Waitlist Policy

At Seattle Pacific University students have the option of waitlisting any classes that are closed.  As space becomes available in closed classes, waitlisted students will be registered on a first-come basis.  Students may waitlist only two classes per quarter.  Students will be notified in writing when they are entered into a class via the waitlist.  If the waitlisted class creates a time conflict, or exceeds the maximum credit load for the student, it will not be added to the student’s schedule and the student will be dropped from the waitlist.  Students may waitlist a class via the Web or by coming in person to Student Academic Services, Demaray Hall 151.  The official waitlist policy and procedures can be found online.

The waitlist will continue to be in effect from the first day of Advance Registration through the second day of the quarter.  The waitlist process is the best way for faculty to know the demand for their classes.  The waitlist will end at 11:59pm on the second day of classes. See the academic calendar to find out when the waitlist ends each quarter.  Student Academic Services (SAS) will spend the third day registering the final round of students from the waitlist in spaces that opened up in classes. Once the waitlist clean up has ended, SAS will run a process that deletes the waitlists from all classes.  Since the waitlist is no longer in effect, there is no preference given to students who were previously on a class waitlist.  Therefore, if a student withdraws from a course (after 5:00 p.m. on the third day of classes), the class is available for anyone to register (it does not matter if the student was on the waitlist or not). See the academic calendar for registration deadlines.

If you have any questions about the waitlist process, please contact Student Academic Services at sasinfo@spu.edu, or call (206) 281-2031