Registration Process
Overview | Preregistration | Final Registration
Registering for Classes
Preregistration is the process for registering for classes each semester. Students must be admitted to the university and participate in advising prior to preregistering for fall and spring semesters. Students must meet payment and paperwork deadlines in order to avoid appearing on campus for Final Registration and Payment Clearance.
Preregistration
Current APU students: Every fall and spring semester, the university sets a specific time for current students to secure their classes for the following semester. The registration schedule is determined by the number of units the student has completed at the time of preregistration (units the student is enrolled in during the current semester do not count for this purpose). Those students will financial holds, health holds, or disciplinary holds, will not be allowed to preregister for classes until the holds are removed by: the Office of Student Financial Services, the Health Center, and the Office of Student Life respectively. Students may register for classes online or at the Office of the Registrar.
New Incoming Students (new freshman and transfers): Special preregistration
dates are held by the Office of Admissions for new freshman and transfer students.
For details regarding these preregistration events, contact an admissions counselor
or the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.
Final Registration and Payment Clearance
Final registration is the last-minute process at the beginning of the fall and spring semesters when students confirm they are on campus and will be attending classes. University services such as meal plans are activated at this time. If a student fails to complete final registration, it will be assumed that the student is not on campus and his/her classes will be dropped.
A student’s registration will be automatically finalized when he/she has completed the following: made the first payment deadline, and completed all the required paperwork for financial aid.
Final registration and Payment Clearance is for the students who have not met the deadline for payment and paperwork, have not preregistered for classes, of have an owing balance from a previous semester.
Late Registration
Students who are unable to register during the regular registration period may register late. Late registrants may be severly limited in arranging their programs because many classes may be closed. A $200 late registration fee will be charged. The last day to register each semester is announced in the Class Schedule and the Academic Calendar.
