Registration Dates

Fall 2026 – Online Registration

DATES OF EARLY REGISTRATION:

  • March 9-13 (TC Honors Program)
  • March 16-20 (Others)

1. How to Register

Early registration for Fall 2026 is available online. Be sure to complete your registration with your academic advisor. For help or more details, contact your advisor or the Registrar’s Office.

2. Early Registration Dates

Students (Taylor-Crocker Honors Program, sophomores, juniors and seniors) may register online based on the number of successfully completed credit hours:

  • Monday, March 9, 2026 — Taylor-Crocker Honors Program Students
  • Monday, March 16, 2026 — 54+ credit hours
  • Tuesday, March 17, 2026 — 24+ credit hours
  • Wednesday, March 18, 2026 — 0–23 credit hours

3. Viewing Your Schedule

After registering, students can view their Fall 2026–2027 class schedule at my.ncwu.edu: Student Tab → Academic Information → Student Schedule → Fall 2026–2027

The online early registration window remains open through Friday, May 1, 2026. After this date, students must submit registration forms to the Registrar’s Office with advisor signatures.

4. Graduation Applicants

Students planning to graduate in December 2026 or May 2027 should meet with their academic advisor to review their graduation status.

The deadline to submit a graduation application is Tuesday, September 15, 2026. Applications are available through the student portal at my.ncwu.edu. You will also be asked whether you plan to participate in the May 2027 commencement ceremony. Applications after the final deadline will not be approved for May 2027 degree conferral.

ONLINE COURSES
Students seeking to enroll in Adult & Professional online accelerated courses through cross-enrollment must meet the University’s established criteria. Approval is contingent upon meeting these requirements. Any exceptions to the policy must be authorized by the Provost or an official designee.

Students requesting to cross-enroll may complete the Cross-Enrollment Form on the Registrar’s website. Responses to requests are facilitated by Registrar’s Office Staff.

Online Registration Instructions

Registrar’s Office Hours

We will be in the office and available from 7 am – 10 am and from 1 pm – 4 pm Monday through Friday.

Please send all paperwork and questions to registrar@ncwu.edu unless it needs to be sent directly to one individual person.

Key Points

  • You MUST meet with your academic advisor to go over what courses you should take to meet your curriculum requirements.
  • Contact your academic advisor once you have submitted your online registration so that he or she can approve those courses to ensure your seat in the course.
  • If you do not get your schedule approved by your advisor, then you will lose your seat in the course and have to redo registration.
  • Remember that in order to be a full-time student you MUST register for at least 12 credit hours but no more than 18.
  • If you are going to need more than 18 credit hours, you MUST also complete the Overload Request and Registration & Drop/Add forms that can be found on this page.
  • If you want to register for an adult studies night or an online course you MUST submit a Cross Enrollment form as well as Drop/Add form that can be found on this page.
  • If you need to make changes to your major or minor, submit a Major/Minor Declaration form that can be found on this page.

Ready to Register?

  1. Go to my.ncwu.edu and log in to your account
  2. Click the Students Tab at the top
  3. Click the Online Registration link on the left hand side
  4. Under Add/Drop Courses, select the correct term for which you are registering
  5. Click Register
  6. Click Course Search – Search by course code and instructor
    EXAMPLE:
    If you would like to register for Earth Science 171 with J. Kuglitsch

    • Search ERS under the course code and Kuglitsch under Instructor, then click search
    • Find the section you want with the correct time of the course and it will show you how many seats are left, then click the plus on the left side of that course to select
  7. This will populate on your schedule to the right of the screen. Click Back to Search to repeat this process until  all desired courses are on your schedule.
  8. If you accidentally choose the wrong course or section, click the corresponding course in your schedule to the right and remove from the schedule.

Satisfied with Your Schedule?

  1. Click the green button in the top right corner that says registration checkout
  2. When the pop-up window comes up, place a check mark in each box of the corresponding courses you would like to request to be in, then click request advisor approval.
  3. All courses that have been submitted for approval will turn green
  4. Click contact and email your advisor to inform them of your submission
  5. You have completed your registration for the next semester’s courses.

BUILDING LEGEND

BRA – Braswell Administration Building
GSC – Gravely Science Building
DUN – Dunn Center for the Performing Arts
GTC – Gateway Technology Center
HART – Hartness Student Center
HB – Hardee’s Building
ISEF – Indoor Sports and Education Facility
Music Studio – off main campus – 2746 N. Wesleyan Blvd., Rocky Mount
NUR – Nursing Building (off main campus – 2900 N. Wesleyan Blvd., Rocky Mount)
PCB – Pearsall Classroom Building
PEL – Elizabeth Braswell Pearsall Library
POW – Powers Recital Hall, Dunn Center
SEC – Shaw Environmental Center
SLC – Shaw Learning Center
TRC – Taylor Recreation Center

Refer to the NCWU Campus Map for building locations.

Want to drop and/or add a course after submitting your online registration?

  1. Go to my.ncwu.edu and log in to your account
  2. Click the Students Tab at the top
  3. Click the Online Registration link on the left hand side
  4. Under Add/Drop Courses, select the correct term for which you are registering
  5. Hit register and you will see your schedule on the right with your academic plan and course search on the left.
  6. Search with the course code and instructor under “Course Search.” For example, REL 220 with A. Brice. You should enter REL in the Course Code and Brice in the Instructor.
  7. Once you find the course you are trying to add you can click the left plus button beside the listed course with the correct course code, instructor, day, and time.
  8. If your schedule is still stating pending approval, then you should left click whatever course you want to drop, and click cancel approval request.

OR

  1. If your schedule is stating registered then you will left click the course you want to drop, and click drop course.
  2. When you are finally satisfied with your schedule again, you will click the green registration checkout button in the top right. When the popup window comes up, then put check marks in each box that you are requesting your advisor’s approval for and click request advisor approval.

Please note that you should contact your academic advisor to inform them of this change.

Registrar's Office

Mailing Address

Office of the Registrar
3400 N Wesleyan Blvd
Rocky Mount, NC 27804

Contact

f: 252.985.5284
p: 252.985.5130
e: registrar@ncwu.edu

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