Best Practices for Undergraduate Students Enrolling in Harris Classes

1. Enrolling in a Harris (PPHA) Course

PPHA graduate level courses are not available to undergraduate students during undergraduate pre-registration, but they are open during add/drop, unless full/closed or restricted to Harris graduate students only (such as Harris Core classes). There is no limit on how many graduate level courses undergraduates can take towards their BA. Please read any course notes carefully for pre-requisites or other restrictions. Students should email the instructor for consent to enroll in a graduate level class. If students receive approval from the instructor to enroll, the student should forward the instructor confirmation to harrisregistration@uchicago.edu to be registered for the class, pending seat availability. Consent does not apply to enrollment in closed/full classes; for those classes, please see #4 below for the Harris graduate waitlist process. Harris does not use the undergraduate online consent system for consent, or as a waitlist.

2. Enrolling in a Combined PPHA/PBPL Course with Limited PBPL Seats

Harris offers a handful of courses that are cross-listed and may be taken at both the graduate (PPHA) and the undergraduate (PBPL) level. Undergraduate students may be able to register for the undergraduate level cross-list during pre-registration and will be able to do so for open courses during add/drop. Some of these classes have specific seats designated for graduate and undergraduate students. If this is the case, the number of seats allocated for undergraduate students will be indicated by the seat cap on the undergraduate section. Once those seats are full, the section will be tagged as closed. It may appear to undergraduate students as though there are open seats in the class if there is a Harris graduate waitlist, but those seats are reserved for graduate students. Interested undergraduate students should monitor my.uchicago should an undergraduate seat open; students should not use the online consent system nor contact the instructor for closed/full cross-lists.

3. Enrolling in a Combined PPHA/PBPL Course with Global Enrollment

In other cases of graduate/undergraduate cross-listed classes, enrollment is open equally to both interested graduate and undergraduate students. If the course has global enrollment, the number of seats in the undergraduate section will match the number of seats in the graduate section, and both will be the same as the total number of seats overall. In this case students may be able to register for the undergraduate level cross-list during pre-registration and will be able to do so for open courses during add/drop. If the course is full/closed, Harris Registration will keep a Harris Waitlist (see below for process to join). Harris does not use the undergraduate online consent system for consent, or as a waitlist.

4. Using a Harris Waitlist

When a Harris graduate course reaches seat capacity, it will close, and a waitlist will start. Undergraduate students may request to be added to a Harris waitlist by emailing harrisregistration@uchicago.edu. Waitlists are processed manually by Harris Registration staff, as seats open. Waitlist priority is given to Harris graduate students first, and then other students. When a seat becomes available for a waitlist student, they will be notified via email from harrisregistration@uchicago.edu and must claim their seat within a specified time. Students should regularly check their UChicago email to ensure they don’t miss their opportunity to enroll. Students should be aware that a course may look like it has a seat available because another student hasn’t claimed their waitlist seat yet. If they don’t claim the seat, it will be offered to the next student on the list once their approval expires. Students should email harrisregistration@uchicago.edu with any questions about closed/full classes and waitlists and not the course instructor.