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Translate this PageHow to Add Courses Using Add Codes
overview
If you are waitlisted for a course or trying to add a course after the first day of the semester, you will have to add the course using an add code.
How to Register with an Add Code
Once you receive an Add Code, login to LancerPoint to register for the course.
How do I receive an Add Code?
- If the semester has not started, you will be offered an add code if you are on the waitlist for the course and space opens up.
- If the semester has started, you can request an add code from the instructor of the course. This is called "crashing a course". Learn more about how to crash a course.
- Login to LancerPoint
Help Logging into LancerPoint
If you are having issues logging into LancerPoint, please make sure you have activated your account!
You might need to reset your password if you forgot your log-in information.
Please contact 626-585-7395 or by email: gotopcc@pasadena.edu if you need help.
Close - Click on Add/Drop Classes
- Select the current registration term
- You may need to complete a pre-registration survey. Click on the link to complete the survey (there are no wrong answers).
- On the next screen, enter the 5-digit CRN code(s) of your selected into the boxes
provided at the bottom of the screen.
Find the CRNs for a Course
The CRN is a five-digit code that is assigned to each section of a course. The CRNs for every section is listed in the Schedule of Classes.Close - Click Submit Changes
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You will be prompted for an Add Authorization Code, which the instructor provides if they have space in the class. This code is 6 characters - a mix of numbers and capital letters - and will only work after the 1st class meeting. For asynchronous classes, add codes will work beginning the first day of the term.
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You should now be registered for the class(es). To check if you have successfully registered for your classes, go back and click on View /Print Class Schedule. The classes you have successfully registered for will be listed here.
- If you receive an error, please review our guide to registration errors for help to resolve the issue.
Troubleshooting
Registration Problems & Issues
While registering, you may see one of the following items which may make it difficult for you to register. Click on the error below to learn more and see the steps to resolve it.
Error: Unfilled Pre-Requisites
If you see this message, it means this class is part of a sequence and must be taken in order. You need to complete the class prior before attempting to register for this class.
Error: Must be Added with Co-requisite
If you see this message at the time of registration, it means that one of the classes you tried to register for has a “co- requisite.“
Think of it as a partner class. These two CRNs must be entered at the same time to successfully enroll in those classes.
Please refer to the “Schedule of Classes” to find the co-requisite CRN for the original class you added.
Error: Course for Only Approved Cohort
If you see this message, it means that you tried to register for a class that is restricted to students in that special program. If you are not part of that “approved cohort,“ you must find another CRN with no restrictions that fits your schedule.
Error: Holds
A hold prevents you from registering for classes.
Watch this video to learn how to check if you have holds on your account.
If you have a hold on your account, please contact gotopcc@pasadena.edu to help resolve this issue.
Error: Waitlisted
If you added a class that had the status of “waitlisted,“ you will not see this class on your final schedule of classes until you are officially off the waitlist and enrolled in the class.
Please check your PCC email every 24 hours for the add code of the waitlisted class.
If you receive an add code, that means you were able to get off the waitlist and can officially register for the class:
- You have 48 hours to use the add code before it expires.
- In the Add/Drop Classes screen on LancerPoint, add the CRN of the waitlisted class and the add code in two separate boxes.
- Click Submit Changes and the class should be added to your schedule.
Error: Multiple Campus Locations
PCC offers classes at 5 different locations. Once you register for your classes, please make sure you know where your classes are located and that you have enough time to travel between your classes.
Frequently Asked Questions
PCC does not drop you from your classes for non-payment at the time of registration.
- You can drop your classes with a refund. If you choose to do so, check what that deadline is by visiting the schedule of classes and clicking on the CRN of the course you would like to drop. Look for the Critical Dates for this Course and the Last day to drop with a refund.
- After the Last Day to Drop with a Refund, you are financially responsible for your registered classes. If classes are not paid by then, there will be a hold on your account, preventing you from registering for future terms at PCC.
- Please contact the Financial Aid Office for more information at gotopcc@pasadena.edu.
Yes! However, the longer you wait, the harder it will be to find open classes. Once again – register for your classes as soon as you can!
Once classes begin, you will not be able to register online through LancerPoint. You will need to obtain an Add Code from the instructor of the course you wish to add if there is still space.
Registration times are randomly generated. You and your friends will probably have
different registration times.