Tips from the Registrar's Office on add/drop and capacity overrides

The deadline for add/drop is Friday, Sept. 9

It’s the first day of the semester.  After all the festivities of the weekend it’s now time to get down to business. The next two weeks are usually filled with individuals adjusting their schedules, discovering that a class was not what they expected, and trying to find one more to “fill” their schedule.

The best piece of advice I can give right now is to “GO TO CLASS.”  The first days are really important for not only gathering your syllabi but also for learning what this class and instructor are all about.  If you’ve changed your mind about a class you have until Friday, Sept. 9 to drop the class without being financial responsible for it.


 Dropping a class
After Sept. 9, regardless if you have paid for the class or not, you will be held accountable for the charges, so make sure if you decide it’s not for you to officially drop. You may do this on UAOnline.  If you are still trying to pick up a class which is full, again you are generally best served by going to class.  If the class is full you may continue to watch for openings through UAOnline.

Faculty override
Seats will continue to open and fill over the next several days.  Your other option is a capacity override. These are given at the discretion of the faculty member.  If the faculty member so chooses they may give you an override so that you may add their class.  They can do this electronically so you can register through UAOnline, or they may sign an add/drop form which you bring to the UC for manually processing.

Again you do need to be officially registered by Friday, Sept. 9 at 5 p.m., otherwise you will not receive credit for the course.  Typically the University Center is VERY busy today and tomorrow so be prepared for longer wait times both in person and via phone.

Lora Volden, Associate Registrar
UAA
(907) 786-1560