Visiting Students in Summer

Registration instructions for visiting students

1. Select your course(s)

If you haven't done so already, find your course(s) and note the following:

• Class name
• Section ID
• Number
• Session
• Credits
• Grade option

You’ll enter this information on your registration request form. You’ll be asked to select preferred and alternate courses. If your preferred course is full, you’ll be enrolled in your alternate course instead. We encourage you to register early for the best chance of getting into your preferred course.

Also, review prerequisites, credit limits, and instructions for selecting courses.

View Summer Session courses

2. Request registration

A. Submit registration form online

Register online

This form will submit your registration request to the SCE Registrar's Office.

Please keep in mind the registration deadline.

See the Summer Session calendar

B. 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 were accepted into a specific summer 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.

C. Activate your Cornell NetID

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.

D. Complete the Financial Responsibility Agreement

Using your NetID, please complete the Financial Responsibility Agreement. All students are required to complete this form.

E. Complete the Term Checklist

The Checklist will appear in your "To-Do List" in the Student Center the day after you've fully activated your Cornell NetID by logging in the first time.

You will not be enrolled in classes until all requirements are met.

3. 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 you will receive an enrollment confirmation email.

You'll receive an email if your preferred and alternate course or courses are full. You may opt to choose a different course or withdraw your registration request.

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.

4. Pay your tuition and fees

Tuition and fees are due within four days of your receipt of enrollment confirmation. You will be dropped from your course(s) if payment is not received within four days.

See tuition, how to pay. and payment deadlines.

If you're participating in more than one session, payment must be submitted for all sessions according to the applicable dates for the first session in which you are enrolling.

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.

5. Complete your onboarding requirements

Before the term begins, 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.