How waitlists work
The registrar's waitlist pages let you see your lists and your rank on them, and choose classes to swap for the ones you get into.
Wait. What's a waitlist?
This page is your home in the Waitlisting system, and is found in UT Direct » Academic Services » UT Registrar Waitlist System. It shows how many lists you're on. Each list shows the date you joined the list, your place, the latest notice sent to you, and your swap class, if you've chosen one.
To choose or change your swap class, press the Change My Swap Class button.
To drop yourself from the list, press Take Me Off List.
How can I get on a list? When registering for a closed class, students will get the chance to join a waitlist if its department has turned a list on, and the student is registered for at least one class.
Can I get stuck on a list? Yes, in a number of ways.
- By a turned-off list;
- By a full or cancelled class;
- By a change to restrictions by the department;
- By a schedule conflict with time, maximum hours, or duplicate class; or
- By various system errors.
How do I get into a class from a list? During registration, if a registered student drops the class, a student on the waitlist will be added to the class. Nightly, the system fills as many leftover seats as possible.
How do I leave a list?
- You can drop yourself, from your See My Waitlists page;
- An administrator can drop you, and will notify you by e-mail;
- The system can drop you, through a zap or a withdrawal; or
- You can make it into the class.
- To choose or change your swap class, choose a class from your schedule in the pulldown menu, then press the Change button.
- To turn a swap class off, choose None in the pulldown menu, then press Change.
What's a swap class? It's a class on your schedule that you choose to drop if you get into a waitlisted class. As an example, you might join a waitlist for a closed morning section of a course, enroll in an afternoon section, and choose it as a swap class. If the closed class opens and you get in, the system drops you from the swap class. (This way, you keep a seat in the course and get a chance at a better one.) Swap classes are chosen when joining a list during registration, or later on the student's See My Waitlists page in UT Direct.
Do I have to choose a swap class? No. Swap classes are optional.
When do I choose a swap class? When can I change it? You can choose a swap class when you join a list during registration, or you can choose one later on your See My Waitlists page in UT Direct.