Academic Department Registration Roadmap

Department Contact information:

• Chair: Krista Svalbonas (ksvalbon@sju.edu)
• Administrative Assistant: Christina Hammond-Heffernan (chammond@sju.edu)

Registration Information:

• When searching for classes, remember to search under both ART (studio Art Courses), ARH (Art History courses), and GDS (Graphic Design).

Wait Lists & Overrides:

• The Art & Art History Department is maintaining waitlists.
  • To be placed on a waitlist for Art, Art History or Graphic Design courses during the week of November 3rd, please email Peter Reese at preese@sju.edu.
  • To be placed on a waitlist during the week of November 10th, please email Christina Hammond-Heffernan at chammond@sju.edu.
• Reserved Seating: none
• ART 496: Restricted to Senior ART/GDS majors and minors.

Department of Art and Art History

BIOLOGY - Includes students majoring in Biology, Biomedical Sciences, and Medical Laboratory Science

• Chair: Dr. Jonathan Fingerut Jonathan Fingerut
• Advising Coordinator: Dr. Shantanu Bhatt (sbhatt@sju.edu)
• Administrative Assistant :  Lizanne Konjarvich (ekonjarv@sju.edu)  
• Director of the Medical Laboratory Science major: Professor Diane Valentin (dvalentin@sju.edu)
   

General Information

• Rolling caps will be used by the Department for some 1XX and 2XX courses - this means that additional seats in each course will be made available before each registration period, until the section is filled.
• Students should ALWAYS put themselves on an electronic wait list, if waitlist seats are available. Note there are no waitlists for labs. It may be that a seat opens up in a lecture (such as BIO 165), but only labs on certain days are open.  If the student gets a waitlist notification for lecture, they must register for an open lab seat.
• Direct all override requests to the Chair - Dr. Jonathan Fingerut. When requesting an override, please include the course CRN, course #, and time of the course in question in your email.
• 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. 
   

Upper 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.

Department of Biology

CHEMISTRY
Department Chair:  Dr. Preston Moore (pmoore@sju.edu)

General Information

• The Department will utilize rolling caps for 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.

Specific Course Information
You may also confirm pre-reqs and course restrictions in the class schedule.  Click on the course title in your search results for additional course information.

Specific Course Information
You may also confirm pre-reqs and course restrictions in the class schedule.  Click on the course title in your search results for additional course information.
 

Department of Chemistry

Communication Studies 

Chair: Dr. J Michael Lyons (jlyons@sju.edu)

Department Administrative Assistant: Christina Hammond-Heffernan (chammond@sju.edu)

Wait Lists & Overrides: Email either Dr Lyons or Chris (chammond@sju.edu) for override assistance. All Com Studies courses have electronic waitlists. There is no reserve seating on any of the Com Studies courses.

Department of Communication and Media Studies

Department Contact Information
Chair:  Dr. Babak Forouraghi (bforoura@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.

Computer Science course catalog: https://academiccatalog.sju.edu/courses/csc/

Department of Computer Science

Department Contact Information
Program Director: Dr. Rommel Regis (rregis@sju.edu) 

Chair of Math Department: Dr. Lia Vas (lvas@sju.edu)

To request an override into a math or data science class, please contact Dr. Vas

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.
• Make note of restrictions and campus codes when registering. For example, ECN 260 American Healthcare System, is an online course restricted to Lancaster students.
• 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. 
   

Department of Economics

Department Contact Information

• Dr. Jason Mezey, Chair (jmezey@sju.edu)
• Gregory Spano, Administrative Assistant (gspano@sju.edu)
   

Important notes about Override Requests

• Students requesting overrides should email Dr. Jason Mezey, Chair (jmezey@sju.edu) and Gregory Spano, Administrative Assistant (gspano@sju.edu)
• Most upper-level courses will utilize electronic waitlists once capacities are full.
• Capacity overrides for English courses are rare. Before students request a capacity override for a course they should first check to see if they can add themselves to an electronic waitlist. No capacity overrides are available for courses that have been certified as GEP or CCC Writing Intensive.

ENG 263 Writing for Organizations OL2 - restricted to USci legacy or Lancaster

Spring 2026 Course Information

Department of English

Program Director Contact Information:

Dr. John Braverman (jbraverm@sju.edu)

History Department Contact Information
Chair, Dr. Melissa Chakars (mchakars@sju.edu)
Administrative Assistant, Erin Penater (epenater@sju.edu) 
 

Spring 2026 Registration Guidelines:

• 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.
• There are only 6 spring 2026 sections of HIS 154 Forging the Modern World and 1 section for intercession 2026. After this, the course will not be offered again.

Department of History

Honors Program Contact Information
Program Director: Dr. Jason Powell (jpowell@sju.edu)

Spring 2026 Honors Courses

Notes: 

• We may not offer Faith/Reason courses every semester in Honors going forward, so take it now if you need it for the GEP.

