My D, a sophomore, needs to take a couple classes for her major in Spring 2016 but it looks like one or both of them may be entirely filled up by the time she registers. This will mess up her plan if she does not get the classes. At my son’s university the professors would give an override to him if a class was closed because he needed the class for his major. Will Kelley professors do the same thing? Or are you stuck and just have to hope you get off the waitlist? If a lot of students are shut out, will Kelley open up additional sections for the class or expand the number of students for the classes?
It is frustrating each semester hoping the classes you need are open. So far things have worked out but this time it is uncertain. Any insight is appreciated.
At registration time, my daughter had a lot of trouble getting the classes she needed for her sophomore spring semester also. We thought her grand plan was down the drain, and that she might have to forgo studying abroad or eliminate a co-major. It all worked out! I did suggest she talk to professors to see if they could get her into a closed class, but she didn’t want to do it, so I don’t know if that is ever done. It couldn’t hurt to ask. But my suggestion to your D is to put herself on every waitlist possible! For one of my D’s classes, they DID open another section of the class, and I think only those on the waitlist were automatically notified. Otherwise, students would have to constantly look out for new sections of classes. And we were surprised at how quickly the waitlists diminished for other classes. Keeping my fingers crossed that it works out in the end as well for your D as it did for mine. That semester was the most stressful and challenging (so far) to get the classes she wanted, but it all worked out.
Professors can add people, but the waitlists are the usual method. Waitlists tend to clear as people routinely register for too many classes or sections that they don’t really want. I was way down on a waitlist last semester and it cleared well before classes started.
Kelley makes a big deal out of people being able to complete a major in 4 years, so don’t panic as a Sophomore. With so many people coming into IU with huge amounts of credits, being frozen out of classes initially is routine. Things seem to work out.
There is also a law that requires IU to give you a class for free if it not getting in stops you graduating in 4 years. I’ve never heard of that happening. If really worried, see an advisor.