Class meeting conflicts

Attendance and class participation are important both for successful completion of coursework, and also for class dynamics that depend on involved interaction. Self-registration in class sections with meeting times that overlap is not permitted.

If you select your preferred sections in WebAdvisor ahead of registration, you will not receive an error message if there are time/date conflicts. However, you will be prevented from registration if conflicts exist. So, it is important to carefully review course section meeting information as you prepare your schedule.

Students may seek an exception and request approval to register in courses with conflicts by emailing their program director. If approved, the Graduate Registrar’s Office will manually process the registrations and notify both instructors. We encourage students to communicate with their instructors ahead of time.

Since registration in these sections is manual, you will not be able to self-register during the priority registration period even if you get pre-approval. This may limit your ability to get in preferred sections that may fill quickly. The Graduate Registrar’s Office will register students based on the order we receive the approvals.