Academic Department Registration Roadmap
Overview
This page includes contact information for each academic department as well as guidance that can help you prepare for registration. Research if departments are using restrictions, reserved seating, etc. that may influence your planned registration.
If you are having difficulty registering for a course, please consult the Registration Problems Guide and information for each academic department that is included below. If you are seeking an override, contact information and instructions for each academic department are included.
If you have advising questions, please contact your advisor and/or the Advising Office for your major.
College of Arts and Sciences
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Department Contact information:
- Chair: Krista Svalbonas (ksvalbon@sju.edu)
- Studio Manager, Colby Berger (cberger1@sju.edu)
Registration Information:
- When searching for classes, remember to search under ART (studio Art Courses) ARH (Art History courses) GDS (Graphic Design).
Wait Lists & Overrides:
- Email Colby Berger at cberger1@sju.edu to request an override for an Art or Art History Course.
- The Art & Art History Department is maintaining paper waitlists. You may email Colby to be placed on a waitlist for Art, Art History or Graphic Design course.
- Reserved Seating: none
- ART 495: Restricted to Senior ART majors and minors.
Updated for Spring 2027 Registration
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BIOLOGY Department Contact Information:
- Chair: Dr. Jonathan Fingerut (jfingeru@sju.edu)
- Advising Coordinator: Dr. Shantanu Bhatt (sbhatt@sju.edu)
- Administrative Assistant (for the HH campus): Lizanne Konjarvich (ekonjarv@sju.edu)
- Director of the Medical Laboratory Science major: Professor Diane Valentin (dvalentin@sju.edu)
General Information
- Courses offered through the Lancaster campus are NOT open to ANY HH students and no exceptions can be made.
- Rolling caps. Rolling caps will be used by the Department for some 1XX and 2XX courses - this means that additional seats in those courses will be made available before each registration period, up to a maximum. Upper division (3XX and 4XX) courses will have their full capacity available from the start.
- Waitlists. Students should ALWAYS put themselves on a wait list if waitlist seats are available. Waitlists are available for lectures, but there are no waitlists for labs. If a student gets a waitlist notification for lecture, they must register for an open lab seat.
- GEP and CCC. Both lecture-only and Lecture-Lab courses will be offered for students needing Natural Science GEP courses. The lecture-lab courses will also count towards the Natural Science requirement of the CCC.
- No one majoring in Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Medical Laboratory Science, or any of the programs in the School of Health Professions, can receive credit for BIO 160, 161, 162, or 165.
- Override Requests. Direct all override requests to the Chair - Dr. Jonathan Fingerut. When contacting him, please be sure to provide the course name, time, section #, and CRN.
- Lancaster students should contact their academic advisors for guidance on their program requirements.
BIO 102 Genetics Lecture Major Restrictions
BIO 102 Genetics lecture Sections D04 and D05 are restricted to the following majors:
Biology
Biology - Secondary Education
Biomedical Sciences
Chemical Biology
Environmental Science
Medical Laboratory ScienceBIO 102 Genetics lecture Sections D01, D02, D03, D06, D07 are restricted to the following majors:
Biochemistry
Communication Sci. & Disorders
Early Assurance Pharmacy
Exercise Physiology
Health Science
Neuroscience
PharmSci & Drug Development
Pharma & Healthcare Studies
Pharmacology & Toxicology
Undecided Health
Undecided Natural ScienceUpper Division Courses
- Many of the 2XX, 3XX and 4XX courses will be restricted to specific majors that require those courses until current sophomores have registered on November 10th. To view specific restrictions, please click on the course title in the class schedule on the Nest.
- After November 10th, restrictions will be lifted and any students with the pre-reqs can register. Note that Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) Course major restrictions will not be lifted until all MLS majors have registered.
- Electronic waitlists will be turned on for upper division courses after restrictions are lifted.
Updated for Spring 2027 Registration
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CHEMISTRY & Biochemistry
Department Chair: Dr. Preston Moore (pmoore@sju.edu)
General Information
The Department will utilize rolling caps for the General Chemistry and Organic Chemistry lecture courses and labs. This means that additional seats will be open as registration progresses, but not until all sections are full or nearly full.
