Enrolment problems and course overrides

To all AFM, SFM and CFM students, for course override requests, please email safadvisor@uwaterloo.ca  and include your name, student ID number, and requested course and section number. Email is the fastest method to request an override.

Notes

1. Most AFM courses are strictly reserved for students in accounting & financial management programs. Exceptions include AFM 101, AFM 102, AFM 123, AFM 131, AFM 231, AFM 333. 
   • Reserves for these courses are typically lifted by mid- January (Winter), May (Spring) and September (Fall). There are no waiting lists for these courses. The SAF advisors will not be granting overrides.  
2. AFM 123 - students submitting Plan Modification forms for the HRM minor can add the course when they have been admitted to the minor. Space will be available until early January.

If you cannot enrol in an ASL course because it is full, monitor enrolment closely. If a spot becomes available, enrol directly on Quest. If you have trouble enrolling, follow the troubleshooting steps above.  For more information, please contact  cls@uwaterloo.ca. 

For overrides email Miljana Kovacevic at miljana.kovacevic@uwaterloo.ca

Enrolment in an Arabic language course for the first time requires the completion of the Online Arabic Assessment Form. Your Arabic Assessment Form must be completed prior to your enrolment in the course. 

During the Drop/ Add Period for all Renison courses including those with a Course Code (Catalog #) ending with “R” and/ or with the Campus Location (Camp LOC) “ONLNR” according to the Schedule of Classes, please place your name on Renison’s online waiting list. For more information, please contact cls@uwaterloo.ca.

ARTS 130/140: These courses are only open to Arts students (excluding AFM students) beginning their studies Fall 2018 or later, in order to complete the Undergraduate Communication Requirement:

• Overrides will not be provided for sections that are full.
• If the campus location (Camp Loc) is "ONLN" on the Schedule of Classes:

  • During the Drop/Add Period, place your name on the online waiting list.

• If the campus location (Camp Loc) is "REN" or "ONLNR" on the Schedule of Classes:

  • During the Drop/Add Period, place your name on Renison's online waiting list.

• If the Campus Location (Camp Loc) is "STJ" or "ONLNJ" on the Schedule of Classes, email Britt Scowen at bscowen@uwaterloo.ca.
• For all other ARTS 130/140 sections:
  • If the section is offered in person and the campus location (Camp Loc) is "UW" on the Schedule of Classes, keep watching to see if a space becomes available, then use the swap function to add the section yourself in Quest. If you continue having trouble adding a section, email Arts First.

For ARTS 280, 366, 450, and 490, please contact Kelli MacCulloch.

Level 200- and above Arts and Business courses are only available for Arts and Business students or Management Studies minor students.  Please do not add yourself to the wait list if you do not fall under one of those categories.

For all ARBUS course override requests, please put your name on the Arts and Business course waiting list. 

• UW: email ARBUS Administration.
• St. Jerome's: email John Arnou.

Advising appointments will not be booked for override requests.

• Some BLKST courses are cross-listed. If you cannot enrol in the BLKST side because it is full, you may be able to enrol in the corresponding cross-listed course if there is space. E.g., BLKST 304 is cross-listed with PSCI 304. Cross-listed courses are considered to be the same course for the purpose of fulfilling plan requirements (e.g., Diploma in Black Studies, Diploma in Fundamentals of Anti-Racist Communication).
• Some upper-year courses may have prerequisites waived for the first offering. If a course you are trying to add is full, consider adding an alternate BLKST course as it may still be possible to enrol.
• Refer to the Quest trouble-shooting suggestions at the top of this page.
  • Check the Schedule of Classes to confirm that the course is offered in that term.
  • Check the Schedule of Classes to confirm whether the course is full, or whether there are available seats.
  • Verify that class times don't conflict with another course you're already enrolled in.
  • Check whether there are any holds on your Quest account that prevent you from adding courses.
  • If your course load is already full, you can either swap a course or request approval from your academic advisor to enrol in a sixth course. 

  • If you are still unable to add a BLKST course after completing these steps, email Kelli MacCulloch. Remember to include your 8-digit student ID number and full name, along with the course number and title for the BLKST course you are trying to add. 

Please email Rick Myers to inquire about course capacities and overrides.

