Honors Course Registration

Pre-registration checklist

• Check the Registrar’s website for the most up-to-date Registration Guide

• Check your enrollment appointment date and time

• Check for holds which may prevent your enrollment

• All students are encouraged to meet with an academic advisor prior to registration

• Ensure that Honors is listed as a plan in your ConnectCarolina Student Center (look in “My Academics”). If the Honors plan does not appear along with your major(s)/minor(s) on this page, email jenn.marshburn@unc.edu for assistance.

• Review your Honors Carolina Status Update Report (will be emailed to you by Honors Carolina before Spring Break)

• Review the Fall 2025 Honors Carolina course descriptions (will be posted here before Spring Break)

The University Registrar’s office uses earned credit hours (rather than time in residence) to schedule your enrollment appointment. Members of Honors Carolina students are assigned to the earliest registration time on their appointment day – effectively moving you to the front of the line within your registration cohort. 

Below is an overview of the course registration process (for more details, please see the University Registrar’s Registration Guide).

THE BASICS

• Students register for classes in two waves.
  • During Wave 1 (Weeks 1 and 2), you will register for up to 13 hours.
  • During Wave 2 (Weeks 3 and 4), you will register for up to 17 hours and up to 12 waitlisted hours.
  • Open enrollment begins after Wave 2. You will then be able to register for up to 18 hours.
• The day of your registration appointment will be determined by earned credit hours (limited to completed UNC credits and transfer credits).
• The time of your registration appointment will be determined by your status as an Honors Carolina student. You will register at 7:00 a.m. – the earliest slot on your appointment day.
• If you are assigned Priority Registration access by the University Registrar, your registration will open on the first day of Waves 1 and 2. The registration time will be determined by the Registrar.

REGISTRATION FOR HONORS COURSES (FALL 2025)

• During Wave 1:

  • Members of Honors Carolina will begin enrolling during the 7am – 10am registration appointment timeslot on their assigned registration day
  • Register yourself for no more than two honors courses
  • Wait listing not available

• During Wave 2:

  • Members of Honors Carolina will begin enrolling during the 7am – 10am registration appointment timeslot on their assigned registration day
  • Register for additional honors courses during this time
  • Wait listing available via ConnectCarolina (for members of Honors Carolina only)

• When Open Enrollment Begins:

  • Honors course registration will be suspended, so that any unfilled seats are held for incoming first-year honors students who will register throughout the summer.
  • Seats that remain unfilled after first-year students register will become available when continuing student registration reopens in August. At that time, the seats will open to all eligible students (continuing members of Honors Carolina and other students with a 3.000 or higher cumulative GPA).

Please know that we will email each student a customized Honors Carolina Laureate Status Update Report before registration begins. This notice will include important registration dates and procedures, as well as provide you a record of your current program credits. If you have questions at any time regarding your status, please feel free to email us at honorscarolina@unc.edu.

Honors Carolina Academic Contacts

JASON CLEMMONS
Director of Curriculum, Recruitment & Operations
jason@unc.edu
Contact for: Program status / progress reports

JENN MARSHBURN
Enrolled Student Services Coordinator
jenn.marshburn@unc.edu
Contact for: Program requirements; course equivalents; Honors course registration, offerings & descriptions

Access to Honors Carolina Courses

If space is available, students with a 3.0 GPA may enroll in Honors Carolina courses (see above for timeline).

More than 200 students each year are introduced to Honors Carolina this way.