Registrar's Office
Student & Administrative Services Center, Rm. 1020 · (570) 327-4772 · (800) 367-9222 · Fax: 570.321.5536
- Wait List links:
- [overview]
- [Wait List Manager]
- [FAQs]
Wait List Overview
The automated wait list system is part of the online web scheduling system. It allows students to indicate an interest in a class that has reached its scheduled capacity. As seats become available for a class, the system automatically fills those seats with students who have placed themselves on that wait list for that class.
Not all classes will have a wait list option. The academic school offices determine what courses/sections will be eligible to have a wait list. Wait list courses are identified on the Registrar’s Course Offerings Web page. The message “Class is eligible for Wait List requests” is displayed under the course/section.
How it Works
When a student attempts to add a class that is full and has a wait list option, a wait list link will display, allowing the student to request a place on the wait list for that class. The student can select to be on the wait list for one specific section or for multiple sections of a class. If a student selects multiple wait list sections, they can indicate the order in which the multiple sections should be considered by using the priority column in the Wait List Manager located on the Student Information System. If a student is placed into one of those multiple sections, his or her name will be removed from the other wait list sections of that class.
Once a day, the wait list system will check for wait-listed classes that have seats available. If a seat becomes available in a wait-listed class, the system attempts to place a student from the wait list into that seat on a first in, first out basis. The first student on the wait list who meets the eligibility requirements* of the course will be placed into the class.
Students selected to fill empty seats are notified of their schedule adjustments through their Penn College e-mail accounts**. They can also monitor the status of their wait list request through the Student Information Systems Wait List Manager. If a wait list request has been processed, the “Comment” column will indicate the request was approved and list the class that was added to the student’s schedule (example: Request approved – ZZZ111-01 was scheduled).
See Frequently Asked Questions for more information.
*Important: Placing your name on a wait list does not guarantee that you will be scheduled in that course, even if you are the first on the wait list. When a space becomes available in a course, all scheduling rules checked in web scheduling (e.g. class conflicts, pre/corequisites requirements, major restrictions and credit overload) will be checked again by the automated wait list process before scheduling a class for a student. If any web scheduling requirements are not met, the automated system will consider the next person on the wait list. The student denied a seat in the wait list class will be notified via their Penn College e-mail account about their denial and the reason for the denial.
**NOTE: It is the student’s responsibility to monitor his/her Penn College e-mail for notifications of schedule changes that result from the automated wait list process.