Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Adding Classes

From the day your RAN activates until the end of the first week of the semester, you can add courses using AccessPlus.

But what do you do if you can't add the course through AccessPlus because it's full? Or what if the system says you're ineligible for a particular section? How do you add a class after that first week?

Find the section below that best describes your situation, and follow the steps listed. You can make multiple schedule changes on one add/drop slip. See the Academic Calendar for official deadline dates, and note that the deadline schedule is different in the summer.

Adding Before and During the First Week

Take the following steps if you are unable to add a class through AccessPlus before the end of the first week of the semester. You can check the Schedule of Classes to see if a course is full.

Step Action
1 Try to add the course by using the "Add" button on AccessPlus. Although you will get a message that the class is full, this will put you on a "demand list" This tells the department how many students are interested in the class, and some departments may use this list to determine which students have first access to seats that open up. You will not automatically be added in when a seat opens.
   
2 Get an add slip from 216 Nuclear Engineering Lab. Take it to the student services office of the department offering the class and see if they will sign you in. Do not go directly to the instructor unless you are told to do so.
   
3 If the add slip is signed, take it directly to 10 Alumni Hall for processing. You do not need an advisor's signature, and no fee will be charged.
   
4 If the department will not sign the add slip, check AccessPlus regularly to see if any spaces open. If the possibility of not getting into this course will cause a major problem with your degree program, consult your advisor.

Adding after the First Week

Take the following steps to add a class after the first week of the semester has ended and AccessPlus is no longer available.

Step Action
1 Get an add slip from 216 Nuc E. Take it directly to the course instructor and see if they will sign you in.
2 Take the add slip to 216 Nuc E for an advisor's signature.
3 Take the add slip to 10 Alumni Hall for processing. A fee will be charged to your U-Bill.

Restricted Sections

Sometimes when you attempt to register for a class on AccessPlus, the system will tell you that a section is restricted. Check the Schedule of Classes to see if there is a section for which you are eligible, and try to register for it.

If you are not eligible for any sections or the sections for which you are eligible are full, follow the appropriate steps above for adding a course.

Section Changes

Section changes should be treated like adds. On AccessPlus, do not drop the old section; it will be dropped when you add the new section.

With an add slip, you only need a signature for the section you are going into, not for the section you are leaving. However, if you do a section change several weeks into the semester, you may want to get a signature for your old section and talk to the instructor to make sure your grades are transferred.

Second-Half Semester Courses

Second half-semester courses (see the Schedule of Classes) begin halfway through the semester, but once the first week of the semester is over, no schedule changes can be made through AccessPlus.

You can register for an open second half-semester course through the end of the first week they meet by going to the Scheduling Office in 10 Alumni Hall. Follow the steps listed above for full courses and for adds after the first week.