Using the Class Search
- Lina Anastasio
The Class Search is used to look up classes in the UConn Class Search (PATH) system.
This page will describe how to conduct a basic or advanced search and understand the search results.
Searching for Classes
Basic Search Options
Navigate to http://classes.uconn.edu .
Choose one or more of the following basic search functions from the Search Classes panel on the left. Using multiple options in the Search Classes panel provides a refined result set of classes; using less options provides a broader result set.
Search Option | Description |
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Title, Subject or Keyword | This free-form text box allows you to search for classes using a text string found in the title, subject or description of available classes. Wildcard Search For example:
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Term | This search option will default to the current enrollment term. The term can be changed by selecting the term dropdown arrow. |
Any Subject | This dropdown list allows you to search for a specific class subject. A few examples are ACCT (Accounting), FNCE (Finance), PSYC (Psychology). |
Any Campus | This dropdown list is used to refine your search to a specific UConn campus. |
Any Career | This dropdown list is used to search for a class in a specific career, e.g. undergraduate (UGRD) classes only. |
Any Open and Closed/Full Classes | This search option is used to limit your search based on whether the class is open, open or full, closed with an open waitlist, or closed with a closed waitlist. |
Example: The following image shows Storrs classes that include “horse” in the subject, title, or class description.
Advanced Search Options
There are several Advanced Search options that can be used to further refine your search results.
Use the Exclude Times feature to search for classes that do not meet during particular windows of time Monday through Friday. For example, if you are a student worker and work Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 9 AM to 11 AM, you can add those timeframes in the Exclude Times feature to return only classes that meeting outside of those windows to accommodate your work schedule.
Select the Exclude Times checkbox. This will open the Exclude Times panel.
In the Exclude Times panel, select the timeframes for which you would like to exclude classes from the search results. There are multiple ways to select a timeframe.
You can individually select each cell in the grid that you would like to exclude. Alternatively, you can select the cell at the start of your desired timeframe and drag your cursor down to the end of the timeframe.
You can select the Keyboard Control icon to open the Keyboard Controls panel. Use the actions defined in the Keyboard Controls panel to select your desired times.
If you need to Deselect any times, choose the Deselect option and select any cells you would like to deselect.
Select Clear All if you need to remove all excluded times.
Choose Done once your desired times have been selected. The excluded times will display in the Advanced Search section beneath the Exclude the Following Times selection.
If you need to modify your excluded times, select Edit to open the Exclude Times panel and make updates.
Topic of Inquiry
Topic of Inquiry courses are those required as part of the Common Curriculum that became effective as of the 2025-26 academic year.
The Topics of Inquiry (TOI) include:
TOI1: Creativity: Design, Expression, Innovation
TOI2: Cultural Dimensions of Human Experiences
TOI3: Diversity, Equity, and Social Justice
TOI4: Environmental Literacy
TOI5: Individual Values and Social Institutions
TOI6: Science and Empirical Inquiry
TOI6L: Science and Empirical Inquiry (Laboratory Courses)
Select the desired Topic of Inquiry from the dropdown options to add this value to your search criteria.
Content Area Course
Content Area courses are those required for the General Education curriculum in effect prior to 2025-26.
The Content Areas (CA) include:
CA1: Arts and Humanities
CA2: Social Sciences
CA3: Science and Technology
CA3L: Science and Technology Laboratory
CA4: Diversity and Multiculturalism
CA4INT: Diversity and Multiculturalism - International
Select the desired Content Area from the dropdown options to add this value to your search criteria.
Competency
Competencies refer to Writing courses, Quantitative Literacy courses, and Environmental Literacy courses. Environmental Literacy courses are required only for students following the General Education curriculum. Students in both curricula must complete Writing and Quantitative Literacy requirements.
Most students admitted to UConn during or after 2025-26 should follow the Common Curriculum, but this may also apply to some students admitted earlier. If you are not sure which curriculum applies to you, please ask your advisor. For more information about the Common Curriculum, see the Common Curriculum section of the Undergraduate Catalog.
The Competencies (COMP) include:
COMP: Environmental Literacy
COMP: Quantitative Competency
COMP: Writing Competency
Select the desired Competency from the dropdown options to add this value to your search criteria.
Session
The Session criteria allows you to search for classes within a particular session.
For Fall, Spring, or Winter classes, there is only one option to select. If you are searching for classes for Fall, Spring, or Winter, this session criteria is not necessary.
For Summer classes, if you are searching for classes in a particular session, select the desired session in the Session dropdown menu to add this value to your search criteria.
Credits
The Credits criteria allows you to search for courses worth a particular number of credits (e.g., courses worth 1 credit to meet full time Semester Credit Load requirements).
