Guidelines for Helping You Register for Chemistry Classes

The Chemistry Department has many courses for which the laboratory is co-requisite with the lecture.

This means for any of the above courses, you must take the lecture and lab at the same time. The only time the Chemistry Department allows students to take one without the other is if they have attempted both courses before and failed one of them.

The notorious “Prerequisite/Test Score Error” message (arrrrgh!)

Registering for co-requisite courses in OneStop/Banner is a little tricky. Often students will try to add the lecture and then add the lab only to have OneStop/Banner reject it as a “pre-requisite/test score error.” This is because the system reads the student as trying to register for only the one course. Banner does not have a “co-requisite error” code, so it labels it a “pre-requisite error.”

To enter the two courses at the exact same time, you must use the Add/Drop page. Take the CRN numbers from the OneStop semester catalog (the number in blue along the left hand side) and enter both  CRNs in the boxes at the bottom of the page (see graphic below). Then click “Submit Changes”.

Note: Since MATH 1065 is a prerequisite or corequisite of CHEM 1150, if you have not taken it before you will need to type in the CRN of this course either before or along with those for CHEM 1150 and 1151 (there are several boxes into which you can type CRNs on the Registration page, so there is plenty of space to put the CRNs for all three classes before submitting the changes).

This is what the OneStop course catalog looks like:

And this is the Add/Drop page:

If you continue to have difficulties registering, make sure:

• The classes have available seats. This information will be listed in OneStop. While sometimes it is possible to special add a student to a lecture if there is physical space in the room, our labs are set up to have a set number of stations. Not only is it impossible for two students to share the same lab station, we cannot exceed those numbers for risk of violating safety codes as outlined by the Fire Marshal.  Once a lab is closed it is closed. If no labs have open seats, you cannot register for the corresponding lecture. In this case, fill out the Registration Request form with your Banner ID number and the class you wish to take (such as CHEM 2750/2753) and send it to Jenny Burnham at burnhamj@ecu.edu to express your interest in a course. Please note: This is not a wait list. The chemistry department will keep a total of how many students are interested in a course. If enough students express an interest and it is feasible with space and instructor availability, then the department will consider opening up another section of that course.  In the meantime, you will have to wait and keep checking OneStop to see if someone drops the course, opening up a seat for you to take.  Keep in mind that during the open registration period of each semester (i.e. the first 5 days) enrollments turn over dramatically as students adjust their schedules.  This is the perfect time for students to try to get into classes that were formerly full.
• There are no time conflicts in your schedule with the classes you are trying to register for.
• That you have completed and passed the pre-requisite courses.
• You are taking a course within your class range. For example: A freshman or sophomore should not be trying to register for a 4000 level seminar or research hours without special permission of the instructor.

If you have satisfied these requirements and are still having difficulty registering, contact Jenny Burnham at burnhamj@ecu.edu with your Banner ID number and the course, section number, and CRN of the classes you are trying to register for. She will get back to you within 24 hours to assist you.

Or stop by her office on the third floor of the Science and Technology building, suite 300, Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 11:00 am or 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm.