Priority registration
Certain student groups are mandated to receive priority registration. Priority registration is defined as an earlier enrollment appointment time than other students with the same class level (e.g., master’s, senior, junior, etc.) and units completed. For example, if all senior students register on a Monday, then priority senior students would be assigned the earliest enrollment appointments available on Monday.
Students with priority registration are encouraged to enroll during their assigned enrollment appointment so that they are more likely to secure a spot in their preferred class choices.
Who qualifies for priority registration?
- Students who are foster youth or former foster youth. “Foster youth” means people who are currently in foster care. “Former foster youth” means people who are emancipated foster youth and are up to 24 years of age.
- Students who are members or former members of Armed Forces of the United States or the State Military Reserve who have received an honorable discharge, a general discharge, or an other than honorable discharge within four years of leaving state or federal active duty. "Armed Forces of the United States" means the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, National Guard, Naval Militia, Navy, and the reserve components of each of those forces, including the California National Guard. A member of the Armed Forces of the United States or the State Military Reserve who received a dishonorable discharge or a bad conduct discharge is not eligible for priority registration for enrollment.
- Students who are active participants in the California Promise Program.
- Student parents. Student parent means a student who has a child or children under 18 years of age who will receive more than half of their support from that student
- Students who are registered with Student Disability and Accessibility Center (SDAC) that would otherwise not achieve their academic goals within a reasonable period of time due to an on-going disability.
- Students who participate in intercollegiate sports governed by the NCAA.
- Students who would not otherwise achieve their academic goals within a reasonable period of time because they participate in an ongoing, university-sanctioned activity that significantly benefits the university. In a case such as this, the administrator in charge of the student’s activity must make a formal request to the Priority Registration Committee, on behalf of the students, for inclusion in Category 7.
Eligibility for category 7
In order to be considered for priority registration under Category 7, the administrator requesting inclusion shall provide documentation that their department activity has met the following criteria:
- The significance of the activity toward the benefit of the university as a whole. Students must participate in a university-sanctioned activity that significantly benefits the university. This means that the benefits of the activity for the university as a whole are a consideration. However, participation in such an activity is a necessary but not sufficient condition for the privilege of priority registration.
- The necessity of priority registration in order to participate in the activity. Priority registration must be necessary for the student to successfully participate in the activity. If the student can successfully participate in the program without priority registration, priority registration will not be granted.
- The necessity of priority registration for the activity to successfully take place. Priority registration must be necessary to allow a sufficient number of students to participate in the activity to ensure it's success.
Priority registration may only be granted if all three conditions are met. The Priority Registration Committee will recommend to the Vice President of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs which groups meet eligibility for priority registration.
If approved for inclusion in category 7, the coordinator or administrator shall submit a list of students in their priority group who are eligible for priority registration to the registrar’s office by the date set by the Office of the Registrar.
Student parents with qualifying dependents may be eligible for priority registration.
To be eligible for priority registration:
- Students must have a child or children under 18 years of age who will receive more than half of their support from the student.
- Students must claim their priority enrollment appointment by updating their dependent information in OASIS Student Center by the published deadline.
The deadline for updating dependent information in OASIS is published on the Dates and Deadlines page each year.