Overrides will not be considered until the under-enrolled sections are at or near the currently set cap. Please register for open sections.
If you have an extraordinary need and cannot register for any of the open sections because of an unresolvable conflict, please email the Chair, Dr. Preston Moore to discuss your situation.
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Communication, Film and Journalism
Chair: Dr. David Parry (dparry@sju.edu)
Overrides: Email the chair David Parry (dparry@sju.edu) for override requests.
Waitlists: All Communication Studies courses will use electronic waitlists. There is no reserve seating on any of the Communication Studies courses. If a course is filled to capacity, please join the waitlist.
Course Information:
COM 100-level courses - Will use rolling caps throughout the initial registration period. No other Com classes have rolling caps.
COM 100 and Com 175: Not open to Com majors, but open to all other majors.
COM 480 (D03 - Dr. Michael Wellinrieter section): 5 seats reserved for senior Film majors.
Please note that these courses are now offered through the COM Department:
COM 180 Introduction to Film (formerly MTF 191)
COM 230 Screenwriting (formerly MTF 282)
COM 232 Short Film Production
COM 235 History of Television (formerly MTF 193)
COM 361 Multimedia Journalism (formerly ENG 365)
COM 364 Photojournalism
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Department Contact Information
Chair: Dr. Wei Chang (wchang@sju.edu)
Administrative Assistant: Terese Fasy (tfasy@sju.edu)To request an override for a Computer Science course, please contact the Computer Science Department Chair. For all other courses, you need to contact the chairs of the respective departments.
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Department Contact Information
To request an override, please contact the Program Director: Dr. Rommel Regis (rregis@sju.edu)For questions about the Data Science course offerings, please contact the Chair of Math Department: Dr. Lia Vas (lvas@sju.edu)
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Department Contact Information
Department Chair: Dr. Laura Crispin (lcrispin@sju.edu)
Registration Information:
- The department uses electronic Wait lists. They strongly encourage students to use the wait lists. While the wait list does not guarantee a spot in the course, it makes it much more likely. If overrides are granted, they are granted strictly on the order of the wait list, with the exception of graduating seniors who need a specific course to graduate.
- ECN 101 and 102 will use rolling caps in order to reserve seats for each class year. Contact the Chair if you need to request an override into a closed section of ECN 101 or 102. In most cases, it is not possible to increase the course size due to classroom capacity.
- There are online courses (ECN260) that are restricted to nursing students only. The department cannot override this restriction for students in other programs.
- If you are requesting an override for an upper division course (ECN 301 or above) that is full, please request permission from the instructor and cc the department chair. Instructor approval is necessary to be considered for a spot in a closed course, but does not guarantee that you will get a spot in a closed course.
- If you are requesting an override for an upper division course due to pre-requisite restrictions, please contact the department chair.
Updated for Spring 2027 registration
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Department of English and Writing
Department Chair: Dr. Jason Mezey (jmezey@sju.edu)
Administrative Assistant: Gregopry Spano (gspano@sju.edu)
Important notes about Override Requests, Reserved Seating, Etc.
- Students requesting overrides should email Gregory Spano, Administrative Assistant (gspano@sju.edu) and/or Dr. Jason Mezey, Chair (jmezey@sju.edu).
- No capacity overrides are available for courses that have been certified as GEP or CCC Writing Intensive.
- Many of our Literature courses will use rolling course caps, so if you are unable to register for a section during your registration time, please check back at a later date to see if more seats have become available.
For a full list of courses, please see the Spring 2027 Course List
Additional Section Information:
- ENG 101 Craft of Language (Sections L1-L5) Restricted to Lancaster students only.
- ENG 205 Cultural Diversity (Section D05) Restricted to HH Nursing students until 11/11/26
- ENG 205 Cultural Diversity (sectrion SL1-SL3) Restricted to first-year students (entering Fall 26) only.
- ENG 207 Horror in Literature & Film (Sections OL1 and OL2) Restricted to Hawk Hill students only.
- ENG 209 Literature of Loss (Section L1) Restricted to Lancaster students only.
- ENG 218 Lesbian and Gay Narrative (OL1) Restricted to Hawk Hill students only.
