Registration Help

Navigating the registration process can be a pivotal part of your college experience, and we're here to make it as straightforward as possible. Whether you're setting up your first semester or planning for the next, our Registration Help page provides the tools and guidance you need to succeed.

What's Here?

Searching for Classes and Enrolling: If you need help navigating the class search and enrollment process, these videos will guide you step-by-step through the entire process of searching for and enrolling into your classes. You will need to sign-in to each video using the same credentials you use for your MyCSUB account. Created by the SSE Advising Center.

Schedule Adjustment: Learn how to adjust your schedule by adding, dropping, or swapping courses. Watch the video below to see the step-by-step process. Created by the NSME Student Advising and Success Center.

Schedule Planner: Discover how to use our schedule planner to organize your classes. Created by the NSME Student Advising and Success Center.

Frequently Asked Questions: Check out this section for quick answers to common concerns and tips for a smooth registration experience.

Registration Holds

Who Gets Them?

After Census Day of each Fall and Spring term, the Registrar's office will place the Advising Hold on some student's accounts.

  • An advising hold will be placed on Freshmen and Juniors in the Fall term for Spring registration.
  • An advising hold will be placed on Freshmen and Sophomores in the Spring term for Fall registration.

Searching for Classes and Enrolling

How do I search for classes?
How do I put classes in my shopping cart?
How do I enroll into courses?

Making Schedule Adjustments

How to Use Schedule Planner

Common Registration Questions

If you see that the course has Enrollment Requirements set as "Southern Kern or OLP" you will not be able to enroll in that specific course and section. These courses are NOT a Main Campus or Antelope Valley course. These courses are for Extended Education Degree Program students only.

NOTE: Even if the modality of the course is A1 Fully Online, if it is designated for "Southern Kern or OLP", neither Antelope Valley nor Main Campus students are able to enroll in the course.

Helpful Tip: When searching for courses, use the section called Additional Search Criteria and change your location to your designated campus.

  • CSU Bakersfield Main Campus
  • Antelope Valley

Screen shot of enrollment information for Southern Kern

If you see that the course has Enrollment Requirements set as "Antelope Valley" you will not be able to enroll in that specific course and section. These courses are NOT a Main Campus course. These courses are for Antelope Valley (AV) students only.

NOTE: Even if the modality of the course is A1 Fully Online, if it is designated for "Antelope Valley", Main Campus students are unable to enroll in the course.

Helpful Tip: When searching for courses, use the section called Additional Search Criteria and change your location to your designated campus.

  • CSU Bakersfield Main Campus
  • Antelope Valley

Screen shot of enrollment information for Antelope Valley

To request enrollment in a course that requires department or instructor consent, you will need to contact the department offering the class to request consent via an override. The process for obtaining an override varies by department so it is important that you communicate directly with the department to determine required steps.

For CSUB 1029 sections, please see an academic advisor from your major.

If the department approves your request, departmental approval can be granted online or via the electronic Add/Drop form.

Screen shot of a course with department consent

After you are added to a waitlist, you can find what number you are on the waitlist of a course by logging into the homepage of your MyCSUB account.  

  1. In the Academics section of your MyCSUB homepage, click on the blue square with three lines (top right). This section will expand and provide you with a long list of options.  
  2. Click on Class Schedule and you will be able to look at your classes in a list view.  
  3. Look down the list for the course that is waitlisted and read through the details.  The course status will say "Waiting" and your current place in line on the waitlist will show next to it.

Screen shot of MyCSUB class schedule

Find the day and time you register by logging in to the homepage of your MyCSUB account.

  1. On the right hand side, you will see your Enrollment Appointment underneath your Message Center.
  2. You will see the date your Shopping Cart is available and the date enrollment begins.
  3. Click on Details to see the exact day and time you are able to register for classes.

