College of Professional & Continuing Education
CPCE Class Search
The Section Tally is the fastest way to search for the most up-to-date information on CPCE course offerings including meeting dates and times, location, instructor, costs, textbook requirements (including purchasing instructions) or to search by specific college or department.
How to Navigate the Section Tally
Once you are on the page, select the term of interest and then press “Select Term.” It will bring you to a simple search page.
- While you may query on a number of criteria on this page, we recommend that you keep your search as broad as possible and only enter the “Subject” of choice.
- Once you have your criteria entered, press ‘Search.” A list of courses matching your criteria will then pop up at the bottom of the screen.
- The list will have the header shown below and includes the pertinent information about the course.
- The first column on the left gives you the CRN that is used for registration.
- “Part of Term” details the start and end dates for the course. By matching the Part of Term in the Section Tally to the Part of Term in the CPCE Registration Related Deadline Chart you will also know about important CPCE deadlines.

Once you have chosen your course(s) and have the CRN(s), you are ready to register. (Remember, a CPCE course is easily identifiable by a letter that is included after every course section number.)
As a special service, The CPCE Enrollment Team manually registers all matriculated CPCE students for all of the CPCE courses that are required for their program. Click here to learn exactly how to register for a CPCE class.
If CPCE students have any questions about CPCE Registration or if any traditional Rowan student has questions about CPCE courses in general, please contact cpceacademicservices@rowan.edu.
Other important reminders to consider when searching the Section Tally:
- Exact dates of the course and schedule information
- CPCE start and end dates vary by course and often do not match the start and end dates for the official Rowan semesters. To be sure you always know when your CPCE course begins and ends, you should check the “Part of Term.” “Part of Term” is the 5th column appearing in the Section Tally and it identifies when a CPCE course begins and ends. (To find start and end dates or schedules for any future classes not yet listed in the Section Tally, click on the CPCE Part of Term in the header row of the CPCE Registration-Related Deadline Chart.)
- Prerequisites and Restrictions
- By clicking on the highlighted CRN number in the Tally and then clicking on the name of the course title found at the top of the page under “Sections Found”, you can view any prerequisites and/or restrictions that may apply before you can enroll in the desired course. If you have questions about pre-reqs or restrictions, contact CPCE at cpceacademicservices@rowan.edu.
- Title of Course
- The “Title” column will give an abbreviated title of the course. By clicking on the highlighted CRN number all the way to the left in the Tally, you will be able to view the full official title as well as the department in which it is housed.
- It is also important to check the “Title Column” for and special class meeting information and location details. This is because many CPCE course details do not appear correctly in the Rowan Self Service Student Detail Schedule program. Therefore, they are listed here as text and this is where we recommend students should view all course and location details instead of the Rowan Self Service site.
- Confirming start and end dates for courses
- Start and end dates can be found under the header “Part of Term” in the Tally. Any skipped dates (due to holidays or other issues) will be included in the “Title” column.
- Registration deadlines
- Registration deadlines for each CPCE “Part of Term” can be found on the CPCE Registration-Related Deadline Chart.
- Please keep in mind that CPCE often follows different registration and payment deadlines than traditional Rowan students. Those deadlines can be found on the web page listed above.
- Textbook information
- Required textbooks for all CPCE courses are included in the CPCE course tally under the “AddlInfo” Column to the right.
- Once you find your course, click on “Materials Required” under this column. This will bring you to a link that lists textbook information. (If there is no link for “Materials Required” that means your texts are not yet posted but should be so soon.)
- If you are having trouble viewing this link, please be sure all of your pop-up blockers are off. If that still does not work, please contact Rowan’s support desk at support@rowan.edu or contact cpceacademicservcies@rowan.edu. (Please do not contact your CPCE professor about texts.)
- NOTE: Unless instructed otherwise by your CPCE Administrative Advisor, required materials for CPCE courses are available to purchase through the Rowan Bookstore in person or online at http://rowanbookstore.bncollege.com. Please be sure to purchase your course materials before the class begins. If you have any questions about this CPCE course, please contact cpceacademicservices@rowan.edu.
- How many seats are still available in the class I want to enroll in?
- For traditional Rowan courses, the last header in the title column on the Tally labeled “Avail” will indicate the number of seats still open in the course.
- The headers “Max” and “Enr” specify the maximum number of students that are allowed to enroll in the course as well as the number of students who are currently enrolled in the course to date.
- Keep in mind that due to CPCE's manual registration process the space available number will always appear as zero (0) for CPCE courses. Please check with cpceacademicservices@rowan.edu to confirm availability.
- What if the course is closed for registration?
- Due to CPCE's manual registration process, online adding and dropping is not possible for CPCE courses and all CPCE courses will appear to be closed for registration. However, in most cases, registration is still available. Interested students should contact CPCE at cpceacademicservices@rowan.edu to request enrollment for the particular class. CPCE will direct you regarding further steps.
- Sometimes you will need to contact the instructor to obtain a signature on a Professor’s Request to Override a Closed Course form. (This form can be obtained from and must be processed by the Office of the Registrar.) If you do not know the professor’s contact information, go to the Rowan Employee Directory and search by last name to obtain either a phone number or email address.
- In some cases, a CPCE Permission & Override Form may be required. (This form may be obtained from: http://www.rowan.edu/colleges/cpce/forms.cfm.)
- What if I am an online student who needs access to the Blackboard version of my class?
- Everything an online CPCE student will need to know about Blackboard access is included in the Technology Guide and Online Student Expection Sheet.
- If you ever have any technical issues with your online class, please contact the Rowan University Online Support Center toll free 24 hours a day 7 days a week by calling: 1-866-223-0157.
- What if I am a traditional student who wants to register for a CPCE course but I am restricted?
- Click here for the CPCE Permission & Override Form for the Traditional Student which includes instructions.
- What if I am a CPCE student who wants to register for a traditional course but I am restricted?
- Click here for the CPCE Permission & Override Form for the CPCE Student which includes instructions.