Registration Errors

The following explains all of the possible registration error messages and the actions required.

 

MAX HOURS EXCEEDED

You have registered in the maximum allowable number of credits.

What to do

Fill out an Application for an Overload in @email.  After you complete the application, click submit to send to the Office of the Registrar.

What will happen

An average of 65 in the previous year is required. If your overload is approved, the Registrar's Office will notify you when you are registered in the course. First year students are not permitted to carry extra courses.

Max hours error

Check your total hours at the bottom of the summary.

Total hours registered
PREQ and TEST SCORE ERROR, COLLEGE, MAJOR, PROGRAM or DEGREE RESTRICTION

The course requires a pre-requisite or the course (or specific section of it) is restricted to students in specific faculties, degrees, programs or majors.

What to do

If you wish to be considered for this course, complete the Application for Override  MyData. Copy and paste the form into an email and send it to the applicable department chair. Indicate valid reasons why you should be granted an exception to be permitted in the course.

What will happen

The chair’s approval is required. Once granted the professor or department administrative assistant will enter the specific override. You must then register for the course via the web.

Degree Restrictions Error
CLOSED SECTION

The section is full.

What to do

Choose another section of the course.

If you wish to be considered for this course, complete the Application for Override on MyData. Copy and paste the form into an email and send it to the applicable department chair.  Or you can print the form and get the chair’s signature.

What will happen

The chair’s approval is required. Once granted the professor or department administrative assistant will enter the enrolment cap override. You must then register for the course via the web.

TIME CONFLICT

One or more of the section's time blocks conflicts with those of another course that you are registering in.

What to do

Courses meet at the same time, choose another section or course.

What will happen

Time Conflict error will be shown beside the course and errors will appear when you save.

Time conflict error
CO-REQUISITE ERROR

Looks like:
CORQ_BIOL 111L REQ

(This course requires that you also register for a lab (co-requisite means required with). For example, BIOL 111 has a lab BIOL 111L.)

What to do

You must register for both at the same time. Enter the CRN of the course and the CRN of the lab. Submit changes.

Corequisite error
DUPLICATE COURSE

You are already registered in this course.

What to do

Select a different course or simply do not re-enter this course when you submit further changes to your registration.

Duplicate course error
HOLD

You have a hold on your record. This will prevent you from conducting any registration activity.

What to do

Click the view holds link in Banner to determine the type of hold.

What will happen

For a financial hold contact the Business Office by phone at 867 2123 or by email @email

For a Student Life hold contact Hayden at @email

Hold error

 

 

Contact

Registrar’s Office
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