Registration is the process of selecting courses and enrolling in classes for an academic term. Valencia College offers three primary terms each academic year—Fall, Spring, and Summer. Fall and Spring full-term classes are approximately 16 weeks, with H1 and H2 parts of term offered in approximately 8-week formats. Summer classes are offered in 12-week or 8-week parts of term. Courses are offered on campus and online with varying days and times, and students may take courses on multiple campuses and across different parts of term, subject to availability.
Course descriptions are available in the Courses Offered section of the Catalog. Students are encouraged to review their program requirements and work with a Student Success Coach to develop an academic plan.
Accessing Registration
Registration information is available in MyVC, and students register through their MyVC account. Prior to registration each term, students must:
- Accept the Student Enrollment Agreement, and
- Respond to State Mandated Questions
Students may register from any location with internet access or by using a First Stop Lab on any campus.
Registration Eligibility
- New degree-seeking students become eligible to register upon completing New Student Orientation.
- Returning degree-seeking students register according to a registration time ticket, assigned based on earned credits plus credits currently in progress.
Schedule Changes
Until the first day of classes, students may add or drop courses through MyVC. Once classes begin:
- Students may continue to drop courses through the Drop/Refund Deadline
- Students may add courses that have not yet met
To add a course on the same day as its first class meeting, students must visit First Stop for assistance and be registered before the class begins.
Course Eligibility, Placement, and Prerequisites
Students must meet all required prerequisites, co-requisites, and placement requirements prior to enrolling in certain courses. Eligibility may be satisfied through multiple forms of documentation, including prior high school/college coursework, standardized test scores, or other approved methods. Students are responsible for ensuring that official documentation is on file with the College to verify eligibility for course enrollment.
Students with mandatory course placement requirements must enroll in those courses in accordance with College policy. Failure to comply with mandatory placement requirements may result in the registration system removing the student from all courses.
Payment Deadlines
To secure a course schedule, students must pay all applicable tuition and fees by the Fee Payment Deadline published in the Academic Calendar. Schedules may be dropped for non-payment.
Registration Holds
Students with a registration hold must resolve the hold before registering. Hold information is available in MyVC, and students may visit First Stop for assistance.
Course Audit
Students may register to audit a credit course for no academic credit. Audit students must:
- Meet College admissions requirements,
- Meet course prerequisites and co-requisites, and
- Pay standard registration fees
Audit students may participate in class activities but are not required to take examinations and receive no grade or credit. Audit enrollment does not count as an attempt.
After registering for the course, students must visit First Stop to change the registration status to audit. This change must be completed by the Change of Credit to Audit Deadline listed in the Academic Calendar. After this deadline, audit status cannot be changed to credit (or vice versa).
Audit students must attend and prepare for class. Students who remain enrolled past the Drop/Refund Deadline will receive an "X" on their transcript for the course.
