Northwest offers a self enrollment system for preregistration through 'CatPAWS. Midterm grades, final grades and academic history records (transcripts) are also available on 'CatPAWS.

If for any reason students cannot use the web-based system, they can enroll or adjust schedules in the Registrar's office with signed pre-enrollment forms or drop/add forms.

Enrollment begins with the initial time and continues through September 1 for the Fall 2013 trimester.

• Enrollment information will be available to advisors by February 25
• Self-enrollment times begin March 18 
• Initial Enrollment Dates (see chart below):

Find your classification and total earned credit hours, to determine the first date you may preregister for Summer and Fall 2013 classes.

Eligibility for Self-Enrollment

• Must be enrolled in Spring 2013.
• Have ID and PIN. ID is 9-digit number beginning with 919. It is on the Bearcat ID card.
• Academic advisor accurately reported to Registrar’s Office.
• Have clear record to enroll:
  • No transcripts or scores due to the Admissions Office or Graduate Office.
  • No past due balance with Bursar’s/Cashiering Office.
  • No incomplete assessment.
• Must see advisor for advisement and to receive personal registration password.

Advisement/Enrollment

• Make an appointment with your advisor.
• Advisors will have enrollment information.
• Obtain your Alternate PIN from your advisor.
• Select classes, including alternate choices, by CRN (Course Reference Number)
• Your academic record can be viewed by you and your advisor through ’Cat PAWS and on your degree audit.
• You can adjust your schedule an unlimited number of times during enrollment periods.

Limitations

• Cannot enroll for more than one section of a particular course
• Excess credit will be monitored.
• Cannot enroll in a closed class. Must turn in properly signed Schedule Change Form to Registrar's Office.

Northwest Enrollment Verification will be
available Thursday, August 22 through Monday, August 26.

Use your 'CatPAWS account to verify your enrollment and personal information.

Please verify online at your convenience between August 22 and August 26 as follows:

• Log into Secure Area of your 'CatPAWS account using 919# and PIN
• Click the Verification tab
• Receive notification of any Holds which prevent verification
• Confirm or Update Local Address and Review Permanent Address
• Provide Emergency Contact Information
• Bearcat Alert Enrollment

Online LATE verification will be available on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 27 and 28, but a $15 Late Fee will be charged to your account.

Your class schedule will be cancelled on Thursday, Aug. 29 if you do not complete online verification.

If you have preregistered and will not be attending the Fall 2013 trimester, please send an email to registrar@nwmissouri.edu by Friday, August 23 to avoid financial obligation.

If you have questions concerning your enrollment, contact the Registrar's Office at 660.562.1151.

You MUST verify in order to receive your undergraduate textbooks. After Online Verification is completed, Textbook Pickup is located in The Station.

Any prepackaged textbooks picked up after these designated times will be assessed a late fee.

General registration for the 2013 Fall Trimester will be held Saturday, Aug. 24 from 9:30 a.m. to Noon, using the alphabetical schedule below. You should register at the time indicated according to the first letter of your last name.

Students begin the enrollment process at the Admissions Office located on the second floor of the Administration Building. All new students will set up their 'CatPAWS account on the second floor enabling personal access to the web-based enrollment  and degree audit systems PRIOR to meeting with an advisor. Continuing students should go to the Admissions Office to set their enrollment PIN. All students will then proceed to the third floor to the advisement area. Academic advisors will be present to assist in completing the enrollment process. Students will be asked to keep their degree, major, minor, advisor, local address and other demographic information current by providing changes during the registration process.

To complete the enrollment process, ALL students must turn in signed advisement forms to the Registrar's stations at the west end of the third floor in order to obtain a printed Class Schedule. Graduate students must have their advisement form signed by both the advisor and the Graduate Office. Fees should be paid at Bursar/Cashiering Office located on the first floor.

A printed Class Schedule must be presented to obtain textbooks. Undergraduate textbooks will be available at Textbook Services located in The Station after registration. Textbook Services is open 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday - Friday.

Northwest offers a self enrollment system for preregistration through 'CatPAWS. Midterm grades, final grades and academic history records (transcripts) are also available on 'CatPAWS.

If for any reason students cannot use the web-based system, they can enroll or adjust schedules in the Registrar's office with signed pre-enrollment forms or drop/add forms.

Enrollment begins with the initial time and continues through the first day of the appropriate summer session.

• Enrollment information will be available to advisors by February 25 
• Self-enrollment times begin March 18 
• Initial Enrollment Dates (see chart below):

Find your classification and total earned credit hours, to determine the first date you may preregister for Summer and Fall 2013 classes.