Screen shot of enrollment appointment on MyCSUB
If you need help navigating the class search process, please refer to our how to search for classes video.  This video will guide you step-by-step through the process of searching for classes.  You will need to sign-in using the same credentials you use for your MyCSUB account to view the video.
If you need help navigating the process of adding classes into your shopping cart, please refer to our how to put classes in your shopping cart video.  This video will guide you step-by-step through the process of adding classes into your shopping cart and validating (practice enrollment) your shopping cart.  You will need to sign-in using the same credentials you use for your MyCSUB account to view the video.
If you need help navigating the enrollment process, please refer our how to enroll in classes video.  This video will guide you step-by-step through the process of formally enrolling into your courses or adding to a waitlist.  You will need to sign-in using the same credentials you use for your MyCSUB account to view the video.

When searching for classes, there is a section called Additional Search Criteria. Click on it to expand the additional criteria. Scroll down to the bottom.

  1. Change the Location to CSU Bakersfield Main Campus. If you are a CSUB Antelope Valley (AV) student, change your location to Antelope Valley. As a reminder, CSU Bakersfield Main Campus students are unable to take AV courses.
  2. Change the Course Attribute to Junior Year Diversity Reflection.
  3. Click Search.

The classes that appear are the open classes that fulfill the general education requirement for Junior Year Diversity Reflection (JYDR).  If no classes appeared after the search, confirm that your search criteria are correct and match the instructions above.  If they are correct and there are still no classes shown, this means that all the sections are full.

Screen shot of additional search criteria for JYDR

When searching for classes, there is a section called Additional Search Criteria. Click on it to expand the additional criteria. Scroll down to the bottom.

  1. Change the Location to CSU Bakersfield Main Campus. If you are a CSUB Antelope Valley (AV) student, change your location to Antelope Valley. As a reminder, CSU Bakersfield Main Campus students are unable to take AV courses.
  2. Change the Course Attribute to Upper Division General Education.
  3. Change the Course Attribute Value to Upper Division B.
  4. Click Search.

The classes that appear are the open classes that fulfill the general education requirement for Upper Division B.  If no classes appeared after the search, confirm that your search criteria are correct and match the instructions above.  If they are correct and there are still no classes shown, this means that all the sections are full.

Screen shot of additional search criteria for UD-B

When searching for classes, there is a section called Additional Search Criteria. Click on it to expand the additional criteria. Scroll down to the bottom.

  1. Change the Location to CSU Bakersfield Main Campus. If you are a CSUB Antelope Valley (AV) student, change your location to Antelope Valley. As a reminder, CSU Bakersfield Main Campus students are unable to take AV courses.
  2. Change the Course Attribute to Upper Division General Education.
  3. Change the Course Attribute Value to Upper Division C.
  4. Click Search.

The classes that appear are the open classes that fulfill the general education requirement for Upper Division C.  If no classes appeared after the search, confirm that your search criteria are correct and match the instructions above.  If they are correct and there are still no classes shown, this means that all the sections are full.

Screen shot of additional search criteria for UD-C

When searching for classes, there is a section called Additional Search Criteria. Click on it to expand the additional criteria. Scroll down to the bottom.

  1. Change the Location to CSU Bakersfield Main Campus. If you are a CSUB Antelope Valley (AV) student, change your location to Antelope Valley. As a reminder, CSU Bakersfield Main Campus students are unable to take AV courses.
  2. Change the Course Attribute to Upper Division General Education.
  3. Change the Course Attribute Value to Upper Division D.
  4. Click Search.

The classes that appear are the open classes that fulfill the general education requirement for Upper Division D.  If no classes appeared after the search, confirm that your search criteria are correct and match the instructions above.  If they are correct and there are still no classes shown, this means that all the sections are full.

Screen shot of additional search criteria for UD-D

When searching for classes, there is a section called Additional Search Criteria. Click on it to expand the additional criteria. Scroll down to the bottom.

  1. Change the Location to CSU Bakersfield Main Campus. If you are a CSUB Antelope Valley (AV) student, change your location to Antelope Valley. As a reminder, CSU Bakersfield Main Campus students are unable to take AV courses.
  2. Change the Course Attribute to Graduate Writing Assessment.
  3. Click Search.

The classes that appear are the open classes that fulfill the general education requirement for Graduate Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR).  If no classes appeared after the search, confirm that your search criteria are correct and match the instructions above.  If they are correct and there are still no classes shown, this means that all the sections are full.

Screen shot of additional search criteria for GWAR