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Fall 2025 Registration Dates and Process

Fall 2025 registration is now open. You can register and make changes to your schedule by clicking on the Register for Classes link found under the Academics tab in My.IllinoisState.edu. Beginning August 23, students will need a closed class override from the department offering the course to add or switch sections of a course. Fall registration concludes at 10 p.m. on Friday, August 29.

To register for a course after August 29, please fill out the Late Registration Request Form in My.IllinoisState.edu. Students can also come in person to Moulton 107 with a photo ID to add courses. 

A complete list of drop and withdrawal dates are located on the Withdrawal Deadlines page.

Summer 2025 Registration Dates and Process

Registration is open and will close at 10 p.m. Monday, May 19. To register for a course after May 19, please fill out the Late Registration Request Form in My.IllinoisState.edu. Students can also come in person to Moulton 107 with a photo ID to add courses. 

A complete list of drop and withdrawal dates are located on the Withdrawal Deadlines page.

Spring 2025 Registration Dates and Process

A course permit (override) is needed to add any course that has already started. Students can request a course permit (override) in their My.IllinoisState.edu account by selecting the Academics tab and scrolling down to the Registration section. If approved, students will receive an email. All registration must be done through the Late Registration Request Form in My.IllinoisState.edu or in person with a photo ID at the Registrar Service Center in 107 Moulton Hall.

A complete list of drop and withdrawal dates are located on the Withdrawal Deadlines page.

Winter Session

Illinois State University offers online accelerated Winter Session classes to continuing students (enrolled in the preceding Fall term). To register for a Winter session course, continuing students must be in good academic standing and have an established ISU grade point average. Transfer students admitted for the preceding Fall term, who have a transfer GPA of 2.0 or higher, also qualify for Winter session enrollment. Students are limited to registering for one class per Winter session. There is no priority registration for Winter session. Credit hours taken during the Winter session will be applied to the spring semester's total academic load. To drop or withdraw from a Winter session course after the start of classes, please email Registrar@IllinoisState.edu with your request. Grades are posted at the conclusion of the Winter session.

After You Register

  • Drop a Course

    If you register for a course and decide you don't want to take it, you can drop the course or swap it with another one during the online registration period.

    1. Log in to My.IllinoisState.edu
    2. Select Academics
    3. Scroll to Registration
    4. Select Register for Classes
    5. Select Drop Classes

    Check the academic calendar for drop/add deadlines.

  • View Textbooks

    See what textbooks you might need for your classes.

    1. Log in to My.IllinoisState.edu
    2. Select Academics
    3. Scroll to Class Schedule
    4. Select Textbooks