Registrar's Office @ Georgia Tech

Registration Information

Students are assigned a specific time slot during which they may register. This time slot is referred to as a "time ticket." Students may view their assigned time ticket on the Web Student Access System. Students may access the "Add/Drop Classes" option only during their time ticket.

Time Tickets

Procedure for Registration

Once the student's time ticket has opened, they may access the "Add/Drop Classes" option on the Registration Menu (see instructions below). This option is used to add or remove classes for the selected term. If the student has already registered for the term, those classes will appear in the "Class Registered Successfully" section. Additional classes may be added by entering the Course Reference Number (CRN) in the "Add Class" table. Classes may be removed by using the pull down box next to the desired course. When add/removes are complete, press the Submit Changes button.
Students may view a list of available courses by pressing the Class Search button to review the class schedule. Class Search will return sections that meet the student's specified criteria. If the student wishes to register for a section, they should click the box next to the desired course. If the section is closed a "C" will appear to the left of the CRN instead of a box. After the desired course(s) have been selected, they may either be added to the worksheet or submitted for registration.
Once the student has registered for one or more classes, their current schedule will appear. Any courses that were requested, but not successfully registered, will be listed below with an error message. Registration error messages are clearly marked with a stop sign. The status indicates the reason the class was not scheduled.
- Registration Error Messages
After registration is completed, students may view their schedule by using the Student Schedule by Day and Time option (viewed in matrix format), or the Student Detail Schedule option (shows day, time, location, instructor, credit, etc.) on the Registration Menu.
It is the student's responsibility to print a copy of their schedule and ensure that they are properly registered by the end of the registration period.

Accessing the Web Student Access System for Registration

Log into BuzzPort
On the Home tab locate the "Registration and Student Services" channel
Select the "Registration - OSCAR" link
Select "Student Services & Financial Aid"
Select "Registration"
Select "Term"
Select "Add/Drop Classes"

Registration Guides and Videos

These guides provide detailed information about the self-service registration system, including videos that show how to use it.

Registering for a Basic Course
Registering for a Course with a Lab
Registering for a Course with a Waitlist

Registering for a Basic Course

A basic course is defined in this guide as a course without a lab or waitlist.

Step 1. Go to OSCAR or through BuzzPort, the OSCAR Registration tab.

Step 2. Once on the OSCAR Registration landing page, select the top right option labeled, "Register for Classes".

Step 3. Login through the Georgia Tech login service.

Step 4. Select the term you wish to register.

Step 5. There are several options to find your desired course. On the default tab, you will be able to search via subject (College or School), course number, or a keyword. You may switch tabs to the right of your current tab to search via CRN. You may also see the advanced search options to view by specific professors, campus, time slot, and more. You may also press search with no filled in information to see all courses during your selected semester.

Step 6. Once you have filled out your class information and pressed search, you will be taken to a search results page. This page shows all the available courses of your searched criteria during your chosen semester.

Step 7. View the courses and corresponding course information via the columns labeled by title, instructor(s), meeting times, seats available and more. You may expand the columns to show more information.

Step 8. Select your desired course by clicking "Add" on the far right column. This will show you how this course corresponds with your desired semester's current schedule.

Step 9. View the panels on the bottom left and right to confirm the information is correct.

Step 10. If the information looks correct, go to the bottom right panel of your screen and you will see the course you selected labeled as “pending”. To apply for this course and complete your registration, be sure the pull down bar under the Action tab shows “**Register (Web)”, then click "Submit" at the bottom right of this panel. The course status should change from "Pending" to “Registered” in green text and the Action bar will now say “None”.

Video: Registering for a basic course

Registering for a Course with a Lab

(Note, steps 1 through 6 are the same as Registering for a basic course. Please see Step 7 if you are familiar with how to find courses in OSCAR.)

Step 1. Go to OSCAR or through BuzzPort, the OSCAR Registration tab.

Step 2. Once on the OSCAR Registration landing page, select the top right option labeled, “Register for Classes”.

Step 3. Login through the Georgia Tech login service.

Step 4. Select the term you wish to register.

Step 5. There are several options to find your desired course. On the default tab, you will be able to search via subject (College or School), course number, or a keyword. You may switch tabs to the right of your current tab to search via CRN. You may also see the advanced search options to view by specific professors, campus, time slot, and more. You may also press search with no filled in information to see all courses during your selected semester.

Step 6. Once you have filled out your class information and pressed search, you will be taken to a search results page. This page shows all the available courses of your searched criteria during your chosen semester.

Step 7. For courses with labs, you should see the word “LINKED” in blue highlights with a linked symbol in the Status column (11th column).

Step 8. To see more information on the linked course, go to the Linked Sections column (the 13th column) and select the “View Linked” option in the row of the course you wish to inspect.

Step 9. Upon pressing "View Linked," you should see a new page with the linked course. This should be the corresponding lecture course for the specific lab course you selected. This only applies to the row of the lab course you selected, not all labs of this corresponding course.

