Dear Howard University Students,

In light of the global COVID-19 outbreak, general registration for Fall semester 2020 will now commence on Monday, April 6, 2020, for all eligible currently enrolled students. Students are urged to register for Fall classes as soon as possible, and take advantage of the numerous benefits of early registration. These benefits include: 

• Students have the opportunity to register for the classes they want before these classes reach their capacity.
• Students who have jobs or internships are able to select classes that work with their outside schedules.
• Students are able to select classes taught by their professors of preference.
• Students gain access to classes that are only offered in certain semesters.
• Students are able to register for all the classes they need to stay on track for graduation!

BisonWeb is available for registration from 9 a.m. to midnight each day. For your convenience, the Fall semester 2020 General Registration dates have been provided below. Each registration date represents the day on which registration opens for each student classification.

ALTERNATE PIN

All continuing students require an Alternate PIN to register, with the exception of Graduate students in the School of Business and the Division of Allied Health. A new Alternate PIN is generated each semester; therefore, a PIN that was issued for a previous semester will not work for Fall 2020 registration. Please contact your academic advisor in your School or College to obtain your Fall 2020 Alternate PIN.



DEGREE WORKS

All continuing undergraduate students are strongly encouraged to use the degree auditing system in consultation with an academic advisor. This system is designed to assist students and academic advisors eliminate registration concerns and ensure on-time graduation. Students and/or academic advisors who have any issues or areas of concern should emailhudegreeworks@howard.edu.



COURSE WAITLIST

When a section of a course fills to the enrollment limit, students attempting to register through BisonWeb will receive a registration error message that a waitlist exists. The student will then be given the option of adding themselves to the waitlist for the course. If a student already enrolled in the course should drop, that seat will not become available for registration through BisonWeb if there is an active waitlist for the course.

Students must attempt to register for the course via BisonWeb in order to be offered the waitlist option. When a seat becomes available, the first student on the waitlist will receive an email notification to their preferred email address (students can confirm their preferred email address on BisonWeb). A student will have eight (8) hours from the time of the email to register for the class through BisonWeb. It is the student's responsibility to check their preferred email once on a waitlist. If they do not register for the class during that time period, the seat will be offered to the next student on the waitlist. Students MUST have an email address on file or they will not receive the notification and lose their opportunity to register. Obtaining a space on a waitlist should not be interpreted as a guarantee of getting a seat in the course.

 

BISONWEB REGISTRATION ERRORS

When attempting to register for courses via BisonWeb, students may encounter errors that prevent registration. Restrictions have been applied to courses for various academic and administrative reasons.

Please contact the Office of the Registrar if you have questions or concerns regarding the registration process.

Excellence in Truth and Service,
 

Office of the Registrar