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 October 19, 2020 for the Spring 2021 semester.
Find your classification and total earned credit hours, to determine the first date you may preregister for Spring 2021 classes.
Grad, Postbac and Honors Program Students: | 0 and above | Oct 19 | |||
Senior: | 130 and above | Oct 19 | Sophomore: | 50 and above | Nov 2 |
120 and above | Oct 19 | 45 and above | Nov 3 | ||
110 and above | Oct 20 | 40 and above | Nov 4 | ||
100 and above | Oct 21 | 35 and above | Nov 5 | ||
90 and above | Oct 22 | 30 and above | Nov 6 | ||
Junior: | 80 and above | Oct 26 | Freshman: | 20 and above | Nov 9 |
75 and above | Oct 27 | 15 and above | Nov 10 | ||
70 and above | Oct 28 | 10 and above | Nov 11 | ||
65 and above | Oct 29 | 5 and above | Nov 12 | ||
60 and above | Oct 30 | 0 and above | Nov 13 |
Use your CatPAWS account to verify your enrollment and personal information.
Please verify online at your convenience as early as December 16 and by January 13 as follows:
Online LATE Verification will be available on Thursday, January 14 through Monday, January 18 ONLY. A $15 LATE FEE will be charged to your account.
Your class schedule will be cancelled on Tuesday, Jan. 19 if you do not complete online verification.
If you have preregistered and will not be attending the Spring 2021 semester, please send an email to registrar@nwmissouri.edu by Tuesday, Jan. 12 to avoid financial obligation.
If you have questions concerning your enrollment, contact the Registrar's Office at (660) 562-1151.
Online Verification MUST be completed prior to picking up undergraduate textbooks. Textbook Pickup is located in The Station on the following dates and times.
Sunday, January 10 | To Be Determined |
Monday, January 11 | 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
Tuesday, January 12 | 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. |
Wednesday, January 13 | 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. |
Any prepackaged textbooks picked up after these designated times will be assessed a late fee.
Northwest-Kansas City students will pick up textbooks and laptop computers on site. Online Verification should be completed prior to arriving.
General registration for the Spring 2021 Semester will be held Tuesday, Jan. 12 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., using the alphabetical schedule below. You should register at the time indicated according to the first letter of your last name.
1:00-1:30 p.m. | T - Z and Special Populations |
1:30-2:00 p.m. | A - G |
2:00-2:30 p.m. | H - M |
2:30-3:00 p.m. | N - S |
General Registration will be held on the third floor of the Administration Building. Students begin the enrollment process at the Admissions Office located on second floor. All new students will set up their CatPAWS account enabling personal access to the web-based enrollment and degree audit systems PRIOR to meeting with an advisor. Continuing students should also go to the Admissions Office to set their enrollment PIN. All students will then proceed to the advisement area located on the third floor. 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 Office 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 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 also open 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday.
An undergraduate student who has received a grade of "C", “D” or “F” in a course may repeat a course in an effort to raise the grade.
A waitlist is an electronic list of students who would like to enroll in a closed class. Waitlisting does not guarantee enrollment into any class and not all classes have waitlists.
Northwest-Kansas City is proud of its history of offering Northwest courses and programs at off-campus sites. Currently courses are offered at Northwest-Kansas City at 6889 North Oak Trafficway, Suite 400, Gladstone, MO 64118. To view program availability and directions to these locations, visit the Northwest-Kansas City website at www.nwmissouri.edu/kc/. For more information please contact one of the following:
Northwest-Kansas City |