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How to register

Learn how to register for courses at Dalhousie: check your status, follow step-by-step instructions, manage waitlists, and troubleshoot registration issues.

Before you start: Check your registration status

It’s important to check your registration status on Dal Online (login required) to see when registration opens, and make sure that you’re eligible to register.

You are eligible to register if:

We recommend that you check your status well before registration day so that you can take care of any issues with holds or registration status that could prevent you from registering for courses.

Late registration

Once the deadline to add courses has passed, you will need to use a Class Add/Drop Form to register for or drop courses.


Undergraduate add/drop process

  1. Fill out the form with the courses you want to add or drop and take it to the professor(s) of the course(s) to approve. 
  2. Once you have their signatures of approval on the form, you can email it to the Registrar's Office or drop it off at an Enrolment Services Centre to have the courses added for you. to have the courses added for you. 
  3. Contact Student Accounts for information on late fees.

You can also use this form to add or drop courses if you have holds on your online registration. There may be some cases where course additions are not permitted due to holds. You can check with the Registrar's Office or visit an Enrolment Services Centre.