Registration Errors

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

ERROR MESSAGE	WHAT TO DO	WHAT WILL HAPPEN
MAX HOURS EXCEEDED You have registered in the maximum allowable number of credits.	Fill out an Application for an Overload at Services@stfx.ca. After you complete the application, click submit to send to the Office of the Registrar.	An average of 65 in the previous year is required. the Registrar's Office will notify you of the decision. If approved, you may register in the additional credits. Additional fees will apply. First year students are not permitted to carry extra credits.
PREQ and TEST SCORE ERROR, COLLEGE, MAJOR, PROGRAM or DEGREE RESTRICTION The course requires a prerequisite or the course (or specific section of it) is restricted to students in specific faculties, degrees, programs or majors.	Review the course section reports on the previous page to determine the reason for the error. 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 department email contact as indicated on the request form. Provide a valid reasons why you should be granted an exception to be permitted in the course.	The department’s will assess the request and respond to you. If approval is granted the department will enter the specific override. You must then register for the course on Banner Self-service.
CLOSED SECTION The section is full.	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 department email contact as indicated on the request form. Provide a valid reasons why you should be granted an exception to be permitted in the course.	The department’s will assess the request and respond to you. If approval is granted the department will enter the enrolment cap override. You must then register for the course on Banner Self-service.
TIME CONFLICT One or more of the section's time blocks conflicts with those of another course that you are registering in.	Courses meet at the same time, choose another section or course.
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.	Review the co-requisite report on the previous page to determine the reason for the error. You must enter both the section and lab CRNs at the same time. Submit changes.
DUPLICATE COURSE You are already registered in this course.	Select a different course or simply do not re-enter this course when you submit further changes to your registration..
Hold You have a hold on your record. This will prevent you from registering in courses.	Click the view holds link in Banner self-service to determine the type of hold.	For a financial hold contact the Business Office by phone at 867 2123 or by email aservice@stfx.ca For a Student Life (Xaveiran Community) hold contact the Student Life Office, studentlife@stfx.ca

Contact

Registrar’s Office

registrar@stfx.ca

2nd Floor Nicholson Tower
2329 Notre Dame Avenue
Antigonish NS B2G 2W5
Canada

The L'nu symbol. L’nu is a Mi'kmaw word meaning 'human being' or 'the people.'

StFX espi-kina’matno’kuom etek Mi’kma’ki, wejkwa’taqanik Mi’kmaq maqamikewmuew mna’q iknmuetu’tik. Nalikitquniejk na Mi’kmawey wisun wjit Antigonish teluek Aklasie’w-iktuk, ‘place where branches are torn off.’

StFX is located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded ancestral territory of the Mi'kmaw people. The Mi'kmaw name for Antigonish is Nalikitquniejk, meaning ‘place where branches are torn off.’

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