Registration Dates Fall and Summer 2025
By February 24, all currently enrolled students will be assigned a registration appointment start time for Fall 2025 semester registration. Students should log in to Student Planning via myau.american.edu by clicking the Eagle Service link under Academics. Your registration appointment start time will be displayed in Eastern Standard Time on the Schedule tab within Student Planning. For more information about registration planning visit the Student Planning page.
Summer 2025 Graduate and Undergraduate Student Registration Dates
- Monday, March 24, 12:00 AM
- Continuing Degree, Non-Degree Graduate and Undergraduate Students begin registering. Summer registration is open to all students. There are no registration assignment times for Summer registration.
- Monday, March 24, 12:00 AM
- New Degree, Non-Degree Graduate and Undergraduate Students begin registering. Summer registration is open to all students. There are no registration assignment times for Summer registration.
Fall 2025 Semester Graduate Student Registration Dates
- Monday, March 24, 12:00 PM
- Continuing Degree Doctoral Students begin registering. Students must consult with their academic advisor prior to registration. Check Student Planning for registration assignment time.
- Tuesday, March 25, 9:30 AM
- Continuing Graduate Student Athletes and ROTC begin registration. Students must consult with their academic advisor prior to registration.
- Tuesday, March 25, 9:45 AM
- Continuing Degree Graduate Students begin registering. Students must consult with their academic advisor prior to registration. Check Student Planning for registration assignment time.
- Tuesday, March 25
- Continuing Non-Degree Graduate and Certificate Graduate Students begin registering. Students must consult with their academic advisor prior to registration. Check Student Planning for registration assignment time.
- Thursday, April 10
- New Degree and Certificate Graduate Students begin registering. Students must consult with their academic advisor prior to registration. There are no assignment times for New Degree and Certificate Graduate students.
- Thursday, April 10
- New Non-Degree Graduate Students should contact AU Central for additional information about registration.
Fall 2025 Semester Post Baccalaureate Student Registration Dates
- Tuesday, March 25
- Post Baccalaureate Students begin to register contingent upon completion of all preparatory work and with the approval of their school or college advisor. Information will be sent by email to deposit paid students. All students should contact their school or college for additional details on eligibility for registration.
Fall 2025 Semester Undergraduate Student Registration Dates
- Thursday, March 27, 9:30 AM
- Continuing Undergraduate Student Athletes and ROTC begin registration. Students must consult with their academic advisor prior to registration.
- Thursday, March 27, 9:45 AM
- Continuing Degree and Non-Degree Undergraduate Students begin registration based on the number of completed credits as shown in the table below. Students must consult with their academic advisor prior to registration.
- Monday, June 16
- New Degree-seeking Early Decision/Select New Undergraduate Students begin to register based on the following deposited student groups, Fall 2025 Deferred, Early Decision, Pell-Eligible, Student Athletes, and First-Generation. Registration is contingent upon completion of all preparatory work and with the approval of their school or college advisor. All students should review the Advising for New AU Students page for additional details on eligibility for registration.
- Tuesday, June 17
- New Degree-seeking Early Action Undergraduate Students begin to register. Registration is contingent upon completion of all preparatory work and with the approval of their school or college advisor. All students should review the Advising for New AU Students page for additional details on eligibility for registration.
- Wednesday, June 18
- New Degree-seeking Regular Decision Undergraduate Students begin to register. Registration is contingent upon completion of all preparatory work and with the approval of their school or college advisor. All students should review the Advising for New AU Students page for additional details on eligibility for registration.
- Thursday, May 1
- New Transfer Undergraduate Students begin to register contingent upon completion of all preparatory work and based on the completed credits. Students must consult with their academic advisor prior to registration.
- Thursday, April 10
- New Non-Degree Undergraduate Students should contact AU Central for additional information about registration.
Fall 2025 Semester Priority Registration Breakdown for Degree Seeking Graduate and Undergraduate Students
Please note that your completed credit total does not include credits that are currently "in progress". Your completed credit total will be calculated based on credit earned at AU, accepted credit in transfer, or accepted credit from advanced standing exams. Your completed credit total is calculated as of February 24, 2025.
| Priority Registration Start Date(s) | Student Group |
|---|---|
|
Monday, March 24 |
Returning PhD, EdD Students |
|
Tuesday, March 25 |
Returning Graduate Students |
|
Tuesday, March 25 |
Returning Post Baccalaureate Students |
|
Thursday, March 27 |
Returning Undergraduates with 90+ completed credits |
|
Monday, March 31- Tuesday, April 1 |
Returning Undergraduates with 89 - 48 completed credits |
|
Thursday, April 3 - Friday April, 4 |
Returning Undergraduates with 47 - 23 completed credits |
|
Tuesday, April 8 - Wednesday, April 9 |
Returning Undergraduates with 22 - 0 completed credits |
Fall 2025 Semester Priority Registration Adjustments for Undergraduate
In accordance with the recommendations made by the Registration Task Force, students in one of the following groups will receive the corresponding adjustment to their completed credit total. If you are in more than one of the student populations below, your adjustment will not be combined, and instead the larger credit adjustment of the two will be applied to determine your registration assignment time.
| Student Population | Credit Adjustment |
|---|---|
|
Students with ASAC Accommodation of Priority Registration |
Add 60 credits to completed credit total |
|
3 Year Program Participants (Global Scholars, Politics, Policy and Law, and Public Health) |
Add 30 credits to completed credit total |
|
(Past) Study Abroad Participants * |
Add 15 credits (one semester) or 30 credits (two semesters) |
|
AU Honors Students |
Add 15 credits to completed credit total |
|
Frederick Douglass Distinguished Scholars |
Add 15 credits to completed credit total |
|
Veteran and Active Duty Students |
Add 15 credits to completed credit total |
* Only students who have completed credit abroad and have not yet had their credits applied to their record will receive an adjustment.
Student Advising Contact Information
- College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)
- ask-cas@american.edu
- Kogod School of Business (KSB)
- ksbadvising@american.edu (undergraduate students)
- ksbgradadvising@american.edu (graduate students)
- School of International Service (SIS)
- sisadvisors@american.edu (undergraduate students)
- sisgradadvising@american.edu (graduate students)
- ironlineadvising@american.edu (online graduate students)
- School of Communication (SOC)
- communication@american.edu (undergraduate students)
- gradcomm@american.edu (graduate students)
- School of Public Affairs (SPA)
- aupublicaffairs@american.edu
- Post Baccalaureate Certificate Program
- premed@american.edu
- Washington Semester Program
- washsem@american.edu
Other Information
For more information about registration planning please visit the Student Planning page.
Please refer to the Academic Calendar for semester bill due dates.
Consult waitlist information and instructions for information about waitlisting.