Fall 2023 Registration
Add/Drop
Banner 9 Access
Click here to access Banner 9.
Adding a Course
Students can add courses to their schedule in Banner with Instructor Approval. Add/Drop for Fall 2023 opens on Tuesday, May 2 and runs through Friday, September 22 at 5:00 pm ET.
Dropping a Course
Students can drop full-credit courses and full-semester half-credit courses online through Friday, September 22 at 5:00 pm ET.
- After September 22 through November 3, students must email their instructor and advisor for permission to drop. Email permissions should be forwarded to our office (registrar@middlebury.edu) with the following information.
- Name
- ID number
- Course to be dropped – i.e. PHIL 0160 A
- Course CRN – i.e. 92148
Frequently Asked Questions
Q Can I use my AP or IB credits to register earlier?
No, pre-college testing credits like AP or IB are not included in the calculation of credit based registration groups.
Q How do I find classes that have open seats?
You can find seats using the full course schedule:
- Scroll down to find available seats.
- Subtract ‘Reserved Incoming’ and ‘Reserved Cont.’ columns from ‘Seats Avail’ column.
- seats assigned in the Reserved Incoming column are for incoming Fall 2023 first-year students.
- seats assigned in the Reserved Continuing column are for second-semester first-year students.
- When Seats Avail shows, WL – a wait list has started; the only way to register for this class is during the Add/Drop period with ‘Instructor Approval’.
- Additional helpful registration tips can be found on this page.
Q How do I change my lab or discussion section?
If you are already registered for the course:
- Ask the faculty member to enter an approval in Banner for the new lab, discussion, or drill.
- Once the approval is entered, log in to Banner 9
- On the Enter CRNs tab, enter the CRN for the new section and click Add to Summary.
- In your Summary panel, locate the lab, discussion, or drill you want to drop and click drop in the Action box,
- Click submit.
Q The course I want to add says it has a time conflict - now what?
Students cannot add two courses to their schedule that begin or end at the same time during web registration.
Once Add/Drop begins, students are required to obtain permission from both faculty members whose courses over-lap before registering. If approved, the faculty of the course to be added can enter a “Waive Time Conflict” override for the student in Banner.
Once the student obtains all approvals and the time conflict waiver, they can register for the course in their Banner.
Q Banner won't let me register for a course...
1) Do you have a time ticket for Fall registration? Check the Prepare for Registration app in Banner 9 to see all course approvals by term.
2) Is there a required discussion or lab? You have to register for all parts of a course together.
3) Do you have a time conflict? You cannot register for two courses that meet at the same time (even if one ends and the other begins at the same time).
4) Are you trying to register for two 500s or two 700s (or a combo of each)? Send an email to registrar@middlebury.edu and we will register you in the second 0500/0700 course.
5) Have you taken the course or its equivalent before? Email registrar@middlebury.edu
Still stuck? Email registrar@middlebury.edu
Q How do I add a 5th credit?
A 5th credit course may only be added during Add/Drop.
Seniors:
- Contact the instructor for approval to take the course. Once the Instructor Approval has been entered in Banner, log into Banner and register for the course.
- NOTE: you can see approvals that have been entered for you on the ‘Prepare for Registration’ app in Banner 9.
Sophomores and Juniors:
- Requests to take a 5th credit are managed by your Class Dean.
- Once you receive email confirmation from your dean that your 5th credit has been approved, the Office of the Registrar will add it to your schedule.
First Year Students: Students in their first or second semester may not take more than 4 courses.
Q How do I register for 4.5 credits?
Registration for more than 4 credits may only be done during Add/Drop.
Seniors:
- Contact the instructor for approval to take the course. Once the Instructor Approval has been entered in Banner, log into Banner and register for the course.
- NOTE: you can see approvals that have been entered for you on the ‘Prepare for Registration’ app in Banner 9.
Sophomores – Juniors:
- Fill out this request form. NOTE: This form requires an upload of advisor’s approval, so be sure you have that before you begin the form.
- Once you submit the form, the Office of the Registrar will add you to the class.
First Year Students: Students in their first or second semester may not take more than 4 courses.
Q What if I want to take a half-credit course?
Please see this webpage for FAQs and more information.
Q How do I add a course in the Add period?
- To add a course, contact the instructor for approval to take the course.
- Once the approval has been entered in Banner for each section of the course (ie LCT, DSC, LAB, Drill, etc), log in to Banner and register for the course.
- NOTE: you can see approvals that have been entered for you on the ‘Prepare for Registration’ app in Banner 9.
- The online instructor approval will override all restrictions except time conflicts. You must resolve your time conflict by either dropping a course or contacting both instructors of the conflicting courses for approval.
Q I'm a First Year Student. How do I add a course?
- To add a course during Add/Drop, you will need to contact the instructor for approval to take the course.
- You can see approvals that have been entered for you on the ‘Prepare for Registration’ app in Banner 9.
- All first year students need an Alternate PIN to add and drop courses. Contact your advisor to discuss your schedule and obtain your Alternate PIN. Any issues with Alternate PINs should be directed to your advisor.
- As soon as you have received instructor approval and your Alternate PIN, you can add the course in Banner.
Q What if I want to audit a class?
Auditors do not earn credit for the course. If you are interested in auditing, ask the instructor of the course you wish to audit to send an email approval to our office and we will register you as an auditor in the course once the Add/Drop period has opened. Please include student name, student ID number, course subject and number, and CRN.
Registration Dates
Click here to register when your access is available (see below).
Web Registration:
- Starts on April 25, Tuesday at 7:00 a.m.: Students with 31-36+ credits
- Starts on April 25 , Tuesday at 7:30 a.m.: Students with 26-30.99 credits
- Starts on April 26, Wednesday at 7:00 a.m.: Students with 20-25.99 credits
- Starts on April 26, Wednesday at 7:30 a.m.: Students with 16-19.99 credits
- Starts on April 27, Thursday at 7:00 a.m.: Students with 11-15.99 credits
- Starts on April 27, Thursday at 7:30 a.m.: Students with 7-10.99 credits
- Starts on April 28 , Friday at 7:00 a.m.: Students with 3-6.99 credits
Credits are based on courses registered & completed through Spring Term 2023.
All times are in Eastern Standard Time (Vermont local time)