Registration Instructions

Fall 2023

Online registration through Student Self-Service for summer and fall 2023 semester classes will take place between April 18 and 21. Registration starts at 9 a.m. in accordance with the schedule below. This registration is for all Bachelor's degree and Master's degree students who plan to return to The Cooper Union in fall.

If in Fall 2023 you will be: You will register online starting at 9 a.m. on:
A Master’s student, or a senior in all schools Tuesday, April 18
An Art Junior, or
An Engineering Junior, or
A Third- or Fourth-Year Architecture Student		 Wednesday, April 19
An Architecture, Art, or Engineering Sophomore Thursday, April 20
A Freshmen

*Registered by the Office of the Registrar

*First-year students will be registered for their fall 2023 classes by the Office of the Registrar in early to mid August. Registration for all students is not simultaneous; the process takes several weeks. If you plan to attend in the fall but do not have a visible schedule posted by Thursday, August 24, please email the Office of the Registrar at registrar@cooper.edu.

Separate registration instructions for each school and HSS can be found below.

Please note: Students who have a financial obligation to The Cooper Union will not be permitted to register. Please satisfy any debts before registration.

Summer 2023

The Summer Session runs from May 22 to August 17 and is composed of two parts:

  • Term 1 runs from May 22 to July 7
  • Term 2 runs from July 10 to August 17

Registration for all Summer Session classes takes place during the upcoming registration period, Tuesday, April 18 through Friday, April 21. There will be a late course add period from Thursday, May 11 - Wednesday, May 17 to accommodate transfer students, graduate students, and those who wish to retake a course after their Spring 2023 grades have been posted.

Please note that registration for a summer course is a commitment to attend the course.

The deadline for dropping any Summer session course is 3 p.m. on Thursday, May 18. A dropped course is removed from the student's record. It does not appear on the transcript, and the student is not charged.

Students can withdraw from a summer course through the fourth week of each term. A withdrawal causes the class to appear on the transcript with a W grade. Withdrawn courses are not refundable. Please contact the office of student accounts at bursar@cooper.edu with any questions regarding our summer course nonrefundable withdrawal policy. After the fourth week for both terms, a student is no longer able to receive a W grade, but instead will receive the letter grade appropriate for their work in the class. A withdrawal after the first week in extenuating circumstances will be considered.

Online Registration

Online registration through Student Self-Service will occur in the following way:

  1. Each student will submit a proposed schedule to their advisor. Students are encouraged to email their advisors that they have submitted their course plan. School of Art students will follow their school's instructions and follow up with their advisors as needed.
  2. The advisor will review the schedule and approve it if satisfactory. Advisors must email their students upon approval.
  3. Starting on their appointed day and continuing through April 21, students will register online.
  4. If a student encounters difficulty with registration, staff members in the Office of the Registrar can be reached during normal business hours by at registrar@cooper.edu.

See Using Student Self-Service for detailed instructions.

Schedule changes and necessary program alterations may be accommodated without fee during the add/drop period, which is August 28 to September 5. After the add/drop period there is a $25 fee for withdrawing from courses (no courses may be added).

The first day of classes will be Monday, August 28.

Any returning student who does not register between April 18 and 21 may register between August 28 and September 5; there will be a $100 late registration fee.

After September 5 students may drop classes only within the guidelines and timeframes established by the three Schools and the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; there will be a $25 fee for each transaction.

Master's students pursuing only the completion of your thesis, you MUST register in the normal way.

To All Seniors and Graduating Master’s Students 
Please answer the questions in the Graduation section in Student Self-Service, and make sure to indicate how you want your name to appear on your diploma. 

Name Changes 
To change your name, you must make arrangements to bring original legal documentation to the Office of the Registrar at email registrar@cooper.edu. 

 

 

  • Founded by inventor, industrialist and philanthropist Peter Cooper in 1859, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art offers education in art, architecture and engineering, as well as courses in the humanities and social sciences.

  • “My feelings, my desires, my hopes, embrace humanity throughout the world,” Peter Cooper proclaimed in a speech in 1853. He looked forward to a time when, “knowledge shall cover the earth as waters cover the great deep.”

  • From its beginnings, Cooper Union was a unique institution, dedicated to founder Peter Cooper's proposition that education is the key not only to personal prosperity but to civic virtue and harmony.

  • Peter Cooper wanted his graduates to acquire the technical mastery and entrepreneurial skills, enrich their intellects and spark their creativity, and develop a sense of social justice that would translate into action.