Office of the Registrar - California Institute of TechnologyCalifornia Institute of Technology

REGIS - Caltech's Web Enrollment System

An Overview of the Web Enrollment Process

The web enrollment process is similar to the previous paper-based process in many ways, but there are some key differences. This chart compares the paper vs. online processes.

 

Paper-based (Mail) Registration Web Enrollment using REGIS
Several days before Drop Day, mail registration packets are sent out; course schedule is available online. One day after Drop Day, REGIS is made available for enrollment; course schedule is available online and via REGIS.
Registration period is two weeks long. Enrollment period is two weeks long.
Students fill out pre-printed paper registration cards.

At the same time, students verify their contact information; both forms are mailed to the Registrar's office.

Students enroll in courses online.

Registrar's office will send out letters to students requesting verification of contact information.

Students hand their registration cards to their advisers for signature approval. Students submit their completed schedules online to advisers for approval; notification is sent via email.

Students should schedule meetings with their advisers to discuss their schedules, as under the old process.

Advisers review and sign registration cards. If the adviser is not satisfied with the schedule, student must make changes before the card is signed.

If the adviser is not available, the cards are signed by a Dean or option representative.

Advisers use REGIS to review and approve student schedules; notification is sent via email. If the adviser is not satisfied with the schedule, he or she can choose to not approve it, at which point it is returned to the student via REGIS for changes and resubmission for approval.

If the adviser is not available, approval can be given by option representative or Dean.

Students cannot make changes to schedules after the registration cards are turned in to the Registrar's Office. During the enrollment period, students can make changes to schedules after initial approval is given (or if schedule was not approved); approval by adviser of the revised schedule is required.
After the registration period has ended, students receive schedule letters from the Registrar's Office. (Advisers do not receive copies of schedules.) Students print out their schedules from REGIS at any time during the enrollment period. After the enrollment period has ended, students and advisers can still access REGIS to view and print schedules.
Beginning the first day of the term, students use Add/Drop Cards to add and drop classes; these cards are signed by instructors and advisers. At this time, REGIS will not be used for adds and drops once the enrollment period has ended. Students will continue to use the Add/Drop cards and collect signatures. However, REGIS can still be accessed by both students and advisers to view and print schedules (adds and drops will be reflected as soon as they are entered by the Registrar's Office).

The automated emails will come from the address regis@caltech.edu. In addition, before and during the enrollment period, students and advisers may receive other emails from regis@caltech.edu which contain important information about dates and deadlines.

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last updated: 03/16/2005