Class registration for Spring 2007 began Monday, bringing with it the confusion and frustration commonly associated with the process.

Students with the most earned hours have priority during registration, which continues throughout the week. Graduate and post-baccalaureate students, along with seniors who have 110 or more earned hours, were the first to register at 8 a.m. Monday.

Juniors with 75 to 89.9 earned hours will register at 8 a.m. today while juniors with 60 to 74.9 earned hours will register at noon. Students with fewer earned hours will register throughout the week, with freshmen with fewer than 15 earned hours being the last to register at 8 a.m. Monday, Nov. 20.

A static list of courses that will be offered next semester is also available on the Records Office’s Web page. However, the static list does not include any courses that are added late. A dynamic course look-up, which does include courses that are added late, is available under the registration feature on Banner Web.

Students must be advised and have their advisor hold removed before registering.

“The academic advisor is the one who knows what courses a student needs in order to stay on track,” says Brandy Cartmell, the Registrar and Director of Academic Records.

Students who are unsure of who their advisor is should contact their department secretary, look under the registration feature on Banner Web or bring a photo ID. to the Records Office.

“It’s totally a [department] choice as to when they advise,” Cartmell says.

Students may be prevented from registering if they have a hold on their account from any university department. Students must get approval from their college dean if they wish to register for more than 20 hours.

Students must also pay tuition fees or verify plans to attend UTM by Jan. 11.