Registration Guidance for Honors EDGE Students

Honors EDGE students receive priority registration. Priority registration provides an earlier opportunity to enroll, but it does not guarantee a seat in a particular course.

Students should prepare before their assigned registration time and register as soon as that time begins.

Before Registration

1. Review Your Academic Progress

Use Degree Works to review:

Major requirements
Minor or certification requirements
SEEDS requirements
Completed Honors courses
Remaining Honors requirements
Expected graduation date

2. Review Course Offerings

Use NEST and the University Schedule of Classes to review the courses offered for the upcoming semester.

For Honors courses, search for the subject code HONP and review:

Course title and description
Meeting days and times
Instructional format
Prerequisites
Restrictions
Available seats
Course Registration Number, or CRN

3. Build More Than One Schedule

Prepare a preferred schedule and at least one alternate.

Honors electives and special topics courses may have limited capacity. Having alternatives will help you remain on track if a course closes or conflicts with another requirement.

4. Meet with Your Academic Advisor

Your academic advisor can help you:

Interpret your Degree Works audit
Plan major and University requirements
Review course sequencing
Identify registration restrictions
Obtain a registration PIN when one is required

You can find your assigned advisor in Degree Works and schedule appointments through Navigate.

5. Check for Holds

Review your account in NEST for holds before your registration date.

Some holds prevent registration. Contact the office associated with the hold as early as possible.

6. Confirm Your Registration Time

Your registration time is the first date and time at which you may register. It is not a deadline.

Eligible priority-registration students receive information about their registration access in advance.

Registering for Courses

When your registration time begins:

Log in to NEST.
Select Register for Classes/Add or Drop.
Select the correct semester.
Enter the CRNs for your planned courses or search for sections.
Submit your registration.
Review the results for each course.
Confirm that your final schedule is correct.

Do not assume that a course was added successfully. Look for registration errors, restrictions, or waitlist messages.

If an Honors Course Is Full

If an Honors course is full:

Check whether a waitlist is available.
Add yourself to the waitlist if appropriate.
Monitor your Montclair email closely.
Prepare an alternate course.
Contact Honors EDGE if the closed course is necessary for timely completion of your Honors requirements.

Joining a waitlist does not guarantee enrollment.

If a seat becomes available, follow the instructions in the notification before the stated deadline.

If You Receive a Registration Error

Common registration problems include:

An unresolved hold
A missing registration PIN
A prerequisite or restriction error
A closed section
A time conflict
Duplicate or maximum-credit restrictions
Attempting to register before your assigned time

Read the complete error message before contacting an office.

For an Honors-specific course restriction, contact Honors EDGE. For general registration or record problems, contact Red Hawk Central or the Office of the Registrar.

Incoming First-Year Students

Incoming first-year students ordinarily receive an initial schedule and may not register independently during the first registration cycle.

Review your schedule when it becomes available and contact your academic advisor if you have questions.

After Registration

After registering:

Confirm that your schedule includes the appropriate Honors course or courses.
Review your total credits and course locations.
Check for later schedule changes.
Purchase required materials.
Complete the required Academic Engagement activity in each course during the first week.
Retain your registration PIN if one was issued, because it may be needed for later schedule changes.

Registration Resources

[Open NEST]
[View the University Schedule of Classes]
[Open Degree Works]
[Schedule an Advising Appointment in Navigate]
[View Registrar Dates and Deadlines]

Questions

For Honors course planning or restrictions:

John Martinson Honors EDGE
honors@montclair.edu

For general registration assistance:

Red Hawk Central
redhawkcentral@montclair.edu
973-655-7600