How do I select courses for a future term?

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For undergraduate students only. Can only be viewed on a desktop computer.

Course selection is the creation of a wish list of courses you want to take during the next academic term. Participating in the Course Selection Period gives you an early attempt at getting into your desired courses, although there are no guarantees.

Notes:

  • See Course Selection Period for resources and helpful information to help you during this phase of registering for courses.
  • You won't have access to course selection if your faculty has already chosen all of your courses. If you see this message "Your department is adding courses for you. Check your courses." then no further action is required by you until the Drop/Add Period.

Do you want to:

  1. Sign in to Quest.
  2. Select the Course Selection tile.
     
    Course Selection tile in Quest.

To add a course(s)

  1. Select Add Courses.
     
    My Course Selection in Quest with Add Course button highlighted.
  2. Follow the instructions listed on the Quest page. To get started, select Add Course. 
     
    Add Course Selections instructions with Add Course button highlighted.
  3. Search for the desired course. Note that there may also be important course selection information displayed for some courses.
     
    Course search criteria with Continue button highlighted.
     
    • Steps and notes:
      1. Choose a subject code using the lookup icon
      2. Choose a course catalog number from the drop-down menu.
      3. If the course is a topic course, choose the desired topic from the list.
        Greyed out campus location highlighted.
      4. If a choice for campus can be made, choose your preferred campus using the lookup icon. The option may be greyed out with no lookup icon if a choice is not available.
      5. Select Continue.
  4. If the course you chose has several campuses, you'll be asked if you want to select an alternate campus (a back-up location). Check the box if you want the alternate location considered, or leave it blank if you do not want the alternate location considered.
     
    Alternate Class Options with select box highlighted and OK button highlighted.
  5. Select Add Course or the plus (+) button to add more courses. Choose a unique/different priority number for each course. After you've chosen all the courses you want to add, select the Submit button.
     
    Priority column highlighted in Quest.
  6. The results of your course selection attempts will show in the column Add Status. Select any message that isn't listed as "Success" to read the message. Common messages:
    • Success = successfully added
    • Success/Messages = view message
      Note: It is your responsibility to read the message and take appropriate action if necessary. E.g., you may be repeating the course. If you wish to drop the course, select Drop Courses. After viewing the message, select Cancel to go to the previous page.
    • Errors Found = requisites may not have been met; you may have to select another course.
  7. After Success messages, select View My Course Selections to return to your list of choices.

To drop a course(s)

  1. Select Drop Courses.
     
    My Course Selection in Quest with Drop Courses link highlighted.
  2. Select Drop from the Action drop-down menu for the appropriate course. Select Submit when finished dropping all desired courses.
     
    Action drop down highlighting Drop and Submit button highlighted.
  3. After Success messages, select View My Course Selections to return to your list of choices.

To change priority and alternate campus

  1. Select Change Priority and Alternate Campus.
     
    My Course Selection in Quest with Change Priority and Alternate Campus link highlighted.
  2. Make desired changes. Once satisfied with your changes, select Save Changes. Note: To update your original campus chosen, you need to drop the course and add it again with the different campus.
    • To update Priority: choose a different number from the pull-down list.
    • To update Alternate Campus (back-up choice): select the Alternate button. On the resulting screen, check the box if you want the alternate location considered, or leave it blank if you do not want the alternate location considered.
       
      Alternate Campus and Priority columns highlighted with Save Changes button highlighted.
  3. The system will respond with a "Changes were successfully saved" message. Select OK then select View My Course Selections to return to your list of choices.

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