This page will be updated as information is provided by academic units in COSSPP.
As registration opens for the Summer and Fall 2025 semesters, 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
Summer 2025
Fall 2025
- Major core courses (ECO 3101, 3203, 3431, 4421) reserved for Econ majors until April 15
- All other 3/4000-level Econ courses reserved for COSSPP major students until April 15
- Major core courses (ECO 3101, 3203, 3431, 4421) reserved for Econ majors until April 15
- All other 3/4000-level Econ courses reserved for COSSPP major students until April 15
- 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 (Summer A/C – May 10, Summer B – June 21)
- 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 (August 23)
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.
- PHC 4101 – reserved for students in major until April 8
- All other PHC reserve caps lift term day class for the respective term (Summer A/C – May 14, Summer B – June 25)
- PHC 4101 – reserved for students in major until April 8
- All other PHC reserve caps lift third day classes (August 27)
Unless otherwise noted as reserved for students in a specific program, undergraduate courses are not reserve capped.