If you’ve never waitlisted a course before watch the Waitlisting Video to get started.
If you know the CRN of the course; login to the Online Services, choose the Registration menu, choose Add/Drop classes, scroll to the bottom of the page, enter the CRN and click submit. The page will reload. Scroll to the bottom, use the action column to choose wait-list, and click submit again. Scroll to the bottom of the page and verify that you have been wait-listed for the course.
To wait-list a course using the Class Search feature; login to the Online Services, choose the Registration menu, choose Add/Drop classes, scroll to the bottom of the page, and click Class Search. Here you can define the criteria for the course you are looking for. Once the course is identified select it and click Add to Worksheet. The Add/Drop classes page will reload. Submit the request. Scroll to the bottom, use the action column to choose wait-list, and click submit again. Scroll to the bottom of the page and verify that you have been wait-listed for the course.
With the exception of Summer term, wait listing will be available only in Phase 2 of the priority registration schedule.
Not all classes will have wait listing. Departments will choose which sections will have a wait list. The online schedule and course look up will display wait list details for each section including the wait list maximum and the remaining wait list seats.
All registration restrictions (prerequisites, major/minor/option, etc...), with the exception of Duplicates, Links, and Time conflicts, are enforced at the time a student wait lists the course. However any, duplicates, links, and time conflicts must be resolved at the time the student enrolls in the waitlisted course.
Wait listing remains active through Sunday midnight at the beginning of the second week of classes. Students may wait list up to 3 courses.
Check out our WL FAQ's for more information.
Once you are on the wait list for a course monitor your ONID email account frequently.
When an opening becomes available you will receive an email directing you to return to your registration and enroll in the course within the designated 24 hour window.
If you do not enroll in the course within 24 hours you will be removed from the wait list.
At the time you attempt to register for the course the system will check for registration errors including; Time Conflicts, Duplicates, and Link Errors . If you have a registration error, you must resolve it and enroll within the 24 hours or you will be removed from the wait list and the available seat will be passed on to the next student on the waitlist.