As registration opens for the Spring 2025 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 2025 |
| African American Studies | No standard reserve caps. |
| Economics | Reserve caps lift November 5. Notes on specific classes prior to that date:
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| Geography | |
| Interdisciplinary Social Sciences (ISS) | ISS 3923 – reserved for ISS majors, cap does not lift.
ISS 4304 – certain sections reserved, caps do not lift
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| International Affairs | INS 3003 – reserve cap lifts January 6 (first day of Spring classes) |
| Political Science | Reserve caps lift January 4 (day before drop/add). Notes on specific classes:
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| Public Administration | Distance Learning reserve caps do not lift. If using university or state employee waiver, register for state fundable sections only. |
| Public Health | Reserve caps lift January 5 (first day of drop/add). Notes on specific classes prior to that date:
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| Sociology | |
| Urban & Regional Planning | No undergraduate course reserve caps. |