- Override requests are considered on a case-by-case basis. Requests from seniors or majors who need a course to graduate are prioritized. Requests are reviewed to ensure that prerequisites, classroom capacities, and Instructor workloads are considered. Consequently, an immediate response is not possible.
- L01 sections are restricted to Carolina Online students only. P01 sections are restricted to students enrolled in the Palmetto College. J01-J08 sections are restricted to other campuses and not available to Columbia students.
- Please include all possible sections you can take. If your override is declined for one section and no other sections are included in your request, no override can be given.
- Students must be advised before they can register for classes.
- Always click on the title of a course/section in Self Service Carolina to see specific notes. The details there may explain why an error message is appearing when attempting to register for a specific section.
- Overrides are not issued when open seats are available in other sections for the same course.
- Overrides are not possible in the following sections or courses: H10, a section that meets with H10, H01, J10-20 Spanish, SPAN 304, SPAN 305, SPAN 316
- Requests for overrides into Spring 2023 semester courses will not be considered or processed until after Monday, November 28, 2022.