Please email a completed course override form with your contact and class enrolment information to Brigitte Schneebeli.

Please email Nick Ray.

Please place your name on the Communication Arts Department waiting list. If you have additional questions, please email Katie Honek. 

Please place your name on the Communication Arts Department waiting list. If you have additional questions, please email Katie Honek. 

Please email ci-ugchair@uwaterloo.ca.

Your email needs to contain your student ID, your full name as on Quest, and the information of the course you would like to enrol into.

Please place your name on the Communication Arts Department waiting list. If you have additional questions, please email Katie Honek. 

The Department of Economics does not override class limits, time conflicts, reserved seats or test slots in most cases. For detailed override policies, visit the Economics Course Override Policy webpage.

Email econugadv@uwaterloo.ca for questions about overrides.

• During the Drop/ Add Period for all Renison courses including those with a Course Code (Catalog #) ending with “R” and/ or with the Campus Location (Camp LOC) of REN or ending in “R” (“ONLNR”) according to the Schedule of Classes, please place your name on Renison’s online waiting list.

• If the Campus Location (Camp Loc) is "STJ" or “ONLNJ” (ending with a J) on the Schedule of Classes, this course is held by St. Jerome’s, please email the departmental Advisor at  St. Jerome’s.

• For all other ENGL courses, please place your name on the course waiting list.

For all FINE studio courses, except for FINE 130, please place your name on the course waiting list.

If you have further questions, please email Brett Roberts.

• If the Campus Location (Camp Loc) is STJ on the Schedule of Classes, please email the departmental Advisor at  St. Jerome’s.
• For questions about French course placement or overrides, please contact frenchundergrad@uwaterloo.ca

Please send an email to gsjadvis@uwaterloo.ca.

Please note that GBDA Classes are only available for students enrolled in the Global Business Digital Arts Program.  

Requests to override course capacity limits due to convenience or preference will not be considered.

Students are responsible for managing their own schedules and are encouraged to closely monitor the schedule of classes for openings in their preferred section. Students can self-swap course sections up until the end of the add period.

We ask that you do not contact GBDA course instructors as they are not able to provide course overrides.

Other Enrolment Errors and Requests:

Please connect with the GBDA Advising Team early-on if you anticipate needing a course overload or difficulty with course enrolment. 

Submit your request in writing to gbda.advising@uwaterloo.cafrom your UW University Email Address and

Include the following required details:

• Your Name
• Your Student ID #
• Verification of the Error (ie. a screenshot)
• Your Course Selection Information –
  • Course Code
  • Section Number (please ensure there is space available in the class)

Note that not including the required details can create delays to submit your request.

Please email a completed course override form with your contact and class enrolment information to Brigitte Schneebeli.

If the Campus Location (Camp Loc) is STJ, please email the departmental Advisor at  St. Jerome’s.

Submit a completed course override form with your contact and class enrolment information to 

hist-advising@uwaterloo.ca. 

If the Campus Location (Camp Loc) is STJ on the Schedule of Classes, please email John Arnou.

Contact the program administrator, Benjamin Makela.

Please email John Abraham to inquire about course capacities and overrides. 

Email  PSCIadvising@uwaterloo.ca

Please email the departmental Advisor at  St. Jerome’s.

During the Drop/ Add Period for all Renison courses including those with a Course Code (Catalog #) ending with “R” and/ or with the Campus Location (Camp LOC) “ONLNR” according to the Schedule of Classes, please place your name on Renison’s online waiting list. 

All students who enrol in JAPAN 101R will be required to complete an online assessment through LEARN at the start of classes to ensure proper placement. Students who have prior experience with Japanese are encouraged to request a language assessment through the CLS department to determine the appropriate course level in which to enrol.  For more information, please contact cls@uwaterloo.ca. 

Please email Jeremy Bergen at jbergen@uwaterloo.ca.

Please email a completed course override form with your contact and class enrolment information to Brigitte Schneebeli.

