It is in their interest to list as many alternatives as possible. Too few alternatives may result in a short schedule which will have to be completed at a later time from courses which are still open after the initial registration process has been completed. Not listing alternatives does not increase the probability of getting primary courses. General Alternates Spaces for general alternates can be found on the bottom of the screen. The computer uses these option only if a full schedule has not resulted from the processing of all the primary courses and their alternates.
Some courses require a lab or dicussions.
Some of these labs or discussions receive separate codes while others do not. If a lab or discussion is coded separately, lab preferences must be entered on the screen. The system will reject options which produce time conflicts in final schedules. It is usually not possible, however, to submit requests in which none of the primaries and alternates conflict with one another. Which Require Permission Instructors of these courses have special Course Permission codes to distribute to students who are eligible to take such courses.