NEW FOR SPRING 2013: Waitlist closes one week early

Starting Spring 2013, the waitlisting option will close on January 2, 2013.  Anyone receiving permission for an open-seat on a waitlisted course will be granted permission to register for the final time on January 2^nd and will have until January 4^th to complete the registration.

Beginning on January 5^th, any open seat for a course will be available on a first-come, first-served basis for the remainder of the Open Registration Period, ending on January 10^th.  Registration is available via Online Services or as a walk-in at one of RVC's three registration locations: RVC Main Campus – Records and Registration Office, Stenstrom Center or the Learning and Opportunities Center during normal business hours.

If you would like to register via Online Services for an open seat January 5^th – January 10^th, please click here for instructions. 

Please click here for payment deadlines and other important dates

 Important notes about the Waitlist

Almost all general education/transfer courses at RVC have the option to waitlist. If you attempt to sign up for a class through Online Services, and find that the section is full, you may be given an option to join the waitlist for that course.

• Use of your RVCmail account  is required for the waitlisting process.

• You may not add yourself to the waitlist for multiple sections of a specific course.

• The course always appears full in Online Services even if there is a seat that has opened up. So do not be concerned if you receive a RVCmail telling you a seat is open and it appears full when you go in to register.

• You can view the number of students on the waitlist by using the search portion of Online Services.

• The waitlist option is NOT offered through walk-in registration.

Waitlist Process

View a flow chart of the waitlisting process described below

1. During the normal online services registration process, waitlisting is offered to you when you attempt to register for a class and find that it is full.

For example:  If the Bio 185 NBD2 is full, an alert will pop up in red that states: “Course Filled - Either add to wait list or look for an available section.”

2. If you want to be added to the waitlist you will need to use the drop down menu and choose the wait list option for the specific course.

3. You will then receive an alert that states, “The following REQ (request) has been processed." This is only to inform you that you have been added to the waitlist. It does not yet guarantee you a seat for the class.

4. When a seat becomes available, if you are next in line on the waitlist (the waitlist rank can be viewed through the "Manage My Waitlist" option in the Online Services menu), you will receive an e-mail via your RVCMail account informing you that a seat is available*. The responsibility then rests with you to register for the class (see below) within the time specified in your email or you will forfeit the opportunity to obtain the seat.

*All holds and pre-reqs will be checked prior to offering an open seat to a student on the waitlist.

 Final Steps (Register for the course)

After receiving an e-mail (in your RVCmail account) informing you that a seat is available you have until the time specified in your email in which to register.  In order to obtain the seat you must:

• Log on to Online Services
• Choose "Manage My Waitlist"
• Register for the class
• Make payment arrangements

Once you have registered for the course, an e-mail will be sent to you in your RVCmail account confirming your registration.