Department Special Requests

Submitted requests are subject to guidelines as determined by each department. Carefully read all instructions listed on each form and monitor your email for their correspondence.

Types of Special Requests:

  • Closed Class Requests
    • Closed Class Requests are used for trying to request a seat into a closed section of a business courses. Approval for a seat into a closed section is not guaranteed and is determined by the Department who oversees the course.
      • If disapproved, continue checking back daily on CatsWeb to see if any seats become available. Times to especially check is after final grades have posted at the end of a semester and around payment deadlines. See Academic Calendar.
      • Refer to your most recent advising plan notes and/or degree audit to find alternative course options to register for in the upcoming semester.
  • Prerequisite Override Requests (if taking prerequisite coursework off-campus and/or has an approved course substitution on file)
    • Students who take courses off-campus at another institution and/or has an approved course substitution on file that is a prerequisite for a TXST course they plan to take in an upcoming semester will need to request a prerequisite override to be eligible to register for the TXST course(s).
  • Department Approval Requests
    • Some business courses require department approval to register. To obtain the necessary registration approval, eligible students must submit a department approval request form.
  • Campus Restriction Requests
    • Some business courses are restricted to programs offered at a different campus. Students can request consideration for a campus restriction override from the appropriate academic department.

Select an icon below to access the appropriate department form to submit a special request (icons are listed by course subject):