Visiting Students in Fall/Spring
Enrollment steps
Please follow the steps below if you're a visiting student (i.e, not currently registered full-time in a degree program at Cornell).
Registration instructions for visiting students
1. Select your course(s)
A. Choose your course
Note:
- Courses marked with a red square are full and not available for enrollment.
- Some courses may include additional required components such as labs and discussions. You will need to indicate your choice of required additional components when you submit your registration request.
Also, review prerequisites, credit limits, and instructions for selecting courses.
B. Note the following class information
You'll need to enter the following information on your registration request form:
- Class name
- Credits
- Grading basis
- Class number
- Component number
You'll be asked to select preferred and alternate course components. If your preferred component is full, you’ll be enrolled in your alternate component instead.
2. Request registration
A. Request class approval
You must obtain permission from your instructor, department, or college registrar to join a Fall/Spring course. This approval does not guarantee a spot in the class if it fills. See the sample email for course approval.
To determine from whom you need permission, see the list of required approvals by college.
You will upload a screenshot or PDF of this approval in your registration request form.
B. Submit registration form online
This form will submit your registration request to the registrar via the SCE Application System.
Please keep in mind the registration deadline. Students are enrolled (Step 4) in the order they submit their registration form, so it is to your advantage to register early.
See the Fall/Spring Study calendar
Detailed instructions for the following steps will be sent after your registration form has been processed.
C. Pay the registration fee (if applicable)
A nonrefundable fee of $75 must be paid in our secure online system when you submit your registration.
If you're participating in a specific fall/spring program, the registration fee may be waived and, if waived, will not appear on your registration form. Please contact your program coordinator with questions.
Registration requests are not processed until the registration fee is received. Allow 7-10 days after confirmation of payment to receive information on next steps.
3. Complete registration requirements
A. Activate your Cornell NetID and sign into Student Center
After your registration is processed, you'll receive email instructions from IT@Cornell for activating your Cornell NetID and setting up your Cornell NetID email.
To finalize the activation, you must sign into Student Center.
B. Go to your Registration Status Portal
Review your Registration Status Portal and complete any outstanding items on your registration (application) checklist.
4. Review your enrollment confirmation
Once you've completed the required steps and if there is space in your class(es), you'll be officially enrolled, and the SCE Registrar will send you an email confirming enrollment.
You'll also receive an email if your approved course is full.
Upon receiving an enrollment confirmation, please visit the Student Center to verify that you are enrolled in the correct class(es) and that the correct grading basis is reflected.
Learn about course materials, textbooks, and course expectations.
5. Pay your tuition and fees
Tuition and fees are due within four business days of your enrollment confirmation. (Your payment deadline will be included in your confirmation email.)
See tuition, how to pay. and payment deadlines.
You're responsible for the tuition associated with all classes in which you're enrolled, whether or not you participate in those classes.
If you no longer wish to take a class, follow the steps on the Course Changes page to drop it immediately. If you drop after the refund period has passed (see Dates and Deadlines), you'll be responsible for the total cost of your tuition.
6. Complete your onboarding requirements
Before beginning your term, you must complete the steps on the SCE onboarding page.
These requirements include familiarizing yourself with important policies and determining if you need to enroll in Cornell's student health plan.
Note:
By submitting an online registration, you are recognizing your responsibility to read, understand, and abide by the rules and procedures outlined on this website, including the image release statement, and the policies under the "Students" heading on the Cornell Policy Office site. You further recognize that you will not be exempted from the requirements of those rules and procedures because of ignorance, negligence, illness, other personal factors, or contradictory advice from any source.