Waitlist Information
The University of Northern Colorado offers Registration Waitlists during the Fall and Spring semesters for students attempting to register for undergraduate and graduate course sections that have reached capacity.
Registration Waitlist helpsheet
- What courses are eligible for Registration Waitlist?
- How does a student get on a Registration Waitlist for a section?
- How is a student notified if a space in their waitlisted course becomes available?
- How long does a student have to register for a course once notified?
- How does a student know their spot on the Registration Waitlist?
- Can a student sign up for a waitlist when they haven’t met the prerequisite or don’t meet the restrictions for the section?
- May students still be on a Registration Waitlist if they have failed the in‐progress
prerequisite the prior term?Once a student has signed up on a Registration Waitlist, they are not dropped from it unless they drop themselves. However, if they are notified that a seat is available in a section for which they have failed their in‐progress prerequisite, they will receive a Prerequisite or Test Score needed error and will not be able to register for the section.
- May a student sign up for more than one Registration Waitlist?Students may register for more than one Registration Waitlist. There is no limit. However, students can’t place themselves on multiple waitlist sections for the same course. We strongly urge all students to remove themselves from all Registration Waitlists once their registration has been finalized so that others may have an opportunity to sign up.
- How long does this process go on through the semester?
- What is the waitlist cap per course?Each instructor that opts to turn the waitlist feature on for their respective course(s) can set the waitlist cap at any number that allows the instructor to monitor overall demand for their respective course(s). However, the instructor can’t allow more students into any of their respective sections beyond the seat capacity for the room in which the course is offered.
- How does the instructor or department know who is on a Registration Waitlist for their section or sections?
- The student received an email informing him/her that a space was available in a section and he/she could register. However, the student did not read it in time to register before the 24 hour deadline.
- May a department change a student’s position on the waitlist?
- How does waitlisting impact a student’s Financial Aid?Waitlisted courses do not count toward a student’s enrollment status, full time or part time. Enrollment status directly impacts a student’s financial aid awards/offers. Students must be registered, not waitlisted, for course credit to establish an enrollment status that places them at full time status or part time status. ONLY registered course credit is used to determine financial aid award standing.