How to Register and Waitlist

• SFA Schedule Planner Video
• Build and submit schedule step-by-step guide (PDF)
• Add/Drop Courses step-by-step guide (PDF)

SFA courses taken fall 2020 and later follow the Texas Common Core Number System of a four-digit subject prefix and four-digit course number. The documents below provide prefix change details for each course:

• Core curriculum
• Undergraduate courses
• Graduate courses

When registering for courses, all attempts end at the Add/Drop Courses page. Successful registration looks like the following:

The student will see a "Current Schedule" area and each successfully registered course will read "Web-Registered on [DATE]" under the Status column.

If you receive a "Registration Add Error" while attempting to register, registration for the listed course was not successful.

Registration Add Errors always follow the following format:

• The Status column indicates the type of add error that has occurred.
• The following columns (CRN, Subj, Crse, Sec) indicate the course that encountered the error.

Learn about possible registration add errors (PDF) and how to address them.

Students who register for a variable credit-hour course may need to adjust the course credit hours. To make this change, visit the registration page in mySFA and use the add/drop courses button.

• Change variable hours step-by-step guide (PDF)

You must register for corequisites in one action. Visit the registration page in mySFA and use one of the tutorials below.

• Using "Add/Drop Courses" option in mySFA (PDF)
• Using "Build and Submit Schedule" option in mySFA (PDF) 

Waitlisting for courses will be activated the first day of registration.

Notification emails about open seats are sent automatically through the electronic waitlist system; therefore, once the waitlist window has opened, it does not pause for any reason. Weekends, holidays and university closures do not affect the waitlist window.

The opportunity to join through a waitlist ends when online registration closes.

You can manage your waitlisted courses by using your mySFA credentials.

Remember: Waitlisted courses do not count as registered courses. Obtaining a space on a waitlist should not be interpreted as a guaranteed seat in the course.

1. If a seat becomes available in a course section that has a waitlist, the first student on the waitlist will receive an automatic notification email through mySFA, so check your SFA email regularly, including weekends, holidays and university closures.
2. The student has 24 hours from the time the email is sent (not when it is opened) to register for the course by using the Add/Drop Courses link (PDF).

Holds on your account

You will not be able to register for an open seat if there are any holds on your account, even if you have received a notification to register through a waitlist.

"Registration Add Error"

If you receive a "Registration Add Error" while attempting to register for an open seat, it may be due to department permission requirements. Contact the department of the course to resolve the issue immediately — there are no extensions to the 24-hour window.

Important: Departments are only open during regular business hours: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday - Friday. They are closed evenings, weekends, and university holidays.

Failure to register within 24-hours

Failure to register within the 24-hour window will result in the student being removed from the waitlist, and the opportunity to register for the course’s open seat will pass on to the next student.

Students who do not register during their permission period may place themselves back on the waitlist (given there is space) but will be added to the bottom of the list.