1. Students have their highest level of scheduling priority during their registration window.2. A variety of holds may be placed on a students record that will restrict registration.
3. Students are scheduled on the basis of earned hours. Earned hours are listed under the title: Undergraduate Credit Summary to Date, at the end of their DARS. They cannot use the "Earned Hours" posted at the beginning of their DARS since it includes the courses for which they are currently registered.
4. Students are limited to scheduling no more than 17 credit hours during the first sequence of registration - with the exception of Engineering and Applied Science students who have an 18 credit hour limit.
5. There may be scheduling conflicts and or errors when students do not have a declared major. Priority in courses is given to students with declared majors that require the course. Some majors may need to be declared early due to the nature of their requirements.
6. Academic Advisors are knowledgeable resources for helping students make decisions about a students major/minor/thematic sequence, for checking a students degree progress, and for identifying ways to use course selections to enhance career options.
7. Students tend to be more successful in getting the courses they need to meet requirements when they are flexible.
8. Students may register for a Miami Plan Foundation course for either Standard letter grade or Credit/No Credit.
9. It is the student's responsibility to meet the course requirements in The Miami Bulletin. Many academic departments will use prerequisite checking on some courses for Spring registration to ensure appropriate registration for their courses.
10. There are several reasons why a student may not be able to register for a class.
CLOSED SECTION - The course section has reached the enrollment limit.
RESERVE CLOSED - Course seats are reserved for students in a particular major or class.
MAJOR RESTRICTION - Course is open only to students in a particular major.
PROGRAM RESTRICTION - Course is open only to students in a particular program.
CORQ_REQ - Course has a required co-requisite. Students must register for both courses simultaneously.
PREQ and TEST SCORE ERROR - Course has prerequisites that the student does not meet, including courses in progress.
11. Some courses cannot be added or dropped through BannerWeb.