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How many courses can I add to my cart?

You can add up to a total of 16 courses to your cart but you are not required to submit course selections for every enrollment category, or for the maximum number of courses.

For Limited Enrollment course selections, you may select up to five course bids: one first choice, one second choice, and up to three-third choice bids.

For Faculty Permission course selections, you may select up to three choice bids.

For Experiential course selections, you may select up to four choice bids.

For Open Enrollment course selections, you may select up to four choice bids.

How do I know if a course requires an application?

If a course requires an application material/s, it will be posted in the Course Bidding portion of the course description in YLS:Courses.

How do I know how many students a professor will accept?

A faculty member may set a limit on or special qualifications for enrollment in a course.

  • If the faculty member specifies the number of students, the enrollment maximum will display on the course details page.

  • If the faculty member limits the course but does not specify the exact number of students, the course description will state Enrollment limited or Permission of the instructor required.

  • If no such limitations have been set, enrollment in a course will be limited only by the availability of classroom space.

Can I pre-register for courses that meet at the same time?

The system does not consider time conflicts when allocating courses, which means that you could be allocated two courses with overlapping meeting times. It is your responsibility to ensure that you do not have courses with overlapping meeting times on your schedule by the end of the Add/Drop period.

How are variable unit courses allocated in the lottery?

​​If a course is listed for variable units (e.g. 2-3 units), you will be enrolled for the minimum (e.g. 2).

What is the maximum number of units I can bid on?

There is no limit in the number of units that you can bid on however, you can be accepted up to a maximum of 20 units.

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