- ENG 222 SophSem: Critical App Lit Study (D01) Restricted to English and English-Secondary Education Majors.
- ENG 241 Creative Writing: Intro Workshop (section D01 and D02) 8 seats reserved for English Majors, English Minors, or Creative Writing Minors.
- ENG 244 Role of the Nurse in Lit & Film (Sections Ol1 and OL2) Restricted to Lancaster students only until after November 12, 2026.
- ENG 263 All sections Writing for Organizations Electronic waitlists used in place of individual overrides.
- ENG 270 The Body in Literature Section L1 Restricted to Lancaster students only.
- ENG 342 FictionWkshp: Young Adult Novel 8 seats reserved for English Majors, English Minors, or Creative Writing Minors.
- ENG 454 Narrative Medicine OL1 Restricted to Lancaster BSN and RN to BSN majors only until after November 12, 2026.
Updated for Spring 2027
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Program Director Contact Information:
Contact Dr. Kevin Wolbach (kwolbach@sju.edu) with requests for override and/or questions about ENV courses.
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History Department Contact Information
- Department Chair, Dr. Melissa Chakars (mchakars@sju.edu) - contact for overrides.
- Administrative Assistant, Erin Penater (epenater@sju.edu)
Spring 2027 Registration Guidelines:
- Rolling caps will be used by the Department - this means that additional seats in each course will be made available before each registration period.
- The Department does not use electronic waitlists for any of their courses.
- Once the course is filled to capacity, only extraordinary circumstances (e.g., a specific section is needed in order to graduate) will be considered for a closed course override. Please contact the chair to request an override if you have an extraordinary circumstance.
HIS 154 Teachout:
- HIS 154 will no longer be offered after spring 2026.
- For those students who have not taken HIS 154, they are required to take any 3-credit upper division history (HIS) course (201-499) in its place.
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Honors Program Contact Information
Program Director: Dr. Jason Powell (jpowell@sju.edu)Please see the Honors Canvas Resource Course for Spring 2027 Honors course options.
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SPRING 2027 COURSE SCHEDULE INFORMATION
This information is for all American Sign Language, French, Italian, Japanese, Latin, and Spanish classes. For Linguistics and CSD courses, see the Linguistics tab.
Department Contact information
- To change your language choice, use this form. If you have already studied that language, you will also need to complete the language survey/test linked on the form. Language change requests will not be completed without your submission of the language survey/test results. Complete your language placement/change request at least one week prior to your registration day/time to avoid delays in your registration.
- Dr. Elaine Shenk, Department Chair (eshenk@sju.edu) or MCLanguages@sju.edu
Registration Information
- You will be able to register only for a course in the language and level at which you were placed. Please note that registering for a course that is lower than your placement will count as an elective, and you will still need to complete the language requirement as listed on your DW page. The dpt. does not provide overrides into a language course that is lower than your placement level.
- GEP Students: If you began your language placement sequence but have not yet completed it, you are strongly urged to complete the sequence in spring 2027 to avoid any delay for your planned graduation date. Not all languages and levels are offered every semester. The sequence is listed on your DegreeWorks page, and follows this pattern:
- Language 101 + 102
- Language 102 + 201
- Language 201 + 202
- Language 202 + 301
- Language 301 (1 course)
- Language 303 (1 course)
- CCC Students: Check your DegreeWorks language placement and be sure to register for the language/level that appear on your DW page. If you have not yet completed your language requirement, you are strongly urged to take the course in spring 2027 to avoid any delay for your planned graduation date. Not all languages and levels are offered every semester.
- Spring 2027 GEP/CCC language course offerings include:
- ASL 101 and ASL 102 (both hold major restrictions - more info here),
- FRE 101, FRE 102, FRE 201, FRE 202
- ITA 101, ITA 102, ITA 202
- JPN 101
- LAT 101, LAT 102
- SPA 101, SPA 102, SPA 201, SPA 202, SPA 301
If your language/level is not available in spring 2027 and you have not yet begun the language requirement, you may select a different language or plan to take it in AY 2027/2028. If you have already studied that language, you will also need to complete the language survey/test linked on the form. Language change requests will not be completed without your submission of the language survey/test results. Complete your language placement/change request at least one week prior to your registration day/time to avoid delays in your registration.
