Waitlisting
Please read the following carefully because Gallatin will not refund tuition charges, or remove a "W" from your transcript if you violate this policy.
Some schools/departments set up their courses with an electronic waitlist that is available when the course closes. Albert automatically maintains these waitlists. If you decide to place yourself on an electronic waitlist, you should learn how the waitlists work and about the policies and procedures governing the use of waitlists as explained below.
How Waitlists Work
Once a class is closed, students can add their names to the waitlist using Albert. If a student who is registered (enrolled) for a closed course drops the class, the first person on the waitlist becomes automatically enrolled in the course, and all other students on the waitlist advance one position. Students who remain on the waitlist are not enrolled in the course. Fall and spring waitlists expire on the last day of the first week of classes; summer waitlists expire on the last day Albert is available for summer registration. If a waitlisted student has not been able to enroll by the time a waitlist expires, the waitlisted course will no longer appear on the student’s schedule.
Waitlist Responsibilities - FINANCIAL
Students are assessed tuition charges for each course in which they are enrolled. While a student remains on a waitlist, no tuition charges are generated for that course. If a student who is on a waitlist becomes automatically enrolled in that course, tuition charges for that course are automatically applied to the student’s account.
To avoid any financial liabilities from automatic enrollment from the waitlist, you MUST be diligent in monitoring your position on each waitlist, and you MUST adjust your schedule by dropping excess classes.
Waitlist Responsibilities - ACADEMIC
Students are not academically permitted to take more than 18 credits per semester. Because you can become automatically enrolled for more than 18 credits from the waitlist, you MUST be diligent in monitoring your position on each waitlist. If you become enrolled for more than 18 credits, you MUST drop the excess classes.
How to Add your Name to a Waitlist
If an electronic waitlist is available for a course (not all courses offer this option), Albert will give you the option on the Course Request form to select WAITLIST from the drop-down FUNCTION menu. If you select WAITLIST and click SUBMIT, you will be added to the waitlist, provided the meeting time of the waitlisted class does not overlap with another course for which you have already registered. You cannot be on a waitlist for one course AND registered for another course that both meet at the same time.
How to Monitor your Position on the Waitlist
From the REGISTRATION menu on Albert, select Student Schedule. Here you will see all courses for which you are enrolled and waitlisted, and you will see your position on the waitlist. During the first week of fall and spring classes there is a lot of movement on the waitlists as enrolled students begin to drop these classes; you should check your schedule often during this time and make appropriate adjustments. Fall and spring waitlists expire on the last day of the first week of classes; summer waitlists expire on the last day Albert is available for summer registration. If you do not become enrolled by this time, the waitlisted course will no longer appear on your schedule.
How to Remove your Name from a Waitlist
If you are on a wailtlist for a course, Albert will give you the option on the Course Request form to select DROP from the drop-down FUNCTION menu. If you select DROP and click SUBMIT, you will be dropped from the waitlist.
