<p>Son is home from school. Finals done. He tried to schedule his classes for UNC this evening. I ended up getting involved as it was not going well. Every single class he needs is CLOSED! I can't believe that there are not more sections. He will call and set up an appt. with an advisor for this week--but right now it looks as if this semester will be a total loss as far as classes go.</p>
<p>The other thing is that in many places it states on the website that a student must graduate within 9 semesters. If he loses this semester as far as major classes and of course lost a little with the transfer as far as what is required for perspectives/core/divisionals at the different schools--no way will he finish in 9.</p>
<p>My d is not a transfer, but had similar problems for the last two semester. We worried, but it always seemed as though the classes she needed opened up during add/drop week. </p>
<p>Right now she is sitting at #14 on a 14 person waitlist for one class, but did get the other 4 classes she wanted. A few weeks ago, she called frazzled because she was trying register and study for exams and the whole process was frustrating her. I got online and staked out a class she badly needed so she could go back to studying...and miraculously I was able to get her in. But she doesn't have much hope for the waitlisted class. So she'll be back at it again trying to fit something else into her schedule.</p>
<p>I would keep checking and trying to add the classes needed. For the bigger classes, go ahead and sign up for the waitlist if possible. I'm sure his advisor will tell him not to worry, that the classes he needs will open up during the first week of school. Also, many professors will add a student if that student requests it. My d's advisor told her to attend the class she wanted and to talk to the professor so that if a spot did not open up, that professor would add her.</p>
<p>Also, since your son is a transfer, will he be required to fulfill the new curriculum requirements? If so, taking classes to fulfill those requirements even though they are outside the major is an option. It's a pain to take them when you are trying to get pre-reqs out of the way, but at least it's not a waste of time and money.</p>
<p>Registering for classes is an adventure....like you were already told, attend the classes and try to get added (this actually works) or try again during drop/add. Some teachers (I'm a bio mjr/chem minor and know a few of these) will add to large lectures with an ever so sweet email....(got in orgo this way) and others keep a waitlist of their own, even once the school listed is purged (got in chem 102 (21) this way)....there's still hope...as for fulfilling perspective requirements, would any of the courses taught through the Friday Center online either this summer (classes start Tues) or this fall help in that and speed the graduation process? I'm taking one to boost my GPA/attempt to add another minor. </p>
<p>What's your son's major/what classes does he need?---maybe we can help suggest professors that would be helpful to email for help/beg to be added</p>
<p>He is transferring in as a junior with psych/bio as a double major. Also thinks he wants to pick up cognitive science as a minor. Even the perspectives and diversity classes seem to be filled except for ones that he has absolutely no interest in. He has finished his foreign language. And since he is a junior transfer, he will be meeting old curriculum.</p>
<p>One class he really needs is that psych 215-- a statistics class. Another he wanted was EXSS 101 as he thinks he wants a minor in exercise also and that seems to be prereq for everything (plus all other EXSS classes were closed). Bio 278 was one he was trying to get (cell? I think).</p>
<p>Guess tomorrow I'll tell him to go ahead and sign up for what he can get and w/l others. Has a meeting with an advisor on Thurs and see what she says. </p>
<p>I was just really surprised, he didn't have this much trouble getting classes at a much smaller U.--thought there would be many more sections of classes.</p>
<p>Do they really stick to that 9 semester rule?</p>