Registration Status Codes and Error Messages

The student has a hold.

• The student or advisor may view their Registration Status pages to determine if there are holds that prevent registration.

For detailed information on the holds, the student can click the link on the bottom of the Registration Status page to access the View Holds page or the Holds line on the Student Records menu or click on the Holds link in the Academic Profile block on their Student Tools and Courses tab.

Every student is assigned a default registration PIN for a specific term. The registration PIN allows a student to access registration on SSB during their designated registration time slot. The PIN assignment may also be maintained to enforce mandatory advising.

Students and advisors can view their Registration Status pages in FlashFAST to determine the student’s registration window. 

If the student is not permitted to register at the time, one of the following messages may display.

If no Registration PIN is assigned the student will receive the following message:

• Your registration window has not been assigned for <term>. Please contact us at 330-672-3131.

If the student has a Registration PIN assigned, but their registration window for the term has not opened yet, the student will receive the following message:

• You are not permitted to register for <term> at this time. Your registration window for this term opens on <date> at 12:01 a.m.

If the student has an advising requirement with their college or Regional Campus prior to being able to register, the student will receive the following message:

• The <college> or <Regional Campus> has a requirement that prevents your registration. You must meet with an advisor; click here for an appointment: www.kent.edu/advising.

If the student is an athlete and has an advising requirement with the Athletics Office, the student will receive the following message:

• The Athletics Office has a requirement that prevents your registration, please contact your athletic academic counselor for assistance.

If the student is a new transfer student for the term and has a requirement that prevents registration, the student may receive the following message:

• The Transfer Center has a requirement that prevents your registration. You are required to attend the Transfer Kent State (TKS) orientation program. Refer to your “Next Steps” checklist within your FlashLine account to register for the program or contact the Transfer Center for more information at 330-672-8950.

Advisor note: A registration PIN begins with a number. Only registration PINs may begin with a number.

Advisor note:  An advising PIN begins with a letter. In general, it begins with the 2 character designation of the college/campus, but may indicate non-academic units as well, such as athletics. The last 4 characters can be alpha or numeric depending on whether or not your college wishes to use them. Example: College of Business = BUADV or Athletics = SPORT.

The student has not been enrolled during the past year. This error message will be displayed on the Registration Status page.

• If they receive this message, they may need to process either a reenrollment, reinstatement or a new admission depending upon the answers received when processing a reenrollment form.
• Undergraduate students would process a reenrollment form through their Regional campus or the Financial, Billing and Enrollment Center.
• Graduate students would process a reenrollment form through their Graduate Admitting office.

Advisor note: Check SGASTDN in Banner for the student’s status.

If the student has not been admitted for the term they are attempting to register for, they will receive this error message. They should click on the Admissions link on the Kent home page and access Apply Now to begin the admission process.

Advisor note: This error can not be duplicated.

If the student’s status on the General Student form (SGASTDN) is inactive (IS) (e.g. they have graduated) they will receive this error message.

• If they receive this message, they may need to process either a reenrollment, reinstatement or a new admission depending upon the answers received when processing a reenrollment form.
• Undergraduate students would process a reenrollment form through their Regional Campus or the Financial, Billing and Enrollment Center.
• Graduate students would process a reenrollment form through their Graduate Admitting office.

If the student attempts to register and they have an enrollment status on SFAREGS not equal to EL (eligible to register) they will receive this error message.

• In INB, go to SFAREGS, in the Enrollment Information box, check the Enrollment Status.
• DS- Academic Dismissal: Refer student to their college office.

The registration window for the term/part of term is not open.

Advisors should check the following:

• The appropriate term registration table on the Financial, Billing and Enrollment Center website for available dates.
• The processing dates for classes are located on the Financial, Billing and Enrollment Center website or on the Other Student Resources link on the Student Tools and Courses tab.

Registration for this section is not available at this time. 

• Go to the Look Up Classes page to search for other available sections for the term.

If a student is admitted for a future term, and an advisor or the student attempts to register for courses in a term that they have not been admitted, they will receive this error message.

• Student needs to contact the appropriate admitting office. (e.g. Student is admitted for Fall 2024 and attempts to register for a Summer 2024 class.)

Advisor note: This error will only be displayed to faculty or staff.

Contact our office at 330-672-3131 for assistance.