How to Enroll or Add Classes

Returning students are those absent from classes for three semesters or more. You can enroll in classes again by filling out a Paper Application for SMC Emeritus (opens in new window) and following steps above under New Students.

Continuing Students are students actively enrolled in the present or either of the previous 2 semesters. Continuing students may enroll themselves online or use a paper application (see button above).

One week before the start of enrollment, Continuing Student Enrollment Cards are mailed to the address on record. Listed at the top of the form is a computer-generated online enrollment appointment date/time that will rotate to a previous day each term.

You may enroll online using the SMC Corsair Connect Enrollment System (opens in new window) on your appointment date and time or anytime thereafter. If you are not assigned an online enrollment appointment, you cannot enroll online and must fill out a paper application or a Continuing Student Enrollment Card found at the Emeritus office.

Continuing Students who received an online enrollment appointment are the only students who are eligible to use authorization codes given to them by faculty to self-enroll online in closed classes after the start of the semester. If you receive an authorization code from an instructor for a closed class, enroll yourself in the class online to get yourself processed into the class faster than submitting a paper add card to the Enrollment Services office.

The online enrollment process at Emeritus occurs through SMC's student self-service system called Corsair Connect (opens in new window) .

Online enrollment appointments are computer generated and rotate to a previous day each term. Online enrollment gives continuing students the best odds for successful enrollment. Enroll online on your appointment date/time or any time thereafter.

Computer Lab Hours

Emeritus mini computer lab volunteers can assist students with online enrollment when the mini-lab is open. Go to room #209 during the first week of the enrollment period and use this great service! Mini-lab hours are posted on the door and usually are from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. during the first week of enrollment. If a volunteer is unavailable, the mini-lab will close that day. For helpful information online:

Helpful Enrollment Links

• Instructions (opens in new window) with computer screenshots (pictures) of how to enroll online using Corsair Connect.

• Corsair Connect (opens in new window) (Online Enrollment & SMC Email) - SMC's system for enrolling online and also where you can check your SMC emails to hear news from faculty, staff and the SMC District offices

• Searchable Schedule (opens in new window) - Allows you to search Emeritus classes to see which ones still have seats available

Students using the paper Application Form (opens in new window) may mail or drop off forms no earlier than the official first day of enrollment to the SMC Emeritus Enrollment Services Office at 1227 Second Street, Santa Monica. Paper enrollment forms are processed after all the online appointments have expired, with mailed-in forms taking precedence.

• Mailed forms are processed prior to hand-delivered forms on a daily basis. Postmarks are used to determine processing order.

• Fill out all forms completely, sign, date and provide an emergency contact/number on the form.

• List courses in priority order; do not enroll in duplicate sections of the same course or classes that overlap in time.

• Write “Alt” to indicate your 2nd choice for a better chance of receiving a course of your choice.

If you are unable to enroll because of missing application information, a required matriculation code change, unpaid credit course fees, records hold, or disqualification status, call the Emeritus office at 310-434-4306.

If you are unable to enroll due to a closed class, see Closed Classes section below. If you are unable to enroll online due to a technical challenge, visit the mini computer lab volunteers in room #209 when the campus is open to assist you with online enrollment. Please use this great student service. Due to a small staff, we are unable to train students to enroll online over the telephone.

Students enrolling online will not receive a mailed transaction receipt from SMC Emeritus. You may print your transaction receipt from the SMC Corsair Connect (opens in new window) online enrollment system. If you have submitted a paper application for enrollment, you will receive a transaction receipt via US mail.

If a class you selected is not listed indicates a full class, time conflict, or you tried to enroll in two sections of the same course, bring your receipt. ID numbers are listed on the upper left hand of the confirmation/receipt.

Bring your receipt to the first class or to the office if you have enrollment questions.

Class sections reopen automatically when students drop. Check for openings periodically by using the online Searchable Schedule (opens in new window) found in the left-hand menu above.

For closed classes, approach the instructor at the first meeting and request an Authorization Code to enroll yourself in the class online, or ask the professor to sign an add card/continuing student form and submit the card to the Enrollment Services Office on the first floor of SMC Emeritus.

The Authorization Code is a one-time code to add via the Corsair Connect (opens in new window) web enrollment system. Please note the expiration date of authorization codes.

Every student at Emeritus has been assigned a Santa Monica College email address. Check it regularly to get information from college faculty and staff.

• Example username: last_first01
• Example email address: last_first01@student.smc.edu

Read your student email by logging in to Corsair Connect (opens in new window) , and then clicking on the button that looks like:

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You can also log in from the "SMC Gmail" link on the Corsair Connect (opens in new window) login page.

• Help! I can't log in (opens in new window)
• Change my password online (opens in new window) (I remember my current password)
• Change my password using a paper form (may require a significant delay) (opens in new window)