• Pin Number
• Registration
• Logging onto Webstar
• Drop/Add Information
• Prerequisites

The following is important information regarding registration. Please refer to the Code of Academic Regulations for additional information. The information below is by no means a substitute for the Code of Academic Regulations. It is the responsibility of each student to familiarize himself/herself with the policies and procedures. However, this link has been created to highlight some of the questions that directly arise during the registration period.

PIN Number
All students receive a six-digit pin number from Nova Southeastern University. This six-digit pin number is needed to access Webstar, which is the system used for all registration periods (including Drop/Add). It is important to keep your pin number. You must have a pin number to register. If you have misplaced your pin number, email pinhelp@nova.edu or call (954) 262-4850 (local) or 1-800-541-6682 (ext 4850) between 8:30 AM and 5:00 PM. To protect student privacy, the University does not give Student Affairs access to student pin numbers. Thus, Student Affairs will be unable to give you your pin number. The pin number is only issued through US Mail, not by email or by phone. It may take up to two weeks to receive a new pin number. Therefore, it is important to keep your pin number in a secure place.

Registration
You must have a pin number to access this system. One academic year consists of the following: two semesters, Fall (August-December) and Winter (January-May); and one term: Summer (May-July). One academic year is from the Fall of one year through the Summer of the following year (ex. Fall 2007-Summer 2008). Every semester has a registration period and a drop/add period. Registration for each semester will usually be held in the following months: Fall (March or April), Winter (October or November), and Summer (March or April). The specific dates will vary from year to year. Please consult the academic calendar located on the law school website for specific dates. All registrations and drop/adds will be online with the exception of American and Caribbean Law Workshop and Supervised Research. American and Caribbean Law Workshop requires permission of the instructor before student can be manually registered by the Office of Student Affairs. Please contact the instructor directly. The instructor will then contact Student Affairs so that student can be registered. For Supervised Research, the student must have the supervising full-time faculty member sign the form (click here for form). The student must then submit it to the Office of Students Affairs for manual registration before the end of drop/add for the semester he/she wishes to take it. Late forms cannot be processed; this is a faculty rule. For ATLA Trial Team,  International Citator, Law Journal, Law Review, Moot Court, or any other competition, in addition to registering online, students must submit the signed Nonclassroom Credit form (click here for form) to the Office of Student Affairs before the end of drop/add for that semester. Use this form even if you will not be receiving credit; registration ensures that you receive recognition on your transcript.

Logging onto Webstar

• Go to Webstar
• Click on "Enter Secure Area"
• Log-In using your Social Security Number or NSU ID and six-digit pin number
• Click on "Student Services and Registration"
• Click on "Registration"
• Once you have finished registering, view your schedule. Click on Student Detail Schedule.

For further information on registration, please consult the OIT website at the following link: http://www.nova.edu/help/all/index.html

Drop/Add is on a first come, first served basis. You may adjust your schedule at any time during this period. After the last day of the drop/add period, you will no longer be able to add classes (including Supervised Research). Any withdrawal from a course after the last day of the drop/add period will result in a "W" (withdrawal) on your transcript (except in the case of excessive absences - see below). In order to withdraw from a course, you need the professor's signature. The transaction form (available in Student Affairs) will not be processed without the professor's signature.
*** Excessive absences from a course will result in a student receiving an "F" instead of a "W", unless there are extenuating circumstances as determined by the Associate Dean-Student Affairs.

Prerequisites

It is your responsibility to review the course descriptions and prerequisites for each course. If it is determined that you have not met the prerequisites for any course, you will be forced to drop the course. If the drop/add period has expired, you will be unable to register for another course.