Registering for Courses at IU Bloomington

Students who are admitted to IU Bloomington receive information about scheduling their initial orientation, advising, and registration sessions from the Office of Orientation Programs.

For each academic session (fall, spring, summer) the registrar’s office assigns a specific registration time for each student who is currently attending IU Bloomington. University Division freshmen should make an appointment to see their assigned advisors in order to plan an academic program and be released to register for courses each semester. After completion of their first year, UD students should continue to see an advisor for planning purposes.

Freshmen who do not see their advisors during the semester, or any student who fails to maintain good academic standing, may be placed on a checklist and be denied registration privileges until advising and/or academic requirements are fulfilled.

Scheduling Classes

Students register for courses and make schedule adjustments via OneStart through the first week of the semester. They may register at the registration center in Franklin Hall, many computer clusters on campus, or on a personal computer that has an appropriate Web browser. Students can request to be placed on a waitlist for almost any course or section they desire but find closed when registering.

Schedule adjustments made during the first two working days after the initial registration session for the semester are free. After two days, any session that results in change will incur a fee that is added to the student’s bursar bill.