IMPORTANT NOTICE About Closed Computer Science Courses During Registration and Course Wait Lists

(11/11/2020) - Caps on enrollments in Computer Science courses are adjusted throughout the registration period.  The adjustments are designed to keep seats open for students from different classes (especially for Freshmen and Sophomores in CS1 and CS2), to reserve a sufficient number of seats for majors so that students will be able to complete programs required for graduation, and to balance loads, so that not all students gravitate to the most sought-after courses.  Note that there are no major restrictions for CS1, and no course is restricted exclusively to majors.  However, UIS is not very flexible about the kinds of restrictions we can make; for example, it gives us no way to reserve seats specifically for minors or non-majors.

If you find that a Computer Science course for which you are trying to register is closed at your pick time, use this Google form to request a spot. Please note that submitting this form only adds you to the wait list, and does not guarantee that you will be able to enroll in the course. DO NOT fill out this form unless your pick time has passed and the course is full. We open up seats gradually as each successive class of students registers, and if the class is marked CLOSED today, it may very well be open tomorrow when it is time for you to register.

If you wish to be on the wait-list for MULTIPLE courses you must fill out this form one time for EACH course. (For example, if you want to be on the list  for 3 courses you should fill out the form 3 times)

Once registration has ended (11/17/20), we will move people from wait lists into the courses based on need (e.g., senior majors who need a course to graduate will have highest priority). We will then ask you to email the department (mary.mulkeen@bc.edu) to complete your registration.

Or, to put it in a Computer Science-y way, the wait list is a priority queue, not a queue, so the order in which you sign up is not relevant.  Just be sure to make your requests by November 17, 2020.