Step 10. You may click on the lecture course to the see corresponding lab courses as well using the same steps.

Step 11. There are typically multiple lab options for lecture courses.

Step 12. Lab and lecture courses are linked by Section letter (4th column). For example all lab courses starting with "A" in the Section column are linked with the lecture course with the letter "A" in the Section column.

Step 13. To see more information about the course, click the title link and a popup will appear entitled “Class Details for” followed by the CRN. You may also view linked sections from here by selected the Linked Section tab (14th tab listed).

Step 14. To register for a lecture and a linked lab course, click "View Linked" and choose your lab course. Choose "Add All" in the upper right of the Linked Sections panel. Be sure to double check you are selected the courses you want.

Step 15. Two panels should appear in the bottom half of your page which show Schedule and Summary of your classes. Review your course information once more to ensure your selections are correct.

Step 16. If the information looks correct, go to the bottom right panel of your screen and you will see the courses you selected labeled as “pending”. To apply for the lecture and lab courses and complete your registration, be sure the pull down bar under the Action tab shows “**Register (Web)”, then click Submit at the bottom right of this panel. The courses should show the status turn from pending to “Registered” in green text and the Action bar will now say “None”. This is how you know you have registered for the courses correctly.

Video: Registering for a course with a lab

Registering for a Course with a Waitlist

(Note, steps 1 through 6 are the same as Registering for a basic course. Please see Step 7 if you are familiar with how to find courses in OSCAR.)

Step 1. Go to OSCAR or through BuzzPort, the OSCAR Registration tab.

Step 2. Once on the OSCAR Registration landing page, select the top right option labeled, “Register for Classes”.

Step 3. Login through the Georgia Tech login service.

Step 4. Select the term you wish to register.

Step 5. There are several options to find your desired course. On the default tab, you will be able to search via subject (College or School), course number, or a keyword. You may switch tabs to the right of your current tab to search via CRN. You may also see the advanced search options to view by specific professors, campus, time slot, and more. You may also press search with no filled in information to see all courses during your selected semester.

Step 6. Once you have filled out your class information and pressed search, you will be taken to a search results page. This page shows all the available courses of your searched criteria during your chosen semester.

Step 7. Should you find the course you want to register for is “FULL: 0 seats available” as labeled in red highlights in the Status Column (11th column) but has an upside down blue triangle symbol with an exclamation mark inside followed by a number then this means the course has a waitlist. If the waitlist is not full, as detailed in the Status column, then you may apply for the waitlist.

Step 8. Click Add in the last column labeled Add.

Step 9. Two panels should appear in the bottom of your screen, showing your pending schedule in the left panel and the summary of the course(s) in the right panel.

Step 10. If all looks correct, register the course as a waitlist by going to the Action tab in the lower right panel of your screen and selected the Waitlist option. Click submit to register as a waitlist course.

Video: Registering for a course with a waitlist

Review Waitlist Position

Step 1. Go to OSCAR or through BuzzPort, the OSCAR Registration tab.

Step 2. Once on the OSCAR Registration landing page, select the top right option labeled, "Register for Classes".

Step 3: Select the appropriate term.

Step 4: Two panels should appear in the bottom half of your page which show Schedule and Summary of your classes.

Step 5: In the left panel select “Schedule Details”.

Step 6: Click on the arrow to the left of the course you wish to review your waitlist position for.

Step 7: You may find your waitlist position in the second line.

Time Tickets

Students are assigned a specific time slot during which they may register. This time slot is referred to as a "time ticket." Students may view their assigned time ticket on the Web Student Access System. Students may access the "Add/Drop Classes" option only during their time ticket.

Students can view their time ticket information by following the directions below:

Log into BuzzPort
On the Home tab locate the "Registration and Student Services" channel
Select the "Registration - OSCAR" link
Select "Student Services & Financial Aid"
Select "Registration"
Select "Prepare for Registration"
Select the term you wish to view your time ticket from the drop-down menu.
Select "Continue"

Time Tickets for Phase I registration are usually assigned the Friday before academic advisement for the next term.

Time Tickets for Phase II registration are usually assigned the Friday following grade processing for the previous term. Refer to the Academic Calendar for specific dates.

Academic Calendar

Time ticket assignment is based on earned hours.

Common Registration Error Messages

Below is a list of error messages that you may receive on the Add/Drop screen of the Web Student Access System.

