The ’Cat Personal Access to Web Services program (’CatPAWS) is a web-based program used to enroll for classes, and to add or drop classes. Class Schedule is also available prior to enrollment period on ‘CatPAWS main menu.
Access to ’CatPAWS is located in the Bearcat Login Menu at nwmissouri.edu.
To enter the Secure Area of ‘CatPAWS, log on using your Northwest Username (without @nwmisssouri.edu) and password.
Click on ‘CatPAWS.
Click on Login/Enter Secure Area.
The User Login window will appear.
Type in your Northwest Username and password.
Inside the Secure Area of Your CatPAWS Account
The Main Menu includes: PersonalInformation,Student, and FinancialAid. To register for classes, click on the Student tab. Subcategories include: Registration and Student Records.
To continue, you must enter your Alternate PIN (six characters in length), which has been given to you by your Advisor. The Alternate PIN is your Advisement/Enrollment Password. You must enter your Alternate PIN for initial enrollment.
If it is your enrollment time, you will be allowed to enroll.
Once you have entered your Alternate PIN, Click the Submit button to enroll for classes.
After your initial enrollment, the Alternate PIN is not required to Add/Drop classes.
To add classes, enter the Course Reference Number (CRN) in the Add Classes Worksheet or click the Class Search button to find the Course Reference Numbers.
Click on Class Search, to perform a Course Search or an Advanced Search
Both Course Search and Advanced Search display a drop-down menu list of available Subjects/Departments to search for classes
Scroll through the departments listed and click the Subject you wish to search.
To select multiple Subjects, either use the ‘Shift Key’ to select consecutive values, or use the ‘Ctrl Key’ to select non-consecutive values.
Click the Course Search button to display all classes offered in a specific Subject(s).
A listing of classes will appear
Click View Sections to display detailed section information for a specific course
Click the Advanced Search button to view ALL sections of ALL courses for a Subject, or to narrow your search as follows.
Select the desired subject(s) and additional search criteria including Course Number, Course Level, Part of Term, Instructor Name or Attribute.
Click Section Search
Click on the checkbox next to the appropriate course number of the class you wish to add
A checkmark will appear in the checkbox
Click the Add to Worksheet button
This will add the CRN to the Add Classes Worksheet
Once all Course Reference Numbers are listed on the Worksheet, click Submit Changes button
You will now be registered in these courses and the Current Schedule menu will appear.
To drop a class, simply click on the black arrow beneath Action
Click Drop Course
If no options are listed beneath Action field, then the class may not be dropped.
Select a Term by clicking on the black arrow beneath Search by Term
Click on the Term
Example: Fall 2023
Click the Submit button
You will now be in the Look-up Classes to Add menu
Click on either Course Search or Advanced Search
Both Course Search and Advanced Search display a drop-down menu list of available Subjects/Departments to search for classes
Scroll through the departments listed and click the Subject you wish to search.
To select multiple Subjects, either use the ‘Shift Key’ to select consecutive values, or use the ‘Ctrl Key’ to select non-consecutive values.
Click the Course Search button to display all classes offered in a specific Subject(s).
A listing of classes will appear
Click View Sections to display detailed section information for a specific course
Click the Advanced Search button to view ALL sections of ALL courses for a Subject, or to narrow your search as follows.
Select the desired subject(s) and additional search criteria including Course Number, Course Level, Part of Term, Instructor Name or Attribute.
Click Section Search
Click on the checkbox next to the appropriate course number of the class you wish to add
A checkmark will appear in the checkbox.
Click on the Register button
If it is your enrollment time, you will be allowed to enroll.
To continue, you must enter your Alternate PIN (six characters in length, which has been given to you by your Advisor. The Alternate PIN is your Advisement/Enrollment Password. You must have the Alternate PIN for initial enrollment.
Once you have enrolled, the Alternate PIN is not required to Drop or Add a class.
Once you have entered your Alternate PIN, click the Submit button and you will be enrolled in the course and it will be added to your class schedule.
The online Degree Audit is available from the Northwest Log-in page using the Single Sign-on functionality. Degree Audit is NO LONGER AVAILABLE THROUGH CatPAWS.
To log out of CatPAWS, click Sign Out in the top, right-hand corner of the page. You will then have the option of returning to the CatPAWS homepage or you can simply close the browser. If you select the Return to Homepage option, and want to re-enter the Login/Secure Area of your ’CatPAWS account, you will need to log in once again with your Northwest Username and Password.