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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 also an individual enrollment date and time. The enrollment wizard/shopping cart for Spring and Summer 2027 will be active on October 7. To see where you are in the general semester timeline, please review: https://my.csc.ncsu.edu/undergrad-advising/general-semester-timeline/

The Computer Science Undergraduate Advising Office now has a “one-size-fits-all” form that students can fill out in order to have their term advisement hold released. The form can be used by the following students:

  • Any undergraduate who wants to major in Computer Science (CSC BS, EFY CSC Intent, or other prospective majors)
  • Any undergraduate who wants to minor in Computer Programming (current or prospective minors)
  • Any current undergraduate CSC advisee who is looking to change their major to something else (ex: EFY CSC Intent who wants to major in Biology)

Before Filling Out the Form

  1. Review your “enrollment begins” date in your Student Center on MyPack to identify when your advising planning form will need to be submitted by.
  2. Your Spring/Summer 2027 Pre-Registration Advising Planning form will be due for students with an enrollment date:
    • between October 30th – November – 6th: on October 9th
    • between November – 9th – 13th: on October 16th 
    • Students who miss their submission window may submit late, but should note response times will be delayed.
  3. Review your degree audit for the 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 Spring, Summer, and Fall 2027 (at the minimum).
    1. If you don’t yet have a spreadsheet, use the CSC Semester Planning Template as a guide.
    2. Make sure this spreadsheet is visible to the advising team and we can edit/provide comments.
    3. You will be asked to share the URL for this sheet in the advising planning form.
  6. If available — review the enrollment wizard to see what specific courses are available for your elective choices.

CLICK HERE for the Form and Post-Submission Instructions

Complete and submit the Spring/Summer 2027 Pre-Registration Advising Planning form by the due date listed in the above section. (the bold text will become a link when the form is available).

Once you’ve submitted BOTH the form 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 they are received. Forms that are submitted after the deadline will be responded to as soon as is practicable, but students who miss the deadline are not guaranteed to have their hold released by their individual date.

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.