HFC Priority and Open Registration

Earning your HFC degree is an important life goal, and we want to help you celebrate your graduation as soon as possible! Register for classes early, so you can get into the classes you need for your degree. Priority Registration allows students who have earned the most credit hours to have the first choice of classes. Registration opens for all students four days after Priority Registration begins.

Top success tip: talk to your advisor before registering!

The academic calendar is here

Register for classes here (based on eligibility dates in the schedule section below)

Winter 2025 semester registration schedule

Monday, October 28, 2024: who can register?

  • Students who have completed 45 credit hours or more;
  • Honors Program Students;
  • Qualified Assisted Learning Services Students;
  • Students who are military veterans and service members; and
  • HFC Student Athletes

Tuesday, October 29, 2024: who can register?

  • Students who have completed 16 or more credit hours.

Wednesday, October 30, 2024: who can register?

  • Students who have completed 1 or more credit hours.

Thursday, October 31, 2024: who can register?

  • Open registration for all students begins at 6:00 a.m.

Learn more: what is Priority Registration?

Priority Registration allows students who have completed a specified number of credit hours to register before students who have completed fewer credit hours. HFC will assign students a specific time to register on one of the dates noted above. Students will receive an email message informing them of their registration day and time. Once the student’s assigned date/time has passed, they are free to register and/or make changes as needed until the published deadlines.

NOTE: Your completed hours to be eligible for early registration do not include transfer credit(s) from other institutions, or standardized test scores.

Special conditions Priority Registration

The following groups of students will receive priority registration regardless of number of credit hours earned:

  • Students who are military veterans and active-duty service members;
  • Students enrolled in the Honors Program at HFC;
  • Qualified Assisted Learning Services students; and
  • HFC Hawks Student Athletes.

Notification of your registration time

You will receive an email message to your HawkMail account from the Office of the Registrar indicating which Priority Day and time you have been assigned. This is an exciting opportunity to register early, so don’t miss out and register on your assigned day/time! You can register any time after your assigned day and time. However, be sure to register by the deadline, which is available on the academic calendar.