Now that I've signed a waiting list for a CS class, what's going to happen next?
The waiting list will be monitored by the Academic Services staff, and students will be added into their requested courses if room allows. In order to be added to your class you must make sure that there are no other courses on your schedule that conflict with the class time. If we attempt to add you to the class but are unable to because you have a time conflict, we will move to the next person on the waiting list.
The waiting lists will remain active until the approximately one week before the start of the semester, and if seats do not open you will stay on the waiting list. The list will be given to the course instructor, so you should show up on the first day of classes. If seats are available on the first day of class, the instructor may be able to add people from the waiting list.
You should seriously consider adding a “backup class” to your schedule in case you do not get into your desired course, still keeping in mind that you must keep your schedule free for the time slot of your desired course. Signing the waiting list is in no way a guarantee that you will be added to the course.