• HIS 103 does not count in the GEP; if you need HIS 154 for the GEP, take it now (not offered in Honors).

• If you need ENG 102 Texts and Contexts for the GEP, take it now (does not count for CCC; not offered in Honors).

• No course can count for two requirements in either the GEP or CCC (except overlays in the GEP and WI and Mission with some requirements in the CCC).

• The Mission Overlay in the CCC cannot double-count with ENG 101, Global History, INT 151, Diversity, Philosophy (L1 or L2), Theology, Religious Studies.

Honors Program

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

• Dr. Elaine Shenk, Department Chair (eshenk@sju.edu) or  MCLanguages@sju.edu

Registration Information

• You will be able to register only for courses in the language and level in 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.
• For GEP Students: If you began your language placement sequence in fall 2025, you are strongly encouraged to complete this sequence in spring 2026. 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)
• For CCC Students: Check your DegreeWorks language placement and be sure to register for the language/level that appear on your DW page.
• Spring 2026 Language offerings:
  • In spring 2026, GEP/CCC language course offerings include:  
    • ASL 101 (major restrictions), ASL 102 (major restrictions),
      FRE 101, FRE 102, FRE 201, FRE 202, FRE 301, 
      ITA 101, ITA 102, ITA 201, ITA 202, JPN 101, LAT 101, LAT 102, 
      SPA 101, SPA 102, SPA 201, SPA 202, SPA 301, SPA 303
  • If your language/level is not available in spring 2026, you may select a different language (see process below)  or plan to take it in the fall 2026 semester.

Language Placement Process

• If you have not yet selected a language to study, you will need to complete the language survey/test.
• If you already have a language placement, but would like to choose a different language, you will need to complete the language survey/test and the Language Placement Request form to indicate that you wish to switch languages.
• GEP - German: We are not offering German classes in AY 2025/26. If you chose German as your language but did not begin your language sequence in your first year,  you may change your language as indicated above.
• NOTE: All language placements and placement changes take time to process. Complete this process at least one week before your registration day/time slot to avoid registration delays. 
   

Department of Languages & Linguistics

Department Contact Information

Contact the Program Director, Dr. Jennifer Ewald (jewald@sju.edu)

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.

Department of Languages & Linguistics

Department Contact Information

For questions or override requests, please contact the Department Chair, Dr. Lia Vas (lvas@sju.edu)

Department of Mathematics

Department Contact Information

• Administrative Assistant, Chris Hammond (chammond@sju.edu)
• Administrative Assistant, Gregory Spano (gspano@sju.edu)
• Department Chair:  Dr. Elizabeth Morgan (emorgan@sju.edu)

Spring 2026 Registration Information

Courses with rolling caps:
The following courses will have rolling caps for each registration day. This means that additional seats in each course will be made available before each registration period.

• MTF 142 D01 History of Rock and Pop
• MTF 191 D01 Intro to Film
• MTF 283 D01 Series Screenwriting 

Courses with reserved seating or restrictions:

• MTF 151 D02 Music Fundamentals - Seniors are restricted from this section.
• MTF 156 D01 Intro to World Music  - Certain population of seats reserved for Music majors. Please contact an Administrative Assistant if you would like to be on the waitlist.
• MTF 191 D01 Intro to World Music -
• MTF 256 D01 Technology - Certain population of seats reserved for Music majors. Please contact an Administrative Assistant if you would like to be on the waitlist.
• MTF 283 D01 Series Screenwriting - This course has a prerequisite, but you can receive an override by emailing an Administrative Assistant.

Waitlists

MTF 262 D01, MTF 268 D01, MTF 355 TU1, and MTF 496 TU1, TU2, TU3, TU4 have electronic waitlists. 

The Department will maintain paper wait lists for all other courses. To join a waitlist for a class, please contact one of the Department's Administrative Assistants. Priority for an override is given to MTF majors and minors on the waitlist.

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.
   

Department of Music, Theatre and Film

Neuroscience Department Contact Information:

• Dr. Nikki Sunnen (csunnen@sju.edu)

Philosophy Department Contact Information:

• Chair of the Department, Dr. Joseph Corabi (jcorabi@sju.edu)

Guidelines for Spring 2026 Registration - Philosophy Courses

The following courses will be restricted to specific groups of students:

• There are currently no sections restricted to FY students.
• PHL 285 (Philosophy of Medicine) is restricted to Nursing students.
• PHL 250 (Philosophy of Death) D01 is restricted to health care and philosophy majors.
   

Registration Policies:

• The Department will not use electronic waitlists, at least in most cases.
• 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 UScience Legacy students.  Students may contact the chair or the Advising Center for the prerequisite override.

