Registration and Verification

Northwest offers an online 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 online 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 block.

• Enrollment information will be available to advisors by February 20.
• Self-enrollment times begin March 23
• 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 2026 classes.

Enrollment Ends

• 1ST Block -- May 11
• 2ND Block -- June 8
• 3RD Block -- July 6
• 1&2 Block -- May 12
• 2&3 Block -- June 9
• 7W1 Block -- May 12
• 7W2 Block -- June 30
• Full Semester (12-Weeks) -- May 15

Eligibility for online Enrollment

• Must be enrolled in Spring 2026.
• Have your Northwest Network Account username and password.
• 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 the Office of Student Account Services.
  • 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 CatPAWS 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 Monday, May 4 through Tuesday, June 30.

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

Please verify online at your convenience beginning May 4 and continuing June 30 for summer sessions.

• Access CatPAWS located in the Bearcat Login Menu at nwmissouri.edu
• Click CatPAWS Login and enter your Northwest Network Account username and password
• Go to the Student card
• Click on Verification
• Receive notification that you are enrolled for the semester
• Click Proceed to Enrollment Verification
• Review your information
• Click Continue with Enrollment Verification
• Receive notification of any Holds which prevent verification
• Confirm or Update Local Address and Review Permanent Address
• Confirm or Update Cell Phone Number
• Bearcat Alert Enrollment
• Provide parent email addresses
• Provide additional billing email addresses
• Provide Emergency Contact Information & Missing Person Contact Information
• Agree to Statement of Financial Responsibility

If you have preregistered and will not be attending the Summer 2026 semester, 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.

Online Verification MUST be completed prior to picking up undergraduate textbooks and laptop computers. Textbook Pickup is located in The Station.

Students can pick-up textbooks for summer classes Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. throughout the summer semester.

Northwest offers an online 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 online 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 August 28, 2026 for the Fall 2026 semester.

• Enrollment information will be available to advisors by February 20
• Online enrollment times begin March 23
• 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 2026 classes.

Eligibility for online Enrollment

• Must be enrolled in Spring 2026.
• Have your Northwest Network Account username and password.
• 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 the Office of Student Account Services.
  • 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 CatPAWS 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 submit properly signed Schedule Change Form to Registrar's Office.

Northwest Enrollment Verification will be
available Thursday, August 13 through Wednesday, August 26.

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

Please verify online at your convenience between August 13 and August 26 as follows:

• Access CatPAWS located in the Bearcat Login Menu at nwmissouri.edu
• Click CatPAWS Login and enter your Northwest Network Account username and password
• Go to the Student card
• Click on Verification
• Receive notification that you are enrolled for the semester
• Click Proceed to Enrollment Verification
• Review your information
• Click Continue with Enrollment Verification
• Receive notification of any Holds which prevent verification
• Confirm or Update Local Address and Review Permanent Address
• Confirm or Update Cell Phone Number
• Bearcat Alert Enrollment
• Provide parent email addresses
• Provide additional billing email addresses
• Provide Emergency Contact Information & Missing Person Contact Information
• Agree to Statement of Financial Responsibility

Your class schedule will be canceled on Thursday, August 27 , if you do not complete online verification.

If you have preregistered and will not be attending the Fall 2026 semester, please send an email to registrar@nwmissouri.edu by Friday, August 21 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. 

Any prepackaged textbooks picked up after 5 pm on Wednesday, August 26, will be assessed a late fee.

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.

Read the Supersede Policy »

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. 

Learn more about the waitlist process »

• 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.

• A full-time graduate student is one who takes six or more graduate hours in a semester.  A maximum of 18 hours is allowed in a semester, 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 three hours during a semester to be considered a half-time student.)
• Please contact Textbook Services at 660.562.1150 for 500-level or undergraduate courses to determine textbook availability. All textbooks for 600-level courses must be purchased elsewhere. 
• The Graduate Office, located in Room 108 on the first floor of Owens Library , is open from 8 am - 5 pm, Monday through Friday and can be contacted at 660.562.1145 or gradsch@nwmissouri.edu