Academic Advisement

Registration Steps

Things to remember ...

  • You must register yourself for your next term courses.
  • You must meet with your assigned Academic Advisor to receive your registration PIN.
  • You can register using Schedule Planner or Pounce Registration.

SCHEDULE PLANNER REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS

POUNCE REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS
 

For additional help with Pounce Registration, visit the Registrar's Registration webpage. 

registrar's registration webpage

Planning Ahead for Registration

  • Log into POUNCE.
  • Click STUDENT.
  • Click REGISTRATION MENU.
  • Click REGISTRATION.
  • Click PREPARE FOR REGISTRATION.
  • Select the term for registration.
  • Click CREATE A NEW PLAN.
  • Select JAGTRAX PLANS to plan ahead using an existing plan.
  • To view the different sections of a course, click VIEW SECTIONS next to a course.
  • Review the sections available, and click ADD next to the section you want to add to your plan.
  • Return to your JagTrax plan and repeat this process for all desired courses.
  • Once you have selected all desired courses, click SAVE PLAN in the bottom right-hand corner of the page. 
  • Name your plan and click SAVE.

Saving a plan does not save a seat in a course or guarantee that you will be able to register for a specific section. 

Registering for Classes

All students have a registration time ticket in which you are eligible to register for classes. Before registration opens, you should check your registration status. 

  • Logging into POUNCE.
  • Click STUDENT.
  • Click REGISTRATION MENU.
  • Click REGISTRATION INFORMATION.
  • Check to see if you have any holds that might block registration.
  • Log into POUNCE.
  • Click STUDENT.
  • Click REGISTRATION MENU.
  • Click REGISTRATION.
  • Click REGISTER FOR CLASSES.
  • Select term for registration.
  • To register using an existing plan, click PLANS.
  • Select ADD next to each course you want to register for.
  • Once you have selected all desired courses, click SUBMIT to register.
  • Click the dropdown Action Menu next to the closed course you wish to waitlist.
  • Select WAIT LIST.
  • Click SUBMIT at the bottom of the page.

Making Adjustments to Your Schedule

Before dropping a course you were advised to take, always consult your Academic Advisor. Dropping a course could have a significant impact on your degree progression. Dropping a course can also have financial implications.

  • Log into POUNCE.
  • Click STUDENT.
  • Click REGISTRATION MENU.
  • Click REGISTER FOR CLASSES.
  • Next to the course you want to drop click the Action Menu.
  • Select WEB DROP.
  • Click SUBMIT.
  • o First, drop the class you would like to change. 
  • Select WEB DROP. 
  • Click SUBMIT.
  • Click PLANS.
  • Click VIEW SECTIONS next to the class you want to change to view the open sections.
  • Click ADD next to the section you would like.
  • Click SUBMIT. 
  • To add a new course to your schedule, either 1) contact your advisor to have a new course added to your planner or 2) use the FIND CLASSES or ENTER CRNs function.

You will use same steps as mentioned above for "How can I view my schedule" to confirm your schedule changes are made correctly:

  • Log into POUNCE.
  • Click STUDENT.
  • Click REGISTRATION MENU.
  • Click REGISTRATION.
  • Click REGISTER FOR CLASSES.
  • Select term for registration.
  • Click SCHEDULE AND OPTIONS.

While you wait on a seat, confirm any pre-requisites/special permissions/holds are satisfied in the system so that you can register yourself promptly when the email is sent.

Check your AU email regularly for notification that a seat has opened for you in a course for which you wait listed. You have 24 hours from the time that email was sent to register for the course. After that time, the system drops you and moves on to the next person on the wait list.

  • Log into POUNCE.
  • Click STUDENT.
  • Click REGISTRATION MENU.
  • Click REGISTER FOR CLASSES.
  • Select term for registration.
  • Next to your wait listed course, click the dropdown action menu.
  • Select WEB REGISTER.
  • Click SUBMIT.