Students must use Banweb.pdx.edu to register for Architecture classes. Instructions for how to use Banweb to register are available at the Registrar’s office or website.

Students should register for classes the day and minute registration opens for their class level in order to ensure enrollment in the classes they most desire/need. See the Registrar's website for the priority registration schedule.

Registration Issues: Departmental Approval, Prerequisite Requirement, and Other Banweb Registration Error Messages

While trying to enroll on Banweb, if a student receives a message indicating Departmental Approval is required for enrollment, they must email ARCH at architecture@pdx.edu, include their legal name, PSU ID, and the name of the class they wish to join. Their request will be forwarded to the appropriate approver(s) and a response with further information will be given via email. All correspondence on this issue must be via email for documentation purposes.

While trying to enroll on Banweb, if a student receives error messages saying they do not have the Prerequisite, Grade Level or Major, students should first check the PSU Bulletin for the current academic year to see what is required for the class they wish to join. All undergraduates must declare Architecture as a major to enter ARCH 121 or ARCH 101 and higher. Non-majors will NOT be allowed into 200-level courses, with the exception of those who have declared a Minor in Architecture.   Students who are missing prerequisites will not be given overrides, with the exception of  Transfer or Co-Enrolled students with credit from another institution which covers the prerequisite (see Advising & DARS section for DARS review instructions). Students who do not meet the minimum Grade Level (Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior) will have to wait until the current term ends before registering for future classes - overrides will not be given.  

Please check the ENTIRE ARCH course listing for the term you are trying to register. Sometimes, ARCH lists multiple class sections, but restricts secondary section registration until the first section is filled. If you cannot register for one section, before contacting the office, please try registering for another section of the same class.

 If a student has a registration problem not related to the issues above, they must email ARCH at architecture@pdx.edu, include their legal name, PSU ID, and the name of the class they wish to join. Their request will be forwarded to the appropriate approver(s) and a response with further information will be given via email. All correspondence on this issue must be via email for documentation purposes.

Waitlist Policy

Waitlists only exist through Banweb. If a waitlist exists, it will be visible via Banweb. If students do not know how to look up or join a waitlist, they must visit the Registrar’s office or website. Students who do not complete the Registrar’s online enrollment into a class/waitlist or those who drop a class/waitlist unintentionally cannot be reinstated and must use Banweb to to rejoin the class or waitlist in the last position.

PSU Registrar Automated Waitlist Process:

Students on a waitlist will not be registered automatically as spaces become available. A notification will be sent to the first person on the waitlist, via their PSU email account, letting them know they can register for the course. Students will have 24 hours from the time this email is generated to register for the reserved seat. Instructions on how to add a course from the waitlist when a seat becomes available will be contained in the notification email. 

Once 24 hours has lapsed, student will automatically be DROPPED from the waitlist. If the course is still needed, the student can put themselves back on the bottom of the waitlist, using Banweb.

If access to a student registration is restricted due to a hold on their account, it is essential that the issue be resolved by the student within the allocated 24 hour period. The Registration Office will not be able to return students to the top of the waitlist if they are dropped, since the next eligible student will have already received their permission to take the open seat. 

At 12:00 a.m. on the first day of classes, the Registrar’s waitlist system freezes, and waitlist ranking no longer applies to registration or enrollment. Starting on the first day of class, it is the responsibility of waitlisted students to attend classes on time (Instructor will take attendance) and complete all classwork or homework as assigned.  Attending class and completing assignments does not guarantee a seat in the class, but it is a requirement to be eligible for an open seat. If a registered student does not attend the first day of class on time, or if they drop the class, their seat may be given to a student who attends.  After the first class, Instructors will give the Architecture office permission to add or remove students based on attendance, and the Architecture office will send an email to the students' pdx.edu email accounts with further instructions. Students will not be added to a class until the office has confirmed their eligibility with the Instructor.  The Friday of the first week of term is the last day for students to be added to classes by this process; Architecture will not add students after Week 1.

The School of Architecture grading policy includes an attendance requirement: More than 3 unexcused absences from any architecture class will result in an 'F' grade for that class. If you enroll in a class during Week 1, but fail to attend classes and/or submit classwork, it will negatively affect your final grade.