How to Register and Waitlist

Registration Information

How to register for classes

  1. Log in to the .
    • Unable to log into myÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵ? Contact the myÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵ help desk at 936.468.7277 for assistance.
  2. View registration holds in myÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵ. (See the different types of registration holds and who to contact.)
    • All holds must be cleared before registration is permitted.
  3. To register for courses, log into the registration tab of myÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵ and select the "Registration Dashboard" button.
  4. Access our registration tutorials for step-by-step instructions and help.

Problems regarding myÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵ login should be directed to the myÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵ help desk at 936.468.7277. Students must have their campus ID number ready.

If the course section in which you are interested is full, consider joining the waitlist, if available.

Registration tutorials

Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ's Information Technology Services has a section of their Knowledge Base dedicated to student registration tutorials and information.

You can also access these same registration tutorials from the registration tab in myÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵ, by selecting the "Registration Help" button.

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Successful registration

When registering for courses, all attempts end at the Registration Dashboard. Successful registration looks like the following:

Access 'Register for classes' to view the "Summary" area where each successfully registered course will read "Registered" under the "Status" column.

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"Registration Add Error"

If you receive a "Registration Add Error" while attempting to register, registration for the listed course was not successful.

Registration Add Errors always follow the following format:

  • The Status column indicates the type of add error that has occurred.
  • The following columns (CRN, Subj, Crse, Sec) indicate the course that encountered the error.

Learn about possible and how to address them.

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Viewing student schedule

Review your schedule to confirm successful registration on the . All of your enrolled classes will appear in the My Classes box.

How to join a waitlist

If a course section is full, you will receive a "Status: Closed" Registration Add Error. If the academic department has elected to offer waitlists for their courses, you will have the ability to add yourself to their class waitlist.

Joining a waitlist is not automatic and you must "opt-in." If a waitlist is available for the course section, you must select "Waitlisted" in the Action menu in the Add/Drop Courses system to be added to the waitlist.

Tutorial:

When does the waitlist open?

Waitlisting for courses will be activated the first day of registration.

Notification emails about open seats are sent automatically through the electronic waitlist system; therefore, once the waitlist window has opened, it does not pause for any reason. Weekends, holidays and university closures do not affect the waitlist window.

The opportunity to join through a waitlist ends when online registration closes.

Managing your waitlisted courses

You can by using your myÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵ credentials.

Remember: Waitlisted courses do not count as registered courses. Obtaining a space on a waitlist should not be interpreted as a guaranteed seat in the course.

 

Seat available? How to register before the deadline

  1. If a seat becomes available in a course section that has a waitlist, the first student on the waitlist will receive an automatic notification email through myÄ¢¹½ÊÓƵ, so check your Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ email regularly, including weekends, holidays and university closures.
  2. The student has 24 hours from the time the email is sent (not when it is opened) to .

Holds on your account

You will not be able to register for an open seat if there are any holds on your account, even if you have received a notification to register through a waitlist.

"Registration Add Error"

If you receive a "Registration Add Error" while attempting to register for an open seat, it may be due to department permission requirements. Contact the department of the course to resolve the issue immediately — there are no extensions to the 24-hour window.

Important: Departments are only open during regular business hours: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday - Friday. They are closed evenings, weekends, and university holidays.

Failure to register within 24-hours

Failure to register within the 24-hour window will result in the student being removed from the waitlist, and the opportunity to register for the course’s open seat will pass on to the next student.

Students who do not register during their permission period may place themselves back on the waitlist (given there is space) but will be added to the bottom of the list.

Registration and Waitlisting FAQs

If I drop a class and change my mind, can I register again for the same class?

You can register for the same section, if there are seats available.

If you drop a class that has an active waitlist, you must add yourself to the waitlist or register for a different section that does not have a waitlist. Refer to the details on how to join a waitlist.

If I am dropped for nonpayment, does that affect waitlisted courses?

Yes. If you are dropped from a registered course due to nonpayment, you also will be removed from any joined waitlists.

What if there's a time conflict between registered and waitlisted courses?

You can choose to be on a waitlist for a course section even if this creates a time conflict with another class on your schedule.

However, there cannot be a time conflict between two registered courses. Therefore, when you receive the email notification of an open seat in the waitlisted course section, you will need to decide which class to take. If the waitlisted class is preferred, you must resolve the time conflict by dropping the currently registered class before adding the waitlisted class.

Registration fees

In addition to the university's mandatory Registration and Record fee, you may incur late registration, late add or reinstatement fees. Visit the Student Business Services explanation of fees page for details.

Questions regarding these fees should be directed to Student Business Services at 936.468.6960 or SBS@sfasu.edu.