Wait-list Information
*** EFFECTIVE WINTER 2009 ***
THERE HAVE BEEN WAITLISTING CHANGES EFFECTIVE WINTER 2009. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY.
You can add yourself to a wait-list for up to 10 courses/sections. The wait-list allows you to get seats in courses that are full if they become available. A Web page in the Registration System, called Waitlisting, allows you to see your priority on the list.
YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ADDING YOURSELF TO AND KEEPING YOURSELF ON THE WAIT-LIST.
Important Information about the Wait-list
- You may put yourself on the wait-list for up to 10 courses/sections.
- Once you add yourself to the wait-list, you must confirm that you want to remain on the wait-list every 72 hours. If you do not reconfirm every 72 hours, you will be dropped from the list. Information on your next confirmation date and time and your position on the waitlist is available on the Wait-listing page on the Registration System. NOTE: the registration and waitlist system are closed December 7 and 8.
- You must check the Wait-listing page every day during the registration and late registration period to find out if you have been offered a space in a class. As a courtesy, we will also notify you by e-mail to your myDouglas email account; however, the notice on the Waitlisting page is your official notification.
- If a space becomes available in a class and you are next on the list, you will be notified that a space is available at 1230 hours on the Waitlisting page. You have 23.75 hours from that time to accept the registration offer. If you accept the registration offer, you must also pay the tuition for the course by the applicable payment deadline. If you do not accept the offer within that time, you will be dropped from the list. Offers are sent Monday to Saturday. No offers are sent on Sundays.
- On the day before the start of classes, if you are still on the wait-list, attend the first class. Instructors make decisions about enrolling additional students at the first class. The instructor will decide if he/she is willing to accept any of the wait-listed students. Not all students may be offered a seat. Students will be accepted into class in wait-list order.
Using the Wait-list
There are specific instructions for adding yourself to and remaining on the wait-list. To ensure that you do not lose your spot on the wait-list, it is very important that you carefully read and follow the information below.
1) If you do NOT have the prerequisite or co-requisite or you have taken the course twice before, or three times for Mastery-graded courses, you will not be able to wait-list for that course.
2) You may wait-list for more than one section of a course to a maximum of 10 courses/sections.
3) Once you accept a registration offer for a course, you will automatically be dropped from the wait-list for any other sections of the same course.
4) If you fail to pay your fees for the courses you are registered in by the 1st fee payment deadline you will be deregistered from your courses and removed from all waitlisted courses.
5) The Waitlisting page is where you will:
- monitor your position on the wait-list
- monitor your next confirmation time
- drop yourself from a wait-list
- accept a registration offer
6) When you put yourself on the wait-list, the Registration System does not check for time conflicts. You are responsible for scheduling a conflict-free timetable.
General Wait-list procedures
There are three important time periods for wait-list procedures. Check each time period that applies to you carefully:
Wait-list procedures before the Semester starts, November 12, 2009 to January 2, 2010
Wait-list procedures for January 3, 2010 ONLY
Wait-list procedures for January 4 to 17, 2010 ONLY
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Wait-list procedures before the Semester starts, November 12, 2009 to January 2, 2010
| If you . . . | . . . you should |
| Want to register for a course and discover a course/section you want is full. | Add yourself to the wait-list on the Add/Drop page. |
| Want to maintain your position on the wait-list. | To remain on the wait-list, reconfirm every 72 hours according to the date and time provided to you on the Wait-listing page. |
| Receive an offer for a seat in a class. | Offers are sent at 1230 hours Monday to Saturday. You must accept an offer within 23.75 hours on the Waitlisting page. Pay your tuition. |
| Decide not to take the class and want a refund. | Drop the course on the Add/Drop Page for a 100 percent refund. If you drop ALL courses, you will be subject to a $100 processing fee after January 3, 2010. |
Wait-list procedures for January 3, 2010 ONLY
| If the class is full and there is a wait-list | If there are available seats in the class | |
| If you want to register in a course/section | Add yourself to the wait-list for the course/section on the Add/Drop page. | Register for that course/section on the Add/Drop page and pay the tuition immediately. |
| If you want to maintain your position on the wait-list | To remain on the wait-list, reconfirm every 72 hours according to the date and time provided to you on the Waitlisting page. | n/a |
| If you receive an offer for a seat in a class | Offers are sent at 1230 hours Monday to Saturday. You must accept the offer within 23.75 hours on the Waitlisting page and pay the tuition immediately. | n/a |
| If you decide not to take the class and want a refund | Drop the course on the Add/Drop Page for a 100 percent refund. If you drop ALL courses you will be required to pay a $100 processing fee. | n/a |
Wait-list procedures for January 4 to 17, 2010 ONLY
| If you are on the wait-list | If there are available seats in the class | If the class is full and there are less than 100 people on the wait-list | |
| If you want to register in a course/section | Attend the first class. The instructor will tell you if you are accepted into the class. If you are accepted, you will receive a registration offer at 1230 the next day (Monday to Saturday). | Register for course/section with available seats on the Add/Drop page, attend the first class, and pay the tuition immediately. | PRIOR TO January 3 at 11:30 am ONLY: Add your name to the wait-list. Attend the first class. The instructor will tell you if you are accepted into the class. If you are accepted, you will receive a registration offer. |
| If you receive an offer for a seat in a class |
Offers are sent at 1230 hours Monday to Saturday. You must accept the offer within 23.75 hours on the Waitlisting page and pay the tuition immediately. Last offers will be sent Saturday, January 16. |
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Offers are sent at 1230 hours Monday to Saturday. You must accept the offer within 23.75 hours on the Waitlisting page and pay the tuition immediately. |
| If you registered but decide not to take the class and want a refund | Drop the course on the on-line drop page. You can add and drop courses without penalty as long as the total number of credits remains the same or increases. When more credits are dropped than added, you will receive a refund of 43% per credit. | ||