view administrative office holds, which you will need to clear in order to register;
find out when your registration window opens and closes;
check that your adviser has given online approval for you to register when your window opens; and
view any individual instructor consents for registration into specific course sections.
Create Your Preferred List of Sections
view the course offerings for a particular term;
see which courses are open, which have a waiting list, and which are closed;
select sections to add to your preferred course list (no limit although a couple hundred will crash your WebAdvisor account); and
register if your window is open and requirements are met.
Register and Make Changes
begin your actual registration from this link, once you have developed your preferred list (your "shopping cart") and your window is open.
you can only register for courses listed in your preferred courses list, so create that list before your registration window opens.
Your Waitlisted Sections
move sections from Waitlist to Register when an open seat is offered.
remove waitlisted sections in which you are no longer interested.
there is no immediate or 'automatic' process by which a student is clicked into the course from the waitlist. If a seat opens for a section and you are at the top of the waiting list (as managed by the faculty), you receive an e-mail notifying you of the opening and giving you a deadline to register for that seat, and to make any other adjustments to your schedule. If you miss the deadline, you lose the seat.