Winter Session Registration

Winter Session registration opens October 15, 2024

Please follow the registration directions below according to your status. Register early as classes fill fast. Low enrollment classes may be cancelled.

Registration proceeds according to the number of semester hours an individual student has completed with grades. This includes MSUM and transfer courses. Students with more earned semester hours are allowed to register earlier than students with less semester hours.

Find your registration window:

• Go to eServices and log in with your StarID and password.
• Select "Courses and Registration" from the left menu and then "Registration Window"
• Change the semester if needed (Click on Registration Window again if you need to change the semester)
• Registration window will show. The date given will be the earliest date you are allowed to add or drop a course from your schedule.
• Register for courses 
  • Select "Courses and Registration" from the left menu
  • Select "Search for a Course"
  • Change the term to "Spring 2025"
  • Continue your search for classes and proceed through registration

Adding & Dropping Winter Session Courses

Students may add a Winter Session classes through December 23. Because the winter term is attached to the spring term, students may run into an excess credit error message when registering. Students with more than 60 earned credits will receive this error message if they attempt to register for more than 20 credits. Students with less than 60 credits will receive the message if they attempt to register for more than 18 credits. If winter term registration is causing the error, students just need to email the Registrar's Office at registrar@mnstate.edu so an override can be given.

The last day to drop a winter course without financial obligation and no record is December 23. The last day to withdraw (resulting in a W on your transcript) will be posted in each individual course. Students must contact the Registrar’s office to drop a class after December 23. You will not be able to complete course modifications through eServices after Winter Session has begun. Please email registrar@mnstate.edu.

Graduation After Winter Session

If Winter Session will be your last term before graduation, please contact Financial Aid and discuss potential aid implications of having your degree posted earlier than May 2025. Also, be sure you complete a graduation application. Select Spring as your intended term of graduation. Degrees using winter term courses will not be posted until spring.