To All Bates Students,

This communication provides some information regarding the course registration processes for Short Term and Fall 2025. Please read this email in its entirety and discuss it with your academic advisor. This, and other helpful information, will also be available on the Student Advising Portal.

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

Registration Holds

All students will receive two ADVISOR HOLDS, one for Short Term and one for Fall 2025. You must meet with your academic advisor to lift this hold. Your academic advisor is the only person who can lift the hold.

Current sophomore students (class of 2027) will also receive a MAJOR +1 HOLD. You must declare your major in Garnet Gateway to lift this hold.

You will not be able to register for classes until all registration holds are lifted.

Credit Limits

For Short Term: Students may register for a maximum of 0.5 credits at all points in the registration process.

For Fall: All continuing students are required to register for a minimum of 3.0 credits to maintain their Active Student status. You are expected to meet this 3.0 minimum by May 31, 2025, which is the last day for Add/Drop before the summer break.

All students are permitted to register for up to 4.5 credits for the first round of registration. When Add/Drop opens on April 1, 2025, you will be able to register for the default semester maximum of 5.5 credits.

Registration Errors & Overrides

With few exceptions, if you receive a registration error, you must contact the instructor of the course for the corresponding override. A list of errors is available here on the Bates Registrar website for your reference.

The Registrar’s Office can only assist with TIME CONFLICT overrides. Even then, all class time conflicts must be approved first by the instructor(s).

DATES:

The entire registration schedule is available on the Student Dates and Deadlines Calendar and the Student Advising Portal. They are also listed below with notes for your convenience.

• Monday, February 24, 2025 – Advising Period begins and Short Term and Fall 2025 schedule is available on Garnet Gateway.
• Friday, February 28, 2025 – Short Term and Fall 2025 Registration Opens at 9:00AM ET (Please Note: This initial round of registration is not first-come, first-served and class enrollment capacities do not apply.)
• Friday, March 7, 2025 – Short Term and Fall 2025 Registration Closes at 4:00PM ET
  • This is also the last day to drop a Winter 2025 course.
  • This is also the last day to elect a letter grade for a Winter 2025 course.
• Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at Noon ET – First-Round Registration Results are Released
  • Registration results are not final prior to this time. Statuses are subject to change while optimization is processed.
  • If you are satisfied with the outcome, and you are registered for a minimum of 3.0 credits, you do not have to do anything.
  • If you did not get optimized into courses you are still interested in taking, you may file a petition for an available seat via Garnet Gateway.
• Wednesday, March 12, 2025 – Student Petitioning Opens
  • You may submit petitions through Garnet Gateway. These petitions go directly to the instructor for review.
  • Do not email the Registrar’s Office or Academic Standing for this petition.
• Sunday, March 16, 2025 – Student Petitioning Closes at 11:59PM ET
  • Faculty will review petitions between 3/17 and 3/26.
  • If the faculty member accepts the petition, the Registrar’s Office will enroll the student; no action is needed by the student.
• Monday, March 31, 2025 – Petitioning Results Released at Noon ET
  • Petitioning results are not final prior to this time. Statuses are subject to change while petitioning is processed.
• Tuesday, April 1, 2025 – Add/Drop Opens at 7:00AM ET
  • If your petition was not accepted, you can choose an alternative course to add to your schedule.
  • Students can also register for up to 5.5 credits for Fall 2025 at this point.
• Wednesday, April 30, 2025 – Last Day to Add a Short Term 2025 Course
• Friday, April 2, 2025 – Last Day to Drop a Short Term 2025 Course
• Saturday, May 31, 2025 – Last Day to Add a Fall 2025 Course

Wishing you the best on the rest of your semester,

Bates College Office of the Registrar