Account Holds
This type of hold happens when you have unpaid tuition, fees, or campus fines.
What is a Financial Hold?
The unique 5-digit code used to identify and register for a specific course section.
What is a CRN (Course Reference Number)?
A course you must successfully complete before taking a higher-level course.
What is a Prerequisite?
A course format that blends scheduled, face-to-face classroom time with independent online work.
What is a Hybrid Course?
The primary administrative office responsible for transcripts, diplomas, and registration systems.
What is the Registrar’s Office?
Incoming students must complete these subject evaluations—like Math or Writing—before registering for their entry-level general education courses.
What is a Placement Test Hold?
The online degree audit tool that tracks completed classes and remaining requirements.
What is Degree Works?
This official university date is the final deadline to add, swap, or drop courses from your schedule without financial or academic penalty.
What is the Add/Drop Deadline?
Taking your degree at a faster pace by completing courses in short, half-semester blocks.
What are 8-Week Courses?
The campus department to contact regarding FAFSA, grants, loans, and scholarships.
What is Financial Aid?
Missing vaccination records or health forms trigger this specific hold.
What is a Health/Medical Hold?
The automated queue you can join if a required course section is already full.
What is a Waitlist?
A course or lab you must take during the exact same semester as another class.
What is a Corequisite?
The maximum standard credit hour limit per semester before needing special approval.
What is 18 Credit Hours?
This specialized course option allows you to earn academic degree credit while gaining hands-on, paid or unpaid professional experience in your field of study.
What is an Internship (or Practicum / Co-op) Course?
True or False: An unpaid parking ticket or unreturned library book can place a hold on your account.
What is True?
The feature where you can build, test, and save sample class schedules in advance.
What is Plan Ahead?
The minimum number of credit hours required per semester to stay a full-time student.
What is 12 Credit Hours?
The course format that requires zero live scheduled class meetings, allowing maximum flexibility to fit around your work or class schedule.
What is an Asynchronous Online Course?
The department to call if your student portal crashes or password resets aren't working on registration day.
What is Information Technology (IT Help Desk)?
The annual online update—such as confirming your current address or emergency contact info—that can trigger a surprise hold if not completed before registration.
What is Emergency Contact / Student Data Verification?
The specific system error message that pops up when you attempt to register for two courses with overlapping meeting hours.
What is a Time Conflict Error?
The formal university policy that allows a student to retake a course and replace the lower grade in their cumulative GPA calculation.
What is Grade Forgiveness?
Because accelerated 8-week courses move twice as fast, the deadline to add or drop them usually occurs within this timeframe after class starts.
What is the First Week?
The campus office you contact to arrange testing accommodations, assistive technology, or accessible classroom materials.
What is the Office of Educational Accessibility?