Guides & FAQs
Textbooks for Summer 2025 courses begin to be available by the beginning of finals week on Monday, May 12. Check for the availability of textbooks for specific courses and purchase online or in the CSU Bookstore.
Introduction to RAMweb
RAMweb is CSU’s learning management system (LMS). It provides access to class schedules, descriptions, prerequisites, and registration. Students may view past, current, and future course offerings, student records, billing, and much more.
Videos and tips are available for learning about RAMweb on the Registrar’s Registration System Help Documents (log in required).
Common questions about registration
- Use this helpful resource to distinguish between face-to-face, hybrid, and online courses.
- Find comprehensive registration-related information, processes, and tips on the Registrar’s Registration web page.
The "FAQs" section in RAMweb answers many questions about registration, registration waitlists, and whom to contact for assistance. From the RAMweb main menu, choose "FAQs."
Registration overrides allow faculty to grant exceptions to registration restrictions, such as missing prerequisites, wrong major, a class is full, a time conflict exists, or special approval is needed for a particular student. A few examples of when override may be needed from the instructor of the course or from a departmental advisor are:
- You have taken a prerequisite course, but not at CSU.
- You plan to take a prerequisite course and the advanced course in the same summer. Even if the advanced course is offered in a term within summer session that occurs after the prerequisite, an override is needed to take the courses concurrently within the span of summer session.
- There is a time conflict. Some courses end at the exact time another begins. For example, one course may run from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and the next course you would like to take runs from 12:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. You will need to request a “time conflict override” to register for the second course you wish to add to your schedule and make arrangements with the instructor.
Learn more at the Registrar’s Overrides and Overloads web resource.
Summer Session 2025 registration begins Tuesday, March 25 on RAMweb and continues on a space-available basis through the add/drop period for each course.
- Access codes are not needed for summer session.
- Students may add courses on a space-available basis through the last day to add/drop shortly after each class begins.
2025 Registration Information:
- Registration access times will be available February 12, 2025 on RAMweb.
- Registration Ready will be available March 4, 2025 on RAMweb.
- From the RAMweb menu, select Registration, then Registration Access Date-Time.
- Completing Registration Ready as soon as possible to help prevent registration delays if there are holds that need to be resolved.
No. An advising code is only needed in fall and spring semesters.
Once logged in on RAMweb, select Menu > Registration > Waitlisted Classes > Summer Session 2025.
If a class you need is full, please consider joining the waitlist. New classes sections may be added to accommodate the students on the waiting list. Keep in mind that registered students may drop the class, especially in the week before the class begins, creating room for people on the waitlist.
Additional information is available from the FAQ section in RAMweb by selecting Menu > FAQs > Registration Waitlist.
Class Schedule Resources
Visit the General Catalog for additional information about course descriptions and specifics.
The summer session class schedule is easy to search by subject, term within summer session and All-University Core Curriculum (AUCC) classes. Quickly identify hybrid, face-to-face and online classes.
Courses can also be viewed through:
- The Registrar’s Class Schedule (no need to log in)
- RAMweb (log in required)
- From the Main Menu, choose Class Schedule Search > Summer Session 2025.
- CSU’s online A-Z listing
- Choose “C” in the A-Z listing and scroll down and select “Class Schedule.”
Please note: Online courses typically appear in the class schedule with a section number in the 400 series (401, etc.); Be sure to determine whether each online course is synchronous or asynchronous:
- Before registering, look up the class in RAMweb. Select the linked title field, then Instructor/Meeting Times. If no time is listed, the course is asynchronous. If a time is listed, you'll need to attend online during the listed time.
- After registering, repeat steps above, or from your RAMweb landing page view your weekly course schedule and select the Course Details link.
- See the Registrar's Face-to-face, hybrid, or online classes resource for additional information.
For courses offered for variable credit, students should consult their advisors and the instructor involved to determine the appropriate number of credits for which they should register.
Once you find the course(s) from the class schedule in RAMweb, notice the “CRN” (course reference number). You will need the CRNs when registering for a class and a lab/recitation. Notice the course listed with the course name and the 5-digit CRN. Selecting the course title link also provides additional course information, including description and prerequisites, fees, restrictions, and more.
Course Listing Example
| Introduction to Business (Title) | 11264 (CRN) | BUS 100 (Subject & Course Number) | 001 (Section) |
Course Numbering Example
| 100-299 | Courses primarily for first-year and sophomore students. |
| 300-499 | Courses primarily for junior/senior students. Acceptable for graduate credit for students holding Bachelor’s degrees when approved by a student’s graduate committee. |
| 500-599 | Courses primarily for students enrolled in master’s degree programs or equivalents. Qualified junior and senior students may enroll. |
| 600-699 | Courses primarily for students enrolled in master’s level programs or equivalents. Undergraduate students may not enroll to satisfy undergraduate degree requirements. |
| 700-799 | Courses primarily for students enrolled in Ph.D. level programs or equivalents and professional veterinary medicine courses. Undergraduate students may not enroll. |
M = Monday, T = Tuesday, W = Wednesday, R = Thursday, F = Friday, S = Saturday, U = Sunday.