Chinese, German: We are not offering Chinese or German classes in AY 2026/27. If you chose Chinese or German and have not yet begun your language sequence, please request a change to your language via the Language Placement Request form
Language Placement Process
- If you have not yet selected a language to study, complete the language survey/test.
- If you already have a language placement in DW, and would like to switch to a different language, complete the language survey/test and Language Placement Request form to indicate that you wish to switch languages.
- GEP students: If you have already completed one language course in the sequence, please consider carefully whether you want to switch your language, since this will mean you need to complete two additional language courses (total of three) to meet the requirement.
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Department Contact Information
Contact the Program Director, Dr. Elaine Shenk (eshenk@sju.edu)
Please note that students who took LIN 150 in the past, cannot take LIN 140 Language Matters course.
Requirements and Course Sequences for the Linguistics, Linguistics - TESOL concentration, and Communication Sciences and Disorders majors can be found on the Undergraduate Majors and Minors page.
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Department Contact Information
For questions or override requests, please contact the Department Chair, Dr. Lia Vas (lvas@sju.edu)
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Department Contact Information
- Administrative Assistant, Gregory Spano (gspano@sju.edu)
- Department Chair: Dr. Elizabeth Morgan (emorgan@sju.edu)
Spring 2027 Registration Information
- Courses with reserved seating or restrictions:
- MTF 151 D01 Music Fundamentals - Seniors are restricted from this section.
- The Department will use electronic waitlists for most courses. If a waitlist seat is available, join the list.
- Students who are interested in Music Lessons:
- Students interested in piano or chamber music lessons (MTF 154 D01 and D02, MTF 255 D03 and D04) should contact Dr. Elizabeth Morgan at morgan@sju.edu.
- Students interested in guitar lessons (MTF 155 D01) should contact Dr. Cale Hoeflicker at choeflic@sju.edu.
- Students interested in voice lessons (MTF 153 D01 and D02) should contact Dr. Elizabeth Morgan at morgan@sju.edu.
- Students interested in participating in Jazz Band (MTF 255 D02) should contact an Administrative Assistant.
- Students interested in participating in University Singers (MTF 255 D01) should contact Dr. Rebecca Ostermann at rostermann@sju.edu.
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Neuroscience Department Contact Information:
- Dr. Nikki Sunnen (csunnen@sju.edu)
If you are a student majoring or minoring in Neuroscience, please consult the Neuroscience Program Google Site for a list of electives being offered in the upcoming semester and any specific instructions for enrolling in these classes. You will also find curricular requirements and check sheets for different matriculation years on this site.
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Philosophy Department Contact Information:
Department Chair: Dr. Joseph Corabi ( jcorabi@sju.edu ). Contact Dr. Corabi for overrides into Philosophy courses.Course Information:
The following courses will be restricted to specific groups of students:
- There are currently no sections restricted to FY students.
- PHL 250 (Philosophy of Death) D01 is restricted to health science and philosophy majors.
- PHL 285 (Philosophy of Medicine) is restricted to Lancaster students.
- PHL 154 OL1 and PHL 354 OL2 are reserved for online degree completion students
Priority for overrides in Philosophy courses that are approved for the Justice, Ethics, and Law (JEL) minor will go to JEL minors and Philosophy majors/minors.
The department will waive prerequisites for upper level Philosophy courses for USciences Legacy students. Students may contact the chair or the Advising Center for the prerequisite override.
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Department Contact Information
For questions or to request an override, please contact the Chair of the Department, Dr. Elia Eschenazi (eeschenazi@sju.edu)Physics Majors and Minors: Please remember (if schedule allows) to register for PHY 390 Physics Seminar (0 credits)
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Department Contact Information
- Department Chair: Dr. Kazuya Fukuoka (kfukuoka@sju.edu).
- Contact Dr. Kazuya Fukuoka for overrides.
- Administrative Assistant: Terese G. Fasy (tfasy@sju.edu)
For Advising Related Questions
Please contact your academic advisor first. If you are unable to reach your advisor, contact the Chair.If you cannot register for a section, it is because seats are reserved for a specific group of students. You will not be able to register for the open seats until the reserved seating is lifted.
