Registration Information

General Registration Information

• Adding or Dropping Courses - add/drop procedures in detail.
• Error Messages- a detailed description of each registration error message and how to respond to it.
• Wait Lists - instructions on how to wait-list yourself to a class, move from a waitlist into a class, and information about wait list automation.
• Early Registration FAQ: Eligible Students received an email directly from the Office of the Registrar notifying them of their eligibility and the exact date and time that they become eligible to register.  For the full list of registration dates and times, click here.
• Registration Knowledge Base Articles - all articles on navigating student registration and schedule tools.

Timelines and Important Dates

• Important Dates - when courses are reserved for certain fields of study, start and end dates of wait-list automation
• Registration Times - determine when you become eligible to register for future terms.  Registration times are typically published for the future term, the second month of the fall and spring semesters.
• Reserved Courses - view the Fall 2026 courses that will be temporarily reserved for students with certain fields of study (major, minor, concentration, or endorsement)
  
• Add/Drop Deadlines - detailed information about add/drop deadlines for course offerings by course session start and end date. See below.
• Religious Holidays Calendar - To ensure equity, Drake University will make a good faith effort to provide reasonable religious accommodations to students whose religious beliefs and practices conflict with an academic requirement. Visit the Religious Holidays Calendar page to learn more about these accommodations. 

Additional Registration Information

• Complete Withdrawal - used for students who wish to drop all courses in a term.
• Cross-Enrollment - a special program for students at Drake, DMACC, and Grandview who wish to take a course at one of the other participating schools.
• Non-Degree Registration Information - a program for students who wish to take undergraduate courses at Drake University but do not plan to complete a degree at Drake.