Counseling - Register For Classes

A. How to register for classes

You are now ready to register and successfully complete courses through Chaffey College. Please follow the steps below:

1. Be sure all your application materials are completed and submitted to the Admissions office. This is particularly important if you turned in your materials and were instructed to complete additional forms or to submit parent signatures or documents. When your application to the college is complete, you will receive a Registration Permit and instructions on how to register by phone or online. This letter will give you the specific time and date of your appointment to register. If you have these documents, you are ready for the next step.

2. Write a list of courses that you are considering for your first term at Chaffey. This list will include courses from your assessment results, general education patterns, and/or courses to complete your major. Review the information in the previous sections for ideas on courses to select from.

3. Find your desired courses in the Chaffey College Schedule of Classes. The Schedule of Classes lists starting dates, times, instructors’ names, locations, and course descriptions. Using your list of courses select the class(es) you plan to take and choose times, locations, and starting dates that will work for you. Write this information down on your Registration Permit. The section number is critical, so be sure you write down the correct number for each class. This is the five-digit number listed in the schedule in the left margin that precedes each course listing. This number is used by the computer to enroll you in the desired classes.

4. When possible, list alternate courses in the event the course you desire is filled at the time you register. This may mean having to take the same course at a different time and/or location. Be sure the alternate time and location will work for you. You may not find an alternate date and time for the same course, so consider taking a different course altogether that fits with your desired time and location. In either case, be sure to write down all the aforementioned information ahead of time so that you are not fumbling with the schedule of classes while on the phone trying to register
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5. Go online a few hours before or the night before your registration to check the open class list. This will help minimize the confusion when you actually call. View the open class list to determine which classes on your list are still available. This is a great time to revise your schedule and get ready to register with the current information on the availability of classes. Go to www.chaffey.edu/openclass for the open class list.

6. You are permitted to call on the day and time listed on your permit to register. If you miss your phone appointment, you may register by phone anytime thereafter while the telephone registration system is still available.

7. Students that register online have the opportunity to get current information about the availability of open classes at the same time that they register. You can check on courses from the list to see if they are open while the computer gives you alternative sections of the same course if it is full.

a. Go to www.chaffey.edu
b. Select Chaffey View link
c. Enter User Name (First initial of First Name and Last Name and Chaffey ID#)
d. Enter Password ( six digit birthdate)
e. Choose a New Password (must be 6-9 characters; both letters and numbers)
f. To view Registration and Schedule information select
Registration

8. Filling in the information on the instructions system is operational. When the telephone registration period is over, you can register in person at one of the Admissions offices at the main campus, Ontario, Chino, or Fontana. If you have problems registering over the phone, call the Admissions Office at (909) 941-2600 or go to one of our campus sites and register in-person.

9. If a class you want to register for is closed you have the option of getting on a waiting list. Waiting lists are used by instructors to fill vacancies in a class on the first day of instruction when students that are enrolled in the course fail to show up or if the instructor decides to take more than the limit posted for the course. In any case, it is up to the instructor. The higher your ranking on the waiting list, the better your chances of getting into the course. To add a course, you must obtain a Program Change Form from the Admissions Office or you may download it from our website. You must complete the form,have the instructor sign it, and you must return it to Admissions by the deadline to add classes. The schedule of classes lists the deadline for adding classes.

10. After the telephone registration period is over, you can still register during the late registration period. If a class is open, you can register without the instructor’s signature before the class starts. After the first week of classes begin or if it is full, you must get the instructor’s signature on a Program Change Form to get registered. Program Change Forms are available in the Admissions Office, Counseling Center and the off-campus sites. Again, this form must be turned into the admissions office or the off-campus sites by the deadline to add classes. Deadlines for adding classes are listed on the Academic Calendar in the schedule of classes or online at www.chaffey.edu.

11. After you have registered by phone or in person, you must pay your fees to complete the registration process. If you register by telephone, you have the option of paying by phone using a credit card. If you prefer to pay by check or cash you can go to anyone of our campus sites and pay in person. Check the schedule of classes for locations and hours. After you have paid, you can pick up a copy of your enrolled classes from the cashier’s office on the main campus or the admissions office at one of the off-campus sites. If you do not pay before the deadline you will be dropped from your classes. Deadlines for paying fees are listed on the Academic Calendar in the schedule of classes or online at www.chaffey.edu.

12. If you should decide that you do not want to complete a course you have enrolled in, then you must submit a Program Change Form to the Admissions Office to drop it. If you do this before the semester begins you will get a full refund minus a processing fee. If you do it during the first week of classes, then a partial refund is issued. In either case, no grade is issued on your permanent record. If you drop a full-term class after the first month, no refund is issued and a grade of "W" is recorded on your permanent record if you drop the class before the drop deadline. If you do not drop a class before the drop deadline, the instructor will issue a grade for work completed up through the last day that you attended. This too becomes part of your permanent record. Be sure to check the schedule of classes for deadlines to add and drop classes. Deadlines for paying fees are listed on the Academic Calendar in the schedule of classes or online at www.chaffey.edu.