ECE Registration Information

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Registration Process for Current ECE Students

The ECE Registration Process for Spring 2025 has changed so please read below for instructions.  
 
All ECE Students are now required to attend a group registration meeting to submit their CRF (Course Request Form).  
 
Prior to that meeting, all ECE students must create/update the Degree Checklist provided to them in their BrightSpace Advising Community.  Once their Degree Checklist is complete, students will upload it to BrightSpace and submit a Student Registration Profile (SRP) to indicate their Degree Checklist is ready to be reviewed by their advisor.  Once a student's SRP is received, their primary academic advisor has no less than 5 business days to review their Degree Checklist and reach out to the student to either make adjustments for approval, or with a link to sign up for a group meeting. 
   
The below steps will assist in completing the upcoming registration process:
 
1. Locate the Degree Checklist and a video on how to complete it in your BrightSpace Advising Community.  Read the instructions to complete it in entirety with all past, current and planned courses from when you started Purdue through to graduation.  
 
2. Upload your completed Degree Checklist to BrightSpace.
 
3. All students who plan to fulfill degree requirements in Spring 2025:  Instead of uploading a Degree Checklist, you will upload your updated SEP.  In addition, you must Apply to Graduate in myPurdue on the Graduation & Commencement Info card immediately.  
 
4. Once your Degree Checklist is submitted in BrightSpace, submit a Student Registration Profile.  This step will alert your advisor that your Degree Checklist is ready for review.
 
5. Your academic advisor requires a minimum of 5 business days to review your plan.  At that point you will receive an email from your advisor to fix any issues with the Degree Checklist, or an invitation to sign up for a group registration meeting.  It is important to watch for either of these as they are limited on space and time will run out if you put it off too late in the semester.    
 
6. During your group registration meeting, you will be able to ask questions while your CRF is opened and you will then submit it before you leave.  Students who have very unique questions that require further conversation/or feel they really want a 1:1 may be directed to schedule a meeting with their primary advisor after the group meeting.  While all students must attend a group meeting, no student will be denied a personal appointment with their primary advisor after the group meeting if they choose.         
 
7. Continue to watch for emails/updates from our office as well as the Office of the Registrar to avoid any delays in this process.

Registration Process for T2M Students

All students planning to transition to the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the end of the current semester are required to create a SEP (Student Education Plan) in MyPurduePlan, Submit an SRP (Student Registration Profile) survey, and attend a group orientation meeting.  In some circumstances, a student may need to hold an individual meeting with and advisor which will be determined as they go through the registration process.  T2M students will be sent an email to view a "How-To" video on creating an SEP and submitting an SRP.  Once that step is completed, an invitation to register for an orientation will be sent through BoilerConnect.  Students who do not complete these steps in the correct order will be seen by an ECE academic advisor as time permits which could lead to a delay in their registration process and not getting into the needed class(es).  

  1. View the video sent by the ECE Undergraduate Office which provides instructions on completing the SEP/SRP Process.  Additional help may be found  on the SEP Instructions to create/update your SEP (note: Google Chrome may not work properly).

  2. Once the SEP (Student Education Plan) is complete and ready for review, students must submit an SRP (Student Registration Profile).  T2M students use this SRP link.  This step will alert an advisor that the SEP is ready for review.  

  3. The SEP will be reviewed by an ECE Academic Advisor once the SRP is received.  An academic advisor needs a minimum of 5 business days to review a plan so keep this in mind to ensure all deadlines are met.      

  4. Once an advisor reviews the SEP, the student will receive an email with further instructions on the next steps.  This could be to fix an error on the SEP, or direct the student to register for an Orientation Meeting in the upcoming weeks.   

  5. Students will attend an Orientation Meeting to meet ECE advisors and learn more on how to get involved outside of the classroom, what ECE organizations are available, and how to gain experiential learning. 

  6. After the meeting, an advisor will import the courses listed on the student's SEP into the Advisor Recommendation Form and open the student's Course Request Form.  At this time, students may change the order of preference for each course, but no major changes should be made without discussing it with an ECE advisor.  Students may find assistance on how to use the Course Request Form by watching this video for guidance.  Remember to put the most critical course at the top of the form and work down.  Students will receive an email once the CRF is open as well as the close date, at which time they will not be able to add/modify the courses.  The email will also include the Registration PIN for the student to use during open registration.

  7. Continue to watch for emails/updates from our office as well as the Office of the Registrar to avoid any delays in this process.

ECE Wait List

If you need in an ECE course or section that is currently closed or if there is a conflict with another required course, please complete the ECE Wait List request and you will be contacted by our office as soon as information is available.

The wait list should be utilized only when you are unable to fit a course into your schedule, either due to it being full or because of a time-conflict. Every attempt should be made to work out a schedule, even if you have to choose a section that is not your first choice; you can always make changes later should a space appear in your preferred section.  You should not fill out the wait list to try to get into a more ‘desirable’ section of a course. If you need further assistance, please contact the ECE Undergraduate Advising Office at 494-3390 or stop by MSEE 140.

Override Requests

If you are an ECE student or non-ECE student who is getting an error when adding a course to your schedule, please complete the override request in Scheduling Assistant and your request will be reviewed by the ECE staff.  Once your request has been processed, you will be notified via email with the results.

  • Foreign Language Courses
    • Students planning on enrolling for the first time in a foreign language course who have taken 2 years or more of that language in high school must take the language placement exam. Students who have no previous courses in a language or who have less than 2 years of language study may fill out the override request through Scheduling Assistant to request to start at the 10100 level if departmental permission is required for enrollment.
  • Wine Appreciation (FS 47000)
    • Students can request the override through Unitime once their time ticket is open. Students must bring a driver's license or passport to the Food Science Department (NLSN Rm 2203) to verify that the student will be 21 years old by the date specified by the FS Department. If a student brings his or her ID prior to the opening of the time ticket, the override will be placed in Banner.

Entering Transfer Students

Entering transfer students should have been working with ECE and have all their transfer credits reviewed before registering for courses. Once it has been determined if and how these credits will be used toward one of the ECE degrees, the student will be provided with a schedule recommendation and their Registration PIN number. Detailed instructions for registration can be found here for using myPurdue.