Error	Description	Contact
CAMPUS RESTRICTION	The course being requested is on a campus other than the campus associated with the student for the registration term.	Registrar
CLASS RESTRICTION	Enrollment in this course is restricted by class (Freshman, Sophomore, etc.). You can ask for a class restriction permit.	Department
CLOSED SECTION	The class is full. You need to ask for an overload.	Department
CLOSED - WAITLIST FULL	No regular or waitlist seats available	Department
CLOSED - # WAITLISTED	No regular seats available, Waitlist seats available	Registrar
COHORT RESTRICTION	Enrollment in the course is restricted to a particular cohort of students. You will need to contact the department offering the course for additional information.	Department
COLLEGE RESTRICTION	The course is being held for students within a specific college	Department
CORQ_COURSE_XXXX REQ	Co-requisites courses must be taken at the same time. You need to register for both courses on the same commit.	Department
DUPL CRSE WITH SEC-XXXXX	The computer system looks at subject code (ie. MATH, ENGL, etc.) and course number (2501, 1502, etc.), but not section number. If you are trying to take 2 courses with the same subject code and course number, such as MGT 4803 A and MGT 4803 B, you need a duplicate course permit.	Department
LEVEL RESTRICTION (Undergrad Students)	Undergraduate Students Who Wish to take a Graduate Level Course An undergraduate student may take a graduate level course with the permission of the department teaching the course, a minimum GPA of 2.7, and be classified as a senior. The student must have the department of instruction enter a permit on their account, and then the student should contact the Registrar's Office to request a LEVEL permit. The Registrar's Office can be contacted at comments@registrar.gatech.edu, or in room 104 of the Tech Tower. The email should include the student's full name, gtID#, and the course and CRN for which they are trying to register. Once the Registrar's Office has issued the LEVEL permit, they will instruct the student to register for the course. For information about using the credit toward a degree please, see the Graduate Course Option section of the catalog.	Department & Registrar
LEVEL RESTRICTION (Grad Students)	Graduate Students Who Wish to take a 1000/2000 Level Course Graduate students who wish to take a 1000 or 2000 level course must obtain a permit from the department teaching the course. The student must have the department of instruction enter a permit on their account, and then come to the Registrar's Office in room 104 of the Tech Tower to have the course added to their schedule. Institute policy allows graduate students to take a 1000 or 2000 level course on a pass/fail or audit basis only.	Department & Registrar
LINK ERROR XX REQUIRED	Lectures and labs are "linked" together. You must register for both the lecture and lab in the same commit. Most departments list the lecture section as a single letter and the lab as the same letter followed by a number (Example: the lecture is section "A" and the corresponding lab sections are "A1", "A2", etc).	Department
MAJOR RESTRICTION	Only students in certain majors are allowed to register for this course.	Department
MAXIMUM HOURS EXCEEDED	Reduce the number of hours on your schedule. See Maximum Hours.	Registrar
OPEN - RESERVED FOR WAIT LIST	Seats are available, but held for Waitlist	Registrar
OPEN - WAITLIST FILLED	Regular seats available, but no seats on Waitlist	Registrar
OPEN - # CROSSLIST WAITLISTED	Crosslist seats available, but Waitlist exists	Registrar
OPEN - # WAITLISTED	Regular seats available, but Waitlist exists	Registrar
PERMIT REQUIRED	Enrollment in the course is restricted. You need to ask for a permit.	Department
PHYSICAL LOCATION	To comply with federal regulations, we need to know where our students are physically located while enrolled. When it is necessary, the registration system will prompt the student to click on a menu item in OSCAR and choose from a drop-down menu the state in which they will be located when taking classes for that term. The registration system will automatically remove the hold when the state information is selected and saved.	Registrar
PREQ & TEST SCORE-ERROR	Pre-requisites are required for the course. You can talk to the department about a pre-requisite override permit.	Department
PROGRAM RESTRICTION	Only students in certain programs are allowed to register for this course.	Department
RESERVE CLOSED	No Reserved seats available, no Waitlist exists	Department
RESERVE CLOSED - WAITLIST FULL	No Reserved or Waitlist seats available	Department
RESERVE CLOSED - # ON WAITLIST	No Reserved seats available, Waitlist exists	Registrar
RESERVE OPEN - WAITLIST FILLED	Reserved seats available, but no seats on Waitlist	Department
RESERVE OPEN - # ON WAITLIST	Reserved seats available, but Waitlist exists	Registrar
TIME CONFLICT WITH XXXXX	Courses meet at the same time or have overlapping times.	Department
WAITLIST NOTIFICATION EXPIRED ON MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM	Regular seats available, but Waitlist notification expired	Registrar

Updating Variable Course Hours

Some courses are offered for a range of credit hours. (For example, ME 9000 is offered for 1-21 hours.) When a student registers for a course the number of credit hours defaults to 1. It is the students responsibility to adjust the number of credit hours on their schedule. To determine the available credit hour range for a variable hour course please refer to the Schedule of Classes.

How do I change the number of hours for a variable hour course?

Log into BuzzPort
On the Home tab locate the "Registration and Student Services" channel and select "Secure Accesss Login"
Select "Registration" tab
Select "Register for Classes"
Select "Add/Drop Classes"
Select the correct term
Add the necessary course.
Select "Schedule and Options"
Courses with variable-credit hours will display an underlined number in the "Hours" Column
Click on the underlined number of the course to update
Enter the desired number of hours