Important: the Philosophy Department does not issue overrides for traditional undergraduate students in online courses.
 

Department of Philosophy

Department Contact Information

For questions and override requests, 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)

Department of Physics

Department Contact Information
Department Chair: Dr. Kazuya Fukuoka (kfukuoka@sju.edu).
Administrative Assistant: Terese Fasy (tfasy@sju.edu).

Spring 2026 Registration Information
The Department will use restrictions, reserved seating, and/or rolling caps on the following courses.  Reserved seating on the introductory level courses will not be lifted until after first-year students register in November.
 

If you cannot register for a section, most likely the remaining 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 (kfukuoka@sju.edu), for guidance on the override request process.
 

Department of Political Science

Program Director Contact Information

• Dr. Lisa Baglione (lbaglion@sju.edu)

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

• 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

• Psychology minors will be able to register freely for open sections of 100-level and 200-level courses with the following exceptions:
• PSY130 - Art Therapy does not count towards the psychology minor.
• Psychology minors cannot take PSY232 and should take PSY122 instead.
• Psychology Minors cannot take PSY online courses in the Fall/Spring semesters.  Specifically, PSY minors no longer take PSY 120 and instead take PSY 231 to fulfill the Dev Psych requirement.
• We have saved a few seats in PSY212 reserved for Psychology Minors. If you are interested in this course, please fill out this Request Form for Minors to request an override.
  
   

Department of Psychology

Updated for Spring of 2026

Department Contact Information
Students are directed to submit questions/requests to  the Chair, Dr. Keith Brown (kbrown01@sju.edu). Dr. Brown will filter through any advising questions/concerns.   

For Advising Related Questions
Contact your academic advisor first.  If you are unable to reach your advisor, contact the Chair (Keith Brown) at kbrown01@sju.edu

Course information

SOC 292 is a one-credit course designed to help SOC and CJ majors excel at SJU and beyond. The course will expose students to more opportunities at SJU and help students think about meaningful careers in their post-SJU life. This class should be taken by all transfer students and new majors who did not take SOC 190.  It will count as a course equivalency to SOC 190 for those students.

SOC 370 Surveillance and Counter-Intelligence - Is a new elective that is being taught by a former Secret Service agent. This course offers a criminological perspective of an investigative process that involves the collection and processing of information related to criminal investigations. Topics include, but are not limited to the investigation of crime, forensic evidence and DNA, interviews vs interrogations, cybercrime, investigative techniques, and local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies.  

SOC 377 Inside-Out - Is a course taught in a nearby prison or jail and half of the class will be comprised of individuals who are incarcerated. There is an interview process if you want to be enrolled in this course.  See Dr. Christopher Kelly if you have any questions: ckelly@sju.edu

The Department will use reserved seating and rolling caps for certain courses.  

Department of Sociology

THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES 

Department Contact Information
Department Chair, Dr. Paul Aspan (paspan@sju.edu)

Guidelines for Spring 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 Adult Learner Program (PLS/HDC).
• REL 101 Comparative Religions -  two online sections are restricted to either Lancaster students (LOL) or U Science Legacy students (OL1).

Expanded options for the GEP Theology “Encountering the Catholic Tradition” Signature Core Requirement
Students may complete any of these three courses to meet the Theology Signature Core requirement:

• THE 153: Encountering the New Testament
• THE 154: Catholic Theological Tradition
• THE 155: Catholic Social Tradition

Click here for course descriptions.

CCC Theology Options
Students under the CCC are encouraged to take THE 153, 154, or 155 - but most THE courses fulfill the CCC requirements for theology core.  Be aware, however, that one course may not satisfy both the core requirement and the Mission requirement.  

THE 221 fulfills Faith Reason for both GEP and CCC.  It cannot count for both Faith Reason and Theology Core in CCC.

Nearly every REL course satisfies the religious difference requirement for both CCC and GEP.  However, the same restrictions against “double dipping” apply.  For example, one class may not satisfy  both the religious difference requirement and the faith reason requirement in either the GEP or CCC.

Department of Theology and Religious Studies

Department Contact Information

For questions about the Accounting course offerings or to request an override, please contact:
Dr. Rajneesh Sharma, Chair
372 Mandeville Hall
Email Contact Form

Note that the department will utilize rolling caps for seats in ACC 102 (Managerial Accounting) sections.
 

Department of Accounting

Actuarial Science is housed under the Finance Department

Finance Department Chair: Dr. Morris Danielson (mdaniels@sju.edu)

For Advising-related questions, please contact the Program Director, Professor Jack Whitaker (jwhitake@sju.edu) 

Department of Finance

Department Contact Information

Dr. Marcello Balduccini, Chair

mbalducc@sju.edu

Course Notes for Spring 2026:

Students will not be considered for an override into a section of DSS 200, DSS 210 or DSS 220 that does not match their class year.

