This page will be updated as information is provided by academic units in COSSPP.
As registration opens for the Spring 2026 semester, review the information below about reserve caps on undergraduate courses in the College of Social Sciences & Public Policy.
- Reserve caps require that students meet specific criteria (pursuing a given major, certification to upper-division, enrolled in a specialized program, etc.) to register for reserved seats. Not all courses or seats necessarily have reserve caps, but students who do not meet criteria cannot register for reserved seats unless or until the cap lifts.
- If you have questions about courses taught through departments/colleges not listed here, you must contact the department in question. COSSPP faculty/staff cannot speak to reserve caps or registration requirements for courses taught outside of their units.
- COSSPP academic advisors assist with schedule building, mapping milestones, verifying graduation requirements, etc., but they cannot register students for classes. For information about registering for a class that has a reserve cap, contact the academic program specialist or academic coordinator for that department.
Department/Program
Spring 2026
All reserves will be lifted on November 17.
- Economics major core classes (ECO 3101, 3203, 3431, 4421) – reserved for students in major until November 17
- Economics elective courses (ECO, ECP, ECS 3/4000-level) – reserved for students in COSSPP until November 17
- ECO 3041 – no caps
- In person intro courses (POS 1041, CPO 2002, INR 2002, PUP 3002) reserved for students in major – caps do not lift
- Standard reserve cap lift date first day of drop/add
- Any reserve caps for Distance Learning (DL) do not lift.
- Unless otherwise noted in course details, any other possible reserve caps lift first day of drop/add.
- Note of online classes: students using FSU tuition waivers or other state employee waiver funding should ensure that they are registered for state fundable sections.
All reserves will be lifted January 9.
- In-person classes reserved for students in major until January 9
- 20 seats open to non-majors for online classes at start of registration; remaining seats reserved for students in major until January 9
Sociology major core classes (SYA 4010, 4300, 4400) – reserved for students in major until October 27.
Unless otherwise noted as reserved for students in a specific program, undergraduate courses are not reserve capped.