Enrollment Ends

• Session 1 (May) -- May 13
• Session 2 (June) -- June 10
• Session 3 (July) -- July 8
• Session 4 (August) -- August 5
• Session 1 & 2 (May/June) -- May 13
• Session 2 & 3 (June/July) -- June 10
• Session 3 & 4 (July/August) -- July 8
• Session 1-3 (May-July) -- May 13
• Full Trimester (May-August) -- May 13

Eligibility for Self-Enrollment

• Must be enrolled in Spring 2013
• Have ID and PIN. ID is 9-digit number beginning with 919. It is on the Bearcat ID card.
• Academic advisor accurately reported to Registrar’s Office.
• Have clear record to enroll:
  • No transcripts or scores due to the Admissions Office or Graduate Office.
  • No past due balance with Bursar’s/Cashiering Office.
  • No incomplete assessment.
• Must see advisor for advisement and to receive personal registration password.

Advisement/Enrollment

• Make an appointment with your advisor.
• Advisors will have enrollment information.
• Obtain your Alternate PIN from your advisor.
• Select classes, including alternate choices, by CRN (Course Reference Number)
• Your academic record can be viewed by you and your advisor through ’Cat PAWS and on your degree audit.
• You can adjust your schedule an unlimited number of times during enrollment periods.

Limitations

• Cannot enroll for more than one section of a particular course
• Excess credit will be monitored.
• Cannot enroll in a closed class. Must turn in properly signed Schedule Change Form to Registrar's Office.

Northwest Enrollment Verification
will be available May 9 through August 5

Use your 'CatPAWS account to verify your enrollment and personal information.

Please verify online at your convenience beginning May 9 and continuing Aug. 5 for summer sessions.

• Go to the CatPAWS
• Log into Secure Area of your 'CatPAWS account using 919# and PIN
• Click the Enrollment Verification tab
• Receive notification of any Holds which prevent verification
• Confirm or Update Local Address and Review Permanent Address
• Provide Emergency Contact Information
• Bearcat Alert Enrollment

If you have preregistered and will not be attending the Summer 2013 trimester, please send an email notification to registrar@nwmissouri.edu before the first day of classes to avoid financial obligation. If you do not cancel, you will be subject to partial payment of fees.

If you have questions concerning your enrollment, contact the Registrar's Office at 660.562.1151.

You must verify in order to receive your undergraduate textbooks. After Online Verification is completed, Textbook Pickup is located in The Station.

The first day textbooks are available for pick-up is Friday, May 10, 1-5 p.m.  Beginning Monday, May 13, you can pick-up your textbooks Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. throughout the summer trimester.

General registration for the 2013 Summer Trimester will be held on the following dates to coincide with the beginning of each session:

Students may register on any of the above dates for a class beginning that day. Registration begins in the Admissions Office on the second floor of the Administration Building. Students will obtain enrollment materials and proceed to the appropriate academic departmental office to see an advisor for enrollment approval signatures. Once the advisor's signature is obtained, students return to the Graduate Office (if graduate) and the Registrar's Office to register for classes. Undergraduate students will take their class schedule to Textbook Services to obtain books.

• Continuing students may contact their advisor for the Alternate PIN to enroll through 'CatPAWS. 
• All students may request an electronic copy of the graduate registration form and return the completed form to the Graduate Office no later than two weeks before your class begins.  This method is not recommended without advisor consultation.
• All students can complete registration on paper with their advisor and deliver this paperwork to the Graduate Office and then to the Registrar's Office.
• General Registration for the Fall 2013 trimester will be offered Saturday, August 24, 9:30 am - Noon in the Administration Building on the Northwest Missouri State University campus.
• Registration is also available through our Outreach Centers located in St. Joseph and Liberty.

• A full-time graduate student is one who takes nine or more graduate hours in a trimester.  A maximum of 16 hours is allowed in a trimester, with no more than seven hours in a four-week summer session.  Workshop credits are counted in the academic load.  (For financial aid purposes, a student must take five hours during a trimester to be considered a part-time student.)
• Textbooks are available at the Bearcat Bookstore or online at www.nwmissouri.bncollege.com  Please contact Textbook Services at 660-562-1150 for 500-level or undergraduate courses to determine textbook availabilty.
• The Graduate Office, located in the west wing on the second floor of the Administration Building, is open from 8 am - 5 pm, Monday through Friday and can be contacted at 660-562-1145 of gradsch@nwmissouri.edu

Outreach is proud of its history of offering Northwest courses and programs at off-campus sites. Currently courses are offered at the St. Joseph Center at 3500 North Village Drive, Suite 100 South, St. Joseph, and the Kansas City Center, 8 Victory Lane, Liberty, Missouri.  To view program availability and directions to these locations, visit the Outreach website at http://www.nwmissouri.edu/outreach. For more information please contact one of the following: