For wait list eligible courses
- During the wait list period, instructors are encouraged to give permission codes to students who they feel are qualified to take their course, but do not meet prerequisites. A permission code that overrides prerequisites will only allow a student to get on a wait list if a course is full. It does NOT allow a student to jump in front of others on the wait list. Instructors are DISCOURAGED from using permission codes that override course capacity and therefore, must receive department approval for this. If you give a student a permission code, you must be clear to the student about what it will do.
For courses not "wait list-eligible"
- Instructors of courses which are not "wait-list eligible" can, upon request, be issued permission codes that override both unmet pre-requisites and class capacity as before. However, to increase class capacity, instructors must first receive approval from their Department Chair, since additional resources (TAs, readers, etc.) and/or larger classrooms may not be available.
Issuing permission codes for lectures with credit bearing labs
- If a permission code is needed to override pre-requisites, the student will need permission codes for both the lecture and lab.
- If a permission code is needed to override a closed lecture, but there are still open lab sections- students will be able to enroll in any open lab without a permission code once they use the code to enroll in the closed lecture.
To request permission codes please email instruct@rt.soe.ucsc.edu