A registration token lets eligible students bypass restrictions and self-register or swap sections in Workday. Students can only obtain a token by requesting it from an administrator.
Important Notes:
- It is valid for one term only and does not carry forward to future academic period. For example, a token issued for a 2025 Winter Term 2 course will not be valid for 2026 Summer or Winter terms.
- If a course has only one section, an administrator may register you directly instead of issuing a token.
Eligibility
In order to be eligible to self-register for a course, students must meet all pre-requisite or co-requisite course codes exactly as shown in the course description. A registration token may be issued to a student if:
- They meet the pre-requisite or co-requisite requirement for a UBC course, but Workday Student does not recognize the transfer credit they received to allow for student self-registration.
- For example, if a course requires one of: APSC 176, ENGL 110, ENGL 111, ENGL 112, ENGL 120, ENGL 121, WRDS 150 as a pre-requisite, Workday Student will not recognize ENGL_V 1ST transfer credit.
- Their transfer credit is yet to be posted on their Workday Student account.
- If they are currently waitlisted for the pre-requisite or co-requisite course.
Note: Workday registration and the Academic Progress Report (APR) function separately; meeting a requirement in the APR does not guarantee self-registration.
If one of these applies and you cannot register for a course listed below, submit a registration form to EAS to request a token.
| First-Year Courses | Upper Year Courses |
| APSC 101 PHYS 157 PHYS 158 PHYS 159 MATH 152 | APSC 201 APSC 402 STAT 251 CPSC 259 |
You will receive a response from EAS within 1 business day after submitting the request.
For course codes outside of the ones listed above, please contact the departments directly for assistance.
Engineering Program
Math Department
Chemistry Department
Physics Department
Computer Science Department