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Spring 2012 | Course Information
View or download the Student Guide to Preregistration 
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 January 15.
Find your classification and total earned credit hours, to determine the first date you may preregister for Spring 2012 classes.
| Grad, Postbac and Honors Program Students: | 0 and above | Oct 24 | |||
| Senior: | 130 and above | Oct 24 | Sophomore: | 50 and above | Nov 7 |
| 120 and above | Oct 25 | 45 and above | Nov 8 | ||
| 110 and above | Oct 26 | 40 and above | Nov 9 | ||
| 100 and above | Oct 27 | 35 and above | Nov 10 | ||
| 90 and above | Oct 28 | 30 and above | Nov 11 | ||
| Junior: | 80 and above | Oct 31 | Freshman: | 20 and above | Nov 14 |
| 75 and above | Nov 1 | 15 and above | Nov 15 | ||
| 70 and above | Nov 2 | 10 and above | Nov 16 | ||
| 65 and above | Nov 3 | 5 and above | Nov 17 | ||
| 60 and above | Nov 4 | 0 and above | Nov 18 | ||
Use your 'CatPAWS account to verify your enrollment and personal information.
Please verify online at your convenience as early as December 22 and by January 9 as follows:
Online LATE Verification -- January 10 and 11 ONLY -- A $15 LATE FEE will be charged to your account.
Your class schedule will be cancelled on Thursday, Jan. 12 if you do not complete online verification.
If you have preregistered and will not be attending the Spring 2012 trimester, please send an email to registrar@nwmissouri.edu by Friday, Jan. 6 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.
| Friday, January 6 | 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. |
| Sunday, January 8 | 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. |
| Monday, January 9 | 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. |
General registration for the 2012 Spring Trimester will be held Friday, Jan. 6 from 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., using the alphabetical schedule below. You should register at the time indicated according to the first letter of your last name.
| 1:30-2:00 p.m. | H - M and Special populations |
| 2:00-2:30 p.m. | N - S |
| 2:30-3:00 p.m. | T - Z |
| 3:00-3:30 p.m. | A - G |
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 Cashiering 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 on Friday, Jan. 9 from 1:30 - 4 p.m. Textbook Services is also 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.
Find your classification and total earned credit hours, to determine the first date you may preregister for Summer and Fall 2012 classes.
| Grad, Spec, Postbac and Honors Program Students: | 0 and above | Mar 12 | |||
| Senior: | 130 and above | Mar 12 | Sophomore: | 50 and above | Apr 2 |
| 120 and above | Mar 13 | 45 and above | Apr 3 | ||
| 110 and above | Mar 14 | 40 and above | Apr 4 | ||
| 100 and above | Mar 15 | 35 and above | Apr 5 | ||
| 90 and above | Mar 16 | 30 and above | Apr 6 | ||
| Junior: | 80 and above | Mar 26 | Freshman: | 20 and above | Apr 9 |
| 75 and above | Mar 27 | 15 and above | Apr 10 | ||
| 70 and above | Mar 28 | 10 and above | Apr 11 | ||
| 65 and above | Mar 29 | 5 and above | Apr 12 | ||
| 60 and above | Mar 30 | 0 and above | Apr 13 | ||
Use your 'CatPAWS account to verify your enrollment and personal information.
Please verify online at your convenience beginning May 3 and continuing Aug. 6 for summer sessions.
If you have preregistered and will not be attending the Summer 2012 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 4, 1-5 p.m. Beginning Monday, May 7, 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 2012 Summer Trimester will be held on the following dates to coincide with the beginning of each session:
| Monday, May 7 | First day of Session 1 (May) |
| First day of Session 1 and 2 (May/June) | |
| First day of Session 1 and 3 (May-July) | |
| First day of Full Trimester (May-August) | |
| Wednesday, June 6 | First day of Session 2 (June) |
| First day of Session 2 and 3 (June/July) | |
| Monday, July 9 | First day of Session 3 (July) |
| First day of Session 3 and 4 (July/August) | |
| Monday, August 6 | First day of Session 4 (August) |
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.
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 2.
Find your classification and total earned credit hours, to determine the first date you may preregister for Summer and Fall 2012 classes.
| Grad, Spec, Postbac and Honors Program Students: | 0 and above | Mar 12 | |||
| Senior: | 130 and above | Mar 12 | Sophomore: | 50 and above | Apr 2 |
| 120 and above | Mar 13 | 45 and above | Apr 3 | ||
| 110 and above | Mar 14 | 40 and above | Apr 4 | ||
| 100 and above | Mar 15 | 35 and above | Apr 5 | ||
| 90 and above | Mar 16 | 30 and above | Apr 6 | ||
| Junior: | 80 and above | Mar 26 | Freshman: | 20 and above | Apr 9 |
| 75 and above | Mar 27 | 15 and above | Apr 10 | ||
| 70 and above | Mar 28 | 10 and above | Apr 11 | ||
| 65 and above | Mar 29 | 5 and above | Apr 12 | ||
| 60 and above | Mar 30 | 0 and above | Apr 13 | ||
Use your 'CatPAWS account to verify your enrollment and personal information.
Please verify online at your convenience between August 23 and August 27 as follows:
Online LATE verification will be available on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 28 and 29, but a $15 Late Fee will be charged to your account.
If you have preregistered and will not be attending the Fall 2012 trimester, please send an email to registrar@nwmissouri.edu by Friday, August 24 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.
| Friday, August 24 | 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. |
| Sunday, August 26 | 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. |
| Monday, August 27 | 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. |
Any prepackaged textbooks picked up after these designated times will be assessed a late fee.
General registration for the 2012 Fall Trimester will be held Saturday, Aug. 25 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.
| 9:30 - 10:00 a.m. | K - O and Special Populations |
| 10:00 - 10:30 a.m. | P - T |
| 10:30 - 11:00 a.m. | U - Z |
| 11:00 - 11:30 a.m. | A - E |
| 11:30 a.m. - Noon | F - J |
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.
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:
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St. Joseph Center |
Kansas City Center at Liberty |