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Error messages

Identify the scenarios and messages you might encounter in the course registration system and learn what to do next.

Course enrollment restrictions

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What you should do 

Some classes have a certain number of seats reserved for students in specific programs. In some cases, ALL of the seats in a class may be reserved. 

You may speak to the department to see if they may grant you permission to register in this class.

Class is currently full

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What you should do 

The class you are trying to register for is full. If there is a waitlist available, you may opt to go onto the waitlist in case a seat becomes available in the class later.

Exceeded registration credit limit

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What you should do 

You may receive this message if you are trying to enroll in more credits than you are allowed for the term or year.

Check your enrollment dates in the Academic section of your Student Centre to determine your maximum credit limits.

If you know that you are not exceeding your allowable credit limit, please check that the classes in your course cart do not exceed your limit (when added to any classes you are already registered in) as the system will try to enroll you in all courses present in your course cart.

Non-JMSB student exceeding credit limit

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What you should do 

You may receive this message if you are a non-JMSB program student who is trying to register in more than 6 credits of JMSB classes in a term. 

Registering outside your enrolment date

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What you should do 

Registration does not open for all students on the same date. Your individual appointment date (when you may start registering for classes) can be found in your Student Centre in the ‘Enrollment Dates’ box on the right-hand side.

Department consent required to register

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What you should do 

You will need to speak to the department that offers the class in order to obtain permission to register.

Registering outside your study career

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What you should do 

You may get this message if, for example, you are a Graduate student who is trying to register for an Undergraduate class or vice versa.

You will need to speak to the department that offers the class in order to obtain permission to register.

Schedule conflict 

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What you should do 

The class you are trying to add to your schedule overlaps or conflicts with another class in which you are already registered. You will need to choose another class.

Already completed a course

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What you should do 

If you receive this message with the green check mark, then you have been enrolled in the class. The message is to advise you that because you have previously taken the class, the repeat rules defined in the Academic Calendar will apply.

Section 16.2.6 Repetition of Courses

Permission needed to take course again

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What you should do 

If you are trying to register for a course which you have previously repeated, you will need to speak to the department that offers the class or your advisor.

Holds on your record

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What you should do 

You currently have a hold on your record that is preventing you from registering. You need to check the details for the hold.

How to view the holds (restrictions)

Registration depends on completing your current pre-requisite 

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What you should do 

If you receive this message with the green check mark, then you have been enrolled in the class. If you do not receive a passing grade for the requisite class you are currently taking, you may be dropped from the course for which you have just enrolled.

Exceeding your waitlist limit

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What you should do 

You are only allowed to be on the waitlist for a maximum of 6 credits. For example, if you are on the waitlist for two 3-credit courses or one 6-credit course, you will not be able to add yourself to the waitlist for another class.

If you would prefer to be on the waitlist for the class you are attempting to register for, then you will need to remove your name from one of the other waitlists that you are on.

Requisites have not been met

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What you should do 

Please re-verify that you have all of the necessary requisites as outlined in the academic calendar.

If you confirm that you have in fact met all of the conditions, you will need to speak to your department or advisor for further assistance.

Requisite types

  1. Pre-requisites: These are usually either specific classes you must have taken or a minimum amount of credits that you will need to have obtained before you can register for a given class.
  2. Co-requisites: These are classes that need to be taken at the same time (or previously) in order to be able to register for a given class.
  3. Anti-requisites: These are other classes for which you must not have previously received credit (including any transfer credit or exemptions) in order to be eligible to register for a given class. For example, MARK 495 is an anti-requisite of MARK 301. To register for MARK 301, students should have not have previously taken and received credit for MARK 495. The reason for these types of requirements are to stop students taking courses out of sequence or taking a higher level course and then trying to take a lower level course that may have similar content.
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