As a reminder, please see your academic advisor for assistance planning your schedule. And make sure to check for any holds that will prevent you from registering — log into the MySanDiego portal and navigate to MyAcademic > Check for Holds.
Advisor Holds
All students in the College of Arts and Sciences (whether declared or undeclared) have an advisor hold. Please contact your advisor prior to registration to have your hold lifted.
Auditing Courses
Auditing a course means attending a class without credit, without the obligation of regular attendance and without the right to have tests and examinations scored or corrected.
Register for auditing a class in the same manner as for credit. Note that if you audit courses, you are not eligible for credit by examination in such courses, nor are you eligible for financial aid, nor may you register for credit after the last official day to register in a class. Switching from credit to audit or audit to credit is not allowed after the last official day to register in a class. Each course audited is entered on your permanent record. Auditing of laboratory courses or education recreation courses is not permitted. If you wish to register for credit, you have priority over those who desire to audit. The fee is $160 per credit hour.
College Level Examination Program (CLEP) Registration
CLEP enables students to earn college credit for introductory-level courses by achieving satisfactory scores on subject-specific tests. You should meet with your advisor first to confirm if you should take a CLEP exam.
Core Requirements
To verify the Core Requirements (i.e., Quantitative Reasoning, Literature, Advanced Writing, etc.) that are satisfied by a particular course, please check the course attributes tab on the Browse Classes search function.
Course Overrides
Work with your faculty member to have override approvals set up in the system, or contact us using the Torero Hub question form for further assistance.
Please note that School of Business and Languages and Literatures faculty members cannot approve overrides (see Registration Procedures).
Honors Courses
You must be an Honors student to enroll in an Honors section.You can determine if a section has an Honors designation by checking the course prerequisites.
Language Placement
To enroll in a language 101 course, you will need a valid placement exam or waiver of placement on file.
Math Placement
Are you registering for your first math class? All students who wish to take a math course at USD must take the math placement exam.
Pass/Fail
If you're in good academic standing — that is, with a grade point average of 2.0 at USD — you may elect to enroll for certain courses on the pass/fail plan. If you wish to exercise the pass/fail option, you must have prior authorization from your advisor. You can find more details about the Pass/Fail Policy in the Academic Course Catalog.
Prerequisites/Corequisites
To find prerequisite/corequisite information for each class, click on the course title from the Browse Classes search > Prerequisites and Corequisites. Note that you must meet the requirements outlined to add the course without override approval.
Repeating Courses
To register for a repeat course, please contact us using the Torero Hub question form. Please include your student ID number and the CRN and title of the course you wish to add.
Review the current Academic Course Catalog to view the Repetition of Courses Policy.
Overload Schedule
As an undergraduate student, you can take a maximum number of 18 units each semester. If you want to enroll in more, you may seek approval to overload your course schedule through the Dean’s Office, and you’ll need the Overload Approval Form.