Online Registration Course Restrictions Guide

Online Registration Course Restrictions Guide

Banner will apply faculty approved course restriction filters during the registration and add/drop processes. Each restriction may apply singly or in combination with other restrictions.

Faculty approval is required to “override” all course restrictions EXCEPT:
- duplicate courses or
- repeated courses.

Type of Restriction	Banner action
Enrollment limit	Students will be permitted to register up to the specified enrollment limit. Once the enrollment limit is reached, students will receive a message that the course is closed.
Campus restriction	Courses may be limited to one or more campuses - St. Augustine (mainstream), Evening and Distance. For example, a St. Augustine student attempting to register for a course offered only at Evening University will receive a message that they do meet the campus restriction
College restriction	Courses may be limited to one or more faculties. For example a FSA student attempting to register for a course restricted to FSS students will receive a message that they do meet the college restriction
Level restriction	Courses may be limited to undergraduate or graduate students.
Major restriction	Courses may be limited to students in one or more specified majors. Students who have not declared a major or are not in the specified major will receive a message that they do not meet the program restriction.
Programme restriction	Courses may be limited to students in one or more specified programmes. Students who not in the specified programme(s) will receive a message that they do not meet the program restriction.
Pre-requisites	Banner has the capacity to check specified course pre-requisites or required test scores. Students who do not have the specified course requisite will receive a message that they do not met the pre-requisite requirement
Duplicate Course	Students may not register for more than one section of the same course number. (In Banner, topics courses are independent courses. Therefore, the restriction does not apply.)

Pre-Requisite Error

If you attempt to register for a course(s) and do not have the necessary pre-requisite or if a class is full, you will receive an error message after trying to register for it.

Only the Dean of the Faculty or his/her designated representative(s) will be authorized to do overrides or give approvals.

Registration HOLDS

Administrative restrictions called "holds" are placed on your Banner student record if you are in breach of one or more University regulations or requirements. These holds will prevent you from registering for courses. Below are the different types of administrative holds and the respective department you should reach out to if you come across any such hold(s) while trying to register:

CODE	Hold Description	Meaning	Whom to Contact
AR	Account Receivable	Fee obligation outstanding	Bursary Service Desk
ALJ	Arthur Lok Jack	Applicable to ALL students in the Arthur Lok Jack Global School of Business	Arthur Lok Jack Academic Unit T: 645 6700 Ext. 114
AV	Advising	Academic advising requirement outstanding	Student’s Faculty Advisor
DH	Dean’s Hold	Academic matter that requires student to contact Dean’s office	Faculty Office or designated Faculty Representatives
EI	Examination Irregularities	Examination issue that requires student to contact Examination Section	Examinations Section (email)
GT	GATE GPA HOLD	UG students with GPA below 2.0 and those who have exceeded their GATE limits will not receive GATE funding. Students will be required to pay their own tuition fees.	Bursary Service Desk
GX	GATE Exhausted	Students who have exceeded their GATE limits will not receive GATE funding. Students will be required to pay their own tuition fees.	Bursary Service Desk
GQ	Gate Query	Electronic GATE form query	Bursary Service Desk
LF	Library Fine	Books, Fee or Fine obligation outstanding	Circulation and Access Services , Library T: 662-2002 Ext. 82132. 84030
MD	Medical	Medical certificate outstanding	Student Medical Officer UWI Health Service Unit, T: 662-2002 Ext. 82153
IM	Immunization	Medical certificate outstanding	Student Medical Officer, UWI Health Service Unit T: 662-2002 Ext. 82153
RB	Rabies	DVM students required to submit evidence of Rabies immunization.	Student Medical Officer, UWI Health Service Unit, T: 662-2002 Ext. 82153
RH	Registrar’s Hold	Academic matter that requires student to contact the Campus Registrar’s Office/Assistant Registrar (Undergraduate Admissions)	Deputy Campus Registrar/ Assistant Registrar (Admissions) (email)
TB	Tuberculosis	ALL students in the Faculty of Medical Sciences required to submit evidence of Tuberculosis screening.	Student Medical Officer, UWI Health Service Unit, T: 662-2002 Ext. 82153

NOTE: It is possible for you to have multiple holds on your Banner student record. For assistance, you need to reach out to the relevant departments connected to each of those holds.