Upper-Year Registration Guide

Course Registration Important Dates

June 22: Login to SOLUS/PATH and see which courses are available in each term and the times of each course.

July 13: Login to SOLUS and view your enrolment appointment time.

July 13: Begin adding courses to your cart on SOLUS/PATH.

July 20: Registration begins for 1st year students. Upper year students register at their Enrolment Appointment Time.

July 29: Registration Pause Day, no activity can be completed on SOLUS.

July 30: Registration re-opens until the Registration Hiatus. Reserve capacities have expired.

Aug 3-16: Registration Hiatus. There will be no registration activity during this period.

Aug 17: Registration re-opens at midnight (Open Enrolment begins)

Sept 1: Tuition fees due for Fall term for students without an

Sept 8: First day of classes.

Sept 21: Change your mind? You have until September 21 to add, drop, or swap any fall term or full-year courses

Registration Quick Links

Understanding SOLUS tutorials and screenshots

Tuition & Fees

Student Registration Guide

Incoming First-Year Students

Important Dates

How to get help and Who can help with what

Questions about fees, student cards, awards and bursaries, transcripts, and more go to the Office of the University Registrar.

Questions about prerequisite overrides, specifics about what will be taught in classes, where majors/specializations/minors will take you go to the specific department in question.

Questions about what courses to take, class registration issues, plan selection, and more go to the Student Services Office in the Faculty of Arts and Science. How to get help from us:

Before Registration:

Speak to an Academic Resource Advisor by calling 613-533-2470 (afternoons only), emailing asc.studentservices@queensu.ca, or by dropping by the 1st floor of Dunning Hall.
Connect with our Academic Advising team.

During Registration:

Call our main phone line: 613-533-2470 - Monday to Friday from 9:00 am - noon and 1:00 to 4:00 pm ET or email asc.studentservices@queensu.ca (please note that during registration it may take several business days to receive a reply).

What are reserved seats and why do they exist?

We have reserved seats in many courses for those students who need them to graduate or progress their plan. These reserves can be by plan and/or by level. All Arts and Science reserves all expire on the Registration Pause Day.

If you do not meet the reserves on a course you are interested in, put yourself on the waitlist, if available. Then, if there are still open seats once the reserves expire, you will be automatically added to the class. To add yourself to the waitlist you still need to meet all the other conditions of enrolment, such as prerequisites.

Example: MATH 281 is reserved for level 2 students in a MATH/STAT plan because they need that course both to graduate and as a prerequisite to take required 300 level MATH courses that are also required to graduate. If you meet the prerequisites for this course but not the reserves, you can put yourself on the waitlist and may be enrolled if there are seats available when the reserves expire.

Registration Resources & FAQs

When is my registration timeslot/enrolment appointment?
Enrolment Appointment Times were released through SOLUS on July 13. To find your Enrolment Appointment Time, go into your SOLUS Student Centre. Click on the “Manage Classes” tile, then select “Enrolment Dates” from the left-side navigation. Select a term and then view the first time listed next to “Regular Academic Session” to locate your earliest Enrolment Appointment Time.

Use your Shopping Cart!
When preparing for registration in SOLUS, you should be using your Shopping Cart, not your Planner. The planner database shows every course that has ever been offered at ��ֱ��, and many of these courses are now obsolete; may have a different course code and may not even be offered this coming year! This can be very confusing if you're trying to search for a class on SOLUS. The Shopping Cart, on the other hand, allows you to add classes that have been confirmed for the next academic year. Your Shopping Cart opens on July 13.

I Need Help with my Timetable!
Need help planning? Here's a printable worksheet that you can use to pencil in courses of interest. Get started with the .

I’m using SOLUS and I’m confused. Please help!
Please visit our SOLUS Help page, which include excellent video tutorials on how to use SOLUS, here: SOLUS Help.

How do I find a course on SOLUS?
To ensure you are viewing all course options in SOLUS, please use the “Additional ways to search” function under “Class Search and Enrol” in the “Manage Classes” tile. Once you have selected a subject, click “Search” and you will be able to toggle other search filters such as class open/closed status and course career. We also have video tutorials relating to course selection here: Course Selection SOLUS Tutorials.

