General Advice for those unable to sign up for a course.

1. Fulfill the prerequisites and attempt to sign up for the course. If the course is full, keep visiting the web site for registration as often students will change their schedule and leave openings in the class even after it has been initially filled.

2. If you do not fulfill the prerequisites, you may contact the instructor for that class directly (not office personnel) and let him know your particular situation. It is advisable that you bring your CAPP report or licenses/log book to prove your case. If he approves, he then may advise you to show up to the first class to see if there are any last minute openings in the class. Also, if you have the prerequisites, show up for the first class. But above all, sign up for another class that you also need so that you have a back-up plan.

3. Show up the first day as you would for all your classes, ON TIME! The instructor will typically deal with the make-up of the class as the first order of business as he calls attendence. Our Banner computer system on campus has had some kinks in it in the past and may allow, in some cases, students to register who do not meet the prerequisites. Based on the maximum class size and who is present, the instructor at his discretion, will then make decisions on who will be added or removed from the class. The idea is to help as many students as possible to solidify their schedule as soon as possible. If the class has been maximized and someone shows up late after the decisions have been made and happens to have more of the prerequisites completed than someone who has already been approved for addition to the class, he should not expect to take that person's place seeing as he was late and the professor has made a commitment to the one who was on time.

4. After the first class, if you did not become enrolled, continue to review the class list in the event the class size were to fall below the maximum. Some student, after being told the plan for the class including grading policy and schedule, may decide to switch to another class. He may have been using that class as his back-up plan. If you have the prerequisites, sign up and you are in. If you do not have the prerequisites, talk directly to the instructor again and perhaps you can be added immediately. If that is not possible, show up at the second class for possible induction.

5. If all this fails, go to your back-up plan. Obviously, you should be keeping up with both this class and your back-up during this first week. Try again next semester and make sure you register the first second that registration opens.