|+ Types of Registration Holds
+|-
+! Type !! Means of Resolution
+|-
+| Financial agreement || Complete the financial agreement
+|-
+| SAM || Meet with your faculty advisor; for freshmen, meet with a first year advisor for your school
+|-
+| Medical || Send requested medical records to the health center
+|}
+== Planning for Registration ==
+Students generally plan their courses around their respective major templates. Templates can be found in the [https://catalog.rpi.edu catalog] under the programs section, as well as advising pages for the respective schools. Students are generally not required to follow the strict order of their major template as long as they complete the required courses. However, prerequisites force some order for many major-specific classes.
+=== QuACS ===
+The most widely used course planner at RPI is [https://quacs.org QuACS]. QuACS scrapes data from SIS and organizes it in a more readable format. It cannot be used to directly register for classes, but it has useful features that SIS lacks. The home screen is organized by department.
+[[File:Quacs_home_screen.png|alt=A website with an array of academic departments]]
+The navbar contains buttons for Course Set (1), semester (2), Prerequisites (3), and Schedule (4). Ensure the semester indicator displays the semester for which you are planning.
+To use the course scheduler, find a course you intend to take. Courses usually have multiple sections. If you know what section you would like to be in, select those sections by clicking on them. They will be highlighted blue.
+[[File:Quacs_some_sections_selected.png|alt=A website with a list of course sections. Two are selected]]
+If you do not know what section you would like to be in or want to see options, select the Toggle all Sections button. All sections will be highlighted.
+[[File:Quacs_all_sections_selected.png|alt=A website with a list of course sections. All of them are selected]]
+Each section will show how many seats remain. During pre-registration and registration, these numbers may be inaccurate. At the bottom of every page is a note displaying the time since the data was last updated. SIS will always contain the most up-to-date data.
+When you have selected your classes, click the Schedule button on the navbar. QuACS will generate all possible permutations of the selected courses, which you may browse using the caret buttons at the top of the page.
+[[File:Quacs_schedule.png|alt=one of 114 generated calendars with the selected courses]]
+If you are considering multiple plans for a semester, you can create a new schedule with the Course Set selector on the navbar.
+=== Quatalog ===
+Planning further ahead than a semester is difficult with QuACS. Higher-level courses are commonly offered in only select semesters. The [https://quatalog.com Quatalog] shows data for when classes have historically been offered, but does not have any functionality for schedule planning
 == Glossary ==