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Plan and register for courses

Ready to register?

This guide walks you through each step—from paying your deposit and activating your Net ID to finding courses and registering online—so you can feel confident and stay on track.

Step 1: Before you register Step 2: Find your courses Step 3: Prepare and manage your schedule Step 4: Register for courses
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Step 1: Before you register

Before registering for any classes, you will need to pay your deposit, and make sure your Dal account (Banner ID) is active.

Pay your deposit

Your admission deposit confirms your place in your program.

New students

  1. Log in: Go to the Application Status Portal using your credentials.
  2. Complete the form: Fill out and submit the Admission Offer Reply Form.
  3. Follow payment prompts: You will be prompted to pay the admission deposit online after completing the form.
Go to the application status portal (login required)

Former and current students

If you are a former or readmitted student, you may pay the admission deposit through Dal Online.
Go to Dal Online (login required)

You must pay your admissions deposit before completing any of the next steps in the registration process. After paying your deposit, it can take 2-3 days for the system to update.

Activate your Net ID

Your Net ID is your username that you’ll use to log in to Dalhousie’s online services. 

New students

2-3 days after your admissions deposit is received, you can activate your Net ID, using your Dal ID number (sometimes called a Banner ID number).

  1. To find your Dal ID, login to the application status portal.
  2. Your ID can be found under Application Details. The number starts with B0.
  3. Once you have your number, visit the My Account page and follow the instructions under New to Dal.
Visit the My Account page

Former and current students

You will already have a Net ID.
  • If you've forgotten your password, visit the My Account page to reset it.
  • You can also use the My Account page to make updates to your Net ID account.
Reset your password

Step 2: Find your courses

New students

Check out the support for new students page to access tools and resources to help you choose your courses and plan your first year.

Go to support for new students

Current and transfer students

Have you declared your major? Most students declare their major between their first and second year, but you might decide to declare at different time. Declaring your major will help you plan your courses and graduate on time.

Complete a degree audit to see how previous or current courses count towards your program requirements, and what courses you need to take next.

Declare your major Complete a degree audit

Graduate students

Visit the Faculty of Graduate Studies website to get help with planning and registering for courses.

Go to the Faculty of Graduate Studies

Step 3: Prepare and manage your schedule

Learn how to navigate the academic timetable and get tips for preparing your schedule. Find out how to manage your schedule when you’re taking courses at other universities, studying abroad, auditing a course, or dropping a course.

Prepare and manage your schedule

Step 4: Register for courses

Learn how to register using Dal Online: Access videos, tools, and tips to help you navigate the system and register with confidence.

How to register

Questions about course planning and registration?

We’re here to help, with dedicated advisors to support you in choosing your program, submitting your application, learning about campus life and getting involved, and more.

Make an appointment with an advisor Contact the Registrar’s Office
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