Helpful Registration Information

Overview of advisement procedures during student registration. 

Assigned Registration Times

Students are assigned a PIN to register each semester. Continuing student PINs are automatically assigned, re-enrolling students’ PINs are automatically assigned after readmission in the nightly process, and new student PINs are assigned at New to Blue Orientation by the Scheduling Center or manually by their advisor. Students can see their assigned registration time on PipelineMT.

• Assigning a PIN: The advisor can manually assign PINs to new students who do not attend New to Blue Orientation. To add a PIN, verify in Banner first that they’ve been admitted (screen SAADCRV). Then go to the screen SPAAPIN and enter the term, the PIN, and the process name “TREG.” Click save.

Registration Errors and Holds

Refer to the Registration Guide for a comprehensive listing of all potential errors and holds a student can encounter, it provides information on how to resolve and who to contact for each one.

Session Types

• Summer: Several sessions offered. Click here to review session options and other FAQ. 
• Full: Course offered for the complete academic term (Fall, Spring, or Summer).
• Accelerated: A1 and A2 8-week sessions offered during a Fall or Spring semester.
• Winter: Accelerated term offered between Fall and Spring. Click here to review FAQ.

Course Location Codes

Several courses MTSU offers are not on our main campus. Click here to find the list of each code’s campus location.

Course Attribute Types

Here are many of the section designations available within each course offerings. 

Course Type	Course Description	Restricted?
(EXL) Experiential Learning	Experience-based coursework; demonstrates ability to apply theories and concepts to practical problems	No
Engage	High-impact, engagement pedagogy culminated into ePortfolio	No
(H) University Honors	Designed to provide a deeper understanding of subjects and challenge students to produce a higher quality of work	Yes
(RLC) Raider Learning Community	Two smaller-sized courses paired to help freshmen connect and adapt to larger campus. Must register for both.	Yes
(K) Prescribed	Required for students admitted with low test scores. Must be taken first semester. Need permission to drop.	Yes
(SI) Supplemental Instruction	Peer-assisted, group study designed to support for more challenging courses.	No
(D) Distance Learning	MTSU online course. Uses D2L. Can register normally.	No
Remote	Courses that may meet online on the days and times listed	No
(B) Blended	Courses that meet partially on-campus and partially online	No

Prescribed Courses

Students admitted with low test scores or low high school GPAs may have prescribed course requirements their first semester. Requirements are found on PipelineMT under the “Advisors” page, as well as in the New to Blue Orientation Argos reports. These course section types are indicated by the letter “K” on PipelineMT course search. Students must take all required prescribed courses their first semester and pass. Those failing a prescribed course must retake it the subsequent semester. They cannot drop a prescribed course without the University Studies Chair’s approval. Strict attendance policies are in place. Students needing more than one prescribed course will also have to enroll in a prescribed UNIV 1010K. Prescribed courses can carry elective credit or satisfy General Education requirements and are used to compute the overall GPA.

• See the Student Handouts / Printouts page for a printable list of all prescribed course registration restrictions.
• Contact University Studies for specific student inquiries.

Student Registration

Students will register themselves using PipelineMT. They can search course schedules through “Look up Classes” or through Schedule Planner, both found on Pipeline’s Registration and Student Records page. View a printable student registration overview or watch this registration video tutorial.  

• Wait Lists: Select courses offer a waitlist feature for closed sections.  If waitlist seats are available on a closed course, the student will receive a closed class error message with the option to join the waitlist after attempting to register for it. If a seat opens, an email is sent to their MTMail, along with a deadline to add the class.  If the deadline passes, the seat is offered to the next person on the waitlist. For Fall and Spring, waitlists are closed the day before the purge and are then purged the day after the purge at noon.  For summer, waitlists are purged the Friday before the term begins.  These dates are listed on the Waitlist website.  Once the waitlists are closed, the student will still receive a Closed – 0 Waitlist error.  This is because the course had a waitlist, but that option is no longer valid.  
• Pay/Confirm Classes: After students register, they are not confirmed in courses until they have paid and confirmed their planned attendance. Once tuition statements are available, students can log in to PipelineMT to accept any financial aid offers and confirm them. If they do not pay/confirm by a specified fee deadline, they will be “purged” from their classes. View deadlines.
• Drop/Add/Late Registration: Students who want to register or add classes on PipelineMT after the term’s deadline must get approval from the course professor(s) and chair(s). The form must be turned into MT One Stop by the student within two business days of the department signature or new signatures will be required. All signatures expire on Census, no matter what date the form was signed.  Forms signed before Census will need new signatures after Census. Deadlines for each part of term can be found in the Registration Guide. Drop/Add forms should be brought to the MT One Stop by the student to be processed.  
• The Purge: If students do not pay by a specified date, they will be removed or “purged” from their registered classes, and will have to register again. Their seats will be opened up to other students or students on the waitlist.
• Registration Support: Students can register by viewing class lists on PipelineMT and adding them to their schedule. However, there are additional resources if students need it.
  • Schedule Planner: Found in PipelineMT under “Registration Tools.” Students will be taken to a page where they can add all preferred courses and then view all possible schedules from their choices. If a students finds a schedule on Schedule Planner, they must copy the CRNs into PipelineMT’s “Add or Drop” page. This site does not register the students. Share this video tutorial with students, created by advisor Bonnie Mccarty. 
  • Summer Registration: If a student will be taking two classes in summer back-to-back, where the first class is a prerequisite for a later offered class, the student will email [email protected] for registration assistance. 

New to Blue Orientation

All new incoming students (freshmen and transfer) must attend a New to Blue Orientation session. New to Blue Orientation helps new undergraduate students make the transition into the university; prepares new students for MTSU’s educational opportunities; and initiates the integration of new students into the intellectual, cultural, and social climate of the institution. In a nutshell, New to Blue Orientation shows new students the ropes on being a student at MTSU.