Registration Step-by-Step Instructions
Hours
Monday—Friday
8:30 a.m.—5 p.m.
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 7207
Winston-Salem, NC 27109
Step 1: Log into Workday
The Workday site is where you will find all things registration, including information about your registration appointment, courses being offered, and your academic records. Get familiar with Workday before registration begins.
- Logging into Workday: How to log in to Workday Student via Google Mail and the web.
- Overview of the Academics Dashboard: A brief overview of the Academics Dashboard for students.
- Workday Navigation and Search: Tips and tricks for navigating Workday, including landing page, icons, inbox and search.
- My Tasks (the new Workday Inbox: How to navigate and use the features in My Tasks (replaces the original Workday Inbox).
Step 2: Prepare for Registration
Before you are permitted to register, you must complete student onboarding tasks. You will not be able to register until onboarding tasks are completed. Your registration hold will be released immediately upon submitting the onboarding task. You may access and complete onboarding tasks beginning now and any time prior to your registration.
Onboarding Tasks for New Undergraduate Students: How students complete onboarding tasks in Workday.
You may register beginning at your assigned registration appointment. You will be permitted to make changes until the end of self-registration: July 12 at 5 p.m. EDT.
- View My Registration Appointments: How students view their registration appointments from within the Academics dashboard, via the Global Search field, and in the student profile.
Check that you do not have any other holds that will prevent you from registering.
- View My Holds in Workday: How students view their registration appointments from within the Academics dashboard, via the Global Search field, and in the student profile.
Step 3: Explore Course Sections Being Offered
Learn how to find course sections and view the bulletin and the course completion checklist to identify courses that meet towards bachelor core requirements.
- Reviewing the Course Section Report: How to look up course sections being offered for the term.
- Course Completion Checklist: Review the list of basic requirements.
- Check out the Undergraduate Bulletin for important information on courses, policies, and other academic information.
Step 4: Create Saved Schedules
Plan your course sections before registration opens so that you have time to consider your options. A typical course schedule consists of 14-16 hours per semester. You must be registered for a minimum of 12 hours to be considered full-time.
- Building a Schedule: How students create their schedules for registration.
Step 5: Registering
Registration instructions are fully explained in the videos that follow.
- Registration in Workday Overview: An overview of the different methods for registering for courses in Workday Student.
- How to Drop or Withdraw from a Course: How to drop or withdraw from a course.
Step 6: Resolve Any Registration Errors
Make sure to adjust anything that’s gone wrong with your plan.
- Registration Troubleshooting for Students (Job Aid): How students troubleshoot registration issues they may encounter.
- Registration Troubleshooting for Students (Video): How students troubleshoot registration issues they may encounter.
- Registration Support:
- During registration week, contact the Office of the University Registrar for assistance with using Workday via chat or email.
- For questions regarding course selection and advising, contact the Office of Academic Advising.
Step 7: View Your Registration
After you have registered for courses, you may view your enrolled courses by going to your Workday Profile > Academics > Current Classes.