Registration Policies

The UW system which maintains student records and course information is called SIS. Student enroll using the Course Search and Enroll App. Enrollment will continue on the web through the first two weeks of classes, and with department authorization, continues through the ninth week. During the first days of classes, you can expect to be bombarded by requests to get into your section. Instructors usually begin to compile waiting lists (the office does not keep waiting lists) on the first day of class. This varies greatly from one course to another, but in some courses you might expect 10-15% of the enrolled students to drop as students adjust their schedules. Confer with your instructor regarding his/her policy on wait lists and student adds.

For a complete list of the registrar’s deadlines go to: http://registrar.wisc.edu/.  After the second Wednesday, dropped classes will carry a “DR” on students’ transcripts, which does not adversely affect GPA.  The final deadline for dropping a course is the end of the ninth week.