Web Registration Instructions

The following instructions will help you when registering for your classes online using Web for Students.

Logging in to your Clark Account
Begin Registration
Add/Drop Classes
Common Errors
Perform a Class Search
Printing Your Schedule
Revising Your Schedule
Graduate Student Instructions

Logging in to your Clark Account:

In order to register for courses online, you must log in to your Clark Account.

1.	Launch your web browser (please note that the AOL browser sometimes has difficulty with login popup windows. Please use Internet Explorer or another non-AOL browser for registration).
2.	Browse to http://www.clarku.edu/wfs to log in or go to www.clarku.edu/intranet and click on Web Student (on the left).
3.	Log in using your Clark Account username and password. Click Login.

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Begin Registration

1.	Click Student Record, Student Account and Financial Aid.
2.	Select Registration.
3.	Select Add/Drop Classes. Select the term that you are registering for. Click Submit.

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Add/Drop Classes

When registering for the first time, a blank registration form will appear.  After that, when adding/dropping classes, you will see your Current Schedule on top and the Add Classes area below. To view Course Offerings, click the link at the bottom of the page.

1.	In the Add Classes table, enter the CRN number for each course (and lab or discussion section if required). Use a separate box for each CRN.  Click Submit Changes after you have made all your entries.
2.	In this example two CRNs have been entered.
3.	The first CRN (31031) was successfully registered and you see it listed here in the Current Schedule section with "Web Registered" and the date in the Status column.  The second CRN (30010) caused a Registration Error.  You will see errors listed below the Current Schedule section under "Registration Errors".   This error, a LINK ERROR, is caused by not registering for the required corresponding lab or discussion for a particular course.  Go back to the Add/Drop classes section and enter the CRN for the course again along with the CRN for the required lab or discussion.  For information on other errors, see the Common Errors section of these instructions.
4.	Use the Add Classes section of this screen to add other CRNs.  Click Submit Changes to register.
5.	Continue to register until all of the classes you are interested in have been successfully registered and appear in the Current Schedule section.  Remember to look at the Total Credit Hours section below the Current Schedule to keep track of the current amount of Credit Hours you have scheduled.  Undergraduate students may enroll for a maximum of 4.50 credit hours, graduate student may enroll for a maximum of 6.000 credit hours.
6.	To drop classes, view your Current Schedule.  Use the drop-down arrow in the Action field next to the class you want to remove from your schedule.  Choose Drop Course on Web and then click Submit Changes. When your Current Schedule reappears, the course you dropped should no longer be there.

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Common Errors

Classes for which you have NOT been successfully registered will appear under the Registration Errors section as seen in  Add/Drop Classes.  You must scroll to the right to view the Status column of that table to determine the reason for the error.

Some of the most common errors are listed here:

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Perform a Class Search

You may search the schedule to determine class availability and register for a class directly from the results window.

1.	Below the Add Classes section, click the Class Search Button.
2.	In the Class Search dialog box, enter the chosen parameters for your search. For example, you could search for all Art History classes that meet on M/W/F.  Please note: you must select a subject; other criteria are optional.  Click Class Search at the bottom of the dialog box when ready to search.
3.	In the results window you will see the classes returned by the search. A "C" in the  Select field indicates that the class is closed. The checkbox that appears next to classes that are not closed indicates that you may register for the class.  To register for a class, click the box to select the class, then click the Register button at the bottom of the table. Click Class Search to begin a new search.

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Printing Your Schedule

When you have successfully registered for all of your classes and lab/discussion sections, you may print your schedule.

1.	On the Add/Drop Classes page, use the Student Schedule by Day and Time link at the bottom of the page to view your detailed schedule.
2.	Your courses will appear in a grid format. Follow the instructions on the screen to see next semester's course schedule. Within the grid, click on course subject and number to view particular course details (see below).
3.	To print your schedule, it is helpful to change the font size of your browser to a smaller font size.  In Internet Explorer, go to View > Text Size > and select Smallest (pictured in the image to the right). Netscape users go to Edit > Preferences > Appearance > Fonts > and select a smaller font size (not pictured).
4.	Then go to File > Print.  It is also a good idea to do a Print Preview before printing.  You may also wish to change the page orientation to Landscape (in the Print Dialog box).

Revising Your Schedule

To make changes to your schedule online after you have already registered, go to the Add/Drop Classes section.  If you have already registered for your maximum  number of units, you must drop a course before you can add another to your schedule.  Make sure to click on Submit Changes to process. Check the Current Schedule section to be sure your changes were successfully processed. All class restrictions, enrollment cap, etc., are in effect during schedule revision.

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Graduate Student Instructions

Much of the online registration process is the same as for undergraduate students (as explained previously), but there are a few special distinctions you should be aware of.

1. Graduate students will register for 300-level courses ONLY.  Students must be registered for a minimum of three units to be considered full-time.  Graduate students may enroll for a maximum of 6.000 credit hours.
    
2. Directed Study:  A directed study course appears for each individual instructor in their home department.  (If doing a Class Search on the web, be sure to scroll to the right to see the instructor's name).  Though the instructor's signature is not required, it is assumed that students and faculty have agreed beforehand to work together.  Students will be removed from a directed study course at the instructor's request if no prior arrangements have been made.
    
3. Variable Credit:  Courses that appear on the schedule with "Var" in the Units column are offered for variable credit (e.g., Directed Study courses are 1.000 to 3.000 units).  A default unit (generally 1.000) will automatically appear in the credit hours field after you have registered for the course.  If the default unit is incorrect, follow the directions below to change it.  If you have questions about the number of units assigned to a variable credit course or are unsure of how many units to register for, please contact your department.

1.	After you have registered for a Variable Credit course the "default" credit will appear in the Credit Hours field.  See the image below.  If this is incorrect, click the Change Class Options link at the bottom of the page.
2.	The Change Course Options dialog box appears.  The default Credit Hours appears in the Credit Hours box.
3.	To change the number of units, click in the Credit Hours box and enter the appropriate number of units.  Click Submit Changes. After the screen refreshes, click Add/Drop Classes to return to the Add/Drop Classes page.
4.	Confirm the correct number of units by viewing the Current Schedule section and the Total Credit Hours on the Add/Drop Classes page.

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