If you are a political science or international relations major, please contact your Chair, Dr. Kazuya Fukuoka, for guidance on the override request process.
POL Spring 2027 Schedule
- The Department will use restrictions and rolling caps for certain courses.
- Senior Capstone (POL405: Politics of Labor & Work) is designed for senior POL majors only. Those juniors who need to take the course, please contact the Chair (and copy Dr. Laura Bucci: lbucci@sju.edu).
- “PHL262: Freedom, Citizenship, Culture (D03 & D04),” taught by Dr. Michael Kates, may count toward POL upper-division course requirements. However, these courses cannot be double-counted for a GEP/CCC requirement. If you would like to explore this option, please contact the Chair.
- You need the instructor’s approval (Dr. Lee: elee@sju.edu) for Experiential Learning Courses, ANS 392, ANS 490, and ANS 492.
Updated for Spring 2027
- Department Chair: Dr. Kazuya Fukuoka (kfukuoka@sju.edu).
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Department Contact Information
Students are directed to submit questions/requests to psychsupport@sju.edu. Using this alias will eliminate the need for contacting multiple people in the department. It also will ensure that your question will be answered in a timely fashion. Not using the alias will result in delays in resolving your issue.
The psychsupport@sju.edu alias goes to Dr. Patrick Garrigan (dept chair) and Dr. Shih (advising coordinator). There is no need to cc’ additional people unless you’re cc’ing your PSY advisor.
For Advising Related Questions
Contact your academic advisor first. For more complicated issues that your advisor asks you to follow up with either Dr. Garrigan or Dr. Shih, please use the psychsupport@sju.edu email alias.
General Registration Information
- Generally speaking, if a course is closed, it is closed, please look for another course unless you have been specifically told otherwise by your advisor or Dr. Shih.
- Psychology majors and minors are not eligible to take online courses in the Fall or the Spring semesters.
- Please watch out for registration-related updates and announcements.
- For PSY majors, it will come via the Psychology Advising Canvas course announcement feature. Please make sure you have notifications turned on.
- For PSY minors, it will come as an email from Dr. Josephine Shih.
For PSY Majors needing an override
Overrides can be requested, if needed, using this Request Form for Majors.
Special Instructions for Psychology Minors
Please click on the CRN number for the PSY course you’re interested in and check to see if you are eligible to register for it. If a course is restricted to PSY majors only, you will need to request a restriction override. Overrides can be requested using this Request Form for Minors.
Psychology minors should be able to register freely for open in-person sections of 100-level courses as well as PSY 201, 208, and most 200-level PSY electives.
Please note that you are not eligible to take PSY232 (take PSY122 instead).
You can take PSY212 - Multicultural Psychology, but you will need to request a restriction override using this Request Form for Minors.
Updated for Spring 2027
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Department Contact Information
Department Chair: Dr. Keith Brown ( kbrown01@sju.edu )
For Advising Related Questions
- Contact your faculty academic advisor first.
- If you are unable to reach your advisor, contact the Chair (Keith Brown) at kbrown01@sju.edu.
Course information
- The Department will use restrictions and rolling caps for certain courses.
- The Lancaster and online sections of SOC 101 are restricted to students on the Lancaster campus.
- SOC 204 Cultural Diversity Sections are restricted to certain majors on the Lancaster campus and online students.
- SOC 225, D01 (MWF 9:05) Intro to American CJ is restricted to Students in the Fall 26 First Year Cohort.
- SOC 225, D02 Intro to American CJ is open to all students.
- The following courses are restricted to Sociology and CJ majors:
- SOC 118 Statistics in the Social Sciences
- SOC 470 Transformative Justice
- SOC 470 City Stories
Course information
SOC 292 is a one-credit course designed to help SOC and CJ majors excel develop leadership and study skills while also planning for a purposeful career. The course will expose students to more opportunities at SJU and help students think about meaningful careers in their post-SJU life. This class will count as a course equivalency to SOC 190 for all transfer students and new majors who did not take SOC 190.
