Enrollment Guide

Enrollment dates are determined by class standing. Unless noted otherwise, enrollment periods begin at 7:30 a.m. and end at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Add/drop starts at 9 a.m. Eastern Time.

Consult the Academic Calendar 2026–2027 for other important dates, such as the last day to add a class, the last day to drop a class, and the last day to change grading basis.

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, Xin Zhou, Yusheng Luo, and Nicolas Templier — are also available to help you sort through your options.

Students seeking to satisfy a distribution requirement, can generate a complete list of options using the Class Roster’s search feature (e.g., Distribution Reqs = SMR-AS).

For the most current information on course availability and your enrollment, check Student Center.  When 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 enrollment in Student Center.

Some of the large introductory math classes offer multiple sections meeting at the same time. Please 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 reach capacity during pre-enrollment or the add period, especially on the first day for first-year students or sophomores to enroll. 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 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 Mikki Klinger for assistance. If a time conflict appears to be unavoidable and involves a course that is required for your scholarship, such as for ROTC students, contact Mikki Klinger 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 enrollment period ends. Spaces may be added (see Course Availability and Enrollment above) or students may change their enrollment to another class or section and leave an opening. If you are unsuccessful during pre-enrollment, try again when your add period starts in August. 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 often 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 class 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, but you may need to adjust your schedule to make room for an open section, or you may need to reconsider taking an early morning, late afternoon, or evening section if they are available. If it's possible to fit an open section into your schedule, then you should do so. If not, ask for help, but understand that you may not get your ideal schedule.

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

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

MATH 1300 - Mathematical Explorations

Enrollment in MATH 1300 is by department consent. Students who wish to enroll must add themselves to the MATH 1300 waiting list, which is not in Student Center. A link to the waiting list will be added here in August, one week before the add period begins.

Permission codes will be issued to waitlisted students who are approved to enroll; students will use their permission codes to add the course in Student Center after their add period begins. Keep in mind that MATH 1300 is a small class with limited availability. Many students on the waiting list will not get in, so all students on the waiting list should have a back-up plan, especially first-year students and sophomores.

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

If you are unable to self-enroll in a required MATH class for your degree, contact Heather Peterson for assistance with most 1000-/2000-level courses or Mikki Klinger for assistance with MATH 1300, MATH 1340, and courses numbered 3000 and above. If you send email, please include your name, college, class standing, and any other details you think may help to 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) 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 after the add period begins.