How do I find out the prerequisites for a course I want to take?
There are two ways to find the prerequisites for a course. You can search the Courses of Instruction section of the Academic Calendar. You can also perform a search via the Class Search and Enrol feature, select the class you’re interested in, then click the lecture link then enrolment information.

I’m trying to enrol into a repeat course, but I am receiving an error message saying requirements have not been met.
If you are looking to repeat a course and received this message, please contact Student Services (asc.studentservices@queensu.ca) to process this request.

How do I find courses that are offered online?
Perform a search via the Class Search and Enrol feature then select the Undergraduate Online filter on the left-hand side. If you are trying to register for an online course, but are getting an error saying that the seats are “reserved for students in other programs”, that is because all of the remaining seats in these courses are being held for students enrolled in a Distance Career. This restriction will be removed on the first day of the applicable term and you may enrol in these courses at that time provided there is still space available. If there is space on the waitlist, add yourself to it and you may be enrolled once these restrictions are lifted on the first day of classes.

How many courses am I allowed to take?
We recommend that students take 15.0 units per term, but students can add up to 18.0 units in courses per term. During Registration, students can add a sixth course/18.0 units on August 17th once Open Enrolment begins.

I want to request a Course Overload
To take more than six courses/18.0 units in any term, you must seek special permission from an Academic Advisor. Further information including the course overload request form, can be found under Course Planning and Options, under course overload Course Planning and Options webpage.

I want to add more than one course to my waitlist.
Students are only able to add one waitlisted course per term for now, and will be able to add a second waitlisted course per term starting August 17. Please note that waitlisted courses count towards your units per term.

I see that there is a space available in the class, but the class is still showing as closed. Why?
When there are students on a wait list for a class, that class will remain closed until all of the students have been moved from the wait list into the class. In other words, when there are students on the wait list, another student cannot bypass the wait list and enrol in the class if they see that a space has become available.

Can I go on a wait list for a class that meets at the same time as another class that I am enrolled in?
SOLUS will allow you to go on a wait list for a class that is in conflict with an enrolled class, but you will never be enrolled into the class even if space opens up. SOLUS will not enrol you in a conflict. If your plan is to drop the conflicting class in place of the wait listed class, be sure to use the “SWAP” function when you add yourself to the wait list for the desired class. By using the swap function, SOLUS will add you to the wait listed course when a space becomes available and also drop you from the class you choose to swap.

I want to switch my lab/tutorial for a class I am enrolled in but the lab/tutorial is full. Can I wait list for the one I want?
If you are enrolled in a class and use the UPDATE function to switch to a section where the waitlist is active, you will LOSE YOUR SPACE IN THE CLASS! If the lab or tutorial you want is full and there is a wait list, SOLUS will drop you from the class and add you to the wait list for both the lecture and the lab/tutorial. Before choosing to UPDATE, it is a good idea to make sure that the lectures, labs, tutorials are open.

What would prevent me from getting on a wait list?

You are trying to add yourself to a wait list before the start of your enrolment appointment time.
You have exceeded the maximum number of units allowed for the term.
You are trying to exceed the maximum number of wait list units.
You do not meet the course requisites.
There are no more wait list seats available for the course.
You have a hold on your record that blocks enrolment.

If I’m in a full-year course, do the meetings have to be the same time each semester?
Yes, full-year courses need to be the same time each semester. When adding the B portion of a full-year course to your Winter Shopping Cart, make sure that the section numbers correspond to the section numbers you added to your Fall Shopping Cart. For example if you put CHEM 112A-002 in the Fall, you should have CHEM 112B-002 in the Winter. SOLUS will not allow you to mix and match sections when you enrol. If you are a full-year student, you should be aiming for 30.0 units for the year (5 courses each term).

What if my classes are scheduled back to back? Isn't that a conflict?
Classes, labs, and tutorials will all end 10 minutes earlier than you see on the schedule - e.g., a class that is scheduled from 1:30-2:30 pm will actually end at 2:20. That 10 minute window will give you plenty of time to make it from any one building on main campus to another.

