Carnegie Mellon University

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April 22, 2022

Fall 2022 Waitlists

In preparation for the fall 2022 semester, many students have elected to join course waitlists. Best practices for waitlisted students include: 

  • Waiting at least four weeks before reaching out to departments about waitlist status; this gives the University Registrar's Office and academic departments time to coordinate fall course scheduling.
  • Leaving units available in fall 2022 course schedules so that if an invitation to register for a course is received, the student will be able to register easily; as a reminder, full time status for financial aid (36 units) does not need to be achieved until September 12.
  • Checking email regularly, even during summer break, so that students do not miss an invitation to register!

Detailed information for waitlisted students is available on the Waitlist Navigation Guide webpage.