Course Overrides
If during the registration process students encounter an error adding a course, they may need to request an override. Visit the Error Code Chart to see the most common overrides for students to request.
How to Request an Override
Undergraduate students can now request course overrides during registration via the Course Override Request eForm. The e-form allows students to request permission to register in a course when they receive a restriction during registration. Students specify the type(s) of override needed (see below) for a specific section of a course as well as enter a reason for why the override is needed. When requesting a campus override for Online Education (Campus 5) courses, students will have to acknowledge that additional fees are associated with those courses.
Students will need to complete one eForm per course. Course codes can be found in Banner. For example, MKT 3013 01. MKT is the subject, 3013 is the course number, and 01 is the section. Any additional information you want to communicate about your request can be entered in the reason for override or notes field.
Students will receive an email if their override has been granted or disapproved. If the override is granted, students will register for the course in Banner 9 registration.
Please keep in mind that not all override requests can be granted.
Examples of overrides:
- Prerequisite - You may not currently meet prerequisite requirements
- Class Capacity - Course is at capacity limits (within room max capacities)
- Repeat Limit & Hours - You've already taken the course and passed, but you're planning on retaking it
- Major or College - You are not currently enrolled in the Major or Academic College for that course
- Student Classification - You are not classified as the required level, such as Junior standing
To know which override you need, you may need to contact your advisor.
Waitlists
Mississippi State and the Registrar have begun using waitlists for select undergraduate business courses on the Starkville campus. Students wishing to add a full section can join the waitlist through Banner 9 Registration and see their position on the waitlist.
- Waitlists will be used for undergraduate, Starkville campus sections with section number 01, 02, etc. No class capacity overrides will be given for these sections
- Meridian (section 202/L01) and Online Education (sections 501, 502, etc.) will not use waitlists and instead required capacity overrides if a section is full.
- For a video demonstration of how to join the waitlist for a section, click here.
- To join a Starkville campus course utilizing waitlist, you must follow the waitlist instructions.
- If a seat becomes available, then the first student on the waitlist will receive an email from MSU's Registrar's Office stating you can add the course within 24 hours. This time limit will be shortened during the first week of class.
- This process is handled automatically by Banner 9 registration. You will not need to contact the instructor, department, or college office about a waitlist.
- A student may be enrolled in one section and on the waitlist for one other section of the same course. After receiving a notification to add the waitlisted section, the student must first drop the original section before adding the new one.
Once you have submitted an eForm request, students will receive an email stating if the override was approved or disapproved.
The disapproval email only says, “Course Override Request Form # for course [COURSE NAME] was disapproved.” To view the disapproval message, the student needs to follow these steps:
- Return to the eForms link in myState
- Click on the eForms Search button top left
- Search for Course Override Request as Document Type
- Choose All for Route Status; fill out any other relevant search items.
- Click the appropriate Document ID # of the eForm
- The eForm opens back up, and notes are visible. Examples may include, “No Campus overrides will be given until July.” or “We are not granting overrides to non-majors for this course.”