Why You'd Reserve a Course

Our course reservation policy is intended to allowÌýdegree-seeking undergrads to enrollÌýin an upcoming courseÌýthey were previously waitlisted forÌýso they can meet their degree requirements.

If, for example, you were on a class waitlist last fall semester andÌýyou remained on the waitlist through the waitlist cancellation date (and you didn'tÌýget into the class later), you could potentially use course reservation to make sure you get a place in that course the next time it's offered.

When You Can Do It

You can submit an online during the published course reservation periods, which occurÌýbefore registration opens for that semester.Ìý

  • Typically, the waitlist cancellation date occurs during the fourth week of the semester and the course reservation deadline occurs during the ninth week of the semester. (Upcoming dates will appear in the calendarÌýsidebar below when available.)

You may be eligible to use course reservation if:

  1. You're an undergraduate, degree-seeking student.
  2. Your name was added to aÌýclass waitlist and was not removedÌýprior to the posted waitlist deadline.*
  3. You don't have anyÌýregistration holds.
  4. The requested class is an eligible undergraduate course (the following courses are not eligible: graduate, department consent required, controlled enrollment and Continuing Education).
  5. You meet the requisites for the course.
  6. The course is beingÌýoffered in fall or spring (summer courses are not eligible).

*°ä´Ç³Ü°ù²õ±ðÌý°ù±ð²õ±ð°ù±¹²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²ÔÌýonly appliesÌýto official classÌýwaitlists managed byÌýthe registration system; it does not apply to waitlists kept manually by departments.

**Some courses are only offered once a year. If your course is not available in the fall/spring term immediately following your first attempt to register, you may be eligible for course reservation in the next fall/spring term. Contact the Office of the Registrar to verify.

How to Reserve a Course

During the course reservation period:

  1. Use Ìýto identify the section of your previously waitlisted course you want to take.
  2. Complete and submit the onlineÌý.

If you and the class meet the eligibility requirements, an enrollment representative will register you for the requested class.