Advice for Getting into Full Classes
David S. Goldstein,
Ph.D.
University of Washington,
Bothell
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contact me by
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It is
frustrating when a class that you want fills up before you have a
chance to enroll. In some cases, you can ask the professor to
give you an "add" that allows you to register for a class that is
already filled to capacity. He or she will sign a form that you
take to the Program office (the Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences
office is located in UW1-390) to get an add code.
For my
classes,
however, I
do not add students beyond the assigned
capacity of the course. This is my
policy for two
reasons: (1) I do not think it is fair to the students who are
already enrolled to have a class that is larger than it was designed to
be; and (2) I have no way of fairly choosing which students to add and
which ones to refuse. So, instead, I let the MyUW computers handle my
course
enrollment, and when a class is full, it is full. I do not grant
any exceptions, so please do not ask.
The situation is
not hopeless, though. Almost always, some
students who enrolled in a course decide later to drop it, and a seat
opens up. (Since I do not enroll beyond the published course
limit, it takes only one student to drop in order for a space to open
up.) If you want to get into one of my full classes, I strongly
recommend checking MyUW
often to see if a space has opened. If it does, then grab it!
Until you find
that sudden opening, though, I recommend looking for an
alternative course. The academic counselors are always glad to
offer advice if you have trouble finding an alternative.
For advice from the University of Washington's Registrar Office, visit
<
Feel free to
contact me, using the link above, if you have questions (but please do
not ask to be added or put on a waiting list).
Good luck!
This page last
updated November 29, 2006.
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