Pre-Registration Advising
The Office of Student Development and Success (OSDS) is committed to helping you strategically plan and build the best course schedule, allowing you to progress to your major department and graduation.
Pre-Registration Advising is a designated period during the Fall and Spring when currently enrolled students prepare to register for classes for the upcoming term (Summer included during the Fall). All Lee College of Engineering students must complete advising requirements each term. The advising requirements include modules in the LCOE Pre-Registration Advising Course in Canvas. Additional requirements will depend on the student’s math level.
Using the Academic Plan of Study is important to planning your upcoming semester schedule. The Academic Plan of Study is a visual document that shows the requirements from start to finish. This will not only help you get a better picture of what you need to do and when, but it will also serve as a constant reminder of your long-term goals. Also, the Academic Plan of Study will help you see if you need to make changes or missed anything.
Holds on your account prevent you from registering in upcoming terms. These holds include advising holds and financial holds. Advisors can only lift advising holds. Pre-registration advising requirements must be completed before the advising hold is lifted.
To check the status of your hold
Students receive a scheduled registration time based on the completed/earned (not failed, withdrawn, or incomplete) credit hours, which doesn’t include credit hours currently in progress.
The University Academic Calendar posts the date the schedule is available in Banner.
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Registration Information (Registration Times)
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How Do I
View and Authorize or Revoke Title IV
View Registration Status and Registration Holds
View Class Schedule When You Have A Hold
View and Print Enrollment Verification Certificate
Find Withdrawal Credits and Grade Replacements Used and Remaining
Find Math, Writing, and Language Placement Scores
Find Class Schedule With Days and Times
Drop Classes and Swap Out A Class
View and Print Enrollment Verification Certificate
Search and Add Classes (advanced)
Search and Add Classes (basic)
Search for General Education Courses
All students advised in OSDS are enrolled in the LCOE Pre-Registration Advising Course on Canvas. We want all students prepared for registration; therefore, students are responsible for the following before the advising hold is lifted:
- REVIEW all module material
- REQUIRED: Completing five short Comprehension Checks
- REQUIRED: Submitting upcoming course plan
Considering Changing Your Major
Students advised in OSDS should submit the LCOE Change of Major form. The form provides more details about the process.
Advisors are available for in-person and virtual meetings.
Advising Options During Pre-Registration Advising Peak Times
Peak advising times are from the beginning of October through the beginning of November and the beginning of March through April. This means meeting with an advisor will be in high demand. Students who cannot find an advising appointment are encouraged to check weekly for new advisor availability or drop in during open drop-in hours.
Important note: Advisors are intricately involved in Summer Orientation programs from mid-May through mid-August, so they cannot consistently hold Advising Hours over the summer.
APPOINTMENTS
You can schedule an appointment with an advisor for detailed or complex topics such as declaring majors, exploring academic options when experiencing academic challenges, etc.
DROP-INS
No appointment is necessary for OSDS Drop-In Hours. Students will be added to the waiting queue and seen on a first-come, first-served basis by the first available first-year advising team member.
| Day | In-Person Location and Times | Virtual Location and Times |
| Monday | Smith 228 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM | NA |
| Tuesday | NA | NA |
| Wednesday | Smith 228 11:15 AM – 12: 45 PM 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM | NA |
| Thursday | Smith 228 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM | NA |
| Friday | Smith 228 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM | NA |
In-Person Drop Ins
Go to Smith 228 and check in at the Advising kiosk.
- Type your Student ID in the box and Click Submit
- Select: I’m here for Academic Advising
- Select Option to Wait For The Available Person
- Click Okay, got it!
- Have a seat, and the next available advisor will call your name soon.
Virtual Drop-Ins
We can only offer a limited number of virtual drop-in times.
You can check in for virtual drop-in during the drop-in hours ONLY.
Step 1 – Log into CONNECT
Step 2 – Click “Appointments” (in the left menu)
Step 3 – Click “Make an Appointment” (blue button at top right)
Step 4 – Select “View Drop-In Times” (right side of the screen)
Step 5 – Under “Service,” select “Academic Advising”
Step 6 – Select “Find Available Times”
Step 7 – Select location, Engineering/Engineering Technology (OSDS), Virtual Drop-Ins
Step 8 – Click “Check-In for First Available”
When an advisor can meet with you, you will receive an email or text message (to the number listed on Connect) instructing you to join their Zoom link.
If no other students are waiting in the drop-in queue, advisors will wait 10 minutes for you to join the meeting. If you do not join within that time, you will be marked as a no-show and need to rejoin the queue for another opportunity to meet with an advisor.
Please note that OSDS front desk staff cannot answer specific questions about registration or course requirements.
General First-Year Advising Questions?
Email: osds-advising@charlotte.edu