New Student Planning & Registration

If you are a new student to York Tech, you will work with an Enrollment Counselor to create an academic plan that prepares you to schedule and register for your first term. After you’ve applied and completed the enrollment process, you’re ready to plan and register for your courses.

Academic Plan
Once you’re accepted, your enrollment counselor will review your account and select the courses you need for your first term. You will receive an email to review your academic plan. When you have your plan, you’ll be ready to select your class times and register once registration opens.

Have questions? Want to discuss your academic plan? Schedule an appointment through Navigate:

1. Log into Navigate using your YTC username and password.
2. Click the “Appointments” tab.
3. Choose “Admissions & Academic Planning (NEW students).”
   • Note: this appointment option is only for students who are incoming new to the College.
4. Select your student type. This should match what you put on your application.
5. Then choose an available time!
   
   

If you are a dual enrollment student (a high school student taking classes), your registration process is different!

Current Students: Meet with an Advisor

All York Tech students are assigned an Academic Advisor. Current students are expected to meet with their assigned advisor at least once per academic year to ensure that they are completing all academic requirements and making satisfactory progress towards completion of degree.

Find your advisor: Log into Navigate and find your advisor listed under Resources > People.

For general advising questions or assistance, contact the Academic Advising & Career Center at (803) 327-8066 or academicadvising@yorktech.edu.

Username:
Your username is the first initial and last name in lowercase and the last four digits of your student ID number (ie: jsmith1234).

Password:
Your password is your six-digit birth date (e.g., 051281).

Using Navigate

Navigate provides important to-do items, calendar events, class schedule, resources, and the ability to make appointments with faculty and staff on campus. Navigate also allows you to plan and register for your classes. Students should check Navigate on a regular basis.

Download the Navigate app!

Log in to Navigate using your York Tech username (ie: jsmith1234) and password.

STEPS TO REGISTERING IN NAVIGATE

1. Log into Navigate on your desktop.
2. Click “Planner” tab in the top banner.
3. Review your academic plan and choose “Pick times” or “View/edit schedule.” 
4. Edit your preferences on the left hand side to set your availability.
5. Create your schedule- choose a section from the available list in the left sidebar for each course in your plan.
   • Keep an eye on the schedule timeline at the top to make sure you have a balance of classes in each term.
6. Click “Register.”
   • Not ready? Don’t worry- you can save & exit. Your schedule will be saved.

Your schedule is not guaranteed until you click “REGISTER.” 

Dropping, Adding, or Withdrawing From a Class

The drop period is the first five instructional days of a semester, and the first three instructional days of a mini-session. Students who drop courses for a term within the drop period or whose last date of attendance is within the drop period qualify for 100 percent tuition refund.

Adding a Class
The schedule adjustment period is the first two days of a semester or mini-session. Students should work with their advisors to make approved schedule adjustments. Advisors will consider schedule adjustment requests based on student success and attendance at all scheduled classes.

Students may withdraw from a course or courses by notifying their instructor(s). A grade of “W” is assigned if the student’s last date of attendance is on or before midterm of the session. If a student is withdrawing from a course and the last date of attendance is after midterm, the grade assigned may be a “W” or a “WF” based on the instructor’s discretion (Some exceptions apply in disciplinary sanctions and certain programs).