Auto-enroll from wait list reminders

Auto-enroll from wait list ends running for each term/session on a date specified per campus. For the fall 2016 regular session, the last wait list run for the Twin Cities campus will be in the late evening, September 6. Staff from other system campuses may check with their Office of the Registrar to confirm auto-enroll end dates for their campus.

Following the last run, those classes which still have wait lists will typically have an Enrollment Status of “Closed”. A common question is, how do you fill any seats that may subsequently open due to enrolled students dropping the class? You have two options to consider.

Option 1:

Give students a permission number to override a closed class using the Closed Class checkbox on the Class Permissions page. This options allows you to give permission to wait listed students, when appropriate. To assist in determining which students to provide permission, the wait list will be available for your reference until the end of drop/add period.

Option 2:

On the Enrollment Control tab uncheck the Auto Enroll from Wait List checkbox, which changes the Enrollment Status to “Open” and allows any student to register for the remaining seat(s).

Each department can decide which option is best for their situation.