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Julie Scarpelli
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Students who are waitlisted should regularly check their e-mail for confirmation of enrollment so that they are not unintentionally dropped. Notifications and other official correspondence from the college will be sent to your college issued e-mail address. To automatically forward e-mail from your college account to your personal e-mail contact Student Technical Support.
Anyone who has a valid email address on file may waitlist. This is important since this is how we notify students when they get enrolled if space becomes available. You must also meet the prerequisites and not be waitlisted for another section of the same class. You may waitlist if you have a time conflict or overload but you will not be moved into the class unless this conflict is removed.
Waitlists will be set on all classes with the exception of classes that are crosslisted and classes requiring Instructor permission (i.e. Nursing, Fire Science, Police Academy, etc.)
With waitlists you have a strong possibility of getting enrolled and we notify all students with their Butte College Email account. As soon as you are notified that you are enrolled in the course, you may pay your fees. The drop for nonpayment policy (7 Days to Pay) is suspended for 2023-2024 Academic Year. This means that you will not be dropped from your classes if you owe fees. Students who owe past due fees will still be required to pay to register in classes. For more information about paying fees or setting up a payment plan please visit: p611x.hataselektrik.com/7days
Steps to Add a Class from the Waitlist:
Before class begins: If you've been able to put yourself on the waitlist, you'll automatically be enrolled as other students drop and space becomes available.
Students must request an add authorization from an instructor to add a course after the class has begun. Students on a waitlist who have not been added by the start of the course will also need to follow these steps.
To request an add authorization, please follow the steps below or watch the included video.
1. Find the instructor’s email address
Instructor email addresses can be found by logging into your MyBC Self-Service portal by clicking on the course "section name" in the schedule of classes, or by searching in the campus directory.
2. Email the instructor from your Butte Student Email
Include the following in your email to the instructor:
Hello (instructor name), my name is (your name), ID number (your student ID number), and I am writing to request an add authorization to your course (insert course name), section (insert section number). Thank you.
3. Wait for a confirmation email
The instructor will email you to confirm that they have authorized you to add their course.
4. Register for the course in MyBC Self-Service
Upon receiving an email confirmation, the student must register for the course in Self Service before the add deadline.
5. Watch the video
The included video provides step-by-step instruction on requesting an add authorization to register for classes.
6. Questions?
Contact admissions@hataselektrik.com or call (530) 895-2511 if you have further questions about the add authorization process.
After the class begins, you will not be added to a course automatically even if vacancies exist. Once a FACE-TO-FACE class has started, you must attend the first class session to see if you can be added. Priority will be given to students on the waitlist. If you are waitlisted for an ONLINE COURSE, you must email the instructor within 24 hours of the start of the class stating you still wish to add. If granted, the instructor will send you an Add Authorization code. Always check the "Schedule, Register and Drop Classes" section of your Self-Service online to confirm any Adds or Drops.
As soon as you are notified that you are enrolled in the course, you may pay your fees. The drop for nonpayment policy (7 Days to Pay) is suspended for 2023-2024 Academic Year. This means that you will not be dropped from your classes if you owe fees. Students who owe past due fees will still be required to pay to register in classes. For more information about paying fees or setting up a payment plan please visit: p611x.hataselektrik.com/7days
Yes. You will not be added to the waitlist if you do not meet prerequisite requirements.
No. You can add yourself to the waitlist even if you already have a class that meets at the same time. However, if a seat opens-up for the waitlisted class, you will NOT be enrolled until you drop the class that conflicts.
No, but the next waitlisted student will get enrolled until your time conflict is resolved. We do not notify you when this occurs so check your Waitlist Status under "Manage My Waitlist" frequently if you are waitlisted for a class.
No. No registration activity is possible with a hold.
Before 21 units, yes but after 21 units, no. Even if you get on a waitlist with under 21 units, you will not be enrolled into a class if it brings you above 21 units. You will stay at the top of the waitlist and will need an Excess Unit Petition with an Add Card the first day of class. See Counseling/Advising to obtain an Excess Unit Petition. Enrollment priority from the waitlist is given to students who do not require petitions.
No. Due to the complexity of how these courses get automatically enrolled we are not offering waitlist ability for these classes.
Unless you are repeating a course you received a D or F in for the first time, you will need to see Counseling/Advising to obtain approval for the repetition in order to waitlist a course you have taken before or a course you are currently enrolled in and failing. Once Counseling has approved your petition, you will be able to waitlist the course yourself through MyBC.
Once enrolled you can change units with Admissions and Records by calling 530.895.2511, from 8am-5pm Monday thru Thursday or 8am - 12pm Fridays.
Content editor:
Julie Scarpelli
530-895-2511