Senior Guest Auditor Enrollment Guide

Note, these instructions assume you have already requested and received permission for your class(es). If you have not, you should request permission now.

1. Have your permission-to-enroll email(s) on hand: If you received permission to audit, you will have received an email to your @wisc.edu email address with the approved course information, including the five-digit Class Number you need for enrollment.

Your approved course information: Subject: History, Catalog number: 233, Course title: Exploration-European Hist, Class section: 333 (for enrollment, this section may be different than the lecture section.), Class number: 78198, Permission expiration date: September 11, 2020
Example of the approved course information you received via email.

2. Go to the enrollment portal: Go to https://enroll.wisc.edu.
3. Log in: Log in to MyUW using your NetID and Password.

    • If you have not yet activated your NetID, click ‘Activate your NetID’
    • If you are having trouble logging in, click ‘Contact the Help Desk’

NetID login sample

4. Select term: Once you have logged in, select your desired term. You can find the term by clicking on the drop-down menu labeled term found on the left-hand side of the app.

Course search and enroll page sample showing the term box highlighted. The term box is to the left side of the screen.

5. Add by class number: Click the ‘Add by Class Number’ link. Look for the blue button with the white plus sign.

Search for Courses box with a white plus sign on a blue button and the words add by class number highlighted.

6. Enter a class number: A pop-up box will appear. Enter the class number indicated in your auditor course permission email (refer to step one of this webpage). Click ‘Check credits’ and then click ‘Add to cart’.

    • If you were approved for multiple courses, add courses one at a time by class number.
    • Note, if you added a class to your cart before permission was granted remove the class from your cart at this time to avoid any errors. Then “Add by Class Number.” To empty cart: click on cart, select class you wish to remove then click “Remove.”

enter class number box with class number space highlighted, check credits highlighted, and add to cart highlighted.

7. Go to your cart: After you have added the course to your cart, click on the ‘My Courses’ tab and click on ‘Cart.’

My Courses view of Course Search and Enroll with cart highlighted

8. Enroll: Click the checkbox next to each of your desired courses and click ‘Enroll’. This is not the final step. You will still need to verify as indicated in the next step.

My Courses view with the word Enroll highlighted and two courses with check marks indicating they have been selected.

9. Verify: A pop-up box will appear. Verify your selections and click ‘Enroll’.

Enroll detail with two courses listed and enroll button highlighted

10. View your enrollment: Click on ‘Enrolled’ to view your successfully enrolled classes. Congratulations! You are now enrolled.

My courses detail with three options: cart, enrolled, and saved for later. The number zero follows cart and saved for later. The number 2 follows enrolled.

11. View courses in Canvas: Go to https://canvas.wisc.edu to view your course(s) and materials. They will be posted in Canvas within 2-4 hours of your enrollment.

Downloadable and printable PDF of these instructions: Senior Guest How to Enroll with Course Number