Registration
Learn how to register for Winter Session. The registration process is different for current students and students who want to enroll through Open University.
Current Students
Web Registration for current SJSU students begins Wednesday, October 8.
SJSU students can register for Winter Session classes in advance using MySJSU. Log into your MySJSU to check your registration appointment. Before enrolling in a class, you must meet any required course prerequisites.
If you missed the advance web registration period, you may register online at MySJSU on the first day of class with a permission number(s).
Beginning Monday, January 5, all students must use a Late Enrollment Petition form with instructor, department chair and CPGE Associate Dean signatures to register.
Please review the following information if it applies to you.
- Wait Listed Students
The waitlist shall be prioritized for graduating seniors who have a graduation application on file for Spring, Summer and Fall 2025; and spring 2025.
If you have been placed on the waitlist, check your MySJSU periodically to check your status. After you are enrolled, see calendar for payment deadline.
- Students With a Disability
Students with disabilities needing support services for classes (such as interpreting, test accommodations or note-taking) should contact the Accessible Education Center. You can call the Accessible Education Center at 408-924-6000, e-mail aec-info@sjsu.edu or visit www.sjsu.edu/aec.
- Repeating a Class
First-Time Repeat
You may enroll online through your MySJSU from October 25 through December 1. Starting December 2, you must email the Office of the Registrar at registrar@sjsu.edu for enrollment. Include your name, ID#, 5-digit class number, subject, course number, and section number in the email. Beginning on the first day of winter instruction, a permission number will be requiredRepeating for the Second Time or More
If you are repeating a class more than twice, starting December 2, submit the repeat a course more than 2 times petition. Be sure to follow all instructions. - Graduate Student
Graduate students enrolled in an SJSU graduate program can register for winter courses using their MySJSU account. Log into your MySJSU to check your registration appointment. Before enrolling in a class, check to make sure you meet any required course prerequisites.
Open University
Class registration for Open University students begins on Wednesday, October 15.
Registration for the Winter Session for Open University begins after registration for matriculated SJSU students and is not guaranteed. The enrollment limit for Winter Session is 4 units.
Classes are listed as either a waitlist class or an instructor consent class. See our OU FAQ in more detail.
Once registration opens, enroll in your class(es) via DocuSign Open U registration form (available soon). Have your instructor add you to the waitlist if the class is full. Permission numbers are not necessary for form submissions.
Must have GAPE office approval for 200+level classes. See our graduate student webpage for more information.
Submit payment for fees by the posted deadline. For other important registration and payment deadlines, visit our calendar webpage.
More information on the registration process will be available shortly. Please check back soon.
The registration process is different for first-time Open University students, returning students, and post-graduate/high school students. Review the following information that applies to you.
First Time Open University Students
- First time with no SJSU ID
You must submit a DocuSign Open University registration form (available soon). Your account and registration will be set up by the Registrar’s Office.
Please refer to the first-time user login guide and how to access your gmail guide when logging into your accounts for the first time.
- First time and have recently attended SJSU
Get your account ready. Log into MySJSU starting the first day of registration to the last day to add (1/4), and choose Winter 2024 to activate the term. Follow the instructions in our video tutorial. If you have issues accessing your student account, you can reset your password or contact the IT Help Desk at ithelpdesk@sjsu.edu.
- Recently DisqualifiedAs your first Open University semester, the Registrar Office will set up your account. Please refer to your DQ email from the Registrar Office for more details. You will have to wait until you have received an email from the Registrar Office before you can start enrolling in classes.
Returning Open University Students
- Recently enrolled in a previous term
Get your account ready. Starting the first day of the term, log into MySJSU and follow these self activation steps to activate your account. After activating your account, you can enroll in your class starting from the first day of the term until the deadline to add.
If you have issues accessing your student account, you can reset your password or contact the IT Help Desk at ithelpdesk@sjsu.edu.
- No recent enrollment
You must submit a DocuSign Open University registration form (available soon). Your account and registration will be set up by the Registrar’s Office.
- Repeating a class
First-Time Repeat
- You may enroll online through your MySJSU from October 23 through December 1. Starting October 29, you must email the Office of the Registrar at registrar@sjsu.edu for enrollment. Include your name, ID#, 5-digit class number, subject, course number, and section number in the email. Beginning on the first day of winter instruction, a permission number will be required
Repeating for the Second Time or More
- If you are repeating a class more than twice, starting October 29, submit the repeat a course more than 2 times petition. Be sure to follow
Post-Graduate and High School Students
- Post-baccalaureate/Graduate StudentsPost-baccalaureate/graduate students must submit a DocuSign Open University registration form. Your account and registration will be set up by the Registrar’s Office.
- High School StudentsHigh school students interested in taking classes at SJSU during the winter and summer semesters will follow the registration instructions for first-time OU students (if this is their first time) and returning OU student (if they have attended OU previously before).
Contact Information
Winter Session
Professional and Global Engagement
Email: professionaled@sjsu.edu
Phone: (408) 924 2670
