From:  A. DiCosola, Chair
            Department of Visual Arts and Art History

RE:      Registration for Summer and Fall 2008

FAU’s registration software should be working smoothly this Spring term for Advanced Registration, so the computer will be able to check your prerequisites and major status and permit you to register for all of the classes for which you are eligible.

(1)   You will though need to get permission from the Department to register for a class if there is a DP or IN listed for it.  DP means Departmental Permission and IN means Instructor Permission with Department approval.

The process to request authorization to register is as follows:

You will need to fill in the appropriate request for authorization to register. 

Please note there are separate forms for Summer and Fall.  If you are requesting authorization for both semesters, please be sure to fill in one for Summer and one for Fall. 

The forms may be found at http://wise.fau.edu/VAAH/.   Copy and paste the information into an email.  Be certain all information is provided.  Only completed request forms will be considered. Use “Permission request” as the subject line.  After you complete it, you will need to email it to art@fau.edu or drop it off/or send (fax) it to Department of Visual Arts & Art History, AH 118, Boca Raton campus. 
Fax: 561-297-3078.

You can also pick up a copy of either form at:  Boca Campus, AH 118, Dept. of Visual Arts & Art History or AH 213, Office of Student Academic Services; Davie Campus, LA 421; Fort Lauderdale Campus, AT 812.  After you fill out the form, you can drop it off/send (fax) it to Department of Visual Arts & Art History, AH 118, Boca Raton campus.  (561) 297-3078.   

We will process requests for permission to register in the order in which they are received and in accordance with the University Advance Registration dates.  You will receive permission to register for the requested class(es) in an email that will be sent to your FAU email address.  You will only be able to use this permission during a limited period of time.  If you have not registered within that time period, your authorization for the class will be removed.  If the class is full by the time that we process your request for permission to enroll, we will email you to let you know.

(2)  You will be able to register on-line for all classes that have prerequisites ifyou have met those prerequisites with a grade of “C” or better – unless you have transferred to FAU from another university that codes those prerequisite courses differently.

To check the prerequisites for a class, go to the registration site and click on the CRN number of the class.  This will take you to a listing of the prerequisites for that class.  If you have completed the prerequisite courses listed with a grade of “C” or better, you should not need permission to register for a class.

If you have attended another college where the course prefix for particular art classes are not the same as our course prefixes, you will need to get permission to register for the course even if you have completed the prerequisites.  For example, if you attended an institution where the course prefix for Drawing I was ART 100, rather than ARTC 1300, you will need to request authorization to register for any class that has Drawing as a prerequisite.  Follow the procedure explained above. 

(3)  If you are a major in Visual Arts and Art History, you will be able to register on-line for classes in the department that are labeled “registration restrictions.”

If the registration site indicates only that there are “registration restrictions,” you will be able to register on-line if you have formally declared a major in the department.  You must be enrolled in one of the following majors:   Art: Computer Arts in Animation; Art: Advertising; Art: Computer Art; Art: Education; Art: Fine Art; Art: Graphic Design; Art: History; Art: Ceramics; Art: Painting; Art Graphic Design; Art: Studio; Fine Arts.

If you are having trouble registering for a “registration restrictions” course, you should check to be sure that you have completed the paperwork to declare a major in Visual Arts and Art History.