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 waitlist willbe nullified on thereserve inactivation date.

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: 

  1. Select the course from the list above you would like to be added to the waitlist for.
  2. Complete and submit the course waitlist form. 
  3. 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). 
  4. 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 waitlistIt 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