When I was a University Assistant Registrar, I advocated the use of the Web as a means of storing, distributing, collecting and otherwise manipulating student/university data. I am delighted to see fine examples of the use of the Web for these purposes. In order to effectively use a Web based registration form, the University's Catalog must also be available. This is a sample with the University of Rhode Island as an example. With the simple addition of a cgi form (remember this is only an example; I used my version of a grants query form; please do not fill it out!), online registration can be undertaken from any terminal--within the enrollee's high school, from terminals at the University, from anywhere around the world. The University can maintain a server which will instantly show the current enrollment status for any course, including withdrawals creating new openings. No more long, frustrating lines! Luckily, Harvard at least has found other uses for Memorial Hall--where registration was one of the earliest, and most frustrating, experiences for the new freshman and upperclassman as well. On-line applications are now also accepted. In fact, at MIT's Sloan School of Management, they are required! Technology for Registrars-Electronic Data Interchange will be very helpful.

Since athletic certification is also an important part of the Registrar's Office daily work, you may want to consult the Athletics Page I've put up as well.

Thanks for visiting.

Bill Thayer
16 Rodman Street
Narragansett Pier, Rhode Island 02882

A nice query form of the type that could easily meet the needs of a Registrar's Office, or Admissions, particularly for Catalog requests, transcript information, athletic certification information or any of the myriad queries to a Registrar's Office. Of course the College Catalog itself should be on line also! A schedule of important dates is helpful to the student and staff.

Columbia University's Office of the Registrar demonstrates many well executed application of Web technology to the academic registration process. A good example of an on-line Registration Form, this from M/UX Training.

Keep an eye on Online Registration for online courses from City University for further developments.

Kansas State's College of Continuing Education On-line Registration Form

Another example of an on-line registration form, this for adult education, with interesting encryption information for protection of privacy and records integrity.

Registration Information from New Mexico Highlands University.

University of Massachusetts Undergraduate Registrar.

Albany State University School of Business Internet Registration Form. An excellent example of a thorough electronic form.

Some forms from Stanford University.

A Geographical Information Systems (GIS) registration form.

University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Course Enrollment Form.