Closed Courses and Overrides - Spring 2010 Advance Registration

Here's the run down on Closed Courses and Overrides:

If eServices tells you that there is a "Major Restriction," you need to contact the department and find out if you satisfy the restriction they've imposed. If the class is simply full, (There will be no box for you to check to add the class) you have two options:

The first is to log onto eServices at periodic times throughout the day between now and the beginning of next semester and try your luck at finding that someone has just gotten out of the class. There is a great deal of time between now and the beginning of next semester and there will be plenty of movement in classes "across the board."

You can also reach out to the professor teaching the course and *politely ask* what their policy is on overrides (the phrase "I need an override into your course" should never escape your lips or your keyboard). You'll likely hear from them what I just told you about the amount of time between now and the beginning of next term, but a *politely* worded request is never a bad option.

Your last resort is to show up on the first day of class and *ask* the professor about overrides. I suggest this as your last resort because instructors won't usually give these out prior to the first week of classes (we're again dealing with that "long time between now and the beginning of the semester" discussion).

You might also see classes that are closed (or full) but still have "Remaining" seats in the "REM" (for REMaining seats) column. If you look at the columns to the right of the "CAP," "ACT," and "REM," you'll see three "XL" numbers. The "XL" indicates that this is a crossed listed class (this happens with a lot of World Studies related courses given the multi-disciplinary nature of the school's programs). Cross listing means that the course is also available with as a different subject. If the "XL REM" column reads "0" then the course is full and that the "REM" seats are actually being filled under the alternative subject. This is simply a closed class—you should resort to the two possible courses of action listed above.

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