The exception to watch for is if a class located at Duncan McArthur Hall is scheduled back-to-back with a class at a building on main campus. Duncan McArthur Hall is on west campus, which is about a 15-20 minute walk from main campus. At least a half-hour gap should be scheduled between classes on west campus and classes on main campus.

A course I need says Department/Instructor consent to register. Where do I go?
You will need to send an email to the department that is offering the course so they can manually register you. You can find the email address for your instructors and the Undergraduate Staff through the Departmental websites.

I searched for a course listed on the Academic Calendar, but it isn’t showing up on SOLUS.
If you are basing your searches on our Academic Calendar or the SOLUS “Browse Course Catalog” function, keep in mind that it reflects all courses that could possibly be offered, but that does not mean a course will be offered for the upcoming year. If you cannot find a class in either the Fall or Winter term when searching in SOLUS, this means the class is not being offered.

I have a Program/Plan block on my account, and I can’t enrol into courses.
Since both our Plan Selection and Change of Plan periods have ended, you will need to reach out directly to departments in order to request admission to a Program/Plan. You can find a list of departmental contacts here: Academic Calendar - Departments/School and Degree Plans.

I have a financial block on my account, and I can’t enrol into courses.
You will need to reach out to the Registrar’s Office, as our office does not administer fees. You can contact them at 613-533-2040.

APR Overview

Track your progress through the completion of your degree and make sure you’re choosing the right courses and the right number of units by checking your Academic Progress Report (APR) on SOLUS. Reviewing your APR as you plan for course registration and again after you’ve completed the process will help you confirm that you’re well positioned for the coming academic year.

Your APR is designed to give you details on what courses you will need to complete your academic plan, and to show you how many total units remain for your degree overall so you can track your remaining electives too. You’ll also see any warnings to tell you if your GPA needs to be higher, or if you’ve gone outside any of the various rules that govern which courses may be used in a particular degree program (e.g. if you’ve enrolled for a course that is an exclusion of one that you’ve already taken, or registered for too many courses outside of the Faculty of Arts and Science).

While the APR is a useful guide and has been designed to parallel the layout of the plan requirements section of the Academic Calendar, the ultimate authority on all academic requirements in the Faculty of Arts and Science is the Calendar. Your APR should match the Calendar requirements, but if there is a discrepancy, the online Calendar requirements for the academic year when you were placed in your plan (Major, Minor, Specialization) take precedence.

For more information on the APR and how to use it, please visit our Course Planning & Options webpage.

Personal Interest Credit

In order to encourage students to explore subject matter outside their program of study and to promote interdisciplinary study, all upper-year Arts and Science students will be permitted to designate up to 6.0 units of degree-credit courses for pass/fail grading, thereby minimizing any risk to the students’ GPA. Such courses designated for pass/fail grading will be referred to as Personal Interest Credits (PICs).

Learn about PICs

Adding, Dropping & Swapping Courses

Adding a Course

Adding Classes to Your Shopping Cart

Select the Manage Classes tile
Select the Class Search and Enrol navigation
Select a term
Find classes using one of the following methods:
1. Enter keywords under Search For Classes, such as:
  1. Exact course codes (e.g., ‘HIST 349’)
  2. Generic keyword(s) (e.g., ‘history’) to return every course that includes that word in the title/description/requisites/etc.
2. Select Additional ways to search to search by one or more of the following:
  1. Available Subjects (E.g., ‘History’)
  2. Catalog Number
  3. Instructor Last Name
3. Recently Viewed
Optional: use filters on the left of search results as necessary
Select a class from the search results
Optional: Select the hyperlink under class (e.g.: Lecture - 3325) to view more information about the class
Select a class option
Optional: Select the hyperlink under class (e.g.: Lecture - 3325) to view more information about the class
Review your class selection and select Next
(Students in multiple programs only): Select a program to which the class will apply
Optional: Turn the Add to waitlist if class is full button to Yes if appropriate (note: some classes do not offer a waitlist)
Select Accept
Select the Add to Cart radio button then select Next
Review your selection then select Submit
Select Yes on the ‘Are you sure you want to submit?’ pop-up
Review the Confirmation screen for any error messages
Select Return to Keyword Search Page to add more classes to the Shopping Cart, or select SOLUS Student Centre to return to the main page

