HISTORY COURSE WAIT LIST POLICY
Read these guidelines before contacting any history professor about courses.HISTORY DEPARTMENT COURSE ADD POLICY
The History Department recognizes the difficulties that students face in adding courses. To ensure efficiency and fairness in the add process, the Department has formulated the following guidelines. Please read them carefully.
I. Lower-Division Courses (numbered 2-99) with Discussion Sections
Instructors of lower-division courses will not compile waiting lists before a quarter begins. DO NOT email an instructor and ask to be put on a wait list. Instead, attend the first lecture in person. You should also check the relevant course web page for any pre-quarter announcements.
List of Courses--click on the course title to see whether documents are available, and on the Instructor's name to check the "Announcements" section on the left side of their page.
If you want to add a course with discussion sections you should attend the first lecture. Many professors will provide additional information about their policies at the first lecture. Unless the instructor outlines a different procedure, you must attend the first meeting of the specific section you want to to add. You should attend the first section meeting even if it occurs before the first lecture. TAs will not respond to email requests to be added to a section. If you are interested in more than one section, you must attend each section and speak to the TA in person, unless the instructor outlines a different procedure at the first lecture.
If you are already enrolled in a class but fail to attend the first meeting of your assigned section, you may be automatically dropped. If you are enrolled in a section but trying to switch to a different section, you should attend both sections to avoid being dropped from the course. If you have a documented medical or family issue that prevents you from attending your first section meeting, contact your instructor and TA as soon as possible. Faculty instructors may set additional section attendance requirements for their courses.
Verified History majors may be given first priority for adding lower-division courses. TAs will verify History major status before issuing add codes. Being a �graduating senior� does not confer priority for adding, since such status cannot be verified. Faculty instructors may set additional criteria for determining which students may add.
Honors Sections
Instructors will give information regarding enrollment in Honors Sections at the first lecture meetings. No enrollment or waiting lists will be made until that time, and instructors may not respond to email inquiries.
II. Upper-Division Courses (courses numbered 100-199)
There is now an official UCSB Waiting List website for some courses, HERE. If a History course you are seeking enrollment in is full, please check this site to see whether a waitlist has been created there. Note that you should remove your name from that list if your plans change and you no longer wish to enroll.
In any case, please also check the relevant instructor pages on the History department website for announcements BEFORE contacting an instructor by email. You can click through to that page from this listing of History courses (see the "Announcements" in the left column on an instructor's page). Many instructors will post add policies on their web pages before the quarter begins. If no such policy is posted on a course or instructor's web page, you should attend the first class and speak with the instructor in person.
Verified History majors may be given first priority for adding upper-division courses. Being a �graduating senior� does not confer priority for adding, since such status cannot be verified. Faculty instructors may set additional criteria for determining which students may add.
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