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Web Add/Drop

Web Add/Drop

Most of the courses are web-enabled courses which can be added/dropped on AIMS with the designated registration time-ticket (period) directly, if they can pass through the registration restrictions specified by course-offering academic units.

For each registration time-ticket, the availabilities of GE courses, course quota and waitlist are different as summarised below.

To add/drop courses that are non-web-enabled or to bypass the registration restrictions of web-enabled courses, the course-offering academic units’ permission must be obtained via the electronic form on AIMS.
  Registration Time-ticket GE Course Quota Control Waitlist
Courses except GE1501
and GE Courses		 1st Time-ticket   No No
GE1501 and GE Courses
and other courses		 2nd Time-ticket  
1st Time-ticket   		 Yes   No
All courses 3rd Time-ticket  
2nd Time-ticket  		 No Yes
(except GE English)

 : Semester A/B
 : Summer Term

Rules | Steps | Error Messages

Rules

  • Students are not permitted to use any method to attempt to gain an unfair advantage during online course registration such as:
    - holding a place on a course and then releasing it to a fellow student conspiratorially
    - any attempt to add a course section that is known to be closed by using a computer program
    - usage of any browser add-ons to monitor changes in section capacity which disrupts the web performance
  • Web activity will be continuously monitored during the add/drop period to safeguard the web performance. Students who misuse the course registration system will be barred from further usage of online add/drop of courses for the whole semester. Other appropriate disciplinary actions may also be taken against the students concerned.

Steps

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Getting Started
  1. Log onto AIMS (under "Quick Links" at the top of the CityU homepage).
  2. Click "Course Registration" menu.
  3. Click "Main Menu for Web Add/Drop" 
  4. Click "Select Term", choose the correct term and press "Submit".
  5. Click "Add or Drop Classes" and you will find your pre-registered course sections under "Current Schedule".
Adding a Course
  1. Input the CRNs (obtainable from the Master Class Schedule) in the boxes under the heading "Add Classes Worksheet". Make sure you have included all required course sections for courses with multiple components, e.g., lectures (C) + tutorials (T) + laboratories (L).
  2. Click "Submit Changes".
  3. Course sections successfully registered will be shown under "Current Schedule".
Waitlisting a Course
  1. Input the CRNs (obtainable from the Master Class Schedule) in the boxes under the heading "Add Classes Worksheet". Make sure you have included all required course sections for courses with multiple components, e.g., lectures (C) + tutorials (T) + laboratories (L).
  2. Click "Submit Changes".
  3. If the course is already full, it will be shown in the error table.
  4. Select "Waitlist" from the "Action" drop-down list in the error table. To waitlist a course with multiple components, select "Waitlist" for all its course sections.
  5. Click "Submit Changes".
Dropping a Course
  1. To drop a course section, select "Web drop" from the "Action" drop-down list in "Current Schedule". To drop a course with multiple components, all its course sections must be dropped at the same time.
  2. Click "Submit Changes".
Registration Errors
  1. If the add/drop request is unsuccessful, a table with the heading "Registration Add Errors" (for add course request) or "Registration Update Errors" (for drop course request) will appear below "Current Schedule".
  2. Read the error messages and rectify the problems. Refer to the "Registration Error Messages" section for explanations of the error messages.
  3. To start again, click the "Submit Changes" button.
Web Registration Demos
  • Adding a Course movie
  • Dropping a Course movie
  • WaitlistingDownload pdf file

Error Messages

  1. CAMPUS RESTRICTION
    • Students can normally register courses offered in the campus they enrolled. This message will be displayed when students attempt to register course in the wrong campus.
    • Campus restriction is displayed under 'Campus' of the Master Class Schedule. A summary of the restrictions is given below:
      Campus Courses Restricted to Students in
      Main Campus Colleges/Schools/Departments/Division of Building Science and Technology
  2. CLASS RESTRICTION
    • Some courses may restrict web registration to Year 1 students only. This message will display when students of other years attempt to register the course.
  3. CLOSED SECTION
    • If a student types the CRN number of a course section directly in the "Web Add/Drop Classes" form and the section capacity is already full, this message will be displayed.
  4. COHORT RESTRICTION
    • Some courses may restrict web registration to specified cohort(s) only. This message will display when students of other cohorts attempt to register the course.
  5. COLLEGE RESTRICTION
    • Some courses may restrict web registration to a specified college only. This message will display when students of other college attempt to register the course.
  6. DEGREE RESTRICTION
    • Some courses may restrict web registration to a specified degree only. This message will display when students of other degrees attempt to register the course.
  7. DUPLICATE COURSE WITH SECTION (CRN#)
    • If the lecture/tutorial sections of a course have been registered and the student adds another lecture/tutorial section of the same course, this message will appear. If the intention is to change group section, drop the original lecture/tutorial group section when adding the new section.
  8. EXCLUSIVE COURSE
    • Exclusive courses are courses with sufficient overlapping in their contents that is inappropriate for students to earn credits for more than one of the courses. Students are restricted from registration in a course when they have already earned credit units in another exclusive course.
  9. FIELD OF STUDY RESTRICTION (MAJOR/MINOR/CONCENTRATION)
    • Major Restriction
      Some courses may restrict web registration to a specified major only. This message will display when students of other majors attempt to register the course.
       
    • Minor Restriction
      Some courses may restrict web registration to a specified minor only. This message will display when students of other minors attempt to register the course.
       
    • Concentration Restriction
      Some courses may restrict web registration to a specified stream only. This message will display when students of other streams attempt to register the course.
  10. LEVEL RESTRICTION
    • All programmes and courses are classified into five levels:

      A: Associate Degree
      B: Bachelor's Degree
      P: PGC, PGD and Master's Degree
      D: Professional Doctorate
      R: Research Degree
       
    • The Master Class Schedule shows the eligible student level for taking a particular course. Students who try to register course in an inappropriate level will trigger the LEVEL RESTRICTION error message.
  11. LINK ERROR
    • Some courses comprise more than one activity, e.g. lectures (C) + tutorials (T) + laboratories (L). A "Link" error is when the student does not register all the required activities or trying to register the unmatching section group. In most cases, a CA1 lecture has to match with a TA1 or TA2 tutorial. This message will also display when students choose CA1 and TB1.
  12. MAXIMUM HOURS EXCEEDED
    • Maximum study load is prescribed for individual programmes or for individual students. This message will be displayed when a student's study load exceeds the maximum load. Please refer to the Study Load for details.
  13. PREREQUISITE AND TEST SCORE ERROR
    • Some courses may restrict web registration to students holding the necessary prerequisites. This message will display when students who have not satisfied the prerequisite / precursor / test score requirements attempt to register the course.
  14. PROGRAM RESTRICTION
    • Some courses may restrict web registration to some specified study programmes only. This message will display when students of other programmes attempt to register the course.
  15. TIME CONFLICT
    • Adding a course section that has a time conflict with the student's existing timetable.