Requesting Registration Overrides
Please review our Registration Errors page for help in navigating common registration errors. If you need to request consideration for a registration or departmental override, you can use the chart below to help determine whom you should contact for assistance.
The following information is needed when contacting an academic departments regarding an override:
Your Name, your ID Number, the CRN* for the section you need the override for, the Subject abbreviation, the Course Number, and the Section Number.
Example: Boko Bobcat, A04######, 12345, MUSP 1240.008
*CRN (Course Reference Number) is a unique number for each course used for class registration.
| Department | Course Prefixes | Contact Method |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | ACC | Undergraduate students can use the Department of Accounting’s ‘Course Registration’ page Graduate students can contact Laurie Brown |
| Aerospace Studies | AS | Email Air Force ROTC |
| Agricultural Sciences | AG | Undergraduate students can visit the College of Applied Arts Advising Center's website Graduate students can reach out to the instructor of the course or to the Department of Agricultural Sciences |
| Anthropology | ANTH | Undergraduate students can email Treena Herington Graduate students can email Gerardo Galeana |
| Art & Design | ART, ARTC, ARTF, ARTH, ARTS, ARTT | Fill out Art and Design's Override Request Form |
| Biology | BIO, GS | For prerequisite errors, use the 'Prerequisite Override Form' For closed class requests, contact the instructor of record For other errors, students can email Gloria Rodriguez |
| Center for Diversity and Gender Studies | DVST, WS | Email Center for Diversity and Gender Studies or call 512.245.2361 |
| Chemistry & Biochemistry | CHEM | Undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students can go to the Chemistry website. Graduate students can contact their graduate advisor for assistance. |
| Communication Disorders | CDIS | Email Communication Disorders or call 512.716.2624 |
| Communication Studies | COMM | Undergraduate and Graduate students can use the Override Request Form or call 512.245.2165 |
| Computer Science | CS | Go to Computer Science's website |
| Counseling, Leadership, Adult Education, and School Psychology | ADED, COUN, ED, EDCL, GNST, SAHE | GNST - Undergraduate students can submit a 'College of Education Registration Troubleshooting Request' on the College of Education Advising Center website for assistance. Use the ‘Class Registration Overrides’ page of the CLAS website For other questions: |
| Criminal Justice & Criminology | CJ | Go to Criminal Justice & Criminology's website |
| Curriculum & Instruction | BILG, CI, DE, ECE, EDP, RDG, SPED | Undergraduate students can submit a 'College of Education Registration Troubleshooting Request' on the College of Education Advising Center website for assistance. Graduate students needing assistance should work with their graduate advisor, program coordinator, or can email ci@txstate.edu for assistance. |
| Business Administration | BA | For all graduate student requests please visit: Business Graduate Advising and Override Request |
| Office of Educator Preparation | EDST | Email oep@txstate.edu |
| Engineering | CE, EE, ENGR, IE, ME, MFGE | Go to Engineering's website |
| Engineering Technology | CIM, CSM, TECH | Go to Engineering Technology's website |
| English | ENG | Email Hailey Gratehouse |
| Family & Consumer Sciences | CA, FCS, FM, HDFS, ID, NUTR | Go to the School of Family and Consumer Science's website |
| Finance & Economics | BLAW, ECO, FIN, QFE | Undergraduate students can go to Finance and Economics' website Graduate students can reach out to Dr. Yao-Yu Chih. |
| Geography and Environmental Studies | GEO, GEOL, NHT | Undergraduate students can fill out the ‘Override Request Form’. Graduate students can email Allison Glass-Smith or call 512.245.2618 |
| Health & Human Performance | AT, ESS, PFW, PH, REC | Undergraduate students can submit a 'College of Education Registration Troubleshooting Request' on the College of Education Advising Center website for assistance. Graduate students can reach out to their graduate program coordinator for assistance. |
| Health Administration | HA, HP, HS, LTCA | Email Julie Carroll (include Student ID and course information) |
| Health Informatics and Information Management | HI, HIIM | Email him_dept@txstate.edu |
| History | HIST | Undergraduate students can visit the Undergraduate Program Forms page on the Department of History website Undergraduate students can email Trace Etienne for other questions regarding undergraduate HIST courses Graduate students can use the forms in the ‘Other Forms’ section of History’s ‘Graduate Forms and Applications’ page. |
| Honors | HON | Email Honors Advising or call 512.245.2266 |
| Information Systems and Analytics | ISAN, ANLY | Undergraduate and graduate students can use the Computer Information Systems & Quantitative Methods' Class Override Requests website |
| International Studies | IS | Students can email Amy Oakes for assistance. |
| Journalism & Mass Communication | MC | For Undergraduate requests email Mr. Harry Bowers For Graduate requests email Vanessa Higgins |
| Management | MGT | For undergraduate requests, go to Management's website or call 512.245.2571 For all graduate student requests please visit: Business Graduate Advising and Overrides Request. |
| Marketing | MKT | For Undergraduate courses, visit Marketing’s class registration page For all graduate student requests please visit: Business Graduate Advising and Overrides Request. |
| Materials Science, Engineering, and Commercialization | MSEC | Go to the Materials Science, Engineering, and Commercialization Program's website Graduate students can email MSEC |
| Math | MATH | Can submit a ‘Math Course Override Request’ |
| Medical Laboratory Science | MLS | Email Dr. Rodney Rohde |
| Military Science | MS | Email Victoria Gonzales or call 512.245.3232 |
| Music | MU, MUSE, MUSP | Undergraduate students can reach out to the College of Fine Arts and Communication Advising Center for assistance. Graduate students can reach out to their graduate advisor for assistance. |
| Nursing | NURS | Undergraduate students can email Staci Strauch Graduate students can email Kathy Smith |
| Organization, Workforce, and Leadership Studies | CTE, OCED | Undergraduate students can email appliedartsadvising@txstate.edu. Graduate students can email owlsgradprogram@txstate.edu. |
| Philosophy | PHIL, REL | Go to Philosophy's website |
| Physical Therapy | PT | Email Brittany Copeland or call at 512.716.2652 |
| Physics | PHYS | Undergraduate students can use the Department of Physics’ ‘Override Request’ page Graduate students can email physicsgrad@txstate.edu or call 512.245.2131 |
| Political Science | LS, PA, POSI, PS | For POSI 2310 or POSI 2320 overrides, email Denise Bjerke For undergraduate POSI, PS, and PA courses, email Dr. Sherri Mora. Be sure to include your student ID number, course information (prefix and course number), the semester in which you intend to take the course, and a short explanation of why the course is needed in the immediate future. For graduate students in MA (Political Science) or MPA (Master’s Public Administration), email Dodie Weidner |
| Psychology | PSY | For prerequisite overrides go to 'Registering for Psychology Courses' For all other overrides email Psychology |
| Radiation Therapy | RTT | Email LaDonna Cannon |
| Respiratory Care | RC | Email Respiratory Care |
| Social Work | SOWK | Undergraduate students can fill out a ‘SOWK Course Override Request Form’ Graduate students can fill out a ‘Request to Register for a MSW Course’ form |
| Sociology | LATS, SOCI, SUST | For closed class, prerequisite, or departmental override requests, undergraduates and graduates can fill out this form. |
| Theatre & Dance | DAN, TH | Undergraduate students can use the ‘Theater Requests’ form. Graduate students can reach out to the instructor of the course for assistance. |
| University Seminar | US | Email University Seminar |
| World Languages & Literatures | ASL, ARAB, CHI, FR, GER, ITAL, JAPA, LAT, LING, POR, RUSS, SPAN | Please submit a ‘Course Override Request’ form. |