<p>My orientation is next week (June 21-23) and I'm getting worried that the classes I want/need are full. Through dual enrollment and AP I will already have all my liberal studies which means the classes I have to sign up for are the classes for my major. I want to double major in Social Work and International Affairs but all the intro to soc wrk and intro to int relations/affairs classes are full and I doubt they are going to be opening any more. I don't want to waste time and money taking classes that I don't need but I don't now how I'm going to get the classes I need for fall semester. Has anyone ever been in this situation? What did you do or how did you work around it? Thanks!!</p>
<p>im sort of in the same situation, im gonna be at fsu for the summer term and then i sign up for fall class in mid july after everyone else is already done picking classes. And as a double major in environmental science and geology i need chem 1 and chem 1 lab classes and they all already only have like 5 seats left in each one. So basically, the only thing i have to say to you is that if your class is full when you go to sign up, fill the class you want with some other class that might possibly go towards your major, and then during add/drop week, make your computer your best friend and be on course search every 2 minutes and try and see if the class you need opens up and then add that class you want and then drop the class you used to fill the spot. And notice how they call it add/drop week. ADD THE CLASS THEN DROP THE UNNECESSARY CLASS. because if you drop a class and then go to add a class that you thought was open and it ends up being full and then you to try and re-add the class you just dropped, there is a possibility that it might become full and you might have screwed yourself over. Also if there is any classes you want me to search up on course search i can do that for you because im already registered and what not and i can tell you if the classes you need are already full.</p>
<p>I’m sure plenty of people have been in this situation. </p>
<p>Registration for Fall opens up again in July, and you have about 2.5 weeks to change your schedule. You then get another chance during Drop/Add during the first week of classes. </p>
<p>FSU also may add sections to popular classes that are full. They have done that before, and while perusing the Fall course listings over the last couple days, I’m noticing some that I am 90% sure weren’t there before. </p>
<p>There also is this thing called First Day Attendance at FSU. If you don’t show up for a class on the first day, you are supposed to be dropped, so that other students can sign up for the class. The good news is that if you want a class that is full, if you go to that class anyway on the first day and someone is missing, you are typically able to get a spot in the class because you showed up (you will still need to register for it, of course). </p>
<p>shawn189: As an Enviro Sci major too, I know more about the courses you need than the other person. While I don’t know what pre-reqs you have finished, I can recommend a few classes to sign up for:
GLY2010C (ref #01760 or 11086)
GLY2100 (ref #11091) and GLY2100L (11092 or 11093)
OCE1001 (ref #03655, 05601, 05602, or 07827)
GEO1330 (ref #01674, 06562, or 11821)</p>
<p>That right there would be a full schedule. None of them are difficult classes either. I know you can’t register for about another month, but those classes are unlikely to fill up.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, you are going to have to wait until next semester, since your classes are full and won’t open up at all once it is filled.</p>
<p>Just kidding.</p>
<p>I believe you are able to register for classes after your orientation for up to a week, I think? But it’s going to be tough finding the classes you need then because current FSU students aren’t able to change their schedule until the registration window is open for EVERYONE from July 11th though July 29th. This is the time when many classes open up because people decide to change their schedule. Then registration will open up again the weekend before school starts, though the first week of classes (this is drop/add) and until the sunday before the 2nd week. This is where a lot of people will drop their classes. </p>
<p>Just write out the classes you need to take for your freshman and sophomore year, thats about 20 classes. I’m pretty you can find 4-5 out of those for the fall.</p>
<p>I’m an International Affairs major, and there are tons of classes you can take that will count towards the major; they don’t have to have the INR prefix. Here’s a list of all of the courses that will satisfy major requirements, although not all of these are offered each semester:</p>
<p>[International</a> Affairs program at Florida State University | Undergraduate Program - Undergraduate Course List](<a href=“http://www.coss.fsu.edu/inaprog/students/ucourselist.html]International”>http://www.coss.fsu.edu/inaprog/students/ucourselist.html)</p>
<p>Lots of spots open up in July and again during drop/add, even for classes that are currently full. And yes, show up on the first day as anyone who is a no show on the first day is automatically DROPPED. </p>
<p>For Chem and Chem Lab, go to chem.fsu.edu and click on undergrad and then click on latest course info. Keep an eye for notes about new sections AND click on the course interest link and FILL IT OUT. After summer term, there WILL be openings during drop add.</p>
<p>Even I have the same problem. Mine orientation was a week ago and even then when I sat to register for classes, there were only a few seats left in certain classes. Like I took chem 1 w/lab. Later that day I check again and only the labs were left. All the classes were done. I still want a better time for many of my subjects and I am taking classes which I don’t really like just in case there is non left. I hope classes open again more in July.</p>
<p>Well, I guess if the classes are full there’s still time to transfer to UF. (lol)</p>
<p>There are some good suggestions above for getting in the filled up courses you want. Too, maybe try registering online for the courses using a MacBook Pro computer; some people think the Mac’s work better!</p>
<p>In reality classes are frequently opened according to demand and there is near-constant flux as students adjust their schedules online.</p>
<p>Probably the two biggest secrets to freshmen getting the classes you want are:</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Relentless online retries to grab the classes you want.</p></li>
<li><p>Don’t give up a workable class until you are sure your replacement fits properly. Likely as soon as you release it the slot will be snapped up.</p></li>
<li><p>Realize many are in the same position and let classes you don’t need go promptly, so others can get what they need.</p></li>
</ol>