Registration Information

Special Instructions for New or Re-entering Undergraduate Students

Freshman Students

If you wish to apply as a new freshman please contact the Admissions Office at 920-424-0202 or use the on-line undergraduate application form.

If you have just been admitted as a new freshman, you will be attending an Odyssey or advising session during which you will meet with an academic advisor who will help you decide which classes to take. In addition, learn to register for classes using Titan Web.

Transfer Students

If most recently you have attended another institution, and now wish to enroll at UW Oshkosh as a degree-seeking student, you must apply as a transfer student through the Admissions Office, Dempsey 135, 920-424-0202 or use the online undergraduate application form. Registration information will be provided via email to your UW Oshkosh email address after you are accepted and have paid your enrollment deposit. Additional information for transfer students is available on the transfer student pages. Information about your UW Oshkosh email address is available under Titan Mail Help.

Re-entering Undergraduate Students

If you are returning to UW Oshkosh after a break in attendance of one or more semesters, and you did not attend another institution since you attended UW Oshkosh, you are a re-entry student. You must complete an Undergraduate Application Form. Please contact the Admissions Office (oshadmuw@uwosh.edu), Dempsey 135, 920-424-0202 for additional information. Registration information will be provided to your UW Oshkosh email address after you are accepted and pay your enrollment deposit. Information about your UW Oshkosh email address is available under Titan Mail Help.

Non-Degree Seeking Students (Special Student status)

If any of the following conditions describe your situation, you are a Special Student:

You are a student enrolled at another institution, and you intend to return or remain at that institution.
You want to enroll in a course simply for personal interest or benefit.
You are a teacher and are taking courses to keep your licensure current.

Please note that Special Students are not eligible for financial aid and are not eligible to compete in intercollegiate athletics but are permitted to live in university housing. To apply as a Special Student, complete the Undergraduate Special Student Application Form and return it to the Admissions Office, Dempsey 135, 920-424-0202. The Admissions Office will notify you regarding your admission status as a Special Student. Special Student registration information will be sent to you when you are approved for Special Student status. All undergraduate Special Students should check the Add/Drop Calendar for the date when they can first register for each term.

If any of the following conditions describe your situation, you are not a Special Student:

You intend to receive a baccalaureate degree from UW Oshkosh.
You are seeking a second or another degree/major/minor/emphasis.
You are seeking licensure to teach.

Please use a Regular application forms which are available online or at the UW Oshkosh Admissions Office in Dempsey 135.

60 Plus Auditors

Wisconsin residents (as defined by Wisconsin Statute 36.27(2)) who are 60 years of age or older (by the start of the semester/term) may audit classes for free, on a space available basis, in courses that are open to auditors and special students. Auditors must complete the University Special Student Auditor – 60 Plus Application and obtain the instructor’s signature no earlier than the first day of class but no later than the course-add deadlines. Submit the completed and signed University Special Student Auditor – 60 Plus Application to the Admissions Office (800 Algoma Boulevard, Dempsey 135) starting on the first day of the term or no later than the course-add deadline.

Contact the Admissions Office for more information at 920-424-0202 or email oshadmuw@uwosh.edu.

The Registration Process

If you are registering for graduate level courses, please the web page for the Office of Graduate Studies at or call 424-1223.

Before You Register:

Check Titan Web for Service Indicators (Holds/Stops) you must deal with before you can register, such as financial obligations. Take the necessary action to have these holds removed from your record. Students should contact the department that placed the Service Indicator in order to clear their record.
Students who are not Specials or 60+ Auditors should meet with their advisor.
Check the Schedule of Classes on Titan Web to develop a list of classes that you want to take.

Adding Classes
Use Titan Web to register for all classes except those requiring assistance from the Registrar’s Office. Instructions are available on-line from “Help” on the Titan Web home page.

In-Person Registration in the Registrar's Office (Dempsey 103) is necessary if one or more of the following conditions are true and you need help enrolling for a class:

You have a Service Indicator (hold/stop) that blocks registration such as one for a Financial Obligation or Academic Probation.
A signature is required to enroll in a particular course.
The signature of the instructor is required for any course taken for AUDIT.
Classes you want to add conflict in time. Registration for courses, which conflict in time, will be accepted only upon petition of the student and approval of the instructors involved.
Additional reasons for signatures vary but include departments needing to check prerequisites, control enrollment or give priority to certain students in the major, etc. If a specific course that you wish to add requires a signature, please check with the Registrar's Office, Dempsey 130, to determine the correct procedure for the specific class.

Complete the Undergraduate Registration Form available in the Registrar’s Office (Dempsey 130) if registering for an entire schedule of classes. If you have already registered and wish to add a class that requires a signature, use an Add Card, also available in the Registrar’s Office (Dempsey 130). Give the completed Undergraduate Registration Form or the Add Card to the Registration Desk staff.

Dropping Classes

Students should check for deadlines in the registration calendar before dropping classes via Titan Web. If the class is the student’s only class, see “Withdrawing from the University”.

If a student wants to drop a class after these deadlines, s/he must complete a Request for Late Drop Form (available in the Registrar's Office in Dempsey 130). For the Colleges of Business, Education and Human Services, and Nursing, this form requires the signature of the appropriate Assistant Director Academic Advising. The Academic Affairs Officer must sign this form for the College of Letters and Science. Graduate students must have the form signed by the Program Coordinator and the Coordinator of Graduate Studies in the Graduate School.

Withdrawing from the University

When students withdraw from the University by dropping all their classes, they must notify the Registrar's Office in one of the following ways:

Come to the Registrar's Office (Dempsey 130)
Call the Registrar's Office at 920-424-3454
Send an email from your UW Oshkosh account to schettle@uwosh.edu or a letter to Registrar’s Office, Attn: Withdrawal, 800 Algoma Blvd., Oshkosh, WI 54901. Include your name, Student ID number and the term from which you are withdrawing.

The deadlines for withdrawals vary for each term and session so please check the registration calendar. After these deadlines, students seeking to withdraw must complete a Term Withdrawal Form, including Part II Appeal for Late Term Withdrawal. For the Colleges of Business, Education and Human Services, and Nursing, this form requires the signature of the appropriate Assistant Director Academic Advising. The Academic Affairs Officer must sign this form for the College of Letters and Science. Graduate students must have the form signed by the Program Coordinator and the Coordinator of Graduate Studies in the Graduate School.

Students should consult the Fee/Refund Schedule for information about refunds and charges. Withdrawal does not remove the obligation for costs incurred by a student during the semester. Questions should be directed to Student Accounts, Dempsey 236, 920-424-1332.