Patriot Web Waitlist FAQ’s
When courses reach their set enrollment capacity (closed), departments may
offer a waitlist option to allow students a chance to add the class if space
becomes available.
No, individual departments decide if they will offer a waitlist option for
closed courses based on enrollment demand. Not all departments elect
to use the waitlist option.
Patriot Web will notify you that there is a waitlist option available once
you attempt to register for a closed section. If you do not receive
the notification that you may add yourself to a waitlist for that closed
section, then the option is not available for that section, and you should
choose an alternate course selection at that time.
Patriot Web will notify you of your waitlist position when you attempt to
register for the class. You will get the “Registration
Add Errors” message. The text “Closed-0??-Waitlisted” or “Open-0??-Waitlisted” will
appear below the error message. Your waitlist position is indicated
by the number that starts with “0”. For example, the
text “Closed-005-Waitlisted” indicates that five students have
already waitlisted themselves for this course. You will be number six
on the waiting list. You MUST click “Submit Changes” to
waitlist yourself for this course.
The “Closed Waitlist” message indicates that this course does
not have any available seats. The message “Open Waitlist” indicates
that students who were previously registered for the course have dropped
and those seats are reserved for students currently on the waitlist that
have been issued overrides. In either scenario, you may only waitlist
yourself for the course.
You will never be automatically registered into a class.
Once you add yourself to a waitlist, it is your responsibility to check your
Patriot Web account daily to see if you’ve been issued an override
if space becomes available in that course. Log into Patriot Web and
select the “Registration Status and Time Ticket, Override Notification.” link.
If you have an override, it will display just below your registration status
information in a new box labeled, “Registration Permits and Overrides.” When
this box appears, you must note the course listed in the box and select the “Register,
Add, or Drop” link to drop that course from your schedule, Submit your
changes, then re-add it using the Add Classes Worksheet on the registration
page and Submit again. You will have 72
hours from the date the override notification appeared on your Patriot
Web account to drop yourself from waitlist status and register for that course
on your Patriot Web registration form. If you do not wish to register
for the course, you may simply drop yourself from waitlist status at that
time. If you do not change your status from waitlisted to registered
within your 72 hour deadline, you will be automatically
dropped from the waitlist. If you choose, you may add yourself back
to the waitlist for that section, but you will be added to the end of the
waitlist. Students may no longer waitlist for courses once the semester
begins (see #7 for further information).
No, students are never guaranteed a seat in a closed section just
because they add to a waitlist, so you should always choose alternate open
sections of the course, if available. Also, if you receive an override
notification if space becomes available, you must still make sure that you
are eligible to add that section (i.e. you have no holds that prevent registration,
you satisfy restrictions that may be on the course, and that registration
into the section wouldn’t put you above your allowable credit limit
for the semester). If you get any error messages when you attempt to
change your status from waitlisted to registered, you will have only the
time remaining within your 72 hour deadline to resolve the
errors to secure your reserved seat in that section.
The last overrides for students on a waitlist will be issued the Friday (at approx. 3:00a.m.) before the fall or spring semester begins, or summer Session A, B, or C begins. Students may no longer add to a waitlist once the last overrides have been issued. If you do not receive an override by that date, you will be automatically dropped from the waitlist on the Monday (at approx. 3:00a.m.) that the fall or spring semester begins, or Session A, B, or C begins for summer. You must follow the normal procedure for requesting permission to add a closed or controlled course (contact the department offering the course for details) once the semester, or summer session A, B, or C, begins, or search the on-line Schedule of Classes for open sections that are still available for registration.