<p>Website says only graduate and doctoral students are able to register until April 19th, but I'm looking at a 200 level business class that has 18 of 32 slots filled. Athletes? Honors?</p>
<p>I think I read this wrong. I believe we are now in the “Appointment Period” and I had this confused with “Open Enrollment” starting on April 19th.</p>
<p>Yes. All current undergraduate students are currently registering for classes. Students are assigned registration appointments based on credit hours earned (ie. class standing), with students in the honors program also being given priority in appointment times.</p>
<p>Once all students have had the opportunity to register for up to 17 credits during their registration appointment period, registration opens up for all students to be able to register for up to 19 credits (or more if they meet the GPA requirement, or obtain special permission to do so.)</p>
<p>Registration for current students will close for a period before registration opens up for incoming students.</p>
<p>After all of the summer springboard sessions, registration opens back up for all students to make adjustments to their schedules if they so wish.</p>
<p>Okay. That was a waste of time. Picking out 10 professors for each of the Gen Ed requirements based on rate my profess*rs and another review website. They are all gone. I don’t want to talk about who is left. Whether that is a reliable barometer I understand is in question, but one thing is certain, students are using that invariably. I don’t know why I’m surprised. Maybe we can get overrides or get lucky during add/drop. Any tips are appreciated.</p>
<p>Well, that is disheartening to hear. We haven’t even gotten to the registration process (we only put our deposit down last week). Guess there’s not much to be done about it. My daughter is a senior at another university and she uses rate my professor when she has some choices between classes–it actually seems to be pretty accurate.</p>
<p>Incoming students will get into classes. </p>
<p>Registration will close for current students for a period of time when it opens for incoming students. In the past I believe JMU has limited available seats in certain classes (particularly gen eds) and opened them a few at a time for each registration day for incoming students. </p>
<p>Some majors also set caps low to leave room in certain classes for majors.</p>
<p>The registration order (by class standing) makes sense. Freshmen have many classes to take, so will be able to fill a schedule more easily. Seniors have fewer classes to take, therefore have more specific requirements left to fulfill. As a result they register first to get the classes that they need first. </p>
<p>Freshman advisors will work with incoming freshman students during summer orientation and again in August to help them get a full schedule of classes. </p>
<p>When registration opens up for all students (after all the summer registration sessions for incoming students) students start moving around classes and sections. Students may be able to switch into sections they would prefer at that time. Students may also be able to get overrides into class sections that are full by emailing the teacher at the start of the semester, or going to the first class. </p>
<p>This is a process that the students will need to learn to navigate with the help of their advisors. </p>
<p>Does every incoming student get the exact schedule they may prefer with all the specific teachers they want right off? Maybe yes…maybe no. But, all students will get a full schedule of classes that get them started on gen eds and major classes (when applicable). </p>
<p>Try not to be disheartened. You (or your child) will be guided through the transition by an academic advisor and the orientation team. </p>
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<p>KatMT–thanks for your thoughts. JMU is running things EXACTLY like my daughter university. Freshman have just about the lowest priority for class selections–as I guess it should be. Now that my daughter is a senior, it’s been great have just about the first crack and things. And you are correct that, since her requirements are so refined at this point, it’s important that she have priority to access those courses. </p>
<p>I think most of us would just like to have are freshman experience some of the AWESOME professors out there during their first semester. Sometimes, they just have to wait until next year. For instance, as we were reading some info on the internet from students about great classes and professors there seems to be a few standouts that sound exciting. My guess is that the freshman won’t be getting those classes at first. In the scheme of things–not a big deal. This is just how it works!</p>
<p>Agree, I don’t have any problem with the process. Just hoped that GPSYC 160 with either Daniel or DuVall – which both had 85 seats – might still be there. They’re full. Still, I’m hopeful we’ll get a few of our choices and a few we might have to muscle through.</p>
<p>And, I see what you are talking about with adding sections, or in this case I think adding to the enrollment in specific classes. For example, I can see that one of the intro classes for a possible major of ours has 7 sections of 15 listed = 105, whereas in Fall 2012, there were 6 sections filled of 27 = 162.</p>