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CSC Undergraduate Academic Advising

Pre-Registration Advising Planning

This page contains instructions for having the advising hold removed as well as Tips for Enrollment.

There is a Term Advisement Required hold on each student’s account. This is not a cause for concern. There is now also an individual enrollment date and time. The enrollment wizard/shopping cart for Fall 2026 will be active on March 4. Students may continue to make adjustments to their summer schedule, as applicable. To see where you are in the general semester timeline, please review: https://my.csc.ncsu.edu/undergrad-advising/general-semester-timeline/

In order for current/prospective CSC majors and current/prospective CP minors to have their advisement hold removed, we have included various instructions and forms below.

CLICK HERE if you are a current CSC major OR are an EFY CSC Intent student who plans to stay in CSC as a major (Form #1, due dates below)

  1. Due dates are as follows for Form #1:
    • by March 6 for students planning to graduate in Fall 2026
    • by March 13 for CSC BS students (graduating Spring 27 or later)
    • by March 20 for EFY CSC Intent students
  2. Review your “enrollment begins” date in your Student Center on MyPack
  3. Review your degree audit for categories you still need to complete
  4. Review the semester display for the degree plan you intend to pursue: 
  5. Edit your Semester Planning Spreadsheet to include plans for Summer 2026, Fall 2026, and Spring 2027 (at the minimum). If you don’t yet have a spreadsheet, use the CSC Semester Planning Template as a guide.
  6. Review the enrollment wizard (if available) to plan for the next two semesters and summer (Summer and Fall 2026, and Spring 2027)
  7. Complete Form #1 by the due date listed above.

Once you’ve submitted BOTH Form #1 and have made the planning spreadsheet visible, a CSC Academic Advisor will review your proposed schedule, respond with recommendations via email, and will let you know when your advising hold has been released.

If your form was submitted on time, the CSC Advising Team will make every effort to advise you and release your hold within 24 hours of your individual enrollment date. Forms are responded to in order of enrollment date NOT by date received. Forms that are submitted after the deadline will be responded to as soon as is practicable.

Many of the questions you may have about your schedule will be answered in our email response to your form submission. For unanswered questions about your schedule or anything else, we are always happy to meet with you virtually during our drop-in, no appointment needed, office hours or by appointment. During the pre-registration advising period, please try to attend drop-in hours if possible, as priority for appointment slots may be needed for students who have urgent and critical concerns that transcend enrollment questions. Please review go.ncsu.edu/cscadvising for more information.

CLICK HERE if you are a current CSC student who wishes to change their major to something other than Computer Science (Form #2, due March 23)

Review your “enrollment begins” date in your Student Center on MyPack

  • Add a “what if” degree audit for your intended new major to see all the categories you still need to complete
  • Consider how your schedule will need to be adjusted for the next few semesters
  • Complete Form #2

A CSC advisor will get you the correct contact information so you can be advised by the appropriate department. Once you have met with that person, they should send the CSC advising team an email so that we can then remove your advising hold.

CLICK HERE if you are a prospective CSC major OR you are a current/prospective CP minor (Form #2, due 2 weeks before your enrollment date)

If you are planning to change your major to CSC, add the Computer Programming Minor, or continue in the Computer Programming minor please first:

  1. Review your “enrollment begins” date in your Student Center on MyPack
  2. Review your degree audit for categories you still need to complete
  3. Review the semester display for the degree plan you intend to pursue: 
  4. Edit your Semester Planning Spreadsheet to include plans for Summer 2026, Fall 2026, and Spring 2027 (at the minimum). If you don’t yet have a spreadsheet, use the CSC Semester Planning Template as a guide.
    • CP Minor students may use whatever their major advisor requires/recommends as long as the CSC classes are included in the plan.
  5. Review the enrollment wizard (if available) to plan for the next two semesters and summer
  6. Complete Form #2

The CSC Advising Team will make every effort to advise you and email your advisor so they may release your hold within 24 hours of your individual enrollment date.

Once you’ve submitted the form, a CSC Academic Advisor will review your proposed schedule and respond with recommendations via email, as well as copying your current advisor so they may release your advisement hold.

Many of the questions you may have about your schedule will be answered in our email response to your form submission. For unanswered questions about your schedule or anything else, we are always happy to meet with you virtually during our drop-in, no appointment needed, office hours or by appointment. During the pre-registration advising period, please try to attend drop-in hours if possible, as priority for appointment slots may be needed for students who have urgent and critical concerns that transcend enrollment questions. Please review go.ncsu.edu/cscadvising for more information.

Tips for Enrollment

  • When adding a class to your cart for the first time, carefully review any pop up information.
  • Review the notes in the enrollment wizard by hovering over the class.
  • Check out https://my.csc.ncsu.edu/undergrad-advising/registration-tools/ for information about:
    • How to contact the department offering the course if you need assistance enrolling 
    • Information on reserved/restricted/available CSC electives
    • How to “swap to waitlist” and many more helpful features of the enrollment wizard
  • Always enroll in available classes/sections; you can adjust your selections later after you’ve been able to speak with an advisor.
  • Join a waitlist if you can, as you’ll be enrolled first when a seat becomes available. You cannot be enrolled in over 18 hours, including waitlisted classes.
  • CLOSED means a class is full, as is the waitlist (if applicable). You likely cannot be added to a closed class, but keep looking for an opening on the waitlist.

Enrollment Resources

Pre-Registration Advising Frequently Asked Questions

This page, https://my.csc.ncsu.edu/undergrad-advising/pre-registration-frequently-asked-questions/, contains answers to all registration-related questions that are frequently asked.

As always, further questions or concerns are always welcome via email or during drop-in, no appointment needed, no notice needed, Zoom office hours (my.csc.ncsu.edu/undergrad-advising) no matter the topic you wish to discuss.