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Common reasons students cannot register

  1. Registering for a course without having the required prerequisites.
    Contact the course instructor for approval, then fill out an Add/Drop form through Etrieve.
  2. Registering for a course that has reached its capacity.
    Join the waitlist or contact the course instructor for permission to increase the course capacity. If approved, submit an Add/Drop form through Etrieve.
  3. Haven't reapproved or updated emergency contact information.
    Log in to Self-Service and approve/update your information.
  4. Student has outstanding financial obligations to the school.
    Contact the Student Accounts Office.
  5. Registering for more than 18 credits.
    Complete the Request to Overload Form in Etrieve and have your faculty advisor and the Dean approve it.
  6. Already registered for this course as an audit or on the waitlist.
    A course can be waitlisted or audited, the registration system will not permit both. Complete an Add/Drop form. The Registrar will manually register you for an audit or add you to the waitlist for this course.
  7. Taken the course previously as an audit or for credit at Linfield.
    Contact the Registrar's Office for assistance.
  8. Taken the course previously at another institution and has already been accepted for equivalent Linfield credit.
    Contact the Registrar's Office for assistance.