Enrollment Guide

October 21 (Monday) — Last day to drop a Fall 2024 class or change grading basis. Starting October 22, withdrawal from courses is by petition only. If approved, a "W" will appear on the official transcript.

February 4 (Tuesday) — Last day to add a Spring 2025 class or change credits.

March 18 (Tuesday) — Last day to drop a Spring 2025 class or change grading basis. Starting March 19, withdrawal from courses is by petition only. If approved, a "W" will appear on the official transcript.

For college-specific dates and forms, consult the College Registrar Directory and follow the link provided for your college.

For guidance in selecting an appropriate entry-level course, please consult First Steps in Math. Members of the undergraduate advising committee — Jim West, Yuri Berest, Karola Mészáros, Michael Nussbaum, Inna Zakharevich, and Xin Zhou — are also available to help you sort through your options.

For the most current information on course availability and your enrollment, check Student Center.  If you are using Scheduler or another scheduling tool for planning purposes, be careful not to use your plan as a personal calendar unless you first update it to match your actual enrollment in Student Center. Take care to attend only the section that matches your enrollment in Student Center.

Any of the large many-section courses — including MATH 1106, 1110, 1120, 1910, 1920, 2210, 2220, 2930, and 2940 — may fill up briefly during pre-enrollment or the add period, especially on the first day for first-year students or sophomores. If this happens, more spaces will be added to enable students to self-enroll on Student Center and meet their math requirements. Check back later in the day for openings.

A time conflict exists between two classes if the meeting times published in the Class Roster overlap. Time conflict petitions that involve a MATH class will be denied if (a) either class is in person or hybrid or (b) the student is a freshman, sophomore, or junior.  If the MATH class has other sections that don’t create a time conflict but are full, contact Heather Peterson for assistance.

Seniors and graduate students are strongly encouraged to seek advice from a faculty advisor and avoid choosing classes that conflict; however, if a conflict with a MATH class appears unavoidable, contact Mikki Klinger and include your name, college, class standing, and details of the two conflicting classes and how they contribute to your program of study.

All time conflict petitions involving a MATH class require department approval.

If you are unable to pre-enroll in a course initially, check again at least once before your pre-enrollment period ends. Spaces may be added (as described in the Enrollment Overview above) or students may change their pre-enrollment to another class and leave an opening. If you are unsuccessful during pre-enrollment, try again when your add period starts in January. Students make a lot of changes to their schedules during the early part of the add period. Sections may open and close several times a day due to adds, drops, and section changes. There are usually some drops after the first class meets.

Your schedule should be settled before the add deadline. If you check several times during the add period and still don’t find an opening in a course that is required for your degree, ask for help before the add period ends. Do not continue to sit in a class past the add deadline hoping for a seat to open up.

If you are interested in a specific time, you may find an opening if you check several times throughout the add period. You may also need to adjust your schedule to make room for an available math class or reconsider taking an early morning, late afternoon, or evening class if they are available. If it's possible to fit an available section into your schedule, then you should do so. If not, ask for help, but understand that you may not get your ideal schedule.

With a little patience, most students are able to self-enroll in Student Center without waiting lists or permission numbers. Exceptions (if any) will be added below as the need arises. We do not keep waiting lists for individual sections of a course.

NOTE: If you have a time conflict, please review our time conflict policy before adding yourself to a waiting list.

Course instructors cannot give you permission to enroll unless the course is listed in the catalog as “permission of instructor.”

Contact Heather Peterson for assistance with most 1000-/2000-level courses or Mikki Klinger for assistance with MATH 1300, 1340, and all courses numbered 3000 and above. If you send email, please include your name, college, class standing, and any other details you think may help us prioritize your request.

The Mathematics Department will assist you if you are unable to resolve a conflict between a required math course and another required course for your degree. If changing your first-year writing seminar or PE class is possible and will resolve the conflict, then you should resolve the conflict on your own rather than seeking an accommodation for your math class.

Students who wish to enroll in MATH 4900 (research) or MATH 4901 (reading course) must fill out an independent study form after meeting with the proposed faculty supervisor to discuss the goals and expectations of the project. The form will be available when the add period begins but not during the pre-enrollment period.