Registration

Early Registration Period: The early registration period is held in fall and spring. This is a period during which the department offers extra times for faculty advising appointments. Once a student has registration materials (available in the department office), he or she must make an advising appointment — either stop by the department office or call 617-353-2551. The advisor will have the student’s file for this meeting, at which the two will plan the student’s overall studies and, in particular, the classes for the next semester. The concentrator should make sure the advisor has signed the registration form.

Checkoff Sheets for Registration: Checkoff sheets for requirements for the new History concentration and optional specialty concentrations (effective September 2011) are available online. Students may download them to prepare for an advising appointment.  Checkoff sheets for students who declared the concentration between Fall 2007 and Fall 2011 are available here.

Courses with Restricted Enrollment: To enroll in a seminar (a 400- or 500-level course), a student will need to contact the instructor for written or e-mailed permission. Then the concentrator goes to the department office, where registration is handled by computer. For HI 200 (The Historian’s Craft), History concentrators (as well as School of Education social studies majors and CGS students who intend to major in History) must contact the department office.

Adding and Dropping Courses: A student may add and drop courses by WebReg through the second week of classes. If a class has reached its enrollment limit, only a course adjustment form signed by the instructor can enable the student to register for the class.