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Process for Creating a Schedule
Process for Registering for Classes
How to Login to GWeb

Process for Creating a Schedule:

Plan your schedule carefully before you log into GWeb.
Prepare a list of alternate courses for each primary choice by listing course reference numbers (CRNs) in case your first choice(s) is not available.
Identify any courses, such as Consortium courses or courses requiring special permission, which are not available through GWeb.
Make sure you have selected laboratories, discussions, and/or recitations (where required) that are appropriately linked to a lecture section. If you do not choose courses that are appropriately linked, you will receive a link error.
Be sure to avoid time conflicts.
Make sure you have the proper Course Reference Number (CRN) for each of your courses. This is a five-digit (5) number and is required to identify the department, course, and section you are selecting when registering. Each course and most laboratory and discussion section(s) will have a unique five-digit CRN. Course Reference Numbers change each semester.
Variable Credit Hours Courses are listed in the Schedule of Classes with a range of credit hours for which they may be taken. You will be automatically registered for the lowest number of credit hours. If you wish to change the credits, you must return to the Registration Menu, select 'Change Credit Hours', and enter the number of credit hours for which you wish to register. Check with your advisor and/or professor of the course if you do not know the appropriate number of credit hours for which to register.
Confirm days and times of selected courses on the web schedule prior to registering.

Process for Registering for Classes:

Check GWeb for holds that may prevent you from registering at your appointed time. You should register on the proper day between 7:00 am and 8:00 pm. You will not be able to register prior to your scheduled day or outside of the scheduled days and hours of registration. To view a semester's registration schedule, click on the "General Information" option on the menu to your left, and choose the appropriate semester.

Note: The message "Please contact the registration administrator for your time ticket" means
you are not eligible to register at that time.
Make sure you have your User ID and PIN ready for GWeb Login.
When you are ready to register, login to GWeb, select ‘Student Records & Registration Menu’, then ‘Registration Menu’. Click ‘Register, Drop and/or Add Classes’. Choose the appropriate semester .
The first time you login to GWeb you will be prompted to enter your current address. Failure to enter the information will prohibit your registration.
Enter your desired CRNs into the numbered boxes and click on ‘Submit Changes'. You will immediately see if you have been successful or if there were any problems or errors with your request.
You may add additional CRNs by entering them in the numbered boxes. You may drop courses by using the 'Web Drop' Option in the Action Column next to the course you wish to drop.
If you are experiencing error messages, consult the Registration Error Messages section.
When finished, print a copy of your schedule by selecting the appropriate button at the bottom of the page.
Review your schedule to make sure that it is correct.
Once registered, check GWeb often for timely updates. CHANGES CAN OCCUR, INCLUDING CLASS LOCATIONS, TIMES OR CANCELLATIONS.

Following the above steps will help avoid problems and delays with your registration. If you have questions or are experiencing difficulties, please call the Office of the Registrar at (202) 994-4900 during office hours.

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How to Login to GWeb:

To register for classes on GWeb:

Go to the myGW portal
Click on the gweb info systems link
Enter your User ID and PIN

Your User ID: This is required to access the GWeb Information System. Your User ID is your GWid, a 'G' followed by a series of eight numbers. If you have forgotten your GWid, click here to look it up.

Your PIN (Personal Identification Number): Initial student PINs are six characters long and are generated according to one of three different patterns. Students will have a PIN based upon their date of birth consisting of their month of birth, their year of birth, and the number 99; or consisting of the month of birth, day of birth, and year of birth. A PIN for someone born on March 17^th in 1986 would either be 038699 or 031786. If there is no date of birth in the system, the PIN defaults to the last 6 digits of the social security number. The PIN, together with the User ID, creates a unique combination designed to ensure private access to certain university records. It is extremely important that your login information be kept confidential. You are strongly encouraged to change your PIN, which you may do through the Personal Information menu of the GWeb Information System.

PIN Problems: If you don’t know your PIN, please try one of the following options:

If you have logged into the GWeb Information System before and have set up your security question and answer, enter your User ID on the GWeb Information System login screen and click on the "Forgot PIN?" button. When presented with your security question, enter the answer that you previously supplied and follow the instructions presented to reset your PIN.
If you have not set up a security question and answer, click on “Don’t know your PIN?” and follow the given instructions.