<p>I'm trying to sign up for a class that is definitely not full (on my Phase II), and I get this:</p>
<p>You are unable to add this course because the enrollment category for which you qualify is full.</p>
<p>And I only have like 9 units signed up, this 4 unit class would put me at 13...</p>
<p>EDIT: Nvm, on the website this means that a block of seats is reserved for students or something? Does that mean if they don't fill up, I get to get in the class?</p>
<p>Should I sign up for some other class just in case I don't get it so I can meet the minimum unit requirement?</p>
<p>If the discussion session is full, putting you on the waitlist for it, you automatically are put on waitlist for the lecture even though there are open seats.</p>
<p>Well, from my understanding of it, even though there are seats available, you get put on the waitlist because there is a set number of students that can enroll freely in the course. The remaining seats need the inscructor’s approval to enroll in the class but since that rarely happens, your best option is to waitlist that class and hope that someone has a change of heart.</p>
<p>Is it correct to assume that although like half the seats are reserved for a certain type of people (e.g. people with that major), if they don’t enroll at the end of Phase II I get to go in?</p>
<p>How it works is that if you qualify for a category, you’re automatically placed into that category, and if that category is full, then you’re on the waitlist. If you qualify into more than one category, it’s always the first one on the list that counts.</p>
<p>Ok so here are the specifics, the class is Chinese 7A:</p>
<p>The restrictions are:</p>
<ol>
<li>Instructor Approval; a Class Entry Code is required to enroll in these seats.</li>
<li>Students with a major of Chinese Language or Japanese Language</li>
<li>Students in the College of Letters and Science and Students with a class level of Freshman or Sophomore</li>
<li>Open seating </li>
</ol>
<p>Right now I’m in category 3, the class is 29/60 full, which means there are 31 open spots. There are 6 people, including myself, on the waitlist (I’m the 6th). Is there a good chance that I will get the class?</p>
<p>The reason that a class has those multiple categories is that historically it has more seeking a spot than they have room, and to ensure that certain groups can still take the class to complete their degree requirements, they build categories for them. </p>
<p>That particular list shows this principle, with a special category to ensure that language majors get to take the classes needed for their degree even if non-majors have swamped the class. It is kind of odd to see the third category - it suggests to me that they believe that L&S underclassmen are taking this course in unusually high numbers and they want to moderate that load. Perhaps those who are trying to satisfy their international breadth by taking an easy course, as they might be of chinese ancestry? In any case, the department decided that they have a problem dealing with freshmen and sophomores from L&S, but not juniors/seniors or those from any other college.</p>