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University of Colorado Denver College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

CLAS Advising
 

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Course Registration Basics

First-Time Registration

New students are required to meet with their CLAS advisor before they can register for classes. New student orientation is required for all CLAS freshmen, and includes a time for meeting with an advisor and registering for classes. Freshmen admitted for the fall semester CAN NOT meet with their CLAS Advisor until they have attended Orientation.

The instructions below will help continuing students register in the new UCD Access Portal. If you have any difficulties in the system please contact the Records and Registration office at 303-556-2389.

Online Registration Instructions

  • Bookmark the UCDAccess login page for easy reference (www.ucdenver.edu/UCDAccess).   
    • User ID: same as your official UC Denver email log-in credentials.
    • Password: same as your official UC Denver email log-in credentials.
    • Activating your official UC Denver email (for new UC Denver students):
      • www.ucdenver.edu > Web Mail (upper right corner) > Downtown Campus Students Web Mail
      • Click on “here” next to “activate your account.”
      • Choose the “student account activation and password reset form” link. 
      • This form will activate your student account (if you have been formally admitted). 
      • You will need your Student ID # and PIN to activate your account.
    • If you are a current continuing student and have forgotten your UC Denver email log-in credentials, follow the steps above to reset your password, and retrieve your login credentials.
    • If you have any difficulty logging in using your official University username and password, please contact the UC Denver IT Services Help Desk at 303-724-4357.
  • Upon successful login, click on the Student tab to begin using the UCDAccess portal, then select Student Center.
  • Do not use your browser’s “back” button to navigate through the Student Center.
    • In the upper right and lower left corners of the page, you can use the drop-down menu and links to navigate to other sections of the Student Center.
  • “Update” or “verify” your contact information and emergency contact data under “Personal Information” (update/verification required once per term).
  • Note “Holds” and “Enrollment Dates” for registration eligibility on the right side of the screen.
  • Click on green Search for Classes button in the upper right-hand side, just above the “Holds” box.
  • Under Search Criteria, use the drop-down menus to select “CU Denver” and “Downtown Denver Campus.”
  • Under Class Search Criteria, enter at least two criteria (e.g. “course subject” and “undergraduate”).
    • Use the “Additional Search Criteria” for a detailed/specific search.
  • Click Search or hit return.
  • Courses will appear in numerical order under the Collapse All/Expand All/Start New Search line.
    • Use triangles at left to expand course-by-course.
    • Use “Expand All” button at top to expand entire list.
  • After expanding the listing(s), click Select Class
    • Note the details of the course, including restrictions and/or prerequisites/corequisites.
    • If desired, click “wait list if class is full” option.
  • Click Next
    • Course will be added to your Shopping Cart.
  • Shopping Cart will hold your course selections for you until you are eligible and ready to register.
    • It will allow you to see if a course is open or closed, or if there is a waitlist for the class.
    • ADDING COURSES TO YOUR SHOPPING CART IS FOR SCHEDULING AND PLANNING ONLY!
    • THIS DOES NOT REGISTER/ENROLL YOU FOR COURSES OR COMPLETE YOUR REGISTRATION.
  • When you are satisfied with your course selections in your Shopping Cart, the next step is to add the courses to your schedule. 
  • Once your registration date and time occurs, to add courses to your schedule, click the Select box next to each class you would like to add. 
    • If you are adding more than one course at a time, enter the order you would like the classes to be added by using the Enrollment Order field next to each class.
  • Click Proceed to Step 2 of 3
  • The Confirm Classes Page (Step 2) allows you to check your class selection one last time before officially enrolling. 
    • Click “Previous” to return to the Shopping Cart if you need to change anything.
  • Once you have verified that your courses are correct, click the Finish Enrolling button (Step 3).
  • You have now registered for courses.
  • Click My Class Schedule to view your schedule and confirm enrollment or waitlist status.
  • Print out your final schedule. You will need this to get your student ID card and/or current semester sticker.
  • Don’t forget to sign out and close your browser window.