How to Get an Override
NOTE: An override only reserves a space for you. It does NOT enroll you in the course. Once you have been told that your override has been processed, YOU MUST THEN GO INTO THE COMPUTER ENROLLMENT SYSTEM AND ADD THE COURSE TO YOUR SCHEDULE.
ZOL classes:
ONLY the instructor / professor can give you permission for an override.
Contact the instructor / professor directly to discuss an override.
- Find that instructor in the MSU Schedule of Courses.
- For some ZOL courses, the instructor is not listed yet. You will have to wait until an instructor is listed in the Schedule of Courses. Then contact the instructor directly. (Note: the Zoology department office will not have this information any sooner than the Schedule of Courses. As soon as a professor / instructor is identified for that course or section, it will be posted in the Schedule of Courses.)
- Contact the professor via E-MAIL to ask whether you can be given an override. Do NOT call the professor.
- Find the professor's e-mail address from the MSU People Search.
Lab classes - if they are full - may not be able to add you. There are very limited spaces and a finite amount of equipment. You can ask the professor if there is a waiting list and if you could be added to it.
non-ZOL courses:
Overrides must be requested directly from the department offering the course. For example, for a BS class go to the BS dept., for a CEM class go to the CEM dept., for a HST class go to the HST dept., etc.
First, check the department's web page to see if the override policy is listed there. If the policy is not listed, you may need to go to that office in person. The department may have a slip you need to have signed by the professor, or it may have you talk to the professor directly.That department [BS, CEM, HST, etc.] will then process the override for you.