Waitlist and Permission Number FAQ

There is a daily automated process that moves students from the waitlists into a class if a space becomes available.  Students are notified by email when they are enrolled through this automated waitlist process in PeopleSoft.

The auto-enroll process from the waitlist stops a day before the first day of the term (i.e., Sunday, August 20, 2022).

A full class will remain closed as long as there are students in the waitlist.

We stop the auto-enroll process in order to provide faculty with the most accurate roster on the first day of class.  Faculty manage the enrollment for closed classes on the first day of class.

We encourage faculty to prioritize the students on the waitlist for issuing permission numbers in classes with limited seats.

A “waitlisted” student must first drop themselves from the waitlist and then, use the permission number to enroll in the class. Remember, the class will remain closed and the permission number will override the ‘closed’ class status in order to allow the enrollment.

No. If student has any holds (Enrollment Services, Bursar’s Hold, Academic Standing, etc.) they must first clear their holds before using the permission number.

Anyone can get on a waitlist if the waitlist for the class is available, but you will be enrolled in the class if:

• You meet the class prerequisites
• The class time does not conflict with another class in which you are already enrolled
• You are not enrolled in another section of the same course
• You have no repeat errors or holds on your record
• The class units do not exceed your maximum allowed.

When the daily process runs and space in the class is available, if you are on the waitlist but do not meet the criteria above, instead of being automatically enrolled in the class you will remain on the waitlist.

If one seats become available, students will automatically be enrolled in the class in the order in which they were added to the waitlist as long as there are no errors or enrollment restrictions.

If you are auto enrolled from the waitlist, you will be notified by email to your Peralta email account. Be sure to activate and monitor your Peralta emails during the registration period.

Fees will be assessed after you enroll in a class and must be paid 2 weeks before the beginning of the term. If you do not pay your fees, you may be dropped from the class for non-payment. If you add after this deadline, you are required to pay the fees immediately or a hold WILL be placed on your account and your debt will be sent to collections. Students on a waitlist should monitor their Peralta email closely for enrollment notification.

Waitlists become available when a class reaches its enrollment capacity. Waitlisted classes are displayed in the online schedule of classes with a yellow triangle icon.

You can be added to a waitlist until the day before classes begin.

• Enrollment appointment date/time has not yet been reached
• The last day to add to the waitlist has passed
• Class is not yet closed
• Waitlist is at its capacity
• You have reached the limit for waitlisted units (waitlisted and enrolled units cannot exceed 10 units in summer, and 18 units in fall and spring)

 

Yes. When a class is marked as closed only students from the waitlist can be enrolled.

Before the first day of classes, a daily process runs to automatically enroll students from the waitlist. If all waitlisted students are successfully enrolled in the class and there are still seats available, the class will reopen. However, if all students from the waitlist are moved to the class filling the class to capacity, the class will remain closed and the waitlist will re-open.

If by the first day of class you are still on the waitlist, you will need to attend the first class meeting and obtain a permission number from your instructor in order to enroll in the class.

Yes. You will be automatically enrolled in the section that becomes available first, depending on your position on the waitlist for each section.

Yes, but they cannot be enrolled in both. A student can be enrolled in the open section of a class and at the same time be on the waitlist for a different section of that same class (maybe the waitlisted section was their first choice, but it has reached capacity).

However, a student will not be auto enrolled in the waitlisted section when a seat becomes available, even if they are eligible. In this instance, they will need to drop themselves from the section they are currently enrolled.

During the registration period before classes begin, you are automatically enrolled as space becomes available. After classes begin, instructors are required to issue permission numbers. You use the class permission number to enroll in the class via Campus Solutions (you must drop yourself from the waitlist before using the permission number) or by going to the Admissions and Records office at the college.

Yes. Your waitlisted units and enrolled units cannot exceed 10 units in summer and 18 units in fall and spring.

No. Enrolled units and waitlisted units are counted separately. Waitlisted courses are not counted towards full-time status or calculated for fees.

No. You are only charged the appropriate fees when you are officially enrolled in the class.

Class Waitlists are available to instructors through class rosters.

Yes. You can drop yourself from a Waitlist using Drop Classes in Campus Solutions.

You can view your Waitlist position in your Student Center under class schedule.

Waitlisted classed are marked by a yellow triangle in the online schedule of classes.