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Spring 2007 Registration Questions and Answers
1. Why is there an online waiting list?
The new online waiting list uses the same process as the old paper waiting lists that we used to keep in the Academic Services Office. In order to ensure that students who need our classes to graduate are able to get their schedules set, all students who are not required to take our courses are automatically required to sign the waiting list. Some computer science majors will also need to sign the waiting lists when the more popular courses become filled with other computer science students.
2. When can I access the waiting list?
Waiting lists are not available during priority registration. Course enrollment changes frequently as students add and drop classes from their schedules, so you need to keep your eye on the schedule of classes to see if any seats open.
If you are not able to find an open seat in your course of interest, waiting lists for all Computer Science courses will open on December 1st. Spring 2007 online waiting list.
3. I don't have the exact prerequisites for the class I want. Does this mean I can't sign up for the course?
Students bear sole responsibility for passing all prerequisite courses. Pre-computer science students are held to the additional prerequisite requirement of having earned A's and B's in all computer science courses prior to moving on to advanced courses. Although neither WebReg nor the online waiting lists will block you from registering if you have not met the prerequisites, the instructor and/or the Computer Science Office of Academic Services may drop you from your classes or the waiting list if it is found that you do not meet the prerequisites.
4. Now that I've signed the waiting list, what is going to happen?
Once priority registration is over, some students will be added into their requested courses if room allows. In order to be added to your class you must make sure that there are no other courses on your schedule that conflict with the class time. If we attempt to add you to the class but are unable to because you have a time conflict, we will move to the next person on the waiting list.
The waiting lists will remain active until Friday, January 5th at 5:00 p.m., and if seats do not open you will stay on the waiting list. You should seriously consider adding a “backup class” to your schedule in case you do not get into your desired course, still keeping in mind that you must keep your schedule free for the time slot of your desired course. Signing the waiting list is in no way a guarantee that you will be added to the course.
5. If I haven't been added by the first day of class, does this mean I can't get in?
We will add as many students off the waiting list as possible prior to the beginning of the semester. However, you can still attend the first day of class if you have not been added. The instructors will be given the waiting lists, and if seats become available they may add wait-listed students who show up on the first day.
If the instructor does add you on the first day of class, he/she will present you with a signed Computer Science change of schedule form. You must submit this form to the Office of Academic Services in order to be officially added to the course.
6. The course I'm on the waiting list for is showing as having seats available on the schedule of classes. Why haven't I been added?
We monitor the waiting list and class enrollment, and will add students to the class periodically. We do not update the roster every time that a seat opens in a course.
7. I'm the first person on the waiting list. Will I get the first seat that opens up?
Wait listed students are added to classes according to priority, not according to rank on the list. Students in the computer science and pre-computer science majors have first priority. Minors and students in other majors that require our courses have second priority. Even if you are first on the list for a course that is not required for your degree program, any student on the list who is required to take the course will be added before you are.
8. What if I no longer want to be on the waiting list?
Please remove yourself from the waiting list if you have no intention of
going the first day to see if you can be added.
Spring 2007 online waiting list
9. I was on a waiting list but my name is no longer on. Why did this happen?
If you are not eligible to take the class, you will be removed from the waiting list. For example, if you are a pre-computer science student on a waiting list for a majors-only course, you will be removed. You will also be removed if it is found that you do not have the appropriate prerequisite for the course. Remember that students bear responsibility for fulfilling all course prerequisites. If you have questions, you may contact the Office of Academic Services at 520-621-4632.
10. My priority registration week was last week. Do I need to sign the waiting list now?
Once priority registration ends and open access to WebReg begins, you should try to add the course that you need. Waiting lists will become available on December 1st if you've been unable to add your class by that point.
11. What if I don't get into the class I'm waiting for?
Signing the waiting list is no guarantee that you will be added to your requested course. You should register for a backup course in case you are not added.
If you feel that you have unique circumstances, please contact your advisor to discuss your academic options.
12. What if the class I want doesn't have a waiting list?
House-numbered courses (C SC 390-99 and C SC 490-99), which include internship and independent study credit, will still require manual registration through the Computer Science Academic Services Office (Gould-Simpson rm. 901). You will need to bring a departmental change of schedule form that has been signed by the course instructor in order to have house-numbered courses added to your schedule.
There are some “cross-listed” courses that have been approved for use in the computer science program but are actually housed within other departments. If a course is cross-listed, this will be noted on the schedule of classes. If you would like to register for a cross-listed course, you must follow the registration procedures of that course's home department.
13. I'm a Computer Engineering major with a CS minor. Why am I restricted from taking some CS classes?
In general, and depending on your catalog, computer engineering majors complete the computer science minor by taking C SC227, C SC245, C SC345, C SC445 or 473, and ECE 369, all of which are already required for the engineering major. Because additional C SC courses are not required in order to complete the minor, computer engineering majors will not have high priority for being enrolled in additional computer science courses.
14. Who should I contact with my other questions?
This is a new process for our department, and we expect that students will have questions and concerns. Please contact the Computer Science Academic Services at 520-621-4632 or in Gould-Simpson room 901 with any questions.
Updated: 11/30/06