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THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES
Department Contact Information
Department Chair, Dr. Aaron Reich (areich@sju.edu)
Guidelines for Fall 2026 Registration - Theology & Religious Studies Courses
- All Theology & Religious Studies Courses will utilize an electronic waitlist. If you want a seat in a closed class, you must join the waitlist.
- Do not ask to join a waitlist that is filled to capacity. Monitor it regularly for waitlist openings.
- Capacity overrides normally will NOT be considered due to fire code regulations concerning classroom capacity.
- If a capacity override is possible, priority will be given to students who are on the waitlist - in the order in which they joined the waitlist.
- Accelerated 7-week online courses are restricted to students in the Continuing Education Program.
Haub School of Business
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Department Contact Information
Department Chair: Dr. Rajneesh Sharma, 372 Mandeville Hall
Note that the department will utilize rolling caps for seats in ACC 102 (Concepts of Managerial Accounting) sections.
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Actuarial Science is housed under the Finance Department
Finance Department Chair: Dr. Morris Danielson (mdaniels@sju.edu)
For Advising-related questions, please contact Professor Jack Whitaker (jwhitake@sju.edu)
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Department Contact Information
If you have questions, please contact the Department Chair, Dr. Marcello Balduccini mbalducc@sju.edu
Students will not be considered for an override into a section of DSS 200 or DSS 210 that does not match their cohort. Transfer students with Sophomore status may be issued overrides for restricted sections.
Course Notes for Spring 2027:
DSS 200
D01-D03
AI in Business
Restricted to first year and Sophomores
DSS 200
D04-D11
AI in Business
Open to all students
DSS 210
(Pre-req: DSS 100)
D01- D02
Business Statistics
Restricted to first year and Sophomores
DSS 210
(Pre-req: DSS 100)
All other sections
Business Statistics
Open to all students
DSS 220
(Pre-req: DSS 210)
D04, D05 D07-D11
Business Analytics
Restricted to first year and Sophomores
DSS 220
(Pre-req: DSS 210)
D01-D03, D06
Business Analytics
Open to all students
DSS 220
(Pre-req: DSS 210)
HN1
Business Analytics
Restricted to Honors Program Students
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Department Contact Information
For questions or to request an override please contact the Department Chair, Dr. Morris Danielson (mdaniels@sju.edu)
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Department Contact Information
For questions and override requrests, please contact the Department Chair, Dr. Ernest Baskin (ebaskin@sju.edu)
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Department Contact Information
- Department Chair: Dr. Eric Patton ( epatton@sju.edu )
- If you have questions please contact the chair.
Course Notes for Spring 2027:
MGT 110 Essentials of Organizational Behavior
- Section D01-D08 Restricted to incoming Fall 2026 First year students
- Section D09-D10 Open to all upper class students (excludes those who are in the Fall 2026 first year student cohort)
BUS 495 D01-D09 Business Strategy
- Restricted to Seniors only
MGT 221 SL1 Workplace Diversity: SL
- Note that this section is a Service Learning Section that requires 3 hours of service per week.
MGT 415 D01 Applied Ldrshp & Sustain Capst
- Restricted to Seniors only
MGT 425 D01 Managing HR: Resrch/Appl
- Restricted to Seniors only
MGT 496 HN1 Management Honors Capstone
- Restricted to Senior Honors Students only
Updated for Spring 2027 Registration
- Department Chair: Dr. Eric Patton ( epatton@sju.edu )
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Department Contact Information
If you have questions, please contact the Chair, Dr. Chan Yoo (cyoo@sju.edu)
MKT 201 Principles of Marketing
Open only to sophomores and above. Students in the Fall 2026 first year student cohort may NOT register for this courseMKT 344 Business of Music & Entertainment Marketing
Open to Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors
MKT 352 Sports Law
Open to Juniors, and Seniors only
MKT 401 Marketing Strategy
Open to Seniors only
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Department Contact Information
Please contact the Chair, Dr. Morris Danielson (mdaniels@sju.edu)
School of Education and Human Development
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Department Contact Information
Department Chair: Dr. Mollie Sheppard (msheppar@sju.edu)
Program Coordinator for Autism & Behavioral Studies: Dr. Casey Kane (ckane@sju.edu)
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Education majors
If you are having difficulty with registration, please contact your faculty advisor. Provide your full name, Student ID, course CRN, and a screenshot of the error message you are receiving.
