Enrolling in Your Courses

A little preparation goes a long way. Before each academic session begins, it’s helpful to develop a course plan to ensure that you are meeting all of the program requirements.

Frist, check your Degree Progress Report to know which course requirements have been met, and which ones have yet to be satisfied. You may need to review the Undergraduate Calendar as it provides an in depth overview of your program requirements based on the year that you started your program. When using this webpage, click on the Faculty of EUC and then ‘Programs of Study’. You will need to ensure that you've selected the correct program and the year that you started your program or switched programs as there might be additional requirements.

Ready to create your course schedule? Using the Visual Schedule Builder, add your courses and notice how the calendar automatically updates. If you aren't seeing anything, make sure you've selected the correct term before adding courses. The Visual Schedule Bulder will provide a picture of your class schedule and will prevent any overlapping of courses, tutorials, or labs. Make sure to start adding your required core courses into the Visual Schedule Builder, and then add your electives.

*** Pro Tip - Enrolling in 3-4 courses per term is normal and encouraged. It's suggested that students complete 30 credits in one year which includes Fall, Winter, and Summer semesters.

For a more detailed view of your curriculum, please visit these program pages below:

Need assistance developing your course plan or understanding your degree requirements? Reach out to your Academic Advisor and book an appointment.

Now that you have plotted in your required courses, we are ready to add free electives. Using the Course Website will allow you to use the filter option to search by faculty, department, online, or in-person etc. Once you find a course title that sounds interesting, click the link provided to read a short description of the course. The website will also provide Information when the course will be offered, about required tutorials and/or labs, and if the course will be in-person, hybrid, or online. Create a list of courses you are interested in and to have a few options available as some courses fill up quicker then others. Then begin to plot them into your Visual Schedule Builder.

Once you are happy with your schedule, you can begin to enroll.

*** Pro Tip - If your elective is outside of the faculty, you may need to request permission to enroll from the Academic Advisor overseeing the program.

Decoding Course Details - As you select your courses, you will notice that each course will have a faculty, subject, number, credit value and course title. Here’s an example, EU/ENVS 1010 3.00 F “Introduction to Environmental Documentaries”. The EU refers to the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change (EUC), 1010 is the course number where the first digit refers to the year level, 3.00 indicates the credit value of the course, and “Introduction to Environmental Documentaries” is the course title.

The Term ‘F’ or Term ‘W’ refers to courses being offered in the Fall or Winter Session. There is also 'Y' which refers to a year long course that is completed in both the Fall and Winter terms. As for the Summer Session, SU courses are completed over the course of the entire summer, S1 term is a course that is completed in the first month of the Summer term, and S2 in the second month of the Summer Session.

In some cases, you will be asked to select a ‘Section’ which refers to a particular lecture (LECT) with one or more sections for the course. These sections may include tutorials (TUTR) or labs (LAB) that are scheduled on different days and times. To enroll in a course that has a tutorial or lab, please make sure that there is an open space. Then use the catalogue number provided at the bottom of the Visual Schedule Builder as its associated with the course and it’s corresponding lecture or tutorial. For a full list of course “types” visit the FAQ page on the York Course website.

Each course will have a faculty, subject, number, credit value and course title. Here’s an example, EU/ENVS 1010 3.00 F “Introduction to Environmental Documentaries”. The EU refers to the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change (EUC), 1010 is the course number where the first digit refers to the year level, 3.00 indicates the credit value of the course, and “Introduction to Environmental Documentaries” is the course title.

The Term ‘F’ or Term ‘W’ refers to courses being offered in the Fall/Winter Session or Term ‘SU’, Term ‘S1’, Term ‘S2’ are courses being offered in the Summer session.

In some cases, you will be asked to select a ‘Section’ which refers to a particular lecture (LECT) with one or more sections for the course. These sections may include associated tutorials (TUTR) or lab (LAB) that are scheduled on different days and times. To enroll in a course that has a tutorial or lab, please make sure that there is an open space. Then use the catalogue number that’s associated with the course and it’s corresponding lecture or tutorial. For a full list of course “types” go to the FAQ page on the York Courses website. 

Once you have created your course plan, make sure to check My Online Services and scroll to where it says “Enrolment Windows”. This will tell you the first day that you can start enrolling in courses.

If you are happy with your schedule, let’s enroll! Have your Passport York handy as you will need it to enroll. This is the username and password that you set up to access York’s online services.

If you are a new student, check out this link from the Enrolment and Registration Guide to get a Passport York username. If you haven’t accepted your admissions offer, you won’t be able to create a Passport York username. If you need help accepting your offer, please connect with your Academic Advisor or email eucapply@yorku.ca.

The last step is to Pay Your Registration Deposit if you don’t pay the deposit by the required date you’ll be de-enrolled and have to start all over again.

*** Pro Tip - The deposit is part of the tuition fee and is not an additional fee over and above course fees. The deposit confirms your registration at York University and unlocks services you will need to prepare for the start of classes and continue through your courses.

If you need an Enrolment Verification Letters you can request one through the Registrar’s Office.