• If the Campus Location (Camp Loc) on the Schedule of Classes...
  • Ends with a "J" (“ONLNJ” or "STJ J"): contact the departmental Advisor at  St. Jerome’s. For LS 101 online or if no instructor is listed, please email the St. Jerome's advisor. Visit the Advising and Wellness Support webpage for details.
  • Ends with a "R" (“ONLNR” or "REN R"): place your name on Renison's online waiting list.
  • Ends with a "G" (“ONLNG” or "CGC G"): contact the instructor directly.
• For LS courses cross-listed with other subjects at UW (except for GSJ), follow the instructions in the sections for those subjects.
• No reserves will be overridden for students in level 3B or below requesting 400 level courses.
• For all other LS courses at UW with Campus Location (Camp Loc) “ONLN” (ending with “N”) or "UW U", please see the instructions on the "enrolment issues" section of the Department of Sociology and Legal Studies Sociology and Legal Studies FAQ webpage.

Email arbus@uwaterloo.ca for more information.

For all MEDVL courses, please email a completed course override form with your contact and class enrolment information to Brigitte Schneebeli.

Please email Troy Osborne.

Waitlists are not kept for any music classes.  

Overrides for class limit are not granted for Music 100, 140 and 246. 
Any remaining reserves in all courses will be lifted on or after 9am on the day of open enrolment add period.   

The date for Fall is Wednesday, July 24. 

For other music course overrides, email music@uwaterloo.ca. 

Email the PACS Academic Advisor, Ndagire, at this email: Ndagire Brendah. 

Ndagire will grant you the instructor's email to seek permission to enrol in the course. 

Once permission is granted, then email Ndagire back for an override request.  

• For all PHIL courses not located at STJ or ONLNJ on the Schedule of Classes, contact philug@uwaterloo.ca.
• If the Campus Location (Camp Loc) is "STJ" or “ONLNJ” (ending with a J) on the Schedule of Classes, this course is held by St. Jerome’s, please email the departmental Advisor at  St. Jerome’s.

Email PSCIadvising@uwaterloo.ca

During the Drop/ Add Period for all Renison courses including those with a Course Code (Catalog #) ending with “R” and/ or with the Campus Location (Camp LOC) “ONLNR” according to the Schedule of Classes, please place your name on Renison’s online waiting list.

• Please see Psychology's Course enrolment Problems webpage for information on course overrides and waiting lists.

• ‘If the campus location (camp loc) on the Schedule of Classes:

  Ends with a "J" (“ONLNJ” or "STJ J"):  please email the St. Jerome's University advisor.
• Ends with a "R" (“ONLNR” or "REN R"): place your name on Renison’s online waiting list.

• Please email Jeremy Bergen at jbergen@uwaterloo.ca.

• If the Campus Location (Camp Loc) on the Schedule of Classes...
  • Ends with a "J" (“ONLNJ” or "STJ J"): contact the instructor directly. For LS 101 online or if no instructor is listed, please email the St. Jerome's advisor.
  • Ends with a "R" (“ONLNR” or "REN R"): place your name on Renison's online waiting list.
  • Ends with a "G" (“ONLNG” or "CGC G"): contact the instructor directly.
• For SOC courses cross-listed with other disciplines at UWaterloo (except for GSJ) follow the instructions in the sections for those subjects.
• No reserves will be overridden for students in level 3B or below requesting 400 level courses.
• For all other Sociology courses at UW with Campus Location (Camp Loc) “ONLN” (ending with “N”) or "UW U", please see the instructions on the "enrolment issues" section of the Department of Sociology and Legal Studies Sociology and Legal Studies FAQ webpage.

Email,  Spanish advisor or email Mario Boido at mario.bodio@uwaterloo.ca.

Please place your name on the Communication Arts Department waiting list. If you have additional questions, please email Katie Honek. 

Faculty of Applied Health Science (AHS): Complete the course override form, have it signed by the course instructor, then submit it to the appropriate department coordinator:

• Recreation & Leisure: Sara Houston in BMH 2201, ext. 33530
• Health Studies: Submit completed form with instructor signature directly to the Registrar's Office.

Faculty of Environment: Email appropriate Environment advisor.

• For MATH courses, contact the Math Undergraduate Office (MUO).
• For STAT courses, contact one of the Statistics advisors.
• For CS courses, contact a CS advisor.

Faculty of Science: Please see the Science course enrolment problems webpage.