Registration Instructions
In order to register, you must have your “Alternate PIN” (often referred to as the “Advisor PIN”), your account must be clear of holds, and it must be within your designated registration time (see Registration Timetable).
CatCourse Information
CatCourse is Montana State University's registration software. It is designed to ensure students get the classes they need with their preferred schedule. A student identifies all the courses they wish to take and CatCourse provides all possible schedules OR identifies where conflicts occur that prevent all classes being taken in the same semester. CatCourse is an integral tool in helping students remain on track and on time towards graduation.
Registration Instructions
Video Tutorials: CatCourse Registration Video
Download PDF: CatCourse Registration Instructions
Before you begin, consult with your advisor and review your DegreeWorks Plan to identify the courses that you will register for in the upcoming term(s).
- Navigate to MyInfo via the button below
- Click on "Log in to MyInfo (NetID)" and login to the secure area using your NetID and password
- Click on “Student Services”
- Click on “Registration”
- Click on “CatCourse”
- Select the term for which you intend to register
- Click on “Add Course” and select the courses you wish to register for
You can search and select courses by subject, CORE designation, or from a DegreeWorks Plan that has been locked and activated by an advisor.
- After all desired courses are selected, click “Save and Close”
- Click on “Add Break” to enter times during the day that you do not wish to take classes
If a blue bar appears under one of the courses on your list, this course has section-specific notes related to it. Click on “Options” to see the section-specific note and de-select or select certain sections of this course based on the notes.
If a gold or purple bar appears under one of the courses on your list, this course has a prerequisite and/or corequisite. Click on the information button to see what the prerequisite(s) and/or corequisite(s) are. If you do not have the pre or corequisite, it is likely that you will not be able to register for this course.
- Click on “Generate Schedules” to view all possible schedule options from your specified courses and breaks.
- To scroll through possible schedules:
- Hover over the magnifying glass to see a color-coded view of schedules.
- Check up to four boxes to “Compare” schedules side by side.
- Click on “View” to see your detailed schedule options. Note: you must open a “View” of a schedule in order to “Send to Registration Cart”.
- Click on the "Shuffle" button to randomize the order that the schedule results are shown. Clicking the shuffle button again will revert the schedules back to their original order.
- To narrow the number of possible schedules:
- De-select or select a specific section(s) of a course by clicking on “Options”. “Options” is available on the list of courses on the CatCourse homepage.
- Lock a specific section of a course using the padlock icon. To lock a course, you must view a schedule. Once a course is locked the schedule results are automatically changed to be compatible with the locked selection(s).
- When you have decided on a schedule, click “Send to Registration Cart”
- Click “Register”
Video Tutorial: Dropping a Class After Registration
Download PDF: Adding or Dropping a Class After Registration
To drop a class after registration has been completed, login to MyInfo, click on "Student Services," then choose "Registration" and select the "Add/Drop Classes" tool.
From the Add/Drop Classes menu, select the course under "Current Schedule" that you wish to drop. Select “Drop on the Web” from the pull down menu, then select “Submit Changes”.
*Dropping to zero credits is not available on MyInfo. Please contact the Registrar's Office for more information.
Video Tutorial: Adding a Class After Registration
Download PDF: Adding or Dropping a Class After Registration
To add additional classes after registration has been completed, login to MyInfo, click on "Student Services," then choose "Registration" and select "CatCourse".In CatCourse, notice the original courses you added are still listed and checked under Courses. To generate new schedules incorporating what you’ve already registered for, you must uncheck courses from this list that you wish to not be included in new schedule generations. You may add new courses as well.
The courses that you’ve already enrolled in appear under Current Schedule. You may uncheck these to generate new schedule options, but you still must drop courses under the Add/Drop menu in MyInfo.
Any courses remaining in your Registration Cart that have not been registered appear under Registration Cart. Uncheck these courses if you wish to generate new schedule options.
When ready, click “Generate Schedules”, click “View” on your preferred schedule, then “Send to Registration Cart”. Refer to CatCourse Instructions for further details.
Before you begin, consult with your advisor and review your DegreeWorks plans to identify the courses that you will register for in the upcoming term(s).
- Navigate to MyInfo via the button below
- Click on "Log in to MyInfo (NetID)" and login to the secure area using your NetID and password
- Click on “Student Services”
- Click on “Registration”
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. Click on “Add/Drop Classes”
- Select the appropriate term and click “Submit.”
- Enter your “Alternate PIN” (often referred to as the “Advisor PIN”)
- Click “Submit”
- Enter the CRN’s of the courses you want (found on the Schedule of Classes) into the provided boxes
- Click “Submit Changes”
Enter all CRN's simultaneously to avoid Linked Course and Prerequisite errors.
- To search for classes based on subject, instructor, or time while in the “Add/Drop Classes” area, click on the “Class Search” button. Check the box next to any desired course and click on “Register” at the bottom of the page.
If there is no check-box, then the class is either closed, designated “Restricted Entry,” or requires “Consent of Instructor" (see Common Registration Add Errors).
- To see your completed schedule by day and time, use the “Student Schedule by Day and Time” link from the “Registration” page on the “Student Services” tab.
If the week shown has holidays, not all your classes will show. Click on the “Next Week” link above the schedule to advance further into the semester.
Your bill will be automatically generated and will be viewable from the “Student Records” portion of MyInfo. Please confirm your bill as soon as possible to avoid being dropped from your classes.
Making Changes to a Class Schedule
The last day to add classes online is the 5th class day of the semester. The last day to drop a class online is the 10th class day of the semester. After these dates, students must seek advisor or instructor approval to Add or Drop a class, respectively. In order to adjust enrollment when additional approval is required please visit this page.