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Registration Process for New Students in the College of Arts & Sciences

For your first term at the University of Portland, all students who are in the College of Arts & Sciences or are undeclared will be registered by a College of Arts & Sciences Program Counselor.

Typical First Semester Class Schedule

Students will be registered for 15-17 credits consisting of classes that satisfy University Core requirements as well as classes for their major. Science students will be enrolled in at least one science course with a corresponding lab. Classes are offered one, two, three, and sometimes four times a week. Labs for science courses meet once a week for a longer period of time.

Schedules are made up of a combination of University Core requirements, College requirements, Major requirements, and Elective courses.

University Core requirements are a set of courses that all students at the University of Portland must complete.
College of Arts & Sciences requirements are courses that all students in the College of Arts & Sciences must complete, regardless of specific major.
Major requirements are the courses you need to complete for your specific major.
Elective courses are any courses you take that do not fulfill any of your Core, College, or Major requirements.

Anchor Seminar Workshop: All first-year students are also registered for an Anchor Seminar and a corresponding Workshop

Are you Pre-Health? Check out Pre-Health Information for New Students.

What if I didn't get into the major that I wanted?

Some majors, (particularly sciences), have admission based upon high school grades and/or test scores. Communicate in your advising survey and your phone interview what your intended major will be, and they will register you for the appropriate courses so that you are still on track to study the major you want. After fall semester grades are posted, you may request a curriculum change to your intended major.