Pre-Registration Info

Fall Pre-Registration Info for Current Students

2026-2027 Catalog & Class Schedule

The college catalog and course schedule for Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 have been published. You can browse next year’s course offerings and add sections to your course plan via the Self-Service app (my.whitman.edu > Student Tools > Course Search).

• Note that certain course sections reserve a set number of seats for members of each graduating class. Since pre-registration goes in order of graduation year, the number of available seats will be adjusted as each class’s registration appointments open up.
• Seat reservations will be shown in the description, so if a course you’re interested in appears to have a very limited capacity, check the Section Details first!

The official 2026-2027 Whitman College Catalog is available online at catalog.whitman.edu. Additionally, you can download PDFs detailing each department’s curricular offerings at catalog.whitman.edu/download.

To-do list (formerly advisor clearance)

All students who plan on returning in the fall, with the exception of those who are currently studying off campus, must meet with their academic advisor to discuss their plans and check advisor clearance off of their myWhitman to-do list before they can pre-register. Thus, if you haven’t already met with your advisor and gotten clearance to pre-register, be sure to do so before your pre-registration appointment time. Don’t put yourself at risk of missing out on popular classes because you didn’t get cleared in time – check in with your advisor today!

Appointment times

The pre-registration period begins on Friday, April 24 and runs through the end of the current semester. Each student has been assigned a pre-registration appointment time sometime after 4:30 PM on the date indicated below. You can find your specific appointment time by selecting the Fall 2026 semester in the Student Planning app. This is also where you will pre-register when it’s your turn.

• For the best chances of getting into your preferred classes, be sure to pre-register as soon as your appointment opens.
• If you are unable to pre-register during your assigned time (due to, for example, an athletic event, field trip, family/work situation, lack of internet access or time difference due to off-campus study, etc.), watch for a follow-up email from me with additional info on how to request pre-registration assistance.

Consent-only courses, academic overload, and other special circumstances

Academic overload

You may register for up to 18 academic credits and an unlimited number of activity credits during pre-registration. If you want to take more than 18 academic credits next semester, you’ll need to fill out an Academic Overload form to request permission to do so. Overload forms will be processed after Spring 2026 grades are finalized.

Course conflicts

Before you can pre-register for a course section that conflicts with one of your other classes, you must first submit a copy of the Course Conflict Resolution form, complete with signatures from both instructors, to the Registrar’s Office.

Faculty consent

If you’re planning on taking a consent-only course, you can reach out to the professor before your appointment time to request they grant you Faculty Consent to pre-register for their class. Faculty are able to grant consent any time between the middle of Spring semester and the end of the registration period, but you won’t be able to pre-register for their class until consent has been granted.

• Note – many consent-only classes are worth a variable number of credits. Make sure you’re signing up for the correct number, as agreed upon by you and the professor!

Prerequisite waivers

If you want to take a class for which you’re missing one or more prerequisites, you’ll need to get a Prerequisite Waiver from the professor before you are permitted to pre-register. Faculty are able to grant prerequisite waivers any time between the middle of Spring semester and the end of the registration period.

Seat reservations

For sections that reserve seats by class year, the number of seats available for each year will be noted in the course description. Section capacities will be updated by no later than noon on your year’s pre-registration appointment day.

Waitlisted courses

If a course section you want to take fills up before you’re able to pre-register for it, you’ll be able to add yourself to the waitlist starting at 8:00 AM on Thursday, May 30th (all class years). Waitlists will continue to be available through the end of the current semester.

Need help?

Live chat

If you have any questions for us during pre-registration, members of the Registrar's Office will be available via live chat throughout your pre-registration appointments, starting at 4:30 PM each evening. To access this service, log into your myWhitman account (https://my.whitman.edu/), then navigate to Student Tools > Registration. Select the chat button in the bottom right corner of the page to connect with one of us.

Pre-registration assistance forms

If you are not going to be able to get online at your assigned pre-registration time due to your participation in a Whitman-sponsored event (e.g., athletics, performances), work or family obligations, different time zones, or other extenuating circumstances, a staff member in the Registrar’s Office can do it for you. To request this assistance, please submit a paper or electronic copy of the Pre-Registration Assistance Form to Logan Higgins (Memorial 212 or higginsl@whitman.edu) by no later than noon on the day of your appointment.