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James Tarpo Jr. and Margaret Tarpo
Department of Chemistry

How To Register

If you have a written or verbal agreement with a faculty member to participate in undergraduate research in their group, you will need to add CHM 49900 to your schedule of classes. It is recommended to add CHM 49900 before the end of Week 4 (for F24, this is Sept 13). New students in their first semester are not allowed to take CHM 49900.

Remember to read the CHM 49900 Syllabus and discuss additional requirements with your research advisor.

To add through Scheduling Assistant (after July 22) for Fall 2024:

STEP 1: Add One Credit

  1. Log into myPurdue.purdue.edu.  Go to the Register for Classes card, then select Scheduling Assistant.
  2. In the upper right, make sure it says Fall 2024(PWL).
  3. On the Class Schedule page, and select "Add/Drop Classes" (lower left).
  4. Type in CHM 49900, it should drop down a short menu with the course number, click on it.
  5. Click on the magnifying class icon at the end of that line. on the pop-up select the tab "List of Classes."
  6. Click the box next to your research advisor's name, then click "Select" on the upper right.
  7. You will get a Registration Error. In the pop-up box,  click the Request Approvals button.
  8. In the Override Request Comment Box, you must state the total number of credits you'd like to register for ("e.g., "I would like one credit/two credits/etc"). Do NOT use the prewritten comments.
  9. Click Submit Schedule. This will send the approval for the class and number of credits to your research professor.
  10. NOTE: this will only register you for ONE credit. Follow directions below to request more than one credit.

STEP 2: How to Request More than One Credit of Research:

  1. Confirm that you have registered for one credit of CHM 49900 by checking your class list on Scheduling Assistant.
  2. Click on tab Grade Modes & Credits and select CHM 49900.
  3. In the pop-up that will appear, click on the drop-down in Credit.
  4. Select the number of credits you want to take.
  5. Click on Submit Changes.
  6. You should then go back to Scheduling Assistant in a day or two and confirm that credits (and title, professor, etc.) are correct.

Remember to complete the Departmental safety training, which is required before starting research.