Registration Errors - Office of the Registrar (2024)

The Campus Restriction error will occur for Online Learner students. To resolve this error, students must register only for courses taught fully online.

Example: An online learner attempting to register for a main campus course. Students who have signed up for an online learner program are not eligible to register for main campus courses.

The CLASS RESTRICTION error refers to a course that is restricted by student classification.

To resolve this error, students must select a different course or seek override permission from the academic department offering the course.

Example: KSU 1101 and KSU 2290 is restricted to freshman students.

The CLOSED SECTION error occurs when students attempt to register for a class that is full.

To resolve this error, students should register for another section of the course or select a different course. If the course section offers a waitlist, consider waitlisting for the course.

Closed course overrides are available only during the drop/add period. Students may inquire to the academic department and/or the college/school website responsible for the course that is closed. If approved, the department will enter the approval code in the Student Information System. The student must then register for the course.

Please Note: Some Departments may have a "No Closed Class Override Policy."

The Connected Course Drop Confirmation notice will appear when students attempt to drop a course that has a connected or linked course, i.e., co-requisite or concurrent prerequisite course.

Drop both courses by clicking the DROP button on this page.

The CORQ (Co-requisite) error occurs when students do not register for a group of courses that are linked together.
To resolve this error, students must register for all co-requisite courses (CRNs) at the same time.

Example: This registration error will most likely occur when Freshmen are attempting to register for courses within a Learning Community. Students must register for all Learning Community courses (CRNs) at the same time.

Important Notes:
When registering for a science course that requires a lab, both the lecture and lab courses must be registered for successfully at the same time. You will receive a course PREQ & TEST SCORE or CORQ Course XXXX REQ ERROR until registration for both courses (lecture and lab) are successful.

To resolve this error, either enter in the correct CRN grouping (as indicated below) or select a different term.
Semester CRN

1. Fall Semester Begins with 8####
2. Spring Semester Begins with 1####
3. Summer Term Begins with 5####

The DEPARTMENTAL APPROVAL error occurs when students attempt to register for courses that are reserved for specific groups of students.

To resolve this error, students will need to contact the academic department teaching the course in order to obtain permission to enroll into this course. Once permitted, the student must login to Owl Express and register.

The LEVEL RESTRICTION error occurs when undergraduate students attempt to register for graduate level courses.

To resolve this error, students should only select undergraduate level courses.

The MAJOR RESTRICTION error occurs when students attempt to register for courses that are reserved for a specific degree/major or groups of majors.

To resolve this error, students should register for another course or seek override permission from the academic department offering the course.

Maximum Course Load - During the Fall and Spring semesters, a student may register for up to 18 hours. The Registrar may approve up to 21 hours for students with an institutional GPA of 3.5 or higher. Course loads above 21 hours must also have a recommendation from the student’s department chair.

During the Summer term, a student may register for up to 13 hours. The Registrar may approve up to 15 hours for students with an institutional GPA of 3.5 or higher. Students not in good academic standing will be limited to 13 hours during any term. Course loads above 13 hours must have a recommendation from an academic advisor or department chair that is made to the Registrar.

The PREQ & TEST SCORE-ERROR occurs when students attempt to register for courses in which they do not meet the course prerequisites. Course prerequisites are checked during the registration process.

To resolve this error, students should register for a different course in which they meet course prerequisites.

A list of course prerequisites can be found by returning to the Registration Worksheet and clicking on Class Search at the bottom of the page. Click on the CRN and then on the Course Title. The course prerequisites are listed at the bottom of the page.

When registering for a science course that requires a lab, both the lecture and lab courses must be registered for successfully at the same time. You will receive a course PREQ & TEST SCORE or CORQ Course XXXX REQ ERROR until registration for both courses (lecture and lab) are successful.Concurrent Prerequisites: a set of courses that must be taken simultaneously.

Labs and Lectures
When registering for a science course that requires a lab, both the lecture and lab courses must be registered for successfully at the same time. You will receive a course PREQ & TEST SCORE until registration for both courses (lecture and lab) are successful.

The REPEAT COUNT EXCEEDS 1 error occurs when a student has exceeded the number of attempts allowed to repeat a course. Effective spring 2012, a student may repeat a course once.

Receiving this error means that the student has exceeded the attempts more than one additional time.

To resolve this error, the student may consult the academic department of that discipline to be considered for an override.

Reserved for students in a particular cohort. Examples are Honors College (H sections), Advanced Major Program (M sections), eCore Orientation, required for classes that are offered by eCore. New Students at Orientation (N sections). N course sections will open to the general population after the last orientation session.