Registration Instructions

Registration Instructions

You can register for classes once your registration window (i.e., your “Time Ticket”) has begun for the upcoming term, you have met with your advisor, and you have cleared any registration holds.

Printable registration instructions

You can use any of the following options to register for classes through Self Service Aiken:  

Option 1: “Find Classes” method

1. Log in to your Self Service Aiken account
2. Click the “Student” tab, then the “Registration” tab, then the “Register for Classes” link
3. Select the term (i.e., Fall, Spring, or Summer) that you are registering for and then click “Continue”
4. Enter search criteria for the class that you would like to add and then click “Search”
   • Campus (USC Aiken) and Subject (e.g., HIST) are required search criteria
   • Course Number (e.g., A101) is optional. If entering a Course Number, you must include the “A” at the start of the Course Number.
   • You can use the “Advanced Search” option to add more detailed search criteria
5. Click the “Add” button in the right column to add a class to your registration Summary
6. Repeat this search and add process for each class that you would like to register for
7. Click “Submit” in the bottom-right corner and verify that the Status changes to “Registered” for each class

Option 2: “Enter CRNs” (Course Reference Numbers) method

Note: you can find a class’s CRN by using the Browse Classes tool in Self Service Aiken or by clicking on a course number in DegreeWorks.

1. Log in to your Self Service Aiken account
2. Click the “Student” tab, then the “Registration” tab, then the “Register for Classes” link
3. Select the term (i.e., Fall, Spring, or Summer) that you are registering for and then click “Continue”
4. Click the “Enter CRNs” tab on the Register for Classes page
5. Enter the CRN for each class that you would like to add to your registration Summary
   • You can add more than three CRNs at a time by clicking “Add Another CRN”
6. Click the “Add to Summary” button to add each class to your registration Summary
7. Click “Submit” in the bottom-right corner and verify that the Status changes to “Registered” for each class 

Option 3: Registration Plan Ahead “Shopping Cart” method

Note: before using this method, you must create a plan using the Registration Plan Ahead Shopping Cart tool on the Registration page in Self Service Aiken.

1. Log in to your Self Service Aiken account
2. Click the “Student” tab, then the “Registration” tab, then the “Register for Classes” link
3. Select the term (i.e., Fall, Spring, or Summer) that you are registering for and then click “Continue”
4. Click the “Shopping Cart” tab on the Register for Classes page
5. Click on the plan you previously created to add the classes from your plan to your registration Summary
6. Click “Submit” in the bottom-right corner and verify that the Status changes to “Registered” for each class

Removing a class:

If you are considering withdrawing from a class after the term has begun, we recommend discussing this decision with your advisor first.

You can remove a class from your schedule by following these steps:

1. Log in to your Self Service Aiken account
2. Click the “Student” tab, then the “Registration” tab, then the “Register for Classes” link
3. Select the term (i.e., Fall, Spring, or Summer) for the class that you are removing
4. Find the class in the “Summary” box 
5. Change the “Action” column from “None” to the “Drop/Withdraw” option
6. Click the “Submit” button in the bottom-right corner
7. Verify that the course is either removed for your schedule or the status changes to “Withdrawn”