There are various holds that can affect a student’s ability to register for classes. Please be sure to address and clear these holds prior to your assigned registration date and time. Keep in mind that these matters may take time to resolve, so please address them sooner rather than later.

Tip: Holds can be placed throughout the registration period, so we recommend that you check for them regularly.

There are many conditions under which a student may need to obtain permission to enroll in a course including:

• If the student does not meet the course requirements or pre-requisites
• If the course is full
• If the instructor wants to individually approve every student wishing to take a course

Requesting permission does not automatically guarantee the student will have a spot in the class. There are a number of occasions when faculty may not grant permission. Faculty may:

• Approve the permission as long as there are open seats in the course
• Approve the permission until a specified expiration date
• Keep in mind, there is a hard-cap limit to each course that prevents all further enrollments
• Deny permission

To search for an instructors contact information or department, please search through our directory.

*Tip: You can search using first name, last name, full name or department.

With admissions comes a score of important dates and deadlines that need to stay on your radar. To access our student friendly printable calendar, please take the steps below:

• Click on the A-Z on our main website (top right corner)
• Under “A” find “Admissions”
• Click on the “Site Menu”
• Click on “Calendars” and select “Important Dates for Students”
• You can print the calendar as a PDF, click on “Access the Printable Calendars
• You will see two different calendars. The student friendly calendar is the “Academic Calendar”

Meet with a counselor to develop or update your education plan to include your current semester classes. A counselor will help you select classes for the current semester.

Appointments are limited – book early!

Helpful Tips to Prepare for Your Zoom Counseling Appointment:

• Zoom download is required for online appointments. Camera not required.
• You will receive an email from noreply@palomar.edu for Zoom appointment information. Watch this how-to video on how to look check your email for your zoom online counseling appointment.
• Review How to Prepare for Your Online Counseling Appointment.
• After meeting with a counselor, watch this how-to-video to learn how to access your education plan via your MyPalomar student center.

If a course is full, but a waitlist is available (not all courses have a waitlist feature), students can add themselves to the waitlist. Be sure to click “submit” to complete the transaction.

Please visit our Waitlist page:
How to Video version: Waitlist

A few tips about waitlisted courses:

Students will not be auto-enrolled from the wait list if any one of the following conditions exists:

• Corequisites or prerequisites for the wait listed class are not met.
• Hold on student record (past due fees, address hold, SSN verification, disciplinary hold, etc).
• Official enrollment into the same course but different section.
• Time conflict with another course.

If any of the conditions listed above exists, the auto-enroll system will enroll the next wait listed student. It is the student’s responsibility to verify all holds are cleared. You will not be notified if your position is skipped during the auto-enroll process.

There is no guarantee that waitlisted students will be able to register for a closed course.

What prevents students from adding themselves to a wait list?

• Enrollment appointment date/time has not yet been reached
• Prerequisites/corequisites for the class are not met
• Department consent required to enroll in the class
• Student has a hold on their account
• The last day to wait list has passed
• Wait list is at its capacity
• Already enrolled or waitlisted in another section of the same course, causing a time conflict to occur
• Term unit limit is exceeded with enrolled and/or waitlisted courses: fall and spring, 19.0; summer, 12.0.

Checking your position on a wait listed course

Again, please regularly check your Palomar email for waitlist notifications as a seat can become available at any time. The last day students can add themselves to a wait list is the Tuesday before the start of the class. Students will no longer be auto enrolled beginning the Wednesday before the first day of classes.

*Tip: Check your schedule to see if you were added to the course. If you did not find an email, sometimes emails are sent to spam, junk or are blocked.

If you receive an error message, a red X, it will indicate what is preventing your registration. If you need assistance, you can always contact our admissions department at admissions@palomar.edu or give us a call at 760-744-1150 ex 2164.

Please access your MyPalomar student center to pay for your tuition and fees. Students are responsible for paying all mandatory fees. All fees are due at registration.

Please note that partial payments cannot be made via the online payment system.

Payment Plan 

Students can sign up for a payment plan. The payment plan can be accessed in your My Palomar student center. For more information about how to make a payment visit the Cashiers Office.

Purchase additional items as necessary:

Buy a Parking Pass

A parking pass cab be purchased through your MyPalomar student center

Buy a Bus/Trolley Pass

Please visit our Cashiers Office

Buy a Student ID Card

A student ID card can be purchased through your MyPalomar student center. Once you have made a payment, you can visit SU 19 to obtain your card.

In accordance with federal regulations, Palomar College may not permit students residing outside of California to enroll in online classes without approval of the state where the student resides. Students residing in a non-approved state/territory are not permitted to enroll in online classes and will be charged accordingly. Check here for an up to date list of approved states and territories (see section titled For Non-California Residents).