Getting Started
Here’s how we get prepared for enrollment:
- Figure out what requirements you need to fulfill + What classes would fulfill them through your Degree Audit Report
- Find classes that are available in the upcoming quarter that can fulfill those requirements + Interest you
- Add these classes to your Class Planner and organize your weekly schedule
- Finalize your Class Planner with three courses and three alternative (or backup) classes for each just in case!
What You’ll Need
I created a guide for using the Degree Audit Report (DARS) and a guide for using the Class Planner with the schedule of classes (Find a Class and Enroll). Feel free to read through and familiarize yourself before starting. Ask your New Student Advisor if you have any questions or need assistance!
- Degree Audit Report Guide
- Class Planner + Schedule of Classes Guide
- Your Laptop
- Useful links:
General Catalog: Majors – Click on a major to see its requirements
General Catalog: Minors – Click on a minor to see its requirements
General Catalog: Course Descriptions – Search a course to see what it’s about!
Expectations and Rules
- You will be enrolling in 3 lower division courses at orientation.
- Your schedule will generally be 1 major prep course + 2 GEs or 2 major prep courses + 1 GE
- Note: At least 1/3 of the courses you select must be outside of your major
- Another option is to explore a different potential major/minor by taking one of its required prep courses!
- You should be choosing plenty of alternatives / back up classes (At least 3 backup courses for each of the three classes.. ex) if Class 1 and 2 work, but 3 doesn’t, what’s my plan? A, B, or C)
- None of the 3 courses in your schedule should share a final exam date
- Your classes need to be “Open”, shown with a green padlock. We’re not enrolling in classes that have a waitlist or are closed during orientation. (Exception: Ask about Cluster courses or Fiat Lux if full)
- Your classes should have at least or around 15 minutes or more in between them. This is to compensate for walking distance, securing a good seat, and packing/unpacking. Make sure to google maps the locations between two classes
Course Restrictions / Requisites
As mentioned in the Class Planner Guide, make sure you are clicking on the orange triangle button next to all courses to check its restrictions:
✅ New Students Only
✅ First-Year Freshmen Only
✅ (Your Major) Major Only
✅ Course Requisite that you’ve TAKEN and PASSED
🚫 New Transfers Only
🚫 (Not your Major) Major Only
🚫 Sophomores and/or above
🚫 Course Requisite that you haven’t taken or passed
🚫 Instructor or Department Consent
🚫 PTE number
Bruin Notes 