Registration

Watch this video Butte College Self Service Overview

Search and register for classes, pay fees, update your contact information, get your unofficial transcript, view your notifications, and access your financial aid package.

Self Service

Classes that have been successfully dropped will have a status of “Planned.” The course will change from green to gold shading on your Schedule.  Dropped classes will remain on the “Schedule” even though you are no longer enrolled.  In order to remove “Planned Courses” from the Schedule, click on the “X’s” next to each individual course.  If you have dropped all of your courses, you may click on the “Removed Planned Courses” button to remove all of your courses from your Schedule.  

For more information, click on Self Service:  Steps To Drop A Class. 

Contact the Support Center (530) 895-2361 or email admissions@butte.edu for assistance. 

If you are a Continuing Student, you will see a blue banner with the registration appointment time when you click on Schedule and Register for Classes in Self Service. Make sure your Schedule is set for the correct term. You can use the left or right arrows to select the term you wish to view.  If the term is not visible, click on the "plus" + button and select the term you want to add from the drop-down menu.  Once the term is visible, you will see your appointment time.  You will also receive an email from Admissions and Records with the appointment time.  If you are a New, Returning, New Transfer-In or K-12 Student, go to the When to Register page to see when you are eligible to register for classes.  All of your holds must be cleared and past due balances paid in order to be able to see your appointment time and be eligible to register for classes.  If you do not see your appointment time or need assistance, contact Admissions and Records at (530) 895-2361 or admissions@butte.edu.

Students must request an add authorization from an instructor to add a course after the class has begun. Students on a waitlist who have not been added by the start of the course will also need to follow these steps.

To request an add authorization, please follow the steps below or watch the included video.

Instructor email addresses can be found by logging into your MyBC Self-Service portal by clicking on the course "section name" in the schedule of classes, or by searching in the campus directory.

Include the following in your email to the instructor:

• Name
• ID Number
• Course name
• Section number of course to be added
• Request for add authorization (use sample language below):

Hello (instructor name), my name is (your name), ID number (your student ID number), and I am writing to request an add authorization to your course (insert course name), section (insert section number). Thank you.

The instructor will email you to confirm that they have authorized you to add their course.

Upon receiving an email confirmation, the student must register for the course in Self Service before the add deadline.

The included video provides step-by-step instruction on requesting an add authorization to register for classes. 

Contact admissions@butte.edu or call (530) 895-2361 if you have further questions about the add authorization process.

There may be various reasons why you are unable to register after receiving confirmation that you have add authorization to add a course:

• Add authorizations are valid starting the first day of the term, prior to this students use waitlists to be added into course. 
• Check your hold notifications in your self-service account to make sure all your holds are cleared.
• You may be trying to register for a different section than the one the instructor authorized for you. Please check your "Petitions & Waivers" tab in the "Schedule, Register and Drop Classes" section of your self-service to verify the course you have been authorized to add.
• If you do not see a course listed in the "Petitions & Waivers" tab, you have not yet been granted add authorization. Please reach back out to the instructor.
• If you had this section planned in your schedule before you received add authorization, you will need to delete it and then readd it.
  
  

Email the instructor and ask to be reinstated into the course. If they approve, they will email admissions@butte.edu with your name, student ID number, and the course information and ask to add you back into the class. 

Do not attempt to readd yourself with add authorization in this case- add authorizations are to be used once for your original registration. After that first use, instructors must request a reinstate via email.

If a section is full, you can add the unavailable section to your schedule by opening the section and selecting Add Section. To the left of your schedule, you can see a list of courses and sections. Select Waitlist on the preferred section. This adds the class to your schedule.  In order to Waitlist the class, you must clear any holds and pay any past due fees that prevent registration. After your registration appointment time, you will be able to click on the Register Now button.  To know if you have successfully added yourself to the Waitlist, the status above the course will change to "Waitlisted".

Steps to Add a Class from the Waitlist:

Before class begins: If you've been able to put yourself on the waitlist, you'll automatically be enrolled as other students drop and space becomes available.

Students must request an add authorization from an instructor to add a course after the class has begun. Students on a waitlist who have not been added by the start of the course will also need to follow these steps.

To request an add authorization, please follow the steps below or watch the included video.

1. Find the instructor’s email address

Instructor email addresses can be found by logging into your MyBC Self-Service portal by clicking on the course "section name" in the schedule of classes, or by searching in the campus directory.

2. Email the instructor from your Butte Student Email

Include the following in your email to the instructor:

• Name
• ID Number
• Course name
• Section number of course to be added
• Request for add authorization (use sample language below):

Hello (instructor name), my name is (your name), ID number (your student ID number), and I am writing to request an add authorization to your course (insert course name), section (insert section number). Thank you.

3. Wait for a confirmation email

The instructor will email you to confirm that they have authorized you to add their course.

4. Register for the course in MyBC Self-Service

Upon receiving an email confirmation, the student must register for the course in Self Service before the add deadline.

5. Watch the video

The included video provides step-by-step instruction on requesting an add authorization to register for classes. 

6. Questions?

Contact admissions@butte.edu or call (530) 895-2361 if you have further questions about the add authorization process.

Watch this video Search and Schedule Classes

From the Self Service Homepage, click on the Search for Classes box. In the Advanced Search tab, select your desired term. Then, select a Course subject from the Course and Section drop-down menu.  You can also use the Search for Course box to find courses by entering a course name, title, or subject. You can enter the course name (for example, Math-18 or Math 18) to locate a specific course in the Search for courses field. You can also enter a keyword to find courses by title. For example you might enter British to find a British Literature course. When you use the Search for courses field, the courses found will be listed in order of how well they match your keywords. You can also enter a section number like 6801 or N6801 to find a specific course section.  After the pertinent courses have been identified, you can select View Available Sections for [course name] to see sections for each specific course.

Click Add Section to Schedule from your search results.    

Contact Admissions and Records at (530) 895-2361 or admissions@butte.edu if you need assistance.

• Click on the homepage and go to the sidebar. Click on Academics and scroll down to Schedule and Register Classes.
• You will see your schedule with all the sections you’ve planned or added. 
  • Sections that are planned are in yellow
  • Sections that show a conflict such as meeting times conflict or a conflicting enrollment or the course if full show in red.
  • Sections that you have registered show in green.
  • Sections with no specific meeting times will show below the schedule.
• To register in all of the planned classes on your schedule, click on the Register Now button on the top right of the screen.
• To register for classes, individually, click on the Register button below each course on the left.  If the course turns green on your schedule, you are successfully registered.
• If the course does not show up as green with a status of "Registered", you are not registered.  Contact Admissions and Records if you can not determine why you are not able to register for the class at (530) 895-2361 or admissions@butte.edu

Check your hold notifications and make sure all of your holds are cleared and any past due balances have been paid.  Check to see if you are eligible to register for classes.  See the Registration chart for registration times.  Check to see if you have any Required Agreements that have not been confirmed.  Call Admissions and Records at (530) 895-2361 or admissions@butte.edu for assistance.

Watch this video Self Service Login and Notifications

If eligible, a credit will appear on your MyBC portal. You may choose to leave the credit and apply the amount to future classes. If you would like to receive the money back, please email Zoua Thao thaozo@butte.edu with your name, student ID number, and the mailing address.

*There is a $10 processing fee.

Refund Request Form