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Registering for Classes at Pikes Peak State College

We are excited you’re ready to take the next step in your college journey. Registering for classes at PPSC is simple, and we are here to help you every step of the way. Whether this is your first semester or you are returning, our goal is to make the process feel manageable and clear. This video will give you a full tutorial of the registration process in Navigate.

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Are you ready to register? Make sure that you've prepared to make the process as smooth as possible!

Before you register, make sure you have: 
  1. Applied to PPSC and received your student number (S#)
  2. Completed New Student Orientation 
  3. Submitted transcripts from other colleges (if applicable) 
  4. Accepted your Student Payment Agreement in Navigate 
Note: Some situations, like if you're visiting for the summer or auditing a class, may have different enrollment steps. Be sure to follow your path to ensure you're ready to register. 

Step-by-Step Guides

Find helpful videos and resources to guide you through each step of registration and answer common questions.

It's important to know how to access Navigate, since this is where you will complete the registration process. Learn how to become familiar with Navigate: 

Each semester, you need to accept your payment agreement before you can register for classes. 

Your academic advisor will support you with registration help and planning your class sequences. 

It's important to understand what prerequisites and corequisites are, in case you run into a prerequisite error while attempting to register.

Prerequisites are classes that must be successfully completed before you register for the next class. Corequisites are classes that are designed to be taken together. 

Learn more about what this means and how to resolve the error. 

If you are only taking PPSC courses for the summer and are planning to transfer your summer credits back to your home institution, you are a Visiting Summer Student and have different steps to enrollment. Follow the steps on the Visiting Summer Students webpage before you register for summer courses. 

If you would like to audit a course (on a space-available basis ONLY) you will also need to take different steps. Visit the Audit a Class webpage for details.

Registering for courses is easy with Navigate. This video guide provides an overview of the entire process.

Inside Navigate, you can use your "My Planner" screen to begin the registration process -

  1. Make sure the term you want to  register for is showing (e.g. Fall 2026)
  2. If not, simply select the “Add a New Term” button and select the appropriate term

To add courses to your plan for the upcoming semester

  1. Use the “Hamburger Menu” (the three-horizontal line button) next to your desired courses to add the courses to the term.
  2. Or use the "Search for Courses" tool on the menu to manually search and add courses to your term.

Continue adding all the classes you intend to take.


Manual Course Search: If you know the subject prefix and course number, you can use the “Search” option in Navigate to look up courses individually and add them to your term.

Once you have planned and added your courses to the Term Planner, follow these steps:

  1. Select the “View/Edit Schedule” button to load the "My Schedule" screen.
  2. For each planned course, select the “Sections” option to view time and location options. 
  3. Review your time, location, course format, and beginning and end dates for the section you choose. 



No class availability? We recommended checking your Navigate “Time and Location Preferences before selecting your courses. If you checked a preferred campus or blocked times for work or other responsibilities, this may limit your search results. 

  1. After selecting a section, add your chosen course into the right-side “Weekly Calendar” to tentatively schedule it. 
  2. Repeat these steps to schedule your remaining courses.
  3. Scroll down to review the summary of your scheduled courses.  
  4. Verify your class locations, meeting times, course format, and other details.

Pay close attention to the course format and date range of each of your courses to ensure you are registering for courses that are the right fit for you.

  • PPSC Online will have an N* (BUS 115-1N1). PPSC Online courses are taught by PPSC faculty
  • PPSC Hybrid will have an H* (PSY 101-1H1). PPSC Hybrid courses are taught by PPSC faculty.
  • CCCOnline will have a C* (HIS 101-C11). CCCOnline courses are taught by Colorado Community College System faculty from around the state.

To finalize the registration of your scheduled courses, make sure you continue the process:

  1. Select the “Register” button.
  2. You will then see the “Transaction Summary Report” confirming that your courses have been officially added to your semester registration.

Congratulations - your semester registration is complete! 

 

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