Registration
How to register
Once you have been accepted into your program you may need to register into your courses online via our
1. Do I need to register myself?
Please review the lists below to determine if you must register yourself. If you are in a program listed below under block registration, OC will automatically register you into your courses and we will send you your schedule and invoice via email. You can also view your registration by clicking on .
2. Build your schedule in Plan Ahead
The 'Plan Ahead' option in Banner Self-service allows you to build your schedule before your registration date. Once your registration window opens, you can register some or all of your courses directly from your plan. Learn more about Plan Ahead.
3. Find your registration time (time ticket)
Your registration time is when you can begin registering (find out more here). Indicated below are registration dates that give you an indication after which date your registration time will be. Find out more below.
4. Register in Self-service (accessed through myOkanagan)
Your time has come to register. We recommend you take advantage of the Plan Ahead functionality for ease of registration.
5. Waitlisted in a course?
More information on how the waitlisting process works at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ can be found here.
Learning delivery styles
Online synchronous:
This training is like traditional on-campus classes where students must be online in the virtual class during regular class times.
Blended:
A combination of face-to-face and any type of online delivery style.
Online asynchronous:
This training allows students to access course materials anytime. Work is designed to encourage virtual interaction with materials and instructor.
Face-to-face:
Learning occurs in person at a physical location. Campus locations are listed when applicable.
Online hybrid:
A combination of online synchronous and asynchronous learning.
Which way do you register?
Web registration (you will choose your own courses)
- Adult Upgrading (ABE) advanced level (Grade 11 and 12)
- Applied Bachelor of Arts
- Adult Upgrading - All Levels
- Arts & Science University Studies (includes Arts and Science Diplomas)
- Business Administration
- Business Post-Baccalaureates
- Computer Information Systems (Years 2-4)
- Infrastructure and Computing Technology Diploma (Year 2)
- Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Health Analytics (Year 2)
- Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Marketing and Data Analytics (Year 2)
In-person registration
- English Language
Block registered (we will register you into your full program)
- Access to Practical Nursing
- Animation
- Bachelor of Computer Information System (Year 1)
- Certified Dental Assistant
- Civil Engineering Technology
- Computer Information System (Year 1)
- Continuing Studies Programs
- Culinary Arts
- Early Childhood Education
- Electronics Engineering Technology Diploma
- Health Care Assistant
- Infrastructure and Computing Technology Diploma (Year 1)
- Mechanical Engineering Technology Diploma
- Pastry Arts
- Pharmacy Technician
- Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Data Analytics and Economics (Year 1)
- Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Health Analytics (Year 1)
- Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Marketing and Data Analytics (Year 1)
- Practical Nursing
- Recreation Therapist
- Sustainable Building Technology
- Trades programs
- Water Engineering Technology
Block registered (core courses) with additional and optional electives
- Commercial Aviation (you will need to choose additional, required Business courses. View your program outline.)
- Commercial Helicopter Pilot (you will need to choose additional academic courses. View your program outline.)
- Culinary Management (you will need to choose additional, required Business courses. View your program outline.)
- Human Service Work (View your program outline.)
- Therapist Assistant (View your program outline.)
How to build your schedule (Plan Ahead)
What is Plan Ahead
The 'Plan Ahead' option in Banner Self-service allows you to build your schedule before your registration date. Once your registration window opens, you can register some or all of your courses directly from your plan.
This feature allows students to browse the class schedule, select classes, and save the plan for upcoming registration. You can save up to five plans.
Important note: Creating a plan does not check for holds, prerequisites, co-requisites, or anything that might prevent registration.
Plan Ahead Video Guide
Where do I find Plan Ahead?
- Login to
- Under My Program, click on Registration. This will open Banner Self-service in another window.
- In the Registration section, click on Plan Ahead.
Your registration time
Your exact day and time (registration time/time ticket/registration appointment) when you can start registering will be posted in Self-service. Access your time ticket by logging into . Click on Prepare for Registration and your time ticket will be displayed in the Registration Status window.
You may register for courses anytime after your registration time.
A video guide on how to register
Here is a quick how-to video to guide you through the registration process
Registration dates
Your registration dates will fall between these dates. See below this section for more about your exact registration time.
The following dates are subject to change. Please check regularly for the most up to date registration dates.
Last Updated: May 31, 2024
Academic web registered programs
The following dates apply to all programs that offer web registration.
