Mays Course Waitlist Details

Submitting a wait list request does not guarantee a seat in a class. We approve enrollment from the wait list based on need (if and where space permits).

The following issues are NOT appropriate considerations for wait list requests:

• Section changes, a more convenient class day/time, preference for a specific instructor.

If any class already on your schedule conflicts with the one you are requesting, advisors WILL NOT consider enrolling you into the requested class unless you instruct us to drop the conflicting class in our waitlist form.

Priority consideration is given as outlined below.

• Graduating seniors, courses needed for degree progress, work schedule conflicts:

• • • You may qualify for a higher class wait list priority if you document the conflict with a signed letter or email from your supervisor. Please have your supervisor include contact information in the letter or email. You can send this documentation to ppa@mays.tamu.edu.

Wait List Request Guidelines

Department of Information and Operations Management

Last updated: August 20, 2025

The Texas A&M University course registration system handles most student needs to add courses; however, if a needed course is full, the INFO Department’s wait list system may be used by students to submit requests for enrollment in ISTM and SCMT courses, as well as in BUSN 203. The department policy and process for handling student wait list requests are outlined below.

Wait List Request Policy

1. The INFO Department’s wait list request system is for ISTM and SCMT (non-honors) courses and BUSN 203 only. There is a “no forcing” policy in effect for all Business Honors classes. Wait list requests for courses offered by other departments (e.g., MGMT, FINC, KINE, STAT) are handled by the respective department.
2. Submitting a wait list request does not guarantee a seat in a class. The INFO Department approves enrollment from the wait list based on need (if and where space permits).
3. Wait list requests will be reviewed in batches according to the review schedule posted on the wait list request system landing page. A student will be notified by an advisor after a decision is made regarding his/her wait list request.
4. The following issues are not appropriate considerations for wait list requests:
   1. Section changes. If you are enrolled in a section, you are holding a seat that could be available to another student. Please drop your section in order to be considered for another.
   2. A more convenient class day/time. We understand that not everyone enjoys Friday and 8:00 am classes, but early (or late) classes throughout the week are a necessity of the university environment.
   3. Preference for a specific instructor.
5. An academic advisor will not review your course schedule to determine if granting a wait list request will result in a time conflict with another course on your schedule. You are responsible for resolving any conflicts. Advisors will not drop courses from your schedule.
6. Priority consideration is given as outlined below. While we consider extenuating circumstances, things such as work; routine family obligations; meetings or activities (even if they are for a TAMU sponsored organization); or travel to and from TAMU are typically not considered as extenuating.

Undergraduate Student Wait List Priority

1.  Graduating seniors have first priority. Graduating status will be determined by an advisor via a review of remaining degree requirements on your degree evaluation.
2.  Non-graduating MISY or SCMT majors who have a direct time conflict with another required course (when the conflicting course does not have an alternate section).
3. Non-MISY or SCMT majors who have a direct time conflict with another required course (when the conflicting course does not have an alternate section).
4. Students pursuing a business minor and seeking admission to ISTM 209 will be prioritized by graduation date. Business minor and graduation date will be determined by the advisor via a review of remaining degree requirements on your degree evaluation.
5. Students NOT pursuing a business minor and seeking admission to ISTM 209 have lowest priority. In such cases, wait list requests will only be granted as space permits. Business minor status will be determined by the advisor via a review of your degree evaluation.

Graduate Student Wait List Priority

1. Graduating MS-MIS, PPA-MIS, and MS-SCAN students have first priority.
2. Non-graduating MS-MISY, PPA-MIS, MS-SCAN students.
3. Other Mays graduate students.
4. Non-business graduate students.

Other Considerations

1. While we understand the reality that many students must work during their university career, we also expect that academic classes will remain the top priority for students. Work schedule considerations are the lowest priority consideration for wait requests and will only be granted when space permits.
2. When classroom seating capacity limits the number of students who can be added to a section and more students are on the wait list than can be accommodated, decisions regarding multiple students with identical criteria based on the previous items will be based on date/time the wait list request was submitted (i.e., first come, first served).
3.   It is the student’s responsibility to correctly enter the course prefix, number, and section into the wait list system.  Incorrect submissions will result in your request being deleted or possibly in your being enrolled in the incorrect course.