Sections in a multi-section course may be offered in different weeks within the semester. Care in selection of course sections is important to prevent time conflicts between courses.
Course descriptions can be found though RAMweb (log-in required), the Class Schedule or through the CSU Catalog, Courses A-Z.
Certain courses carry a special fee which is assessed at the time a student registers for courses. Since the costs are determined annually and course fees may vary by course section and term, consult the Provost’s website for the latest “Complete List of Special Course Fees.” Certain courses carry a variable fee, not shown in the class schedule, which is based on the student’s use of expendable material and is assessed by the academic department involved. Consult the academic department for the specific amount. All special course fees will be assessed and collected through standard student accounts receivable procedures. No fees should be paid directly to academic departments or individuals.
For courses offered for variable credit, students should consult their advisors and the instructor involved to determine the appropriate number of credits for which they should register.
| 100-299 | Courses primarily for first-year and sophomore students. |
| 300-499 | Courses primarily for junior/senior students. Acceptable for graduate credit for students holding Bachelor’s degrees when approved by a student’s graduate committee. |
| 500-599 | Courses primarily for students enrolled in master’s degree programs or equivalents. Qualified junior and senior students may enroll. |
| 600-699 | Courses primarily for students enrolled in master’s level programs or equivalents. Undergraduate students may not enroll to satisfy undergraduate degree requirements. |
| 700-799 | Courses primarily for students enrolled in Ph.D. level programs or equivalents and professional veterinary medicine courses. Undergraduate students may not enroll. |
Prerequisites are courses and/or information that are required before registration can be completed in a specific course. If students are currently enrolled in the prerequisite, they will be allowed to register for the course in question. All prerequisites may be considered met if students present evidence of credit earned in equivalent courses or if knowledge equivalent to the prerequisites indicated is demonstrated. In these cases, students will need to obtain an override from the academic department or instructor before registering. Many courses have corequisites, which are courses that may be taken in the same semester. All prerequisites and corequisites are enforced.
Prerequisites may be found in the online class schedule by selecting the title link. For more information, see RAMweb > Menu > FAQs.
This unique number is assigned every term to each section of every course. This number is the section identifier in the registration system. If the text says “Contact the department for registration” students must contact the department offering the course to receive departmental approval.
Course restrictions are placed on courses to allow or not allow students to register. Courses may be restricted to certain majors, minors, class levels, etc. These restrictions may change during the registration period. To view course restrictions, click on the CRN. For more information, visit RAMweb > Menu > FAQs.
Selection of credits during registration is not required unless the course is offered for variable credit.
Indicate the number of credits desired when registering for variable credit courses. The Registrar’s website has registration system help documents which walk you through this process (log in required).
The grading options available for a specific course are defined in the course listings (select the title link, view the entry for Catalog > Grading Mode. The Registrar’s website provides information about Audit or Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory Grading.
Questions About Course Add/Drop and Withdrawal
No. 100% tuition and fees will be assessed unless the course(s) is dropped before the specific term begins or by the drop deadline for the course(s).
Specific dates for registration changes are in available from your RAMweb landing page. From the Weekly Class Schedule window select the Registered Course Details link.
General information is available on the Add-Drop/Withdrawal page.
Student who are not planning to attend summer classes must drop them using RAMweb. Course(s) must be dropped before the each specific term within summer begins, or during the schedule change period for the course(s) to avoid tuition and fees assessments.
Drop deadlines for four-week terms arrive quickly. Courses must be dropped within a certain number of class hours, which occurs within the first three days of the term in a four-week term. It’s the same number of class hours as the regular 16-week semester, but because the four-week term is condensed, the window for dropping is shorter.
The summer session course drop deadlines and the course withdrawal deadlines differ significantly from fall and spring semester drop and withdrawal deadlines. Each summer term has its own schedule change period and course withdrawal period. Please refer to Add-Drop/Withdrawal, and view the specific term(s) of interest.
If you have questions, please contact staff in the Registrar’s Office.
It is each student’s responsibility to know when classes begin. Your summer class schedule can be viewed on RAMweb.
If it is clear that you will not be able to attend classes before the term begins, drop the classes immediately. If your classes have already begun, you may drop them online through RAMweb until the end of the schedule change period with no assessment.
If an emergency makes it physically impossible to drop courses or complete a course withdrawal, contact staff in the Registrar’s Office, or see the Registrar’s website: Registration Changes. Select the section “Drop/Withdraw from a Course After the Add/Drop or Withdrawal Deadline.”
Past the end of the schedule change period, you may withdraw online until the end of the course withdrawal period, but you will be assessed 100% tuition and fees and a “W” will appear on your transcript.