We always do our best to provide as many seats in PSC, CGS, PHI, and STS courses as we can, and can sometimes increase the maximum capacity of courses with large waitlists (depending on classroom size and TA/instructor resources). If you are trying to get into a course that is currently full, the best option is to waitlist and find a backup class in case you are not able to get in. If expansion is not possible, your only way to get off of the waitlist is if enrolled students drop the course.
Yellow Cluster PTA Policy Guidelines
PTAs will only be issued for the following situations
Verification or documentation is required. Please note that students who attempt to mislead their instructors and/or department staff about their situation in attempts to justify the need for a PTA may be referred to Student Judicial Affairs.
- Reason 1: Filed to Graduate
- If all of the following are true:
- You are filed to graduate
- You meet the prerequisites for the course
- You have no other options besides this class to complete a major requirement
- You have proof from your major advisor that you must take this course if you are not a PSC, CGS, PHI, STS major (send to [email protected] or attach to form)
- If all of the following are true:
- Reason 2: Dropped Due to Non-Payment
- Reason 3: Dropped Due to University Error
- Reason 4: Prerequisite Petition Incorrectly Denied
- Your prerequisite petition was denied, but you have proof of meeting the prerequisites.
- Reason 5: Time Conflict
- You have a time conflict with another class and the instructor of the class you would be missing part of approves it (e.g. one of the courses is asynchronous), and there is room in the course.
- Reason 6: After 10th Day and Seats Available
- Approval is conditional on:
- Instructor approval
- Staff verification of enrollment capacity
- All prerequisites being met
- Approval is conditional on:
- Reason 7: Variable Unit, Internship, or Thesis Course (98/99/192/194HAB/197T/198/199)
- You must submit a Variable Unit Form to [email protected] and receive a CRN before submitting the PTA request
PTAs will NOT be issued for the following situations
- You accidentally dropped the class
- You are trying to bypass a course restriction in Schedule Builder
- You missed your Pass 1 or Pass 2 registration
- You don't meet the prerequisites for the course (submit a prerequisite petition in Schedule Builder instead)
- You need the course to complete a minor
- You want to take the course to meet a major requirement but there are other opportunities to take the course and it does not delay graduation beyond usual graduation timeline
- You want to get to full time status
- You want to meet the minimum progress requirement
- You are trying to take a course a 3rd time (go to OASIS > Forms & Petitions > Multiple Repeat of a Course instead)
- The Office of Student Support and Judicial Affairs (OSSJA) has advised against issuing a PTA.
Other Add/Drop Resources
- Request a PTA number for a different course (e.g. HDE course or NPB course) from the advising office for the department offering the course
- Request a Petition to Drop (PTD) Number from your college advising office
- Request a late action (add, drop, grade mode) with a Course Change Form
- Request a retroactive action (add, drop, grade mode) with a Retroactive Change Petition
Please request PTAs by the 8th day of instruction, if possible. PTA requests submitted before the 8th day of instruction will be processed and you will be sent a notification via email on the 10th day of instruction. (Or the 5th day of instruction for Summer Sessions.) PTA requests submitted after this point will be reviewed and processed on an ongoing basis. You will notified via email about approval or denial.