Reading class listings on SISWEB

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<p>Hi Davis-ites</p>

<p>I’m a little confused with the class listings on SISWEB. I’m transferring to Davis this fall and can’t register yet but I am checking out the courses on SISWEB. I’m specifically confused with the class times. For all classes there are 3 separate times listed with 3 separate CRN’s. Does this mean these are 3 different class offerings, or something different? It just seems weird there would be a class that means only one a week if it is four units. (see below as an example of what I’m talking about)</p>

<p>So are these 3 different classes since they are separate CRN’s?</p>

<p>M06:10 pm-09:00 pm<br>
R10:00 am-10:50 am<br>
F12:10 pm-01:00 pm</p>

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<p>[Class</a> Schedule and Registration Guide (CSRG) | Home](<a href=“http://registrar.ucdavis.edu/csrg/]Class”>Faculty & Staff Information on Prerequisites)
this is a much easier way to look at classes/class times. sisweb is sloppy.
you can use that and [UC</a> Davis General Catalog | Programs and Courses](<a href=“http://registrar.ucdavis.edu/UCDWebCatalog/programs.html]UC”>General Catalog - Welcome) to find specific classes and read descriptions.</p>

<p>not sure if i understand your question but that should help…</p>

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<p>^ thanks Hella, that helped! BUT i have another question now lol. a few classes listed 2 meeting times: for example -11-11:50AM MWF but also 8-8:50AM on M. So does that classes meet twice on Mondays?? Sorry, at the moment this stuff is confusing me!=P</p>

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<p>Also how hard/easy is it to get off waitlist and into a class? Usually do professors add in a good amount of people?</p>

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<p>the MWF is lecture and the M is discussion section. lecture will have all enrolled students (this is why the MWF times are the same all the way through when looking at a class) and the different CRNs correspond to different sections. it’s not always mandatory; maybe half of the classes i’ve had had mandatory sections. usually if it’s mandatory it is for a reason and vice versa, for example, right now i go to all of my linguistics sections because we have to turn in homework and take a weekly quiz, but i never go to my econ section because all my TA does is rehash lecture poorly so i have no real reason to go.</p>

<p>waitlist just means, the class is full so you get put on a list. if one person leaves, one person from the waitlist gets in. if 50 people leave, 50 people from the waitlist gets in.
so, it completely depends on how many people drop the class. i suggest you do go to the classes though, because they’ll usually tell you what the situation is, like “oh if you’re number 15 or less you’ll probably get in” or whatever. there are also PTA(permission to add) numbers that you can sometimes get from the professor, and they’ll usually address that issue during the first class as well.</p>

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<p>^ ah thanks. the waitlist system is pretty much the same at my cc, but wayyy smaller classes numbers so most people can get in.</p>

<p>so discussion sections aren’t always mandatory? And are they always taught by a TA?</p>

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<p>It really depends. And yea, they’re always taught by a TA. </p>

<p>To add to the thread, google “davis open course list”, click the first link, and save that some where. It’s an extremelyy useful resource. Not only does it let you look up what’s open without having to select which departments you want to browse, but it’s more up to date than sisweb (in my opinion. I’ve heard stories of people trying to sign up for classes that sisweb said was open only to find out they’re not) It may not give you all the information you want, but it’s great for drafting schedules</p>

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<p>^ thanks for the suggestions phnx! =)</p>