Course Wait List Information

The Texas A&M University course registration system (i.e., Howdy) handles most student needs to add courses; however, if a needed course is full, the appropriate department wait list system may be used by students to submit requests for enrollment in courses. There is a “no forcing” policy for all Business Honors classes. Waitlist requests for courses are handled by the respective department.

The waitlist forms open on the first day of open registration, April 15. Waitlist forms for the Management department open on April 19.

Accounting

Finance

Information and Operations Management

Management

Marketing

Accounting Wait List

Waitlist form will open on Monday, April 15 and close Monday, May 13. Any requests for a seat in a full class after this date must be submitted via email to an advisor.

Waitlist requests will be accepted beginning the first day of open registration for each term. You can expect to hear back on your request within 2 weeks of your submission date.

View Undergraduate and Graduate Registration Schedules

We do NOT ACCEPT requests for ACCT 209 and ACCT 210.

Undergraduate students are restricted to registering for a maximum of 19 credit hours. Graduate students are restricted to a maximum of 15 hours. If adding this course takes you over your maximum credit hour limit, please do one of the following:

  • Submit a maximum hours waiver request to take the additional class.
  • Instruct us to drop a class before we add you to your requested course.

Email your advisor for instructions on requesting a maximum hours waiver.

Submit Your Request

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.

Finance Wait List Policy

Students can waitlist for select finance courses during open registration in Aggie Schedule Builder. If a seat becomes available, the student next in line on the waitlist will be notified by email and must register for the course by the provided deadline.

Students are responsible for monitoring their TAMU email daily as prompt action is required before the seat offer expires.

Go To WaitList Information  

Info Wait List

Information and Operations Management
The department wait list system is available for wait list requests as indicated in the table on the site. All wait list requests received during these periods will be reviewed on the dates indicated. Requests for ISTM 209 will only be accepted from students who are scheduled to graduate at the end of the semester. Requests from other students will be deleted.

After submitting a wait list request, you will receive an e-mail confirmation that your request has been entered into the database. Your request is under consideration until you are contacted by an advisor. You will be notified via e-mail whether or not your wait list request is approved.

Please do not contact us to inquire about the status of your request prior to the review date, as this will only slow the process.

Go To Wait List System

  1. The INFO Department’s wait list request system is for ISTM and SCMT (non-honors) courses only, as well as BUSN 203. 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, etc.) are handled by the respective department.
  2. 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).
  3. We review wait list requests in batches according to the review schedule posted on the wait list request system home page. An advisor will notify you after a decision is made regarding your wait list request.
  4. The following issues are not appropriate considerations for wait list requests:
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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 MIS or supply chain majors who have a direct time conflict with another required course (when the conflicting course does not have an alternate section).
  3. Non-MIS or supply chain 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 or PPA-MIS students have first priority.
  2. Non-graduating MS-MIS or PPA-MIS 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 wait list request was submitted (i.e. first come, first served).

Management Wait List Policy

Wait list form will open on Friday, April 19, at 8 AM.

Students who have a graduation emergency needing a specifically-required MGMT course in summer or fall 2024 are eligible to submit the respective form below beginning at 8 am on April 19, 2024.

The wait list will be monitored for any availability to enroll students, but submitting this form does not guarantee enrollment. All students seeking enrollment in a full MGMT course should monitor Howdy for openings.

We do NOT consider wait list requests by students who are already enrolled in another section of the course, who have another course that has a time conflict with the requested course, or who have work, student org, or other obligations.

Submit Fall Form

Submit Summer Form

Marketing Wait List Policy

Undergraduate students may submit a waitlist request for Marketing courses during open registration through the form linked below. Students will be notified via email after their request has been reviewed.

Wait List/Forcing Policy: Waitlist requests will only be reviewed based on need (example: the course is required for a graduating senior, time conflicts with other required coursework, etc.). Time preferences or instructor preferences are NOT valid reasons to expect to be forced into a course. Additional waitlist policies are included on the waitlist form.

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