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Winter Appointment Times

Figuring out your appointment time

To determine your appointment times, you need to know this information:
  1. Total number of credits earned at Northwestern
  2. The academic year in which you began at Northwestern
  3. Last two digits of your student ID number

Step 1: Total number of credits earned or admit year at Northwestern

Undergraduate appointments times are based on the following: To find your place in the chart below, first find your number of completed units.  Next, find how many academic years have passed since you began at Northwestern.  Whichever category is more beneficial is the one you will be assigned. For example, if you have been at Northwestern for 2 academic years, but only have 20 credits, you would register with the group 2.

What group am I in?
appointment time group
Group Full Years at Northwestern Completed units
Group 1 3 or more 33
Group 2 2 to 3 22 - 32.99
Group 3 1 to 2 11 - 21.99
Group 4 Less than 1 less than 11

Step 2: Student ID number

Use the last two digits of your student ID number to determine your registration appointment time. 

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Winter 2025 registration appointment times

Pre-Registration

Pre-registration is an opportunity for students who have declared particular majors to register for up to two classes in that major. Check the list of departments who have reported they will be participating in pre-registration. Registration appointments are assigned based on the last two digits of a student’s ID number as follows:
Pre-Registration Registration Groups
Group A: 34-66
A1: 34-50
A2: 51-66
Group B: 67-99
B1: 67-83
B2: 84-99
Group C: 00-33
C1: 00-16
C2: 17-33
Winter 2024 pre-registration appointment times
Winter 2025 Pre-registration Appointment Times
Date Group Time (last two digits of ID)
8:30 am 10:00 am 11:30 am 1:00 pm 2:30 pm 4:00 pm
Monday
Nov 11
Group 1 1C2
17-33
1C1
00-16
1A2
51-66
1A1
34-50
1B2
84-99
1B1
67-83
Tuesday
Nov 12
Group 2 2A1
34-50
2A2
51-66
2B1
67-83
2B2
84-99
2C1
00-16
2C2
17-33
Wednesday
Nov 13
Group 3 3B2
84-99
3B1
67-83
3C2
17-33
3C1
00-16
3A2
51-66
3A1
34-50
Thursday
Nov 14
Group 4 4A1
34-50
4A2
51-66
4B1
67-83
4B2
84-99
4C1
00-16
4C2
17-33

Regular registration

Registration appointments are assigned based on the last two digits of a student’s ID number as follows:
Regular Registration Registration Groups
Group A: 34-66
A1: 34-50
A2: 51-66
Group B: 67-99
B1: 67-83
B2: 84-99
Group C: 00-33
C1: 00-16
C2: 17-33
Winter 2024 Registration appointment times
Winter 2025 Registration Appointment Times
Date Group Time (last two digits of ID)
8:30 am 10:00 am 11:30 am 1:00 pm 2:30 pm 4:00 pm
Monday
Nov 18
Group 1 1C1
00-16
1C2
17-33
1A1
34-50
1A2
51-66
1B1
67-83
1B2
84-99
Tuesday
Nov 19
Group 2 2A2
51-66
2A1
34-50
2B2
84-99
2B1
67-83
2C2
17-33
2C1
00-16
Wednesday
Nov 20
Group 3 3B1
67-83
3B2
84-99
3C1
00-16
3C2
17-33
3A1
34-50
3A2
51-66
Thursday
Nov 21
Group 4 4A2
51-66
4A1
34-50
4B2
84-99
4B1
67-83
4C2
17-33
4C1
00-16