Select the desired number of credits from the dropdown options to add this value to your search criteria.
The Instructional Modes criteria allow you to narrow your search results to only particular Instructional Modes. Each mode is defined in the following table:
Instructional Modes | Description* |
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In Person | This option includes all in-person course modalities, including:
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Hybrid/Blended | This option includes all hybrid course modalities, including:
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Online | This option includes all online course modalities, including:
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*For more information regarding Instructional Modes, please refer to https://registrar.uconn.edu/course-modalities/ .
Select the desired Instructional Modes as needed to add to your search criteria.
The Courses for Specific Academic Communities section allows you to narrow your search results to classes that meet particular criteria described in the following table:
Criteria for Specific Academic Communities | Description |
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Honors | Selecting this option will return only courses:
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Service Learning | Selecting this option will return only courses that are designated with a Service Learning attribute. |
Select the desired options as needed to add to your search criteria.
After entering all your search criteria, select the SEARCH button to review the classes that match your selections.
Use the RESET button to clear your selections and change your search criteria.
After conducting a search, you can also use the Reset Search widget located in a few locations including:
immediately below the Search Results title bar
in the Class Details title bar
in the Calendar title bar
Navigate to http://classes.uconn.edu .
In the search box, type “Calculus I”.
Notice that several courses are returned that contain Calculus I in the class title or description. We are looking for Calculus I which is also known as MATH 1131Q. You can see there are 6 lectures, 37 discussions and 12 lecture - stand-alone sections. At the bottom of the Search Results panel, notice your search criteria.
Select MATH 1131Q. Notice the detailed information regarding the selected class such as the description, reserved seats, registration restrictions, attributes, etc.
Scroll down the MATH 1131Q window and see all the sections available.
If you select one of the lectures (Lectures are of class type LEC), notice the class information changes and you are shown the details of that section such as the number of seats, status, campus, instructional method, etc.
Note the Required Linked Sections header and information. When registering for this class, there are two sections to enroll in. If you enroll in lecture section #120, you must also enroll in the linked discussion section #121D.
Reviewing the Search Results
The Search Results panel returns all available sections offered for each course based on all of the criteria specified in the Search Classes panel – this includes any criteria specified in the Advanced Search section as well.
Search Results
The Search Results panel lists all courses that meet the search criteria specified. Immediately below the Search Results title bar, you will see how many results were found based on your search criteria. Each course listed includes the section number and meeting pattern (day/time) of the course.
Navigate to the bottom of the Search Results panel to see a summary of the Search Criteria that was applied to the search. To clear any criteria, you must remove it from the Search Classes panel, and the results will refresh automatically.
Multiple Section Types
If a course has multiple section types (lecture, lecture - stand alone, laboratory, discussion) associated with it, this will be indicated by a section type summary notation.
Example: Search criteria is Fall 2025, CHEM. There are 38 courses that meet this criteria. CHEM 1122 has 2 lecture, 17 discussion, and 17 laboratory offerings – this is notated as part of CHEM 1122.
Matched Classes
In some cases where the search results have filtered criteria applied that result in a further refinement of results returned, the course may have an accompanying “Matched # of ##” notation. The first number represents the number of sections within a course that meet the search criteria, and the second number is the total number of sections for that course.
Example: Search criteria are Fall 2025, BIOL, Avery Point. BIOL 1102 has 2 sections (out of 21), BIOL 1107 has 3 sections (out of 68), and BIOL 1108 has 2 sections (out of 28) that are offered in Fall 2025 on the Avery Point campus.
Search Results Calendar
If you wish to see when classes that are returned in the Search Results are offered during the week, select the Calendar widget in the title bar of the Search Results panel. Selecting the Calendar widget expands the calendar view and plots the meeting patterns of the classes.
Example: Search criteria are PLSC 1*, Fall 2025, PLSC, Storrs, UGRD. There are six classes that meet these criteria. The Calendar panel displays when these six classes meet.
If you hover over a particular course offering in the calendar, the shading that represents that class turns a bright yellow, and the corresponding class that is listed in the Search Results panel is highlighted in a goldenrod color.
Search Results Link
If you wish to capture the search results and share it with someone (e.g., an advisor, instructor, or peer), select the Link widget in the title bar of the Search Results panel. Selecting the Link widget copies the link to the clipboard.
Example: Search criteria are 3*, Fall 2025, PSYC, Stamford. There are six courses that meet these criteria. The following is the link that captures these specific search criteria: https://classes.uconn.edu/?keyword=3*&srcdb=1258&subject=PSYC&camp=STMFD%40STAMFORD
For more information about the Class Details panel that displays when a class in the Search Results panel is selected, refer to Understanding Class Details in the Class Search .