Permits

Permits and Waitlists

Permit and Waitlist instructions and Guidelines for Phase II of Registration for Summer 2012 :

ALL STUDENTS:  You will be able to submit your requests from May 10 to May 17. We stop receiving requests one day before registration closes.

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:


  • The School of Math will no longer issue course overloads. Instead, we will use the NEW Waitlists and Reserved Seats functionality of the Online Registration System.

  • Specific instructions on waitlists can be found at the Registrar's webpage .

  • We will continue issuing permits and prerequisite overrides for mathematics classes. Requests must be submitted online through the OSCAR Registration System. Access through Buzzport or OSCAR login. 

  • We DO NOT accept walk-in, telephone, or e-mail permit and prerequisite requests.

  • An auto-generated message will be sent to your GT account when your request is processed.

  • Do not contact instructors and staff. They will not be able to assist you with permit issues.

 

WE ISSUE TWO TYPES OF PERMITS:

  • Prerequisite override: for a student who has not had the proper prerequisite/corequisite for a math class.
  • Restricted class permit: for a student who cannot register for a math class because of a major restriction or a class restriction.
  • We no longer issue overloads. If a section has no available seats, students can register as wailisted.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION :

  • NEW: We will be using the Waitlists and Reserved Seats functionality of the Registration System. If a section has no available seats, students will be able to register for the waitlist of the section. If seats become available, the system will automatically issue a notification through email and a time period of 12hrs during which students can register in the course, following a first-come-first-serve basis.
  • Students that have waitlisted for a section in which they did not receive notification for Phase I will retain their spot on the list for Phase II. The waitlist will not be purged between registration phases.
  • The last round of waitlist notification will be issued at 11pm ET the day before registration closes. After 11pm ET, the waitlist option is no longer available in Buzzport/OSCAR.
  • Registering on a waitlist does not guarantee that you will receive a seat in the section. You will not be registered in the course until you receive a notification and register for the course during the 12 hour period.
  • Permits and prerequisite overrides are processed independently. You may need to submit more than one type of request for a course. Requesting a permit or a prerequisite override does not guarantee that it will be granted.
  • We have restricted MATH 2406, MATH 3012, MATH 3215, MATH 4022, MATH 4107, MATH 4317, MATH 4320 and MATH 4640 for specific majors. Restrictions were lifted on April 11 at noon.
  • An auto-generated message will be sent to your GT account when your request is processed. You can also check your request status on OSCAR. A typical processing time for a prerequisite or permit request is three workdays. All requests received through OSCAR will be processed by noon on the last day of each registration period.
  • A student cannot attend class without being enrolled in it. If you have received a permit, you must add the section to your schedule to be enrolled in it. 
  • An undergraduate student cannot take more than one core math course during the same term. The core courses are 1501, 1502, 1512, 1522, 1711, 1712, 2401, 2403, 2602 and 2605.
  • Section R is for GT-Lorraine students only. Section RCH is for GT-Shanghai students only.  
  • Sections QHx, Q, Q1 and RCC are video sections. Main-campus students cannot register for these video sections.
  • Most 4000 level courses are divided into graduate and undergraduate sections. The section for graduate students ends with a "G", and the section for undergraduate students ends with a "U". A graduate student does not need a prerequisite override for a 4000 level section that ends with a "G". A graduate student cannot register for a 4000 level section that ends with a "U". An undergraduate student cannot register for a 4000 level section that ends with a "G".
  • See also the registration information page at the Registrar's site
  • If you still have questions, email the Math Permit Team.