If you are not an education major or you are having difficulty contacting your advisor, you may also contact the Department Chair, Dr. Mollie Sheppard (msheppar@sju.edu) or Anglean Sampson (asampson@sju.edu).
For additional advising information, especially courses to take, please see the Undergraduate Teacher Education Advising Site in Canvas.
Education courses are restricted to students enrolled in Education Programs. Please click on the course title or CRN to see specific restrictions for each course.
School of Health Professions
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Department Contact Information
- Health Science Department Chair: Dr. Eileen Sullivan ( esulliva@sju.edu )
- Override Requests for both HSC and EPH
- Questions about the HSC course schedule
- Exercise Physiology Program Director: Dr. Patrick Davitt ( pdavitt@sju.edu )
- General Advising Questions and all EPH course questions.
Fall 2026 Course Information
- HSC 110 Intro Health Prof Practice
- HSC 211 Health Care Systems
- HSC 216 Alcohol, Drugs, and Society
- HSC 217 Ethics & Equity in Mental Health
- HSC 248 Health of School Aged Children
- HSC 251 Healthcare Law & Ethics
- All sections of these courses are restricted to Health Science, Exercise Physiology, and Undeclared Health majors and minors until all have registered, then the restriction is removed.
HSC 253 Nutrition: Health & Disease - Note: BIO 219, EPH 360, or HSC 253 are all considered to be equivalent. Students cannot earn credit for more than one of these courses
- D01: Restricted to Health Science, Exercise Physiology, and Undeclared Health majors and minors
- OL1 & OL2: Restricted to Junior & Senior EPH and HSC majors
- OL3: Restricted to Lancaster Campus students
HSC 300 Financial Mgmt & Analysis in Healthcare
- Restricted to Junior & Senior EPH and HSC majors
HSC 323 Social Determinants of Health
- All sections restricted to Health Science, Exercise Physiology, and Undeclared Health majors and minors until all have registered, then restriction is removed.
- OL1 Restricted to Juniors & Seniors.
HSC 331 Health Sciences Research
- DO1, DO2 Restricted to Juniors and Seniors only; HSC majors and minors
- OL1 Restricted to students in the online HSC Clinical Leadership Program
HSC 354 Diversity Ldrship in Hlth Care and HSC 359 Health Program Planning
- Restricted Junior & Senior EPH and HSC majors
HSC 370 Health Care Quality
- Restricted to students in the online Clinical Leadership Program
HSC 390 Medical Terminology
- Section OL1 and OL2 - no restrictions
- Section OL3 - restricted the Lancaster campus students
HSC 495 Seminar in Health Sciences
- DO1, DO2 Restricted to Juniors and Seniors only; HSC majors and minors
Exercise Physiology Courses
EPH 120 D01 Foundations: Exercise Science
Restricted to EPH majors
EPH 260 OL1 Health and Wellness
Restricted to Junior & Senior EPH and HSC majors and minors
EPH 270 OL1 History of the Olympics
Restricted to Junior & Senior EPH and HSC majors and minors
EPH 300 D01 Exercise Testing & Prescription
Restricted to EPH majors
EPH 301 D01 Exercise Physiology
Restricted to EPH majors
EPH 311 OL1 Ethics in Sports
Restricted to Junior & Senior EPH and HSC majors and minors
EPH 360 OL1 Fitness & Sports Nutrition
Restricted to Junior & Senior EPH and HSC majors and minors
EPH 380 OL1 Introduction to Kinesiology
Restricted to Junior & Senior EPH and HSC majors and minors
EPH 411 OL1 Strength and Conditioning
Restricted to Junior & Senior EPH and HSC majors and minors
EPH 421 OL1 Pediatric Clinical Ex. Phys
Restricted to Junior & Senior EPH and HSC majors and minors
- Health Science Department Chair: Dr. Eileen Sullivan ( esulliva@sju.edu )
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
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For questions or override requests please contact Department Chair: Dr. Isabelle Mercier (imercier@sju.edu)