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enroll or drop a student

Students are required to enroll every term for the length of their program, unless they are on an approved leave.

  • All active students will be eligible to enroll, unless there are one or more negative service indicators blocking their enrollment.
  • Staff can enroll/drop a student between weeks 2-5 only.
  • Students who are not enrolled or on an approved leave by the end of week 6 will be discontinued. 

This page outlines how staff roles can enroll/drop a student and change the waitlist position of a student. 

Resources 

Public Facing pages: 

How to add class permission

Permissions allow a student to add or drop a class, as long as the student uses the permission by the expiration date and does not violate overall student limitation rules (such as maximum number of units).

  • GoSFU > Records & Enrollment > Term Processing > Class Permissions > Class Permissions
  • There are 4 permission overrides to choose from to ADD a course: i) Closed Class ii) Requisites Not Met iii) Consent Required iv) Permission Time Period
  • You can then add or delete students, change the expiry date of individual permission, view the status, view the permission date. 

Learn more:

View goSFU Class Permission Guide →

 

 

How to enroll or drop a student (between weeks 2-5 of term)

Use the Enrollment Request page in goSFU to enroll or drop a student:

  • GoSFU > Records and Enrollment > Enroll Students > Enrollment Request.

Always get the student’s written request before enrolling them. Follow up with an email confirming their enrollment.

  1. To ADD a student to course:
    1. Enter Student ID, term and click Add
    2. Enter class number (or use lookup to find the course)
    3. Enter any required overrides and click Submit
    4. Go to View Customer Accounts and verify tuition
  1. To DROP a student from a course: 
    1. Enter student ID, term and click ADD
    2. Select Drop from the action drop down menu and use the lookup to see enrolled courses
    3. Click the checkmark next to the course to drop 
    4. Go to View Customer Accounts and verify tuition

How to change a student's waitlist position

When a student enrolls or is waitlisted in a class, they are assigned the next available student position number (e.g., 10, 20, 30). Waitlist order is based strictly on these position numbers.

  • GoSFU > Records and Enrollment > Enrollment Request
  • To change a student’s place on the waitlist, selection from the Action Dropdown: Change Wait List Position

Learn more:

View goSFU Waitlist Guide →

 

 

Notes: 
  • For information on finding and resolving other enrollment issues return to How To Library.

 

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