Registration, the process by which an admitted student enrolls and arranges to pay his or her tuition and fees, must be completed each semester. There is a charge for late registration.  The registered student receives a class schedule which is his or her permit to enter class.  An identification card is mailed to new students after the 5th day of each regular semester.  The identification card, which must be validated each continuous semester, also serves as a Library card. 

Freshmen and other new students who enroll are assisted by a member of the counseling staff or advisor to complete a registration form.  At this time, they are advised as to the requirements of their program of study and guided in the choice of electives. (Placement testing is mandatory to evaluate certain academic skills).

During each term thereafter, students submit their schedules for the next semester in accordance with registration instructions. Students are encouraged to seek the assistance of the College counselors, program coordinator, or faculty advisor in planning their schedules. It is, however, the student's responsibility to be aware at all times of the graduation requirements of his or her curriculum, to select the correct courses, to accumulate the required number of credits, and to avoid duplication of subjects.  A fulltime student may carry 12 to 18 semester hours. Written permission from the Vice President of Academic Affairs is required to register for more than 18 semester hours. Such permission will not be given unless the student's overall Grade Point Average (GPA) indicates that the student is capable of carrying the additional load.

A current student who wishes to change his/her curriculum must complete a curriculum change form with a counselor prior to registration. All new students wanting to matriculate must complete a matriculation form located in the Admissions Office.  

Students who, after having registered, decide not to attend before the beginning of the ensuing semester must meet with a member of the counseling staff to complete a drop form which is processed through the Registration Office.  Students dropping all courses, with no intentions of returning the following semester, should return the registration materials such as student's validated schedule and identification card to the Registration Office.  Tuition refunds are not made until these materials have been returned.

Students may register for only one section of a given course in any given academic term.

Muhlenberg School of Nursing students must consult with their School of Nursing Advisor for registration and schedule changes. Registration for all courses must take place through the Faculty Advisor assigned to each student according to the procedures outlined by the School of Nursing Registrar's office. Trinitas School of Nursing students must consult with a counselor from Union County College unless registering for nursing courses only.  Trinitas Students taking only nursing courses must register with their School of Nursing Advisor.  All Union County College/University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey students must register with the Coordinator of the Joint Program at the Scotch Plains Campus.  Students who have not settled financial obligations incurred at the College for a previous semester will be prohibited from registering for the next semester until such outstanding debts are satisfied.  There may be a fee incurred for switching sections.

The college reserves the right to cancel any course where there is insufficient enrollment.