Defense Acquisition University registration to open in May Published May 20, 2013 By Linda Moore Air Force Materiel Command Manpower, Personnel and Services WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Defense Acquisition University registration will open online May 16, 2013, and students should apply as soon as possible since classes fill quickly. Members' applications will be processed by priority, supervisor approval date and class start date, with Priority 1 students taking precedence. Acquisition workforce members should regularly monitor the ACQ Now website for the most current information regarding DAU registration and course updates. Most resident classes only hold 30 students, and students should apply upon immediate release of the schedule. It's important for applicants to note that a hundred or more other students may be applying for the same class -- especially if it is the first one on the schedule. For commonly used courses such as ACQ 201B, Intermediate Systems Acquisition Part B, students should apply for more than one offering. Even though ACQ Now may show availability, the ACQ Now site is refreshed every 24 hours. With classes filling up and forming waitlists, students will not be able to see updates until the following day. The number of students in the Defense Department taking DAU training is more than 100,000. These courses are open to students across the entire federal government, with all military service components -- Army, Navy, Air Force, DOD -- as well as other service components, federal agencies and organizations registering for DAU courses at the same time.