Registration
Registration is the process of selecting your courses for the upcoming semester. This page applies to newly admitted and current Vanier College students.
Placement tests
Before getting to the registration step, you must take the English Classification (Placement) test and may have to take a French placement test. Test dates and times will be indicate under Information and Messages on Omnivox.
Placement test results will appear on you Progression Chart, on Omnivox, once you have completed your test.
Exemptions: Only students who have already taken English as a first language in Cegep or have previously completed the English Classification test may be exempt from the placement test. Students in Continuing Education DCS programs/courses do not have to take the test.
Registration process
Regular/day division students are pre-registered (automatically registered) for certain courses based on their program and progression. If you are a regular student, you must identify which courses you need and sign up for them during registration period.
Continuing Education students are not pre-registered for any courses, and therefore must consult their program's course list to know which courses to register for during the Continuing Education registration period.
1. Know how many courses to take
- Pre-university students: Typically, a full course load is 7 courses per semester. The Social Science program has a heavier load of 8 courses in the third semester.
- Career students: Refer to your program grid for the specific number of courses required each semester. You can also check your progression chart on Omnivox.
- Continuing Education students: Refer to your program Progression Chart on Omnivox if your program of study is General Social Science (300.AA) or Science (200.B0). If you are in Springboard or Requalification a DCS (081.C1 or 081.C2), contact Academic Advising.
2. See what courses are available
- Regular students: Check the live course schedule on Omnivox.
- Continuing Education students: Consult the live schedule here.
3. Verify your registration appointment
- Visit the My Omnivox portal and log in.
- Click on "Course Registration" for your designated appointment date and time.
- View your English and French placement levels under "Progression Chart."
- Check "My Schedule" to see any pre-registered courses (applicable to Career programs, first-semester Science students, all Majors programs, and Explorations programs).
Important: If you plan to only take pre-registered courses and skip General Education courses, proceed to Step 5. You cannot remove pre-registered courses.
4. Sign-in to Omnivox on your appointment date and time
- Log in to Omnivox.
- Click on "Course Registration."
- Read the instructions carefully. Enter course codes one at a time (using only the first 6 characters). Your progression chart will indicate the required courses.
- Once you've entered all course codes, click "All available course schedule configurations."
- Choose your preferred schedule.
5. Confirm your courses
- After selecting your preferred schedule, confirm your course selections by entering your Omnivox password. Important: Your spot is not guaranteed until you confirm your registration.
- You can confirm and adjust your registration selections multiple times within your appointment window.
- For technical problems preventing registration completion, contact chat support.
6. Print your schedule
- Go to "My schedule".
- Click on the current semester.
- Enter your password and print your schedule. This confirms your registration.
Missed your appointment or need technical assistance?
Regular division students can get support through the chatbox on the Vanier website (available during the registration period) or by emailing registration@vaniercollege.qc.ca.
Continuing Education students should contact the School of Continuing Education.
Preference Course Change
You can check out the "Tips and Hints for Preference Course Change" section on Omnivox Academic Advising Community, for Preference Course Change process.