Waitlist Information for Faculty/Staff

General Waitlisting Information

  • Waitlists are available for students to join as soon as a course reaches its capacity. 
  • Students can waitlist courses through myBanner through a process very similar to registration. 
  • If a student is first on the waitlist and a spot opens, they will receive a notification at their GVSU email. 
  • The student must register for the class through myBanner within 36 hours. If they miss the 36-hour window, they are dropped from the waitlist and would need to re-add themselves to waitlist. 
  • Students can waitlist more than one section of the same course. 
  • Students may encounter registration errors when trying to add themselves to a waitlist. If a student receives a prerequisite, prior approval required, attribute, major, etc. restriction, they must first submit an override request. If the request is approved, the student would then be able to add themselves to the waitlist. Please note that with the implementation of waitlists, capacity overrides should only be used in extenuating circumstances. Capacity overrides directly impact the waitlists, as they take precedence and can alter the waitlist priority. 
  • Waitlists close the Friday before the first day of classes. Students will be able to drop/add during the first week of classes as usual.

Waitlist information is available for students on the GVSU Registrar's Office webpage. 

Waitlisting Information for Faculty

  • Faculty can view the waitlists for their classes on the Class List in Banner 9. To do so, log into Banner Self-Service, click on Faculty & Advisors, Class List, the CRN of the section you would like to view, and Enrollment. This will display the actual enrollment and the waitlist enrollment. 
  • Waitlists are also available to view on the Additional Banner Application menu; click on Class List, fill out the fields, and select Wait-listed under the List Options drop down. 
  • Approving capacity overrides will impact the waitlists by moving student placement down the list based on the number of capacity overrides that are granted. This could cause complications for units who delegate the capacity override approval process to individual faculty and result in objections from students whose spot on the waitlist is negatively impacted by the approval of capacity overrides for other students. 

Student View of Waitlisting

Banner Waitlist Tutorial

This tutorial is to assist students with the waitlisting process. 

Waitlist Frequently Asked Questions

No, waitlisting a course does not mean you will be guaranteed a seat in the course. However, it does help departments determine if additional sections of a course should be considered.

 

Yes, you will receive an email to your GVSU email account informing you that a seat has opened if you are next in line on the waitlist.

 

You have 36 hours to register for the waitlist from the time a seat opens.

Yes, you would need to re-add yourself to the waitlist, which means you would be moved to the end of the waitlist.

You will have 36 hours to register for a waitlisted course after you receive the notification that a spot is open for you. To register for a waitlisted course in myBanner, click on Student, Registration, Registration Self-Service, select the term, and view your summary panel. Under Action next to the waitlisted course, select "Web Registered" and click Submit. Once you click submit, the course status will change to registered. You will be able to see the course on your summary detail. 

You can view your spot on the waitlist in myBanner.

No, you will need an approved override before you can add yourself to the waitlist if you do not meet the prerequisites for the course, if the course is restricted to a certain program, or if the course requires prior approval from the department.

Yes, you can be registered for a course and add yourself to the waitlist for a different section.

Yes, you can waitlist multiple sections of the same course, even if you are already registered. Please note that only certain classes allow you to register for multiple sections in the same semester. If you are registered for one section and receive approval to add a waitlisted section, you may need to drop before you can register for the new section. 

Closed capacity overrides are for extenuating circumstances only. It is recommended that you communicate with the appropriate department if you have extenuating circumstances as to why you need to register for a specific course.

Yes, you must register yourself through myBanner. You are NOT automatically registered once a spot opens in the course.

Yes, you only have 36 hours to register for the course once a seat has opened and if you are the top priority.

No, waitlists will close at 5PM the Friday before classes begin. If a seat opens in the course after that time, it is first come first serve registration. The waitlists will no longer be in effect.

Yes, you can remove yourself from the waitlist on the registration page in myBanner. Under Action, select web drop and click submit. The course will be removed from your schedule. If you are no longer interested in the course, we encourage you to remove yourself from the waitlist so others who are interested can move up on the waitlist. 

If you received a prerequisite not met, prior approval required, field of study restriction, or another registration error, you will need to submit an override request prior to adding yourself to a waitlist. If your prerequisite (prior approval, field of study, etc.) override request is approved, you will then be able to add yourself to the waitlist. 

If you click on Student, Registration, View Registration Information, select a term, and view your schedule, it will only display registered classes. It will not display classes for which you are waitlisted.


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