Saint Michael's College

Using Knightvision Registration

1. Plan Your Schedule

 Go to Graduate Programs pages at the Saint Michael’s college Website, www.smcvt.edu/graduate, and look at over the degree requirements for your program and lists of classes that will be offered in the semester you’re registering for.

2. Create a List of Desired Class Sections

You can get to KnightVision from links on many of the SMC Web pages; from the Registrar’s Office pages, www.smcvt.edu/registrar, or by clicking on "Current Students" on the SMC home page, www.smcvt.edu .

To register for classes – or to create a list of classes you’d like to take without actually registering – click on the "Register for sections" menu item on the KnightVision for Students menu.

You will have a choice between "Search and register for sections," "Express registration" and "Register for previously selected sections" and a couple of other options. Both Express Registration and Search and Register will allow you to place classes on your preferred list.

  Express Registration

If you know the course section number (for example, GED 684) Express Registration may be the quickest and most efficient way to place class sections on your preferred list. After entering the class section information click "Submit" at the bottom of the screen. The courses you’ve selected will be placed on your Preferred Sections List, and you will automatically be taken to a registration management screen where you can view this list and, if you are eligible to register at the time, you can complete your registration. If you will be registering later on, you can log out, and you can return to your preferred list at a later date. You can access your preferred list by choosing "Register for sections" on the main menu page, and "Register for previously selected sections" from the subsequent page.

  Search and Register for Sections

Search and Register is useful if you want to look at lists of class sections offered in your program, or if you want to see whether a class still has openings and how many. After clicking on "Search and register for sections" you’ll be taken to a search page that will allow you to look up lists of classes by program, course level, days of class meetings, course title or instructor. You must enter the term or semester at the top of this page. Click on the "Submit" button and you will see a list of classes based on the parameters you entered.

To choose a class to put on your Preferred Sections List, click the checkbox in the "Select Sections" column and click on the "Submit" button at the bottom of the screen. You will be taken to a registration management screen where you can view your Preferred Sections List and, if you are eligible to register at the time, you can complete your registration. If you will be registering later on, you can log out, and you can return to your preferred list at a later date. You can access your preferred list by choosing "Register for sections" on the main menu page, and "Register for previously selected sections" from the subsequent page.

3. Register from the Preferred Sections List

All course registrations in KnightVision are done from a list of class sections that you create. KnightVision refers to this list as your "preferred list of sections." Please note that the preferred list of sections is only a "wishlist." It does not guarantee you spaces in any of these classes. You must take further action in order to be registered for the classes you place on this list.

You may put any class you’d like on your preferred list regardless of your eligibility to enroll in the class, however, once you attempt to register for the class your eligibility will be checked. If you do not meet the class criteria (prerequisites, instructor permission, seat availability, etc) you will not be able to actually register for a class. The presence of a class on your preferred list does not indicate in any way that you will be able to register for that class.

To register for classes from your preferred list click on the "Register for sections" option on the KnightVision menu, and then select "Register for previously selected sections." You will be taken to a registration management screen from which you can execute your registration.

You will have the choice of registering for all the classes on your preferred list in one action or performing various registration activities on your preferred sections one by one.

To register for all the class sections on your preferred list at once, select the action "RG –Register" from the drop-down menu at the top of the screen, "Action for ALL Pref. Sections." (You can remove all preferred sections on the list, too, by selecting the "RM – Remove from List" option.)

Near the "Submit" button at the bottom of the screen you can tell KnightVision how you want to handle your entire registration if there is a problem with one or more of the classes you selected. From the drop-down menu select…

Click on the "Submit" button at the bottom of the screen. You will receive a message explaining any problem (class closed, time conflict, prerequisites missing, etc) for the classes you have selected.

To register for individual classes on your preferred list select "RG – Register" from the drop-down menu next to the classes you want to register for. (You can remove preferred sections from the list, too, by selecting the "RM – Remove from List" option.) Click on the "Submit" button at the bottom of the screen.

When you have completed a registration successfully you will be presented with a results screen that confirms your registration in the classes you are registered for. Check the status of your transaction by looking at the "Status" column.

4. Making Changes to Your Schedule

After having registered for classes you may need to make some changes. To remove classes from your schedule choose "Drop sections" from the main menu or from the "Register for sections" menu. You will be taken again to the screen that contains your preferred sections list at the top; scroll down to where you see all of your currently enrolled classes (present and future semesters). Drop classes by placing a check in a box in the "Drop" column next to the course you wish to remove from your schedule. After checking the appropriate classes, click the "Submit" button.

After submitting your choices you will be taken to a Registration Results screen. Check the messages on this screen to be sure you’ve dropped the correct classes.

You can drop and add in one transaction by first placing the class you wish to add on your preferred list and then doing both of the following: select the preferred actions you wish to perform, and check the courses you wish to drop ( in the "current registration" section) before clicking on the "Submit" button. KnightVision will attempt to execute both of these requests at once. That way, if you are unable to enroll in the class you were attempting to add (for any reason), you will not be dropped from the class you were attempting to drop, either. (Of course, if you wished to drop the class regardless of whether or not you got into the other class, you could go back and do that.)

If you have any questions please contact Jeremy Bachelder in the Registrar’s Office, jbachelder@smcvt.edu, 802.654.2574.