Registering for Classes

One important ingredient for success at the UW is finding and registering for the classes you need. The UW offers over 6500 undergraduate courses — and you might take as few as 36 classes by the time you graduate. How can you make the best choices for your 36 classes?

The pages in this section will help you to understand how and when to register, and how many classes to register for. There are tips for getting into courses that are currently closed, dealing with registration restrictions, and how and where to take placement tests. There are pages on choosing courses, with information about online tools as well as ways to find the right courses for you. We also include detailed information on the appropriate courses to take for various science pathways.

And, of course, advisers are always here to help, too!

Registering for Classes
Registering for Classes
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Undergraduate academic advising at the University of Washington is a core element of the University's focus on student learning.

As educators, advisers partner with faculty and the campus community to cultivate our students' intellectual development.

As guides and advocates, advisers collaborate with students to craft a transformative educational experience so that they may become informed, articulate and thoughtful students of the University and citizens of the world.

—Mission Statement for Academic Advising, adopted November 2007