As registration opens for the Summer and Fall 2024 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 2024 | Fall 2024 |
| African American Studies | No standard reserve caps. | No standard reserve caps. |
| Economics | Reserve caps lift April 13. Notes on specific classes prior to that date: ECO 3101, 3203, 3431, 4421 – Econ majors Econ electives (ECO, ECP, ECS) – COSSPP majors ECO 3041 – no caps | Reserve caps lift April 13. Notes on specific classes prior to that date: ECO 3101, 3203, 3431, 4421 – Econ majors Econ electives (ECO, ECP, ECS) – COSSPP majors ECO 3041 – no caps |
| Geography | GIS 4421 – reserved for Public Health students – cap does not lift GIS 4043/L – Seats split evenly for PH and Geog/Envir & Society students – caps lift April 9 | GIS 4421 – reserved for Public Health students – cap does not lift GIS 4043/L – Seats split 20 for PH and 40 for Geog/Envir & Society students – caps lift April 9 |
| Interdisciplinary Social Sciences (ISS) | All ISS prefix courses reserved for ISS or ISS Distance Learning students | ISS 3241, secs 1&2 – 15 seats for ISS students ISS 3330, 4014 – 15 seats for ISS students ISS 3923, 4304 – ISS or ISS DL students only ISS 4164 – 10 seats for ISS students |
| International Affairs | INS 3003 – lifts 2nd day of drop/add | IDS 2431, secs 1&2 – 20 seats for Global Cit. Cert. INS 2010 – IA students only INS 3003 – lifts 2nd day of drop/add |
| Political Science | Reserve caps lift on the first day of drop/add for the term in question | Reserve caps list first day of drop/add, except for the following, which do not lift ever: In-person sections of POS 1041, CPO 2002, INR 2002, PUP 3002 Distance Learning seat caps |
| Public Administration | Distance Learning reserve caps do not lift. If using university or state employee waiver, register for state fundable sections only | 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 first day of drop/add, except: PHC 4101 – lifts May 10 PHC 4069 – does not lift | Reserve caps lift first day of drop/add, except: PHC 4101 – lifts May 3 PHC 4069 – does not lift |
| Sociology | ||
| Urban & Regional Planning | No undergraduate course reserve caps. | No undergraduate course reserve caps. |