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Waitlist Summary
So you’re on the Waitlist. . .
Bad news and good news. The bad news, of course, is that you didn’t get in a class that you wanted. It closed (filled up). The good news is that you were automatically added to the Waitlist (WL), and this means that there’s a chance you may get in the class yet, depending on where you are on the WL and whether or not (and how many) people drop the class before it is too late to add it. Of course, if you are not interested in being waitlisted for the class, you can remove yourself right away, or any time in the future, and we encourage you to do so.
How did the class close? A class can close in two ways. First, the capacity of the room (in accordance with Fire Department regulations, for your safety) may have been reached. We have probably tried to move it to another room and could not. However, something may still be worked out which would allow us to move it to a larger room and reopen the class. If this creates an opening for you, we will let you know (see the procedures below). Secondly, there may be an agreed limit based on the nature of the class. For example, New Testament exegesis classes are limited to 30 students. Preaching Practica are limited to 9 students. This limit cannot be changed by the instructor (he or she cannot give permission to let you or someone else in the class), so don’t ask. And it wouldn't matter if we had a larger room available.
We want to help you get in the class if at all possible. Others who got into the class ahead of you may drop the class before the quarter starts, or during the first week, making room for someone to get in from the Waitlist. Here’s how this works.
- CHECK IT. Check your Portico email regularly. If there's an opening for you, we'll notify you by email at that address.
- ADD IT. If there is an opening for you, reply to that email right away to let us know whether or not you want the opening. If you do, we'll put you in right away. If we add you from the waitlist, we will drop any conflicting class. If you want to drop another class as a result of being added from the waitlist, it us up to you to drop that class yourself through Online Registration.
- RECONFIRM IT. During the week before the quarter begins, you will receive an email from the Registrar’s Office through your Portico email reminding you that, unless you reply to that email by the first day of the quarter, we will assume that you are no longer interested in the class and will remove you from the Waitlist. Replying to the email means that you are still interested, and that we should add you if an eligible opening occurs without trying to contact you first. If we add you from the Waitlist, we will drop any conflicting class. If you want to drop another class as a result of being added to a class from the Waitlist, it is up to you to drop the class through Online Registration.
If you waitlist a class during the week before the quarter begins or the first week of the quarter (or later, if deadlines permit), we will assume that this means that you really do want the class if an opening occurs, and we will add you without trying to contact you. If we add you from the Waitlist, we will drop any conflicting class. If you want to drop another class as a result of being added to a class from the Waitlist, it is up to you to drop the class through Online Registration.
- KEEP CHECKING IT. Check your schedule on Portico. If the status column says "Registered" instead of "Waitlisted", you're in! You'll get notice from us the next day by Portico email, but this way you can know that you're in the class that much sooner.
That’s it. Rest assured we'll do our best to get you into the classes you want. But we need your help. Keep these notes about the Waitlist handy and be sure to ask if there's anything you don’t understand. Attend the class, until the deadline for adding the class, so you won’t miss anything in case you do get in. And keep in touch, one way or another, as the quarter starts. Together maybe we can make it happen.
Remember, though, that if we can't get you into the class by the time the deadline to add the class comes (e.g. Friday of the first week of the quarter for 10-week classes, you'll have to stop attending the class. You’ll get an email from the Registrar’s Office if time runs out and we were not able to get you into the class.
QUESTIONS?? Contact Lisa Avila
Registration Services Coordinator
626-584-5414
registration@dept.fuller.edu
At Your Service! The Registrar’s Office
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