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Office of the Registrar

Enrollment Procedures

To Register at IUPUI, Follow These Steps

  1. Be Admitted

  2. Activate Your University Account

  3. See Your Academic School or Division

  4. Check your Registration Appointment Time

  5. Obtain Any Necessary Course Authorizations/Permissions

  6. Check for Any Holds on Your Record

  7. Register or waitlist your courses

  8. Check the Final Exam Schedule

  9. Request a parking permit

  10. Pay for your classes

  11. Check your booklist

  12. Attend classes

1. Be Admitted 

If you plan to enroll in credit courses at IUPUI, you must be admitted to the University before you may register. For further information, follow these links to Undergraduate Admissions or Graduate Admissions. If you previously attended IUPUI but are not enrolled in the current term and wish to enroll, contact the registration appointment line at (317) 274-1519 on or after the date specified in the academic calendar to confirm your registration eligibility.


2. Activate Your University Account

Students conduct most of their business with the university through the Web. By activating their university account, students will be able to register, send and receive e-mail through the university, and use Oncourse.

If you haven’t activated your university e-mail account, visit Account Management Service. You can activate your account as soon as you are admitted to the university. Contact the Support Center with any questions.


3. See Your Academic School or Division

Meet with your academic advisor and obtain a list of recommended and alternate courses.

Students should review course offerings prior to the start of registration. Each student must assume responsibility for ensuring that he/she knows the academic requirements for the degree being pursued.


4. Check your registration appointment time

During the priority registration period, students are given specific times to register. You can check your time by visiting My Registration Appointment  from the Self-Service section on the left, on the Services tab in OneStart. You will need to login first, using your user id and password, the same as used for e-mail or Oncourse. You can register at or after your appointment time.

Students registering after the priority period don’t need registration appointments, but must be eligible to register. If you previously attended IUPUI but are not enrolled in the current term and wish to enroll, contact the registration appointment line at 274-1519 on or after the date specified in the academic calendar

Students who are enrolled on another IU campus or who were last enrolled on another IU campus but did not graduate, should complete the inter-campus transfer form.


5. Obtain Any Necessary Course Authorizations or Course Permissions

Certain courses, such as those marked PERM (permission) or RSTR (restricted) must be approved by the department or school offering the course before you register. Visit the authorization link for more information on this and other enrollment restrictions.

You can see if permissions have been granted by visiting  My Class Permissions(page 5) from the Self-Service section on the left, on the Services tab in OneStart.


6. Check for any Holds on your record

Be sure there are no academic or financial holds that will prevent you from registering. Some schools or departments may place a hold on your registration until you have been advised.

You can see if there are any holds on your record by visiting Holds on My Record from the Self-Service section on the left, on the Services tab in OneStart.


7. Register or Waitlist Your Courses 

You will register according to an assigned appointment during Priority Registration or during the Open Registration period. For registration dates, visit the academic calendar. Be sure to have your user id and password available for registration. These are the same as you use to access university e-mail and Oncourse.

Detailed registration instructions are available.

If you haven’t activated your university e-mail account, visit Account Management Service. You can activate your account as soon as you are admitted to the university. Contact the Support Center with any questions.


8. Check the Final Exam Schedule

Visit the Final Exam Schedule.


9. Request a parking permit

Parking permits may be ordered on-line by visiting Parking Services.


10. Pay for your classes.

Login to OneStart and select QuikPay

QuikPAY is a web-based payment method for students to pay their bursar account bills electronically. In addition to making payments, students can view and print statement histories, see current account balances, and print receipts. They can also authorize other individuals (such as parents or guardians) to view a bursar bill, and to pay all or part of the balance due.


11. Check your book list through the bookstore


12. Attend classes.

>If for some reason you need to drop a class or withdraw from the term, be aware of deadlines and proper procedures

>Here are some maps of the campus and the Indianapolis area to help you get acquainted.

Additional Links

IUPUI Office of the Registrar
Campus Center Suite 250
420-University Boulevard
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5144
Office Hours and Phone Numbers
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This page last modified on March 13 2008
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