Spring 2021 Registration Instructions

Getting Started

Before you register for classes, you must meet with your adviser and obtain their approval to begin registering. That approval will come in the form of a six digit PIN given to you by your primary adviser—the PIN allows you to register for classes once your start day and time have come. Instructions on how to register in 1600grand are located at the bottom of this page. For additional registration information see our Registration Tips and FAQs.

Registration Dates

• Spring 2021 registration begins November 16 (see #2 below)

Classification	Earned Credits	Start Date and Time
Seniors	at least 96 credits earned	Nov 16: see registration time-table
Juniors	64 – 95.9 credits earned	Nov 17: see registration time-table
Sophomores	32 – 63.9 credits earned	Nov 19: see registration time-table
First Year	less than 31.9 credits earned	Nov 23: see registration time-table

• Spring 2021 registration ends on November 25 at 4:30pm Central for all returning students
• Classes Begin on January 21 (Module 3, Full-Term)
• Drop/Add/Audit Period is January 21 – 27 (Module 3, Module 4, Full-Term)
• Drop/Add/Audit Period is March 22 – 26 (Module 4)
• The window to change a grading option runs from February 22 – 26 (Module 3) and April 19 – 23 (Module 4)

Things to Remember

You will be charged a $100 late fee (and have to wait until the start of the new semester) if you do not register by November 25, so pay close attention to your registration start time and the registration deadline.

If you are having trouble getting registered, please email us at [email protected].

If you’d like to find out more about required course materials, please visit our vendor, Barnes & Noble College

Special Registration

ACTC Courses must be registered for using the Macalester Cross-Registration form.

Independent projects, (611-614), Honors independent projects (641-644) and tutorials (601-604) require the Independent Project/Tutorial Registration Form. Once you’ve settled on the details with your sponsor, please submit the form to [email protected] and cc your sponsor and chair for their response approving the form.

Internship contracts are available at the Internship Office and registrations must be approved by the Director of the Internship Program, Michael Porter.

Preceptorship learning contracts are available at the Office of Academic Programs and Advising, and registrations must be approved by the Director of Academic Programs, Ann Minnick.

You cannot register for more than 18 credits via the web. If you want to register for more than 18 credits, you must contact the Registrar’s Office for additional information. No student can register for more than 20 credits. You may find fee information in the college catalog.

1600grand How to Register

1. Advising. Before you can register for next semester you must meet with your adviser. When your adviser is satisfied that you’ve met your advising obligations, they will give you a PIN (four digits for registering for fall and six digits for registering for spring). You will need the PIN when you begin registering and also to make changes to your registration, so hang on to it.
2. Start date/time. Go to the Registration Times page for the term to determine the first time you can register. Your start date is determined by your current classification/number of credits already earned. You have from that start date until the last day of registration to register and make changes. Once registration ends you will not be able to make changes until the start of the semester.
3. On the Academics tab of 1600grand, click Enter Registration.
4. Plan Ahead. If you like, you can create an optional plan. Once your registration start time comes, you can use this plan to skip the step of looking up classes when you’re trying to register.
   • After clicking Plan Ahead, you can click create a new plan.
   • Search for classes and add sections to your plan.
5. Register for Classes.
   • Once your registration start time has arrived, click Register for Classes.
   • Click the Plans tab and add your plan.
   • Click submit in the lower-right to attempt to register for your plan.
   • Review the results to be sure you are in the courses you intended and to add other courses if a planned course has filled, etc.
   • If you did not create a plan, search for courses to add and then submit those added courses in the lower-right.