Section codes and error messages

Registration errors

• Time Conflict - There are two or more courses overlapping in time.
  
• Link - Courses that must be taken in the same semester. LINK ERROR: (Code) Required
• Co req - Courses that must be taken in same semester. 
• Closed - The course is at maximum capacity.
• Reserve Closed - The course is at maximum capacity for seats open to the general population. Unused reserved seats are made generally avaiailable the Monday prior to the start of the semester.
• Major - These courses have been restricted to specific majors/minors.
• Pre Req - requirements that must be completed prior to a course being taken. Prerequisites for courses are listed in the online college catalogs.  
• College - These courses have been restricted to students in specific School/College. All graduate courses have the code of Graduate College placed on them. If you are an undergraduate  trying to register for a graduate course, written permission from the Graduate Office and the instructor is required on a Combined Enrollment Form.
• Class - Students are restricted by their class, as determined by the number of earned credit hours. Class is broken down by semester, for example, first-semester sophomore.
• Level - Students are restricted by level, these include graduate/undergraduate and matriculated/non-matriculated.
• Mutually Exclusive - the course can not be taken because you have taken the course that is equivalent to the course listed.
• First-year Coordinator approval - these courses are reserved for incoming new students.
• Instructor's Signature - permission of instructor is needed.
• Dean's approval - Dean of corresponding school's permission is needed.
• Department approval - permission from the department that offers the course is needed (example: BRC would be Communications Studies Department)
• EXCEL approval - permission is required through the Office of Experiential Courses and Engaged Learning
• OLS advisor approval -courses reserved for students who are advised through the Office of Learning Services.
• Honors program advisor - these courses are reserved for students in the Oswego Honors Program.
• Division of Extended Learning - permission from the Extended Learning office is needed.
• International Education approval - registration is processed through the Office of International Education and Programs.

Section codes

Some section codes indicate restricted registration availability:
F - example 82F - These courses are reserved for incoming freshmen.
H - example 82H - These courses are reserved for students in the Honors Program.
M - example 82M - These courses are reserved for specific majors.
S - example 82S - These courses are reserved for students advised through the Office of Learning Services.

The following are section codes typically used for online courses (always check Campus and Meeting Times information):
ON - example ON1 - These are courses taught entirely online.
OY - example OY1 - These are courses taught entirely online but also have specified times to meet online.
HY - example HY1 - These are courses that have a component of the course online but have reduced in-class
seat time (e.g., fewer in-class meeting times)

Campus

The Campus field is used to designate Main Campus (Oswego), Online, Syracuse Branch Campus or Off Campus. If the off-campus location is not noted in the course description, contact the department that is offering the course for more information.