Slight Delays: Registration now open for Spring 2019

After a week of confusion, registration is finally open for all students. This past week, some students were able to schedule classes, but not all of them.
Many students thought that registration was pushed back a week because the Academic Calendar said that registration for the Spring 2019 Semester opened October 22. This was actually the priority registration period, according to Diana Depron, Southern University Registrar. “Registration was not pushed back a week. Open registration starts October 29. October 22 was priority registration for like athletes and students that are have under 36 hours and are still being advised by CUSA,” says Depron.
Some students, like Johnna Johnson, a 21 year old senior mass communication major from Port Allen, Louisiana, were confused and angry to check banner and not be able to register, but classes they needed were almost full. “I’ve been at Southern since 2015 and have never seen registration like this. I’ve never seen it not open up for everybody at the same time. If anything seniors, not freshmen and sophomores should have first dibs at classes because we’re trying to graduate. Also, if this is priority registration, the Academic Calendar should have clarified that,” said Johnson.
Deborah Coleman, a 23 year old junior mass communications major from Baton Rouge, Louisiana has a similar feeling about registration. “If registration wasn’t going to be open for everybody, they should’ve told us that. They sent an email later but they should’ve either sent that email before or had something about the 29th on the Academic Calendar. It just feels made up because the Academic Calendar doesn’t even have the 29th as an important date at all,” says Coleman.
Students have expressed confusion and some mistrust, but rest assured that Spring 2019 registration is now open on banner for all students.