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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.