SYDE & BME Course Waitlists

The Department of Systems Design Engineering (SYDE) manages course waitlists for SYDE and Biomedical Engineering (BME) courses that are expected to reach capacity during the add/drop period.

The following courses will have waitlists that open on Monday, November 20 at 9:00 a.m. and close on Monday, November 27 at 11:59 p.m. (ET):

Follow these steps to be added to a course waitlist:

Select the course from the list above you would like to be added to the waitlist for.
Complete and submit the course waitlist form.
Wait to receive notification by email from the Undergraduate Coordinator to confirm that you are allowed into the course. Once you receive confirmation, you will be asked if you need any overrides. (See "What is the override process?" below).
Once approvals for overrides are received, you will be given a permission number so you can enroll yourself into the course. If you do not meet the pre-requisites for the course, see “Frequently Asked Questions” below for the override process. Do not contact the instructor until you have been taken off the waitlist.

Students that tried to add the course during course selection but were not enrolled do not get preference on the waitlist. It is your responsibility to check your enrollment status by November 16. If you were not enrolled in the course, you must follow the steps to add yourself to the waitlist.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Department Consent?

Department consent is placed on courses that are in high demand and are expected to reach capacity quickly. A student cannot enroll into a class themselves that has department consent. Instead, they have to reach out to the department’s Administrative Services Coordinator to be added into the course.

If a course requires department consent, it is likely because there is a waitlist in place to ensure enrollment is fair and efficient.

What is the override process?

If you need an override for a waitlist course, you must wait until you have been given permission to enroll into the course by the Undergraduate Coordinator.

For a pre-requisite override:

Contact the course instructor and ask for approval to be enrolled into their course.
Forward the email from the instructor to the Administrative Services Coordinator.
Wait to receive confirmation from the Administrative Services Coordinator.

For a unit-load override/overloading:

Make sure that your last academic term average meets the grade requirement to overload:
- 65% to overload during a co-op term.
- 75% to overload during an academic term.
If you need a pre-requisite override for the course, see For a pre-requisite override above.
Email the Administrative Services Coordinator.
Wait to receive confirmation.

For a time conflict override:

Contact the Administrative Services Coordinator to see if a time conflict override is possible.
- Dependent on grades and the amount of time overlap between courses.
If the Undergraduate Coordinator says that an override is possible, they will tell you which instructor to contact to ask for time conflict permission.
Forward the email from the instructor to Undergraduate Coordinator and fill out the override form.
Wait to receive confirmation.

For a reserve override:

If you are receiving a reserve error, it is because a portion of the class’s enrollment is reserved for a particular group of students and you don’t meet the reserve requirements for that course.

Use the Schedule of Classes and see if there is room left in the course.
If there is room left in the course but you don’t meet the reserve requirements, email the course instructor and ask for a reserve override.
Forward the email from the instructor with approval to the Administrative Services Coordinator.
Wait to receive confirmation.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Department Consent?

What is the override process?

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