Department of DSS

Department Contact Information

Please contact the Chair, Dr. Morris Danielson (mdaniels@sju.edu)

Department of Finance

Department Contact Information

Please contact Dr. Ernest Baskin (ebaskin@sju.edu)

Food Marketing course information

• DSS 210 is a prerequisite for FMK 301, in addition to FMK 202 or MKT 201
• DSS 220 is a prerequisite for FMK 318, in addition to FMK 202 or MKT 201
• FMK 250 is recommended as the Writing Intensive for all Food Marketing majors
• All other FMK courses requirements must be satisfied before taking FMK 401

DEPARTMENT OF FOOD, PHARMA  AND HEALTHCARE

Department Contact Information

If you have questions, please contact the Chair, Dr. Eric Patton (epatton@sju.edu)

Course Notes for Spring 2026:​​​​​​

Override Reminder:

Only students graduating at the end of the Spring 2026 semester will be considered for an override into BUS 495-Business Strategy and MGT 360 Legal Environment of Business. 

Department of Management

Department Contact Information

For questions about the Marketing course offerings or to request an override, please contact: 

Dr. Chan Yoo, Chair of Marketing

(cyoo@sju.edu)

Course Registration Guidelines and Restrictions

Department of Marketing

Department Contact Information

Please contact the Chair, Dr. Morris Danielson (mdaniels@sju.edu)

Department of Finance

Department Contact Information

Department Chair:  Dr. Dr. Janine Firmender (jfirmend@sju.edu) and Dr. Mollie Sheppard (msheppar@sju.edu)

Questions related to ABA Courses and the Autism and Behavioral Studies Major:
Contact the Dr. Casey Kane (ckane@sju.edu), Program Coordinator for Autism & Behavioral Studies.

Teacher & Special Education Department Registration Information

Education majors – If you are having difficulty with registration, please contact your faculty advisor. Provide your full name, Student ID, course CRN, and your registration PIN. 

If you are not an education major or you are having difficulty contacting your advisor, you may also contact the Department Chair, Dr. Janine Firmender (jfirmend@sju.edu) or Anglean Sampson (asampson@sju.edu).
 

Education majors - 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 Teacher Education Programs.  Please click on the course title or CRN to see specific restrictions for each course.
• For most EDU and SPE courses, field experience is required each week in addition to class time. You must register for the correct section number of EDU 999:
  • Section D01 (T, 8:30 am - 11:30 am) - First-Year Students Only
  • Section D02 (TH, 8:30 am - 11:30 am) - First-Year Students Only
  • Section D03 (T, 8:30 am - 11:30 am) - Sophomores Only
  • Section D04 (TH, 8:30 am - 11:30 am) - Sophomores Only
  • Section D05 (M, 8:30 am - 3:00 pm) - Juniors and Seniors Only
  • Section D06 (W, 8:30 am - 3:00 pm) - Juniors and Seniors Only
  • Section D07 (F, 8:30 am - 3:00 pm) - Juniors and Seniors Only
  • Section D08 (Time TBD) - NCAA Athletes (only course/practice conflicts with the field time)
  • Section D09 (Time TBD) -
  • All First-year Magis Scholars
  • First-years/Sophomores with course conflicts (this should be very rare and will require an override)
  • Section D10 (Time TBD) - Juniors/Seniors with course conflicts (this should be very rare and will require an override)

In order to participate in Field Experiences, therefore, courses with field, students must obtain and submit the following clearances before classes begin:

• Pennsylvania State Criminal History Record (Act 34)
• Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance (Act 51)
• Federal FBI Criminal History Report
• Proof of Tuberculin Skin Test

Autism Behavioral Studies Courses

Questions related to ABA Courses and the Autism and Behavioral Studies Major:
Contact Dr. Casey Kane (ckane@sju.edu), Program Coordinator for Autism & Behavioral Studies.
 

Department of Special Education

Department of Teacher Education

Department Contact Information

• Health Science Department Chair:  Dr. Eileen Sullivan (esulliva@sju.edu)
  • Override Requests
  • Questions about the HSC/EPH course schedule
• Advising Coordinator:  Dr. Patrick Davitt (pdavitt@sju.edu)
  • General Advising Questions

For advising related questions:

• Consult with your advisor and/or Join an Advising Session for HSC and EPH students.  Please see the Health Science Department Advising Site in Canvas for meeting times and locations. 
• USCI Legacy HSC majors: Dr. Eileen Sullivan (esulliva@sju.edu)
• Health Science Pre-PA Pathway majors: Dr. Sinclair Smith (ssmith1@sju.edu)
• Exercise Physiology majors:  Dr. Patrick Davitt (pdavitt@sju.edu)

Spring 2026 Course Information

Department Chair: Dr. Isabelle Mercier (imercier@sju.edu)