​Registration 

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The Chicago School requires all students to maintain continuous enrollment during the full academic year (fall, spring, and summer terms/semesters) either on their home campus or a host campus. The home campus is the campus in which the student is actively enrolled. A host campus may be any other Chicago School campus or an institution with which The Chicago School has an approved dual or joint degree program. All students are expected to register for courses prior to the start of the related term/semester and ​academic year.. See the "Registration" section of the Student Handbook for more details.  

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Registration
​​​Ground Programs​
The Chicago School has a self-registration system set up to ensure an easy and efficient registration process for each of​ your courses. A student enrolled at a ground campus must self-register for courses during the designated registration period​ published on the Academic Calendar. Failure to do so may result in a late registration fee or administrative withdrawal. Courses are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Wait lists for closed courses are not maintained.​

A student will be notified of their designated registration date(s) and times. A student may register for courses or modify their course schedule during the registration period. The registration period ends on the Sunday before the academic period begins at which time the Add/Drop period begins. See below for information on Add/Drop.​

Information on first semester registration for a new on-ground student is contained in the academic program Welcome Letter. The new student must register for courses by logging into the Student Portal. A new student who is admitted during the Add/Drop period must work with Admissions to obtain the approval of the Department Chair to register for courses.​

AAS-N and VN Programs: A student enrolled in the AAS-N or VN program is registered by the institution. Questions about registration may be directed to the Student Support Counselor.

Online Programs
A student enrolled in an online program is registered by the institution. The student is registered multiple terms in advance, and the course schedule is available in the Student Portal. A new student who is admitted during the Add/Drop period may need approval from the Department Chair or designee for registration.​

Add/Drop

The Add/Drop period begins on the first day of the term/semester and ends on the first Sunday of the term/semester. For new students, the Add/Drop period is the cancellation period.

During Add/Drop, a student may register for additional courses or remove courses from the course schedule. Department Chair or designee approval is required to add courses during the Add/Drop period. A student may request to add or drop a course by completing and submitting the Add/Drop Form prior to the Add/Drop deadline. An Add/Drop fee may apply. After the Add/Drop deadline, courses may not be added to the course schedule.​

​After the Add/Drop deadline, a student who wishes to drop a course must complete and submit an Add/Drop Form to their Student Support Counselor​. A student who drops a course after the Add/Drop deadline will receive a grade per the Administrative Grade policy. Dropping a course after the Add/Drop deadline may result in a prorated refund of tuition per the Refund Policy and may have financial aid implications.  Contact Financial Aid for information prior to dropping a course after the Add/Drop deadline.   ​

Account Holds

​You will not be permitted to register if your account is on hold. Please review your account in the Student ​​Portal prior to the start of the registration period to ensure that your account is clear of holds. All registration holds must be resolved before you will be able to register. 

Please contact your Student Support Counselor regarding account holds at [email protected] or 800.595.6938 (option 1)

Registration Tutorials and Tips

​Course registration is managed through the Student Academic Portal or through https://apps.thechicagoschool.edu/ . To access the Student Portal, log on to https://tcsedsystem.sharepoint.com/sites/tcspp-students and click on "Access Student Pages".  Please click on the Course Search Registration Tutorial​​ for detail instructions on registration.  

Please review the following designed to make your registration experience as trouble-free as possible.    

Tips & Tricks

     
  1. Verify your Student Portal username and password: A few days prior to your registration, log on to the Student Portal to verify that your username and password are working. Report any problems logging into your ePortal account to the IT Help Desk at 1-800-747-8367.
  2. Be Patient: When you log into the registration system, remember that – due to high access volume – the system may be sluggish. Please be patient. If you see a white screen this most likely means that your browser is trying to load the page. Do not exit the system or click multiple times – this may delay your access to the page or time you out of the system.
  3. Use appropriate technology. The Student ePortal is web enabled, and the registration site may not function properly if you are using a non-supported browser. Recommended browsers with supported browser versions include:
    • Windows:
      • Internet Explorer 11
      • Google Chrome 38.0
      • Firefox 31.0
    • Apple:
      • Safari 6.2  7.1
      • Firefox 31.0
    • Internet Browsers: ePortal  may not function properly if you are using a non-supported browser. Recommended browsers with minimum supported browser versions include Chrome 38.0, Internet Explorer 11.0 and Firefox 31.0 for Windows. Also, Chrome 38.0, Firefox 31.0 and Safari 6.2  for Macintosh users. ​

Schedule of Course Offerings

You can now register and search for course details such as sections, seat availability, class meeting time, location with real time update from our system by logging into the link https://apps.thechicagoschool.edu/. Questions regarding specific courses should be directed to the Department Manager of your academic program. 


Once your initial registration has been completed, you may search for different courses or make schedule adjustment in the Academic Portal or via https://apps.thechicagoschool.edu/  during open registration period as indicated on theAcademic Calendar. Select the appropriate term/semester, enter your search criteria (course code), and click “Search.” Please refer to the Course Search and Registration Tool Tutorial

for more information or contact your Student Support Counselor at (800) 595-6938.

Textbooks

​Textbook information is available via the The Chicago School Bookstore: www.thechicagoschool.textbookx.com 

The Chicago School complies with The Higher Education Opportunity Act's (HEOA) Textbook Policy. Visit http://www.akademos.com/heoa/ for more information.​