How to Register for Classes

How to Register for Classes

 

 

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Registration Information

Once a student has submitted an admissions application to the college and has participated in the placement and orientation process, the next step is to officially register (enroll) in specific classes through Self-Service.

 

Information on Adding a Class After the Start of the Semester

To add classes at Grossmont, you must attend the class and obtain an Add Authorization from the instructor. The Admissions and Records Office does not give Add Authorizations to students, as they are only obtained from the instructor. There are specific deadlines for adding classes. All deadlines are published on the Academic Calendar.

 

GUIDE ON HOW TO REGISTER FOR CLASSES USING ADD AUTHORIZATION (PDF)

 

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Class Schedule

View the most recent class schedule here.

 

Important Dates!

Registration is now open for Spring 2026.

New 16-week and 8-week classes start Feb. 2, 2026

 

Get Your Parking Pass

Students may obtain parking permits online by logging into Self-Service. 

Student parking permits cost $40. 

 

Search for Open Classes

Search for classes on Self-Service.

 

How to Search for Open Section Classes

 

Class Full? Get on the Waitlist

Do not wait until the first day of the semester to get into a class that is full. Put yourself on the waitlist via  Self-Service and be first in line to fill a vacated spot!

 

Students on the waitlist will be notified if vacancies occur and they are registered into the class, and will receive an email. Make sure we have your correct email address on file with the college.

Some things to remember when waitlisting a class:

• Self-Service checks for schedule conflicts for waitlisted courses; don't waitlist for a class that meets at the same time or overlaps with a class for which you're already registered.
• Self-Service checks for completed prerequisites, don't waitlist for a class unless you are have submitted the proper paperwork. Visit the Prerequisite Clearance Information page for additional information.
• You can't be added into a class from the waitlist if you're already registered in another section of the same class.
• You will not be able to add the class if doing so will put you over the limit of units of 18 for the spring and fall semesters or 8 units in the summer session you are waitlisted for. You may file a completed and approved Unit Overload which requires the signature of a counselor to the Admissions & Records office to register.
• Other blocks may prevent you from registering for a class. Any other blocks will be identified when you try to register. After any blocks have been identified and cleared you will be able to add the waitlisted class.
• Beginning the first day of a class, the instructor controls who is registered from the waitlist.

Late Registration

(Registration after classes have started but before Census)

 

Once a class has started, a student cannot register into the class without instructor permission.

 

Registration after your class has started will require an “add authorization” from the instructor.

 

With most classes moving online, students cannot physically attend a class to ask an instructor
for an add authorization.

 

Starting Fall 2020, the add authorization process will be through email.

Here is how it works:

• Email or phone the instructor of the class that you wish to register in and ask the
  instructor for permission to register for the class and for an add authorization.
• Provide your instructor with your student ID.
• Your instructor will go online and provide authorization for you.
• Once you have been given an add authorization (the instructor puts a code into the Self-Service system, you do not actually receive a code), login to Self-Service, review your
  planned courses. If you don't have the class on your planned schedule, use the course
  search box to find the section and add it to your plan.
• Return to your planned schedule and look for the blue message, "Authorized for Add"
  under the section details.
• Click the blue Register All Sections button at the top right hand of the page and you will be registered into the class. 

Withdrawing or Dropping a Class

Withdrawal from a class shall be authorized through 75% of the semester. Students may drop classes through Self-Service. It is the student's responsibility to officially drop a class.

 

Failure to withdraw / drop a class by the dates posted in the class schedule or webpage will result in failing (F) grade. If you need to drop a course, please refer to the class schedule or the Academic Calendar for important drop deadlines.

 

Once a student has submitted an admissions application to the college and has participated in placement and orientation process, the next step is to officially register (enroll) in specific classes through Self-Service.

 

Financial Aid Is Available!

Classes just cost $46 per credit / unit for California residents. Visit Financial Aid for more information.