Who Qualifies
All students who are registered with ODS, and whose files are determined to be complete, receive priority registration as an accommodation.
Students who are offered conditional accommodations or temporary considerations are not eligible to receive priority registration. Entering freshman are also unable to receive priority registration prior to Bama Bound. Priority registration does not apply to graduate students, who are already able to register before other students.
Purpose
Students are given early registration priority in order to provide access to arrange their course schedule according to their individual needs, or in order to prepare for accommodations that require advanced notice such as alternate formats and services for students who are Deaf or hard of hearing.
Procedures
While ODS does ensure the student’s registration time ticket is updated to reflect the priority registration date, ODS is not involved in the academic advising process. Each semester, ODS notifies students via email of the priority registration date. It is the student’s responsibility to double-check their registration time ticket in MyBama to ensure there are no holds that would prevent registration, and to schedule an early advising appointment with their academic advisor.
ODS is not able to remove holds from a student’s account, so students should regularly monitor MyBama and promptly address any holds that may appear. The Registrar’s office (registrar@ua.edu); 205-348-2020; 206 Student Services Center) can assist students with reviewing registration time tickets and holds.
ODS is unable to remove registration PINs or provide guidance regarding course or instructor selection. Students should meet with an academic advisor in order to review degree requirements and discuss course selection. Students should consult DegreeWorks or the academic department of their major to determine their assigned advisor. Advising schedules fill up quickly, so students are encouraged to contact their advisor early each semester in order to be advised before the priority registration date. Only an academic advisor can remove the registration PIN, so students who have not met with their advisor before the priority registration date will not be able to take advantage of priority registration. Some departments offer walk-in hours, and students may contact their academic advisor to check on availability.
Advising locations for each school or college can be viewed online.
