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California Institute of Advanced Management

Registrar's Office

Registration Info



Class Registration

Course Registration for current students opens 6 weeks before the start of the term at 12:00 AM on that Monday. Students login into their Student Portal (Populi) and go to the registration tab. Open spots for courses are available on a first-come first-served basis (as space allows). Registration for incoming new students occurs at Orientation.


For a detailed information on how to register for courses through Populi, please check out this tutorial:

How do I register for courses?


Not sure which classes to register for?

Check out the Individual Degree Plan/Sample Course Schedule.


Priority Registration

Priority Registration opens seven (7) days before the normal registration period. Priority registrations is only for students in their last two terms of the MBA program. This is to ensure their ability to register for the final courses they need to complete the program.


Add/Drop Period

During the Add/Drop period, students may add or drop individual courses. If a student drops all courses for a term and does not apply for a Leave of Absence (LOA), this will be considered an automatic student withdrawal. Dropped courses that occur within


this period will not appear on students’ transcripts nor will these dropped courses be included in evaluating satisfactory academic progress (please see Satisfactory Academic Progress). Nonimmigrant students must be enrolled on a full-time status (2 courses/6 credits per term) and any course drop will affect Visa status in the U.S. Student must consult with the DSO before the drop. The student will receive a pro rata refund of tuition paid if notice of drop as been submitted before sixty (60%) percent or fewer scheduled days have passed. New students that have not been enrolled prior to the first class may be admitted during this period provided professor approval. The Add/Drop period begins after the tuition deadline and ends fourteen (14) days after the term start for the 2-Year MBA Program. Add/Drop deadline dates are shown on the Academic Year Calendars. Students who add courses during the Add/Drop period will receive an $50 late fee added to their Tuition Charge.

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