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First Steps
Have you completed Step 1: Apply for Admission and Step 2: Complete Registration Requirements? Yes? Excellent! The next step is to register for classes.
Next Step: Register
You should meet with an advisor and review your degree plan before you start picking classes. Your Academic plan will keep you on track. You can check your academic plan and register for classes in your Workday Student Portal. You can also view classes and availability, register, pay tuition, view your financial aid status, and more.
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Collin College offers flexible course scheduling. Learn more about our course options.
Other things to consider:
Learn when registration is available. Be sure to check whether your courses/labs have any associated fees.
Schedule Changes
During the online registration period, you may add and/or drop classes by accessing your Workday Student Portal.
You can add and/or drop classes before the first class day. For express and weekend courses, registration deadlines will vary. Please see an advisor for details. For 16-week classes, there is a registration hard stop deadline the Friday before the semester begins.
Once you have registered and need to make schedule changes, you can do so during online registration.
A $100 late fee will be assessed for students who wait until the first day of the term to register for the first time.
Waitlists
Is the class you wanted full? Sign up for the waitlist. When you receive a registration
add error, select “Waitlisted” in the Action box and then select “Submit Changes.”
If a seat becomes available, you will be notified through your Collin email. You will
only have 24 hours to confirm and pay.
Having technical problems? Contact Technical Support at 972.377.1777.
Important Dates
2025 Academic Term Dates
| Term | Dates | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2025 | |||||||||
| Spring Semester | January 21 to May 16, 2025 | ||||||||
| Summer 2025 (May, June, July 2025) | |||||||||
| Maymester | May 19 to June 3 | ||||||||
| Five-week June | June 9 to July 10 | ||||||||
| Ten-week June | June 9 to August 12 | ||||||||
| Five-week July | July 14 to August 12 | ||||||||
| Fall 2025 | |||||||||
| Fall Semester | August 25 to December 14, 2025 | ||||||||
Priority Registration Schedule
Registration start date is based on number of credit hours completed at Collin College and does not include transfer hours or currently enrolled/in-progress hours. You can view your number of completed Collin College hours on your unofficial transcript in Workday.
For assistance registering for classes in Workday, read our instructional guide and view the short video on How to Register for Classes in Workday.
| Completed Hours at Collin (currently enrolled hours do not count) | Maymester/Summer 2025 Registration Start Date | Fall 2025 Registration Start Date |
|---|---|---|
| 50 hours and above* | March 3* | April 7* |
| 30 hours and above | March 4 | April 8 |
| 1 hour and above | March 5 | April 9 |
| Open for All Beginning | March 6** | April 10** |
Other Important Dates
| Event | Spring Deadline | Summer Deadline | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early registration payment deadline by 7 p.m. | April 30*** | July 23*** | Make a payment |
| Academic Suspension Appeals due by 5 p.m. | May 30 (for Spring suspension) | August 21 (for Summer suspension) | Submit Academic Suspension Appeal |
*Veterans and their dependents, honors (those students with a 3.25 or higher GPA who enroll in at least one honors course), dual credit/home school, athletes, student workers, and ACCESS and pregnant and/or parenting students (see note below) are eligible to register on the first day of priority registration.
Students who are pregnant and/or parenting (i.e. the parent or legal guardian
of a child under 18 years of age) are eligible to register on the first day of priority
registration.
For more information, see the Pregnant and Parenting Students webpage.
**Online registration will be open to all current, returning, and new students.
***After the payment deadline date, payment is required the day after registration. These dates are provided for information purposes only before the official registration guide is available. The Registrar's Office reserves the right to make changes or deletions at any time without notice. In the event of a discrepancy between the dates on this page and the dates in the registration guide, the student is responsible for verifying dates by contacting the Cashier and/or the Registrar's Office.
Limits on Student Enrollment
| Term | Maximum Hours | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | |||||||||
| Fall 16 week term | 18 credit hours maximum | ||||||||
| Wintermester/Spring Semester | |||||||||
| Wintermester part-of-term | 3 credit hours, 1 course maximum | ||||||||
| Spring Semester 16 week term | 18 credit hours maximum | ||||||||
| Maymester/Summer Semester | |||||||||
| Maymester part-of-term | 3 credit hours, 1 course maximum | ||||||||
| Summer 5 week part-of-term | 7 credit hours maximum | ||||||||
| Summer 10 week term part-of-term | 9 credit hours maximum | ||||||||
| Maymester/Summer semester | Maximum of 16 credit hours total in all parts-of-term | ||||||||
Schedule Changes
During online registration, you may add and/or drop classes by accessing CougarWeb.
You may add and/or drop classes using CougarWeb before the first class day. For express and weekend courses, registration deadlines will vary. Please see an advisor for details.
Special Permission Courses
Please contact the appropriate department to obtain an enrollment override or to receive written authorization to enroll for any courses that require special permission to register.
Final Step: Payment
You are now ready to make your payment. Be sure to use CougarQ to reserve your spot in Admissions, Advising, or Financial Aid before arriving on campus.