Enrol in Your Classes from your Shopping Cart

Log into SOLUS Student Centre
Select the Manage Classes tile
Select the Shopping Cart navigation
Select one or more classes from shopping cart for enrolment by selecting the relevant check boxes
Select Enrol
Select Yes on the ‘Are you sure you want to submit?’ pop-up
Review the Confirmation screen for any error messages
Select SOLUS Student Centre to return to the main page

Enrol in Classes from Class Search and Enrol

Select the Manage Classes tile
Select the Class Search and Enrol navigation
Select a term
Find classes using one of the following methods:
1. Enter keywords under Search For Classes, such as:
  1. Exact course codes (e.g., ‘HIST 349’)
  2. Generic keyword(s) (e.g., ‘history’) to return every course that includes that word in the title/description/requisites/etc.
2. Select Additional ways to search to search by one or more of the following:
  1. Available Subjects (E.g., ‘History’)
  2. Catalog Number
  3. Instructor Last Name
3. Recently Viewed
Optional: use filters on the left of search results as necessary
Select a class from the search results
Optional: Select the hyperlink under class (e.g.: Lecture - 3325) to view more information about the class
Select a class option
Optional: Select the hyperlink under class (e.g.: Lecture - 3325) to view more information about the class
Review your class selection and select Next
(Students in multiple programs only): Select a program to which the class will apply
Optional: Turn the Add to waitlist if class is full button to Yes if appropriate (note: some classes do not offer a waitlist)
Select Accept
Select the Enrol radio button then select Next
Review your selection then select Submit
Select Yes on the ‘Are you sure you want to submit?’ pop-up
Review the Confirmation screen for any error messages
Select Return to Keyword Search Page to enrol into more classes, or select SOLUS Student Centre to return to the main page

If you drop a course, you may receive a refund based on how far into the term you are. Check the drop date schedule.

Dropping a Course

Select the Manage Classes tile
Select the Drop Classes navigation
Select one or more classes to drop by selecting the relevant check boxes
Select Next
Review selection and select Drop Classes
Select Yes on the 'Confirm that the following class(es) are to be dropped' pop-up
Review the Confirmation screen for any error messages
Select SOLUS Student Centre to return to the main page

The first two weeks of every term (or Summer session) are referred to as the Add/Drop period. This means you can add or drop a course up until the 2nd week of term. This may be helpful if you added yourself to a course wait list, or if you wanted to give the course a few weeks to determine if it is right for you. It is also the last day in which you can drop a course and receive 100% of your tuition back. Please pay close attention to the Dates & Events section of our website so that you don’t miss the add/drop deadline each term.

Note: the two 6-week sessions in summer only have one week each in which you may add/drop courses.

How to drop a course after the Academic drop deadline has passed:

If you are attempting to drop a course after the academic drop deadline has passed, an academic appeal will need to be submitted outlining your extenuating circumstances that prevented you from dropping the course before the deadline. Please refer to the appeals section on the Arts and Science website. If you would like to speak with an academic advisor about your circumstances, please email asc.studentservices@queensu.ca to book an appointment. Please refer to our Dates & Events page for academic/financial drop deadlines.

Swapping Courses

Select the Manage Classes tile
Select the Swap Classes navigation
- Note: Please make sure all instructions are read prior to proceeding
Under the "Swap This Class" section, select the class you want to swap from the drop-down
Under the "With This Class" section, select a new class using one of the available options:
- Search for Classes
- Select from Shopping Cart
- Enter Class Number
Select the Search button
Search for Classes: if you selected this option in step 5, you will be able to search for classes being offered in the same term
Review the "Confirm Class Swap" page to ensure all details are accurate
Select Submit
Select Yes on the "Are you sure you want to submit?" pop-up
Review the Confirmation screen for any error messages
Select SOLUS Student Centre to return to the main page

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