Registration Instructions

REGISTRATION

Online registration through Student Self-Service for the Spring 2019 semester classes will take place between November 29 and December 5, 2018. This registration is for all Bachelor's Degree and Master's Degree students who plan to return to Cooper Union in January.

If in Spring 2019 you will be... You will register online starting...
A Master’s student, or a Senior in all schools Thursday, November 29, 2018
Starting at 9 am
An Art Junior, or
An Engineering Junior, or
A Third- or Fourth-Year Architecture Student		 Friday, November 30, 2018
Starting at 9 am
An Architecture, Art or Engineering Sophomore Monday, December 3, 2018
Starting at 9 am
A Freshman Tuesday, December 4, 2018 Starting at 9 am

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.

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 e-mail their advisors that they have submitted their schedule.
  2. The advisor will review the schedule and approve it if satisfactory. Advisors must e-mail their students upon approval.
  3. Starting on their appointed day and continuing through December 5, students will register online.
  4. If a student encounters difficulty with registration, staff members in the Admissions and Records office can be reached at 212 353-4120 during normal business hours. Or e-mail self_serve@cooper.edu

See Using Student Self-Service for detailed instructions.

Schedule changes and necessary program alterations may be accommodated without fee during the drop/add period, which is January 14 - 22. After that there is a $25 fee for withdrawing from courses (no courses may be added).

The first day of classes will be Monday, January 14.

Any returning student who does not register between November 29 and December 5 may register in January; there will be a $100 late registration fee.

After January 22, 2019 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 on the Thesis Track Please Note: Even if you are pursuing only the completion of your thesis, you MUST register in the normal way.

Special Instructions for Engineering Students

Please remember the guidelines for registration for Math. You must register within your major unless you have permission to do otherwise.

To All Seniors and Graduating Master’s Students on the Thesis Track

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 bring original legal documentation to the Registrar office. We do not accept retroactive name changes.

  • 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.