Course registration for undergraduate students is a multi-step process which takes place prior to arriving to campus for orientation. It is important that students follow the steps below in order to register for a full-time course load (12 credits) before arriving on campus in August.
Freshman/First-year Students
Register for Orientation and Complete Online Orientation Modules
Register for Ram Orientation for International Students and complete the Online Orientation Modules. The Required Orientation Modules are a series of online modules that will introduce you to resources and services available at CSU as well as other information you need to know before meeting with your Academic Advisor or Academic Success Coordinator (ASC) to register for classes.
Attend June 18 Course Registration Event (Virtual)
After you make your orientation reservation, you will be invited to attend the June 18 virtual advising and course registration event. This event will take place from 8:45am-12:00pm MST. Be sure to convert the event start time to your local time. You can utilize this link to find your local time. During this time, you will meet with your Academic Advisor and register for your Fall courses. An email will be sent one week before the June 18th virtual Ram Orientation session. You will also receive links to use for the June 18th virtual session via email on June 14th. Please check your colostate.edu email for these emails.
Important Note: Academic Advising and Course Registration are not part of the On-Campus Ram Orientation for International Students sessions on August 13th and 14th. You are required to attend the June 18th virtual orientation for register for your fall courses.
Transfer Students
Register for Orientation and Complete Online Orientation Modules
Register for Ram Orientation for International Students and complete the Online Orientation Modules. The Required Orientation Modules are a series of online modules that will introduce you to resources and services available at CSU as well as other information you need to know before meeting with your Academic Advisor or Academic Success Coordinator (ASC) to register for classes.
Important: In the last section of your Online Orientation Modules, you will see your Academic Advisor’s contact information, which you will use to make an appointment for your course registration. Course registration should be completed this summer and before your arrival in August. You are responsible for using the contact information provided in the Required Orientation modules to schedule your own appointment. Note: You will not be able to register for classes until you have fully completed the Required Orientation modules.
Advising Codes
All new students are assigned advising codes. This 6-digit number is required before registering and is given to you when you are advised. Undergraduate students, you will learn how to be advised by completing the online International Student Pre-Orientation Module.
Register for Courses
1. Log onto RAMweb. 2. After completing Registration Ready, select “Go to Registration” at the bottom of the Registration box on the RAMweb homepage. 3. After reading the Course Registration Information, select “Continue to Registration.” 4. Select “Register for Classes.” On the following page, select the term for which you would like to make registration changes. 5. You will need to verify your identity using Duo and a second factor device. For more information on Duo authentication: https://it.colostate.edu/duo-two-factor-authentication/ 6. Enter your search criteria and then select “Search.” When the classes appear and you find what you would like to register for, select “add.” (For information about the “view linked” and “add all” options, refer to our registration help documents. You have to sign in with your NetID to view these documents.) 7. If you need further assistance, utilize our help documents or contact your Academic Advisor.
Graduate Students
Before registering for classes, students must first obtain a NetID. To do so, go to the NetID website and select and select “Activate”
Log onto RAMweb
On the next page, select the correct Registration Term, and then click “Submit.”
To locate classes, click on the Class Search at the bottom of the Add/Drop Classes page. Once you have selected your class(es), click the checkbox beside the sections you want to register for, or type the five-digit Course Reference Numbers (CRNs) for the courses you have selected into the CRN boxes at the bottom.
Click “Submit Changes.”
All successfully added courses will appear under Current Schedule with a status of Registered or Registered on Web with the date.
Any courses for which registration was not successful will appear just above the Add Classes Worksheet and will be identified with a red octagon and the heading of Registration Add Errors.
You may wish to explore the classes being offered each semester before trying to register for them; see the Class Schedule or contact your Graduate Program Coordinator for more information.
The Registrar provides further instructions on registering for classes, as well as a timeline of important dates.