** Restrictions may apply for some programs
Summer 2024
| Registration Date | Tuesday, February 20,2024 to August 31, 2024. |
Fall 2024 - Schedule Delayed
| Block Registration | Begins Early April to Mid-June. | |||
| Registration Date | Monday, July 8, 2024 to Friday, September 13, 2024 (for fall courses). Distance Education students can also register during this period for September and January intake only. | |||
| Seniors Registration | Seniors discount for Fall 2024 is effective September 4, 2024. Seniors discount for Winter 2025 is effective January 6, 2025. | |||
Fee Payment Deadline: Tuesday, August 13, 2024, 4:00pm | ||||
Winter 2025
| Registration Date - Continuing Students | Monday, July 8, 2024 to Friday, January 17, 2025 | |||
| Registration Date - New Admits (Excluding AU) | Monday, July 22, 2024 to Friday, January 17, 2025 | |||
Fee Payment Deadline: Tuesday, December 10, 2024, 4:00pm | ||||
Summer 2025 - TENTATIVE
| Academic/DE - Continuing Students | Tuesday, February 18, 2025 | ||||||
| Academic/DE - New Admits | Tuesday, February 25, 2025 | ||||||
Fee Payment Deadline: Tuesday, April 15, 2025, 4:00pm | |||||||
AU - Adult Upgrading | DE - Distance Education
Adult Upgrading (ABE) Registration
Only Grade 11 and 12 ABE courses are open for web registration on or after July 8. Students will be emailed a registration appointment time and can register anytime after that date and time.
Courses at level 80 and below must register in person at any campus or by email to registration@okanagan.bc.ca based on submitted transcripts and/or skills assessment results. Registration will open on or after the dates listed below.
Summer 2024
| All Campuses Continuing | March 5, 2024 |
| All Campuses New | March 12, 2024 |
Fall 2024:
| Continuing - Kelowna/Penticton | Monday, July 8, 2024 to Friday, September 13 , 2024 |
| New Admits - Kelowna/Penticton | Monday, July 8, 2024 to Friday, September 13 , 2024 |
| Continuing - Vernon | Monday, July 8, 2024 to Friday, September 13, 2024 |
| New Admits - Vernon | Tuesday, August 27, 2024 & Wednesday. August 28, 2024 by appointment only - Friday, September 13 |
| Continuing - Salmon Arm | Monday, August 12, 2024 to Friday, September 13, 2024 |
| New Admits - Salmon Arm | Monday, August 12, 2024 to Friday, September 13, 2024 |
Winter 2025:
| Continuing - All Campuses | Monday, November 4, 2025 to Friday, January 17, 2025 |
| New - All Campuses | Monday, November 20 to Friday, January 17, 2025 |
English Language
| Summer 2024: | |
| Continuing Students | March 5, 2024 |
| New Students | March 12, 2024 |
Fall 2024:
| Continuing & New | Monday, July 8, 2024 to Friday, September 13, 2024 (In-person Registration) |
Winter 2025:
| Continuing & New - All Campuses | Monday, October 21, 2024 to Friday, January 17, 2025 |
Waitlist information
You tried to register for a course and it's full. What happens next? You may waitlist through your myOkanagan account for a course.
Frequently asked questions about waitlists
- You are not registered in the course.
- You are not charged for the course.
- Your name will not be on the class list.
- Attendance in class is not permitted.
Available seats will be offered to the next eligible student on the waitlist. You will be notified by email, which will advise you of your deadline date and time to pick up your seat online or in person. Remember this offer is time sensitive. Should you not pick up the seat it will be made available to the next eligible student on the list.
Login to your myOkanagan account, navigate to the Student page > Online Services > Registration > Add or Drop a Course > Select Web Registered from the drop down menu next to the course.
- You will receive an email from waitlist@okanagan.bc.ca when you are given a seat. Remember to add this email address to your safe sender list.
- "Wait List" indicates you are waitlisted for the course.
- Students are encouraged on a regular basis to login to myOkanagan and check the status of their waitlisted courses (at least once a day during the waitlist period). Telephone inquiries regarding your waitlists will not be accepted.
- Arts/Science students may register and/or waitlist in a combined total of courses not exceeding 18 credits.
- You cannot be registered in one section of a course and waitlisted in another section of the same course.
- Further information can be found in the section of the Calendar.
Registration contacts
Salmon Arm
2552 Trans Canada Hwy. NE
Salmon Arm, BC V1E 4N3
Salmon Arm Campus Map
Tel: (250) 832-2126
Toll Free: 1-888-831-0341
Fax: 250-804-8850
Email: sacampus@okanagan.bc.ca
Vernon
7000 College Way
Vernon, BC V1B 2N5
Vernon Campus Map
Tel: (250) 545-7291
Toll Free: 1-800-289-8993
Fax: 250-503-2653
Email:
vernoncampus@okanagan.bc.ca
Kelowna
1000 KLO Road
Kelowna, BC V1Y 4X8
Kelowna Campus Map
Tel: 236-420-6715
Toll Free: 1-877-755-2266
Fax: 250-862-5466
Email: registration@okanagan.bc.ca
Penticton
583 Duncan Ave. West
Penticton, BC V2A 8E1
Penticton Campus Map
Tel: (250) 492-4305
Toll Free: 1-866-510-8899
Fax: 250-490-3950
Email: pentictonregistration@okanagan.bc.ca