Frequently Asked Questions

• Log in to mysail.oakland.edu
• Click the Registration for classes
• Click the Registration

• In Registration, click Prepare for Registration
• Select the term you wish to check
• Click Continue
• Your student status, academic standing, holds, and time ticket will be displayed
• If any of these items will prevent registration, they will be indicated by a red exclamation point
• If all items have a green check mark, you are eligible to register

• In Registration, click Register for Classes
• Select the term you wish to register for
• Click Continue
• Enter your search criteria
• Click Search
• All the courses that match your criteria will be displayed
• Click Add for the course you want to register for
• The course will be displayed in your schedule
• Click the Summary tab
• The course will be listed as Pending
• Click Submit to attempt to register for the course
• If unsuccessful, the reasons why will be displayed in the notification center in the upper right of the screen
• If successful, the course will be listed as Registered in the Summary tab

• In Registration, click Register for Classes
• Select the term you wish to swap for
• Click Continue
• Search for and add the course you wish to swap for
• Click the Summary tab
• For the course which you wish to drop, select Web Drop from the Action dropdown list
• Check the Conditional Add and Drop box
• Click Submit
• If unsuccessful, the reasons why will be displayed in the notification center in the upper right of the screen. You will not be dropped from the original course
• If successful, the swapped course will be listed as Registered in the Summary tab. The original course will be listed as Deleted

Please note: This is only available if the class you are registering for is closed and has a waitlist

• Click Add for the course you want to register for
• The course will be displayed in your schedule
• Click the Summary tab
• The course will be listed as Pending
• In the Action column change Web Register to Waitlist
• Click Submit
• If successful, the course will be listed as Waitlisted in the Summary tab

Please note: You may only register for a closed class if you have already been approved and an override was provided in the system.  Classes cannot exceed room capacity, so not all classes can allow this override.

• Go to Enter CRNs tab
• Type in CRN.  If you have multiple CRNs, click Add Another CRN.
• Click Add to Summary
• Click the Summary tab
• The course will be listed as Pending
• Click Submit to attempt to register for the course
• If unsuccessful, the reasons why will be displayed in the notification center in the upper right of the screen
• If successful, the course will be listed as Registered in the Summary tab

• Go Schedule and Options tab
• In Hours column, click the credit hours (it will be underlined)
• From the drop down box, select the credit hours to change to
• Click Submit

• Click View Linked
• Review linked component and determine the one you want to register for
• Click Add all (both the lecture and lab with be added)
• Click Submit
• If unsuccessful, the reasons why will be displayed in the notification center in the upper right of the screen
• If successful, the course will be listed as Registered in the Summary tab

• To review if a class has a corequisite requirement, click the title of the class
• On the left hand side, click Corequisites
• First, add the class you are viewing to your Summary. 
• Click Search Again to search for the corequisite class. 
• Add the corequisite  class to your Summary 
• Click Submit
• If unsuccessful, the reasons why will be displayed in the notification center in the upper right of the screen
• If successful, the course will be listed as Registered in the Summary tab

• In Registration, click Search Classes
• Select the term you wish to search
• Click Continue
• Enter your search criteria
• You can search for one or more subjects
• You can search by the course number
• You can search for a keyword
• You can search using the advanced options, such as day of the week, time, campus, instructor, and more
• When all of your criteria has been entered, click Search
• All of the courses that match your criteria will be displayed
• Click on the course name to see more information about the course

• In Registration, click Register for Classes
• Select the term you wish to drop from
• Click Continue
• Click the Summary tab
• For the course which you wish to drop, select Web Drop from the Action dropdown list
• Click Submit
• The course will be listed as Deleted

• In Registration, click Register for Classes
• Select the term you wish to get a copy of your schedule
• Click Continue
• Click on the Schedule and Options tab
• Click on the Email icon to send a copy to yourself or someone else
• Click on the Print icon to print a paper copy

• In Registration, click Plan Ahead
• Select the term you wish to plan for
• Click Continue
• Click Add a New Plan
• Search for and add any courses or sections to your plan
• When finished, click Save Plan
• You can create up to four plans

Please note: Registration needs to be available in order to register.  You may create a plan when the schedule is viewable but registration will not be available.

• In Registration, click Register for Classes
• Select the term you wish to register for
• Click Continue
• Click the Plans tab
• Click Add next to any sections you wish to register for
• In the Summary tab, click Submit to attempt to register