Undergraduate Registration Guide

Overview

• Undergraduate students register for classes in two waves. During Wave 1 undergraduates can register for up to 13 credit hours. During Wave 2 undergraduates can register for up to 17 credit hours, including 4 waitlisted credit hours. Open enrollment begins after Wave 2 at which time students can register for up to 18 credit hours.
• Registration appointments open every 3-hours beginning at 7:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., and 4:00 p.m. Once a registration appointment opens, students can adjust their schedules until the end of the given wave. Students can use the Tarheel Tracker to calculate the credit hours used to assign their registration appointment. Under degree requirements is “Calculated Hours for Registration.” This section calculates the number of credit hours a student has that determines their day of registration.The hours here are different from the degree applicable hours. To determine a student’s day of registration, credit hours are calculated as follows:
  • All hours completed while in residence at UNC
  • UNC-accepted transfer credit hours
  • Completed and posted study abroad credits
  • By-examination (BE) and placement (PL) credits are excluded
  • Current term and all in-progress hours are excluded
    
  • Students in groups approved by the Priority Registration Advisory Committee (PRAC) to receive priority registration will register on the first day of each wave. Registration appointments will be assigned based on terms in residence.
  • Students in the Honors Program will automatically be assigned the 7:00 a.m. registration appointment on the day they register.
  • Graduate, professional, post-baccalaureate, incoming first-year and non-degree seeking students will register in accordance with their program.

  Fall 2023 Registration Schedule

  Please note that earned credit hour ranges displayed on the schedule are subject to change.

  Wave 1 (Up to 13 credit hours)

  Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
  March 27	March 28	March 29	March 30	March 31
  Priority Registration	≥109 credit hours	<108 – 94 credit hours	<93 – 78 credit hours	<77 – 67 credit hours
  April 3	April 4	April 5	April 6	April 7
  <66 – 48 credit hours	<47 – 34 credit hours	<33 – 15 credit hours	<14 – 0 credit hours	Wave 1 Closes at 11:59pm

  Wave 2 (Up to 17 credit hours, including 4 waitlisted credit hours)

  Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
  April 10	April 11	April 12	April 14	April 15
  Priority Registration	≥109 credit hours	<108 – 94 credit hours	<93 – 78 credit hours	<77 – 67 credit hours
  April 17	April 18	April 19	April 20	April 21
  <66 – 48 credit hours	<47 – 34 credit hours	<33 – 15 credit hours	<14 – 0 credit hours	Wave 2 Closes at 11:59pm
  April 24
  Open Enrollment

  Fall 2023 Important Registration Dates

  • March 8 – Registration appointments and shopping carts are available in ConnectCarolina.
  • March 24 – Graduate and professional student registration begins.
  • March 27 – Wave 1 of undergraduate registration begins.
  • April 7 – Wave 1 of undergraduate registration closes at 11:59 p.m.
  • April 10 – Wave 2 of undergraduate registration begins.
  • April 10 – Waitlist Opens for undergraduate students.
  • April 21 – Wave 2 of undergraduate registration closes at 11:59 p.m.
  • April 24 – Open enrollment for all students begins at 12:00 a.m.
  • June 26 – Connect Carolina closes at 12 a.m. for all continuing undergraduate students. Waitlist additions end for continuing students at 12 A.M.
  • August 6 – Waitlist Additions End.
  • August 7 – Connect Carolina opens for all Undergraduate students at 12:00 a.m.

  Please review the Registration FAQ