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Introduction to Cougar Trail On The Web

Cougar  Trail On The Web Cougar Trail on the Web is a computerized system that allows you to register for classes, adjust your schedule, view course information, pay your bill on-line by credit card, view personal and academic information such as grades, address, and financial aid information by a computer from virtually anywhere in the world within Cougar Trail hours.

Student Login Screen System Security All transactions have an electronic signature.  You are solely responsible for any transaction made through your Cougar Trail account.  Unauthorized access to Cougar Trail on the Web or tampering with other students’ academic records is a violation of federal and state law, and will subject the offender to severe disciplinary action.  Please report any suspected tampering to the Registrar’s Office immediately.

Where to enter SID & PIN Student ID is your Social Security number If you have never created a PIN on Cougar Trail, use your 6-digit birthdate (MMDDYY) to log in initially. You will be immediately prompted to change your PIN to a 6-digit number other than your birthdate.  You will then be required to log back in with your new PIN. If you already have a PIN on Cougar Trail, but it is your birthdate, use the birthdate to log in initially.  You will be immediately prompted to change your PIN to a 6-digit number other than your birthdate.  You will then be required to log back in with your new PIN.  For security reasons Cougar Trail on the Web will NOT accept a student’s birthdate as his/her PIN. If you already have a PIN on Cougar Trail and it is not your birthdate you may continue to use that PIN in Cougar Trail on the Web.  You will not have to change this PIN.

Student Services Cougar Trail on the Web allows you to: Check your Registration Status—check your earned hours, your academic standing, major, advisor, and find out if you have any holds that will prevent you from registering. View Schedule—To view a schedule that shows course title, course dates, number of credits, and course location choose Detailed Schedule link.  To view a graphic schedule choose Student Schedule link. View Course Descriptions—Choose Course Catalog from the Student Services menu Pay your Bill on-line by credit card.  Choose Account Summary link. View Holds by choosing the Holds link. View your academic information such as grades, unofficial transcript, transfer credit summary, and OnCourse degree audit. Register—Registration occurs by assigned entry times (earned hours are counted, not currently enrolled hours. Click Drop/Add/Withdraw to register for a class.

Drop/Add/Withdraw Select the term you are registering a class by using the drop down box. Click on the Select button.

Registration Screen When you enter the Drop/Add/Withdraw screen you will have the opportunity to register for a class Choose Course Section Search link to view courses available at the College of Charleston

Search Course Sections Carefully read through the example given for using Earliest and Latest Times Choose your subject by using the drop-down menu Check the days you are interested (i.e.. Mon, Wed and Fri) Select your Earliest and Latest Times Check OPEN sections Choose Undergraduate level from the dropdown. Click on the Select button

Course Section Search Results Your query will produce a Course Section Search Result of all OPEN classes To select the desired class click on the link and you will be automatically registered

Registered  Classes Your Registration screen and Schedule will begin to take shape All your registered classes will show up in the currently registered classes area You can view your OnCourse Degree Audit, Account Summary and Personal Financial Aid Information

Drop/Withdraw Classes If you wish to Drop/Withdraw from a class go to the action column and use the drop-down menu. Select Drop/Withdraw from the menu Click on the Submit button

View Online Course Catalog

Student Services View Course Descriptions—Choose Course Catalog from the Student Services menu

Course Catalog Choose the subject of interest Click on the Select Button

Course Catalog Results

How To Find Registration, Withdrawal and Grade Dates For Students

Student Services Keep in tune with important academic events during each term Select Registration and Withdrawal dates for academic calendar

Pertinent Dates

View Student Schedules On Cougar Trail

Student Services View Schedule—To view a schedule that shows course title, course dates, number of credits, and course location choose Detailed Schedule link.  To view a graphic schedule choose Student Schedule link.

Checking Your Schedule

Example Of  Detailed Schedule

How To Update All Addresses On Cougar Trail

Student Services Students should keep their permanent mailing address updated.  If this address is different from your local address, both addresses must be maintained and updated whenever there is a change using Cougar Trail on the Web.  Current addresses are required to ensure that students can be reached by departments on campus, faculty, and staff. Click here for an address update feature via Cougar Trail on the Web.

Check Your Addresses Use the drop-down menu to choose an address type to update If uncertain of address definition, click on link to view Address Definition

Address Definitions

Updating An Address The Office of the Registrar places general address registration holds if an address is not current which affects a student's ability to register for courses. Students with a general address hold are able to update address information which will lift the hold from the account without visiting the Registrar's Office by using the personal information table of student services available through Cougar Trail on the Web.

View Your Unofficial Transcript Or OnCourse Degree Audit

Student Services View and/or printout your Unofficial Transcript or OnCourse Degree Audit

Example of Unofficial Transcript

OnCourse Degree Audit

Example Of Degree Audit

Troubleshooting Registration If registration is not successful, you will receive a specific error message. Error messages include the following:  “Prerequisite XX required” “Time Conflict with XX”  “Student Not Admitted for Term” – contact the Registrar’s Office. “Student Not Eligible to Register on the Web”—check your scheduled entry time. “Student Not Eligible to Register”—you have a hold.  Check the HOLD link to find out which office/department to contact.  “Permission by department/instructor needed”—contact the department of the course in which you are trying to enroll.  “Undergrads Need Permission”—an undergraduate student has selected a graduate course. If you need this course you must contact the department in which you are trying to enroll or the Office of Graduate Studies.       “Closed by Restriction”—the course requires a prerequisite such as class standing—SR, JR, SO, or FR or a specific major.  See the course catalog link for prerequisites.

Registration Holds Cougar Trail will not allow you to register, view grades, or view your unofficial transcript if you have a hold on your account.  Holds can be placed for reasons such as unpaid library fines or past due balances.  Check the Holds link to find out which office you should contact.  Only the office that placed the hold can remove it.  Some holds are only lifted overnight, so please be cognizant and check before your registration entry time or before the time that you need to obtain a transcript or your grades.

Time Conflict Cougar Trail on the Web prohibits scheduling courses with a time conflict.  The system will show you the time conflict, and you must select another course or another time.

Restricted Courses, Prerequisites And Co-requisites Restricted Courses-Some courses require a particular class status (e.g.. junior or senior) or a specific major.  If you attempt to register for such a course without the appropriate status, Cougar Trail on the Web will deny the request.  You may contact the academic department for assistance. Prerequisites-Any time you attempt to register for a course, the system will check your request against your academic record.  If you have not satisfied the prerequisite, you will be unable to register for the course.  Please contact the academic department that offers the course for further assistance. Co-requisites-To register for a course that requires a co-requisite (such as lecture and lab combinations), you must type in the call number for both courses using the Drop/Add link and click submit only after both call numbers have been entered.