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Once two (2) hours have passed after registering for at least one (1) course, you may then upgrade to have full access to your Argonet Account.
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Registering for Courses with Prerequisites
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-level courses (3000 or 4000) may have prerequisites that
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reflected in your student account.
If you
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are receiving a Prerequisite Error when attempting to register for a class, you will have to email the Department offering the course so that they may provide you with an override.
Make a note of which classes you are getting this error from (ex. FIN 3403).
Follow these steps to look up the department offering the course and what to email them to possibly resolve these errors.
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Step 1 - Look up College and Department- Use the Course Search application on MyUWF and look up one of your courses.
- Select the underlined course title
- A pop-up titled “Class Details for…” should appear.
- Click on the “Catalog” tab at the bottom
In the “Catalog” tab, you should see the College and Department that owns the course. Repeat this with each of your courses, feel free to email RegistrarExchange@uwf.edu for an override for the course(s) with the following:. You may use the following image as a guide.  Image Added
Now that you have collected each course’s department and college, you may email them to review your transcripts and provide you with an override for your course. You will have to email each Department Chair individually if your course is owned by: - College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CASSH),
- College of Education and Professional Studies (CEPS),
- Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering, and/or the
- Usha Kundu, MD College of Health.
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Your main point of contact will be Dr. Nestor Arguea (narguea@uwf.edu), Associate Professor and College of Business International Program Director. You may skip to Step 3 unless you have other courses with prerequisites from other departments. |
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To view each Department Chair from all departments, you may visit the Administrative Units webpage. From here, you may select the College that owns the course and see who the Chairperson/Department Chair is for the Department that owns the course. There are two ways of looking up their email address: - Visit the Department’s webpage and look at their “Faculty” site, usually found on the right side of the webpage under “In this section.”
- Access the Campus Directory application on MyUWF and search the Department Chair’s name in the search bar. You may also select the “Departments” tab, select the department, and find the Chairperson’s information there.
Step 3 - Email the DepartmentsOnce you have each contact for your course(s), it is time you email them regarding your prerequisite errors. If you have multiple department chairs to email, please email them separately. You may use the following template for your email(s): | Info |
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| Good day, I am an Incoming International Exchange Student who is interested in taking courses here at UWF but I have a prerequisite error that is preventing my registration. The Registrar’s Office at UWF instructed me to email you. I am including my transcripts and the course(s). Would I qualify for a prerequisite override? Thank you so much for your assistance. |
Feel free to modify this email template as you see fit. Please include the following in your email(s) to the department(s): - Your UWF ID
- A copy of your transcripts
- A list of courses with:
- Course Subject & Number (ex. STA2023, ENC1102, etc.)
- 5-digit Course Reference Number (CRN)
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FAQs
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| International Exchange students are classified as non-degree seeking. Therefore, an Advising Pin is not required to register for classes. Please disregard any information regarding the need for an Advising Pin. |
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| It is common for International Exchange students to encounter Prerequisite Errors when attempting to register for higher-level courses. Please email RegistrarExchange@uwf.edu with a copy of your transcripts in your email and a list of courses with Course Subject & Number (STA2023, ENC1102, etc.)For Prerequisite errors, please follow the steps under Registration Errors. Campus Restrictions Errors cannot be overridden as they are for Online-only UWF Students and/or Department-specific UWF Students. Closed Section Errors mean that the section(s) you are trying to register for is full. You may enroll in on the Waitlist so you may be notified when a space becomes available. Department Restriction Errors mean that the course/section you are attempting to register for is restricted to students in a particular UWF department. |
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