Enrollment Spring 2018
Today is the first day of registration! May your internet connection be fast and courses available.
Holds: Check your Student Center for holds now. Not right before you register, today! Not all holds are removed instantly. Many students have a hold for "Terms and Conditions" which is a new type of hold. You can log into your MyUW, look on the very top of the page; there will be a button at the top if you still have the hold.
I don't know what to take for Biology! November and April are very busy advising times of year due to registration. If you cannot get in to see your advisor, register using your DARS to determine which classes you need. Review Biology major classes on our Resources page to see what is available in your needed categories (i.e., red on DARS). Make an appointment to review your plan and fine-tune if necessary. You can find your advisor's name and contact information in Student Center (look on the right-side information bar).
I can't get into the class I wanted. If it is physiology or anatomy, see below. For classes with a waitlist, enroll on the waitlist. In the meantime, you should enroll in another class in the event that you don't move off of the waitlist. The back-up class should meet the same requirement if this is your last semester to meet that requirement.
How do I round out my semester? I already have my Biology classes picked. Do you have Gen Ed requirements left? Search the course guide with the class type you need (e.g., Humanities, Ethnic Studies, Intermediate level, etc). If you are in CALS, you will need to rely on the CALS International Studies list. It does not break the list down by term offered, so make sure you have some time to peruse it.
You can also look at the Certificates offered by UW. Do any speak to you? Do you want to demonstrate you are knowledgeable in a discipline outside the biological sciences? Try a class from a certificate this semester. To see certificates offered, visit the Guide's Majors page, scroll down and click 'certificates' in the left toolbar.
Talk to friends and ask what was their favorite class and why to see if you may be interest. Or, you could type in topics that you are curious about in the keyword box. Try monsters, comedy, or health to see how this can work (make sure you click Spring 18 and open classes).
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The Biology Major Advising Team