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Lakehead Course Registration: Timetable, Waitlists and Drops
Lakehead University students plan a timetable and register for courses in myPortal. Fall and winter registration happens in June, staggered by year level, and you get an email with your own date and time. If a waitlisted seat opens, you have 72 hours to take it.
Need to sign in to myPortal? Go to the official myPortal page.
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Reading a course code
Online sections use D as the second letter, as in PSYC-1112-FDE. Zoom courses meet live each week; Web Based courses have no set meeting time.
| Part of PSYC-1112-FA | What it tells you |
|---|---|
| PSYC | Subject: Psychology |
| 1 (first digit) | Year level: a first-year course |
| 1 (third digit) | Odd means a one-term half course; even means a full-year course |
| F (first section letter) | Term: fall |
| A (second letter) | Which section, when there's more than one |
| No third letter | Thunder Bay campus; an O means Orillia |
Registering
- In myPortal choose Student, then Course Registration, then Register for Classes.
- Planned courses show in yellow; red means a time conflict or a waitlist.
- Click Register for Course for one course, or Register for All Courses for the term. Registered courses turn green and you get a confirmation email.
- Courses with a lab or other corequisite must be registered together with Register for All Courses.
- If you have unpaid fees, you can't register.
Full courses and special permission
- If a full course has a waitlist, click Waitlist. When a seat opens you get an email and have 72 hours to register.
- Missing a prerequisite, or want more courses than your program allows? Submit a Special Permissions Request. A course overload needs at least a B average in the previous year.
- Approval doesn't guarantee a seat if the course is full.
Dropping a course
Use Student, then Course Registration, then Drop My Course(s). Check the add and drop dates in the Academic Calendar and the refund schedule first. If you get OSAP or a scholarship, ask Student Central whether dropping affects your funding.
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