At RISD, most academic departments pre-register students into major-required classes and students then choose electives and Liberal Arts on their own using Workday, the online web registration system. In addition to this pre-registration, certain academic departments, mainly Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Industrial Design, and Interior Architecture, hold presentations for each Advanced Studio section just before classes begin.

The Academic Calendar provides the dates of registration. When web-registering with Workday, students are limited to 16 credits. Refer to the Maximum Semester and Wintersession Term Credits in the Course Load and Credit Hours policy.

Information on registration procedures is posted on the Registrar’s Office website.