CLOSED
COURSES REGISTRATION POLICY
Department of Communication
College of Charleston
Adopted April 3, 2006; Revised November 7, 2007
• Courses are "closed" when students have registered for every
available slot in those courses. Students who want to request registration in a
closed COMM course should complete the waiting list form available on the
Department of Communication Web site on the "course offerings" page.
• Waiting list requests are approved based on seat availability. Students who are nearing graduation are given higher priority than
students who are several semesters away from graduation.
• Waiting list requests are not considered for students who are trying to swap one section of a course for another section of that same course.
• Waiting list requests for one section of a course are not considered when other sections of that course still have seats available. If seats are still available in a North Campus course section, waiting list requests for a Downtown Campus section of that same course will not be considered.
• Waiting list requests are not considered for students who already are registered for 16 or more semester hours.
• Waiting list requests are not considered for students requesting courses when they have not taken the necessary prerequisite course(s).
• Waiting list requests received after the beginning of the semester rarely are granted.
• Only courses with a COMM prefix can be requested using the Department of Communication waiting list.
• Transportation problems and student work schedules are not considered when making decisions about waiting list requests.
• Students are only contacted if their waiting list requests cannot be honored. Schedule changes appear on Cougar Trail for successful waiting list requests. No notice is given to students for waiting list requests that are still pending. Some waiting list requests are pending for three or more weeks, depending on the course that has been requested.
• Waiting list inquiries should be directed to the Department Chair. Individual faculty members have no information about the waiting list.
• Department Chair approval is required for enrollment in a closed course section. Faculty members do not have the authority to enroll any undergraduate student in a closed course section without the permission of the Department Chair. Faculty members never have the authority to waive a course prerequisite. Faculty errors in the application of this policy do not obligate the Department Chair to make exceptions to departmental policy.
• Students who have been dropped from their courses for non-payment of their accounts should use the waiting list to request registration in closed COMM courses. Students who have lost their course schedules because of non-payment may have their graduation delayed.
Communication is one of the largest undergraduate majors at the College of Charleston. The Department of
Communication has over 2200 undergraduate enrollments in the typical semester.
Some COMM courses are difficult to enter prior to the senior year. Many COMM
courses are not available in every semester. Please work with your advisor to
plan your course schedule.
The Department of Communication makes no guarantee regarding the availability of any course during a specific semester or year. The Department of Communication has no obligation to modify its course or degree requirements to meet the graduation goals of a specific student. Such modification of course or degree requirements is highly unlikely.
Enrollment in each course section is limited by the nature and design of the course, rather than by the number of physical seats available in the assigned classroom.
This policy document is subject to change without notice. The Department Chair is responsible for the interpretation and application of this policy document. Changes in this policy document may be applied retroactively at the discretion of the Department Chair.