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Course Override

Modified on: Fri, May 3 2024 4:34 PM

If while enrolling for classes in Campus Connection you receive an error message with one of the following reasons, you will need to receive approval to enroll through the Course Override process.


**For an error message about a hold on your account, go to the Tasks and Communications tile and click on each hold for more details.


Course Override Reason Approvals Needed
Closed Course Instructor, Department Chair
Time Conflict Instructor
Requisite Not Met Advisor, Instructor, Department Chair
Exceeding Unit Load
  • For a fall or spring semester, students must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 to take 20 or 21 credits or a minimum GPA of 3.5 to take 22 or 23 credits.
  • For the summer term, no more than 9 concurrent credits will be allowed for a student in good academic standing.
Advisor
Drop below minimum 12 credits in a fall or spring semester for athletes on a team roster. Advisor, Athletic Coach
Audit
Instructor, Department Chair




To submit a Course Override Request to the appropriate people listed above, complete the following steps:

1.) Log into Campus Connection 


2.) Click on the VCSU eForms square


3.) Click on Records Office on the left panels


4.) Click on Registration Action on the left panel 


5.) Select the Term you are trying to enroll in and your Academic Career


6.) Answer the "Do you currently have a hold on your account?" question


7.) Select a Registration Action (the reason you need an override to get into a course)


8.) Depending on the Registration Action selected, the request will go through the following approval routes:


a.) Audit
       Submitted by the Student   
à   Goes to the Instructor of the course, which the Student must select on the
       request   
à   if the Instructor approves the request, then it goes to the Department Chair/Dean for
       review   
à   if the Department Chair/Dean approves the request, then the Registrar’s Office will enroll the
       Student in the course   
à   Student will be notified via email if the request is Approved, Denied or if more 
       information is needed to arrive at a decision
 
b.) Closed Course 
       Submitted by the Student   
à   Goes to the Instructor of the course, which the Student must select on the 
       request   
à   if the Instructor approves the request, then it goes to the Department Chair/Dean for 
       review
   
à   if the Department Chair/Dean approves the request, then the Registrar’s Office will enroll the
       Student in the course   à   Student will be notified via email if the request is Approved, Denied or if more 

       information is needed to arrive at a decision
 
c.) Minimum 12 Credits for Athlete
       Submitted by the Student  
à  Goes to student’s Advisor, which the Student must select on the request   à   
       if the Advisor approves the request, then it goes to the Athletic Coach for   
à   if the Athletic Coach approves 
       the request, then the Registrar’s Office will enroll the Student in the course   
à   Student will be notified via 
       email if the request is Approved, Denied or if more information is needed to arrive at a decision
 
d.) Requisite Not Met
       Submitted by the Student  
à  Goes to student’s Advisor, which the Student must select on the request   à   
       if the Advisor approves the request, then it goes to the Instructor and the Department Chair/Dean for 
       review   
à   if the Instructor and the Department Chair/Dean approves the request, then the Registrar’s 
       Office will enroll the Student in the course   
à   Student will be notified via email if the request is Approved,    
       Denied or if more information is needed to arrive at a decision
 
e.) Summer Unit Load
       Submitted by the Student  
à  Goes to student’s Advisor, which the Student must select on the request   à    
       if the Advisor approves the request, then the Registrar’s Office will enroll the Student in the course   
à   
       Student will be notified via email if the request is Approved, Denied or if more information is needed to 
       arrive at a decision
 
f.) Time Conflict 
      Submitted by the Student   
à   Goes to the Instructor of the course, which the Student must select on 
      request   
à   if the Instructor approves the request, then the Registrar’s Office will enroll the Student in the 
      course   
à   Student will be notified via email if the request is Approved, Denied or if more information is 
      needed to arrive at a decision
      ** Please note with a time conflict override, the information of the course you CANNOT enroll in goes in the 
            Course Information section and the information of the course you are enrolled in that is causing the time 
            
conflict goes in the Secondary Course Information section. **
 
g.) Unit Load (fall or spring) 20 or 21 credits
       Submitted by the Student  
à  Goes to student’s Advisor, which the Student must select on the request   à  
       if the Advisor approves the request, then the Registrar’s Office will enroll the Student in the course   
à   
       Student will be notified via email if the request is Approved, Denied or if more information is needed to 
       arrive at a decision
 
h.) Unit Load (fall or spring) 22 or 23 credits
 
      Submitted by the Student  
à  Goes to student’s Advisor, which the Student must select on the request   à  
       if the Advisor approves the request, then the Registrar’s Office will enroll the Student in the course   
à  
       Student will be notified via email if the request is Approved, Denied or if more information is needed to
       arrive at a decision


9.) Click Yes on the Acknowledgement section at the bottom of the form


10.) Click the Submit button


11.) After you submit the form, you will receive a confirmation email


12.) Below is an example of an email you will get if your course override request is Approved
 


13.) Below is an example of an email you will get if your course override request is Denied


14.) If an Advisor, Instructor, Department Chair/Dean, or Athletic Coach would like more information from you before making their final approval/denial decision, you will get the below email


If you would like a PDF print out of the above directions, download the document below. If you have any questions, please email us at registrar@vcsu.edu or call us at 701-845-7295. 


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