Registration Fall 2023

All EEE undergraduate students (not graduating in May) received an email from their primary advisor on 2/7/23 with specific instructions for required meetings and steps for registration. After Patrick Tiffany's departure any of his students still needing to meet with an EEE advisor will now meet with Tammi Thayer, and received an email from her on 2/23/23 with a new appointment link.

Open Registration Begins 7/24/23 - See Open Registration Help section below or CLICK HERE

It is time for students to prepare for Fall 2023 registration. All undergraduate students will request  Fall 2023 courses using the Course Request Form (CRF) via the Pre-Registration (batch) process. To support the goal of providing all students with a working schedule, students are encouraged to list as many alternative courses on the CRF as possible. Consideration will be given to priority populations, upper-class students based on credit hours applied toward degree requirements, and critical courses identified by programs. If a student does not submit their CRF prior to the deadline, they must wait for Open Registration.

Timeline for Important Steps & Dates to stay on target to meet all deadlines-

  • Now through March 24 - EEE Mentor meeting; priority timeline to avoid appointment calendar bottlenecks between Mentor and Advisor
  • Post-Mentor meeting through April 11 - EEE Registration Advising appointment with primary advisor
  • March 13 – Fall 2023 Schedule of Classes released
  • April 11, 5PM - CRF Submit Deadline
  • April 21, 5PM - Schedules released for all students that met CRF deadline
  • April 24 - Open Registration begins; Scheduling Assistant opens. Your time ticket to enter Scheduling Assistant found in myPurdue>Registration Tab>Registration Status & Time ticket. 

EEE students are required to take the following steps -

  1. Take the annual EEE Student Experience Survey, if you haven't already done so
  2. Submit EEE Mentor Form, then meet with EEE Faculty Mentor to discuss
  3. Complete Registration Advising appointment with primary advisor
  4. Finalize and Submit CRF; view how to submit CRF With Pre-Loaded Courses from Advisor video

How to Prepare for Mentor meeting-

  • Check your EEE Faculty Mentor (some have been changed) - Faculty Mentors are shown in BoilerConnect; listed on the right, under your picture where it says, “Your Success Team.”
  • Email Faculty Mentor to request a meeting; find contact info here.  When corresponding be professional and courteous. Propose multiple times on multiple days across a few weeks. Allow plenty of time for maximum flexibility as last-minute requests are rarely successful. Meetings may be virtual or in person.
  • EEE Mentor Form - Thoughtfully complete and submit the online form prior to the Mentor meeting. Make sure to select the form that corresponds to your entrance date to Purdue.  It will guide you to identify EEE Selective and Technical Elective choices, and consider how they support your career interests. Aids to help are EEE Career Pathways and Recently Offered Course Reference.  Review How to Identify Prerequisites and Restrictions of desired courses, and adjust as needed.
    • Upon submission this online platform generates an email to the mentor, student and EEE advisors with Subject: EEE MENTOR FORM.  Keep this email.
    • At conclusion of meeting, request that your Mentor immediately ‘reply all’ to that original email to document your meeting and to note any recommendations, reminders or questions to you (or EEE advisor) in body of email.

How to Prepare for Registration Appointment with EEE Advisor

  • Take the annual EEE Student Experience Survey, if you haven’t already done so.
  • Complete all mentoring steps above. 
  • Review MyPurduePlan Worksheet; note any discrepancies or questions.
  • Review your MyPurduePlan Plans tab. Make sure it is accurate per current enrollment and future plans. Identify desired courses for enrollment. It is your responsibility to make sure you meet all degree requirements prior to graduation. See EEE Plan of Study and myPurduePlan Instructional Videos.
  • Check myPurdue portal for Holds – go to myPurdue >Registration >Register for Classes >Do I have any holds?  Instructions to address Holds.
  • Schedule Registration Appointment – All students received a BoilerConnect email notification from their advisor with instructions and a link to their calendar to make an appointment. Select a time that works with your schedule AND allows sufficient time between your Mentor and Registration appointments.  Same day appointments are not recommended!
  • Failure to fully prepare for your meeting may result in your Registration appointment being cancelled.

Pre-Registration Help

The office of the Registrar has put together lots of useful info to guide students. Go to https://www.purdue.edu/registrar/ and click on the Pre-Registration tab on the side. Many resources live on this page.

  • Just a few are highlighted below, along with instructions on how to enter a “Free Time” request.

Student FAQs

Student FAQs Post Batch Registration

University Core Placeholders

How can I enter a free time request?  You may wish to enter a “FREE TIME” request as an attempt to reserve time for work or extra-curricular commitments. Those times are not considered “hard stops” when the schedule is built, but an attempt is made to respect your request. The more free time requested the greater risk of not getting a full schedule. You will use the magnifying glass icon to enter free time requests. You will select the ‘Free Time’ tab and click on each half-hour grid square that should be free. Press the ‘Select’ button or use the enter key to insert the free time request into the Course Requests grid.

Open Registration Help

Students who submitted a CRF by the deadline and had no HOLDs should have a Fall 2023 schedule as of 4/21/23.  Check the integrity of your schedule against the Advisor Recommendation Form that you got via email at close of the Registration appt.  You can also find a copy in BoilerConnect (BC), under ‘Reports/Notes’ tab.  Click tab; look under ‘Appointment Summaries’ near bottom.  View report details and there will be a clickable PDF uploaded attached to the Fall 2023 report.  Validate appropriate course placement and the number of needed credits.  If a course or credits are missing you must take action to manually adjust your schedule.

Open Registration closed in June but will begin again on Monday, July 24 for those who missed the CRF deadline or wish to attempt manual adjustments via Scheduling Assistant; which also opens on 7/24 for student use. Time Ticket access is rolling out across the day, beginning with those with the most transcript credits (seniors down to freshman).  Your time ticket can be found via myPurdue > Registration tab > Registration Status.  Holds can also be found on the Registration Status page.  Hold Instructions. If you met with your EEE advisor then your Fall PIN is on the recommendation form, if needed.  (Reminder: Students must meet with their EEE mentor and EEE advisor to get their PIN. CLICK to see full instructions above.)  

Closed courses -

Waitlists:  Some courses will use Waitlists.  Instructions at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUNETxwcg5Q. 

Courses not using Waitlists:  You will need to watch for space, especially after spring grades post on 5/10/23.

For selective/elective courses, you may have to consider an alternative course: 

Reference myPurduePlan – look at your MPP Plans tab for ideas.  First, make sure it is up to date; myPurduePlan Instructional Videos

Research alternative EEE Selective options - go to the Recently Offered Course Reference list; filter on Fall 2023.  You can access syllabi for some courses via Course Insights, found in your mypurdue portal, or go to https://sswis.mypurdue.purdue.edu/CourseInsights/.

If you have questions Make an advising appointment via BoilerConnect with Tammi Thayer. Emailing quick questions is ok but responses may be slow. While you await a response, you are empowered to utilize the following resources:

  • Google Purdue Registrar YouTube channel for various demos.
  • Scheduling Assistant (during Open Reg) - Use Scheduling Assistant to build full schedule. Demo video.
  • Registration Errors (during Open Reg) - Students should submit requests in Scheduling Assistant. Instructions here.

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