Overrides
VCU's Department of Biology administers overrides for most biology courses (listed as BIOL or BIOZ in eServices) through the Undergraduate Advising Office. Students seeking an override into a biology course must use the online override form to submit their requests. Most course and override types are processed through this form.
Exceptions
Please read through the exceptions below before attempting to fill out the form. The following overrides and restrictions are not processed through this form:
- BIOL 493 Internship: This form should not be used to request overrides into internship or research courses. Internship requests should go through the BIOL 493 internship request form.
- Research (BIOL/Z 395, BIOL 492 and BIOL 495): Registration requests should go through the research-based classes override request form.
- Overrides for BIOL 205 Basic Human Anatomy, except prerequisite overrides: View enrollment policies for BIOL 205.
- Level restriction overrides (undergraduate, graduate and first professional): Contact the Undergraduate Advising Office at bioadvising@vcu.edu.
- Maximum hour overloads: Contact your academic adviser.
- Time conflicts: Contact the instructor through the department directory for each course involved in the conflict to make necessary arrangements.
- Closed sections with a capacity of zero (0): Contact the instructor of the course through the department directory.
- Registration holds: Contact VCU Records and Registration.
Override Form Disclaimers
- Filling out this form does not automatically mean an override request will be approved.
- The Biology Advising Office does not use this form as a waiting list.
- Size overrides are typically not approved as courses are typically set at capacity. Preference for size overrides is always given to graduating seniors who require the course to graduate.
- It is the student's choice and responsibility to register for a course after an override is granted.
- Providing false information, failing to provide pertinent information, or misrepresenting yourself or your situation on this form may constitute a student conduct violation or academic integrity violation as defined by the VCU Office of Student Conduct and Academic Integrity. The Undergraduate Advising Office is duty-bound to report any suspected violations.