Register For Courses
Decide What to Study
Check out Start Your Search and Learn About Majors before planning your schedule or meeting with your adviser.
Choose Your Classes
- Find the major(s) you are considering in Recommended Academic Plans and write down some courses you think might make sense to take.
- Check degree audits for these majors. The Gen Ed section shows General Education categories you need to complete. In the Schedule of Courses, find a couple of courses in those categories that you'd like to take.
- All students need to take one first-year seminar. See First-Year Seminars for a list.
- Review Entrance-to-Major Requirements for critical courses.
- Meet with Your Adviser to discuss your goals and schedule.
- Enter your schedule on eLion (See the Registration Timetable or your degree audit to find the date you can begin to schedule).
Use Extra Tools and Tips
- Books and Materials: In addition to the resources below, you can search online for college textbook businesses that offer new and used books as well as book rental options.
- Book Exchange (sponsored by UPUA)
- Course Reserves (University Libraries on-site lending service)
- The Penn State University Bookstore
- General Education Worksheet
- Ready For Online Learning?
- Registration Tips
- Scheduling a Course That's Full
- Semester Planning Worksheet
- Transfer Course Evaluation Guide. Look up a course at another institution and see if it is equivalent to a Penn State course. Or do the opposite—start with a specific Penn State course and find an equivalent one offered somewhere else.
