Registering in Courses

Waitlisting in Courses

If a course section is full, you may be able to add yourself to a waitlist. Being on a waitlist gives you the opportunity to register if a seat becomes available, but it does not guarantee that you will get a seat in the course.

How waitlists work

  • You can join a waitlist through Student Self-Service when a waitlist is available.
  • When a seat becomes available, it is offered to the next eligible student on the waitlist.
  • Seat offers are sent to your preferred email address.
  • The deadline to accept your seat offer is included in the email and is shown in Pacific Time (PCT).
  • If you do not accept your seat offer before the deadline, the offer will expire and the seat may be offered to the next eligible student on the waitlist.

 

Important information

  • You are responsible for checking your preferred email address regularly while you are on a waitlist.
  • You must meet all course prerequisites and have no registration holds that prevent registration.
  • Waitlists are specific to a term and do not carry forward to future terms.
  • You can join multiple waitlists, but you cannot:
    • be waitlisted for more than one section of the same course, or
    • be registered in one section of a course and waitlisted for another section of the same course.

Example: You can be waitlisted for ENGL 1100 and PSYC 1100 at the same time. However, if you are registered in ENGL 1100 CRN 4001, you cannot be waitlisted for ENGL 1100 CRN 4002. You also cannot be waitlisted for both ENGL 1100 CRN 4001 and ENGL 1100 CRN 4002 at the same time.

Please note: Being on a waitlist does not mean you are registered in the course. Continue to monitor your VCC email and registration status until you have successfully enrolled in the course

 

How to join a waitlist

  1. Search for the course you want to take in Student Self-Service.
  2. If the course is full, you may receive a Class Full message.
  3. Select Waitlist from the registration status drop-down menu.
  4. Click Submit.
  5. If your request is successful, you will be added to the waitlist.

If you receive a seat offer

  1. Watch for a seat offer email sent to your preferred email address.
  2. Follow the instructions in the email and register before the deadline provided.
  3. Log in to Student Self-Service.
  4. Go to your waitlisted course and change the registration status from Waitlist to Register (Web Registration).
  5. Submit your registration to secure your seat.