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Register for Courses
With all the prep work you've done, you're now ready to register for your courses.
Follow the information below to register for your courses:
- Log in to LORIS.
- Add or drop your courses.
- Registration tips.
- How to adjust your schedule: add waitlisted courses or add, drop or switch labs and tutorials.
Note: There are two (2) course delivery options: In-Person or Online Learning. You can identify an online course on LORIS by checking the section – online courses are marked with an OC.
Log In to LORIS
- Go to LORIS.
- Enter your Laurier credentials. See the Accounts and Passwords page if you need a reminder.
Note: If you lock your account, wait five minutes and it will reset. If you continue to have login issues, contact the ICT Service Desk.
Learn more about LORIS and how to use it.
Add/Drop Your Courses
To add your courses during registration:
- Navigate in LORIS: Student Services > Registration > Register for Classes.
- Select your term and click "Continue."
- You must register for both fall and winter terms, but begin with fall 2022.
- Click the "Enter CRNs" tab. Learn more about CRNs.
- Click "+ Add Another CRN" until you have enough textboxes for your whole term.
- Type each CRN into a box (for example, 1636).
- Click "Add to Summary" to add all your courses.
- Press "Submit" on the summary page to officially register in your courses.
You are successfully registered in your courses when you see the word "Registered" beside each lecture, lab and tutorial.
If you need to drop any courses:
- Navigate in LORIS: Student Services > Registration > Register for Classes.
- Select your term and click "Continue."
- Navigate to Summary section (bottom right of screen).
- Select "Drop Course" from the Action dropdown fields, next to the course you wish to remove.
- Click "Submit."
View the video on how to add and drop courses in LORIS:
Registration Tips
Courses Full?
If a course you want to register in is full, check LORIS regularly to see if new course sections are available. Throughout the summer, Laurier may increase class sizes or add new course sections to accommodate the increase in demand.
View Your Weekly Schedule
You can view your schedule in LORIS by following the pathway below:
- LORIS > Student Services > Registration > View Registration Information
Online courses will not appear in your schedule.
Course Reference Number
CRN stands for "course reference number." CRNs can be found in the Visual Schedule Builder or Browse Classes.
Remember that labs and tutorials will have their own CRN. You must add the course CRN and lab/tutorial CRN to successfully register for the course.
If you do not know the CRN of the course you wish to add, you can search for it using the “Find Classes” tab. You can search for classes by course code, course title, subject, etc.
Adjusting Your Schedule
You can switch a tutorial or lab section on LORIS without automatically dropping the lecture. For example: You are currently registered in SP101 Section A, Tutorial 1 want to switch into Tutorial 2.
Follow these steps to switch tutorials without dropping the lecture, provided there is room in the tutorial and there are no time conflicts.
- Log in to LORIS.
- Click "Student Services."
- Click "Registration."
- Click "Register for Classes."
- Select term and Continue.
- Go to Find Classes and Search for the new section you want to add. Click "Add" and it will go to your Summary as Pending status.
- Under "Summary," find the section you want to drop and select "Drop Course."
- Click "Submit."
Waitlists exist for some courses, and allow you to “get in line” for the next available space that may come available.
How to Add Yourself to a Waitlist
- Do a search under "Find Classes" in Register for Classes.
- Review the "Class Seats" column for available space in the section and the waitlist.
- If course is full and there is space available on the wait list, click "Add". Course will be added to your Summary with "Pending" status.
- Click "Submit."
- You will get a "Registration Add Error" message to let you know the course is full, but a waitlist is available.
- Under "Summary," go to the course and select "Waitlisted" from the Action drop down menu.
- Click "Submit."
- Status will appear as "Waitlisted" in Summary.
To view your wait list position:
- Click the "Schedule Detail" tab on the left panel and view course details.
- Click the arrow beside the Course Title to expand the course details.
How to Enrol in Waitlisted Course
If you're at the top of the waitlist, and a spot becomes available, you will receive an email to your mylaurier email advising you have 24 hours to add the course through LORIS. If you miss your 24-hour window, you will be removed from the waitlist and the next person on the waitlist will have the opportunity to add the course.
- Log in to LORIS.
- Under the "Summary," select "Enrolled" for the wait listed course from the Action drop down menu.
- Click "Submit" and your status will change to "Registered."