Yale College Courses that Require Instructor Permission

Submitting instructor permission request
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If the course requires instructor permission, a Request Instructor Permission section opens to the left of the Registration worksheet when the course is added to the worksheet. 

  • Write a brief note explaining why you want to take the course. 
  • Click Submit Request
Permission request pending
  • The worksheet will show an hourglass icon indicating that permission is pending.
Approved and Confirm Changes
  • Check back periodically to see if the instructor has responded. If so, you will see a note indicating that there have been changes to your registration worksheet.
  • If approved, a green checkmark with the word Approved appears just above the instructor’s name to indicate approval from the instructor – this does not mean the registration is complete. 
  • Registration is not automatically complete upon instructor approval
  • The changes must be confirmed to complete registration and actively confirm a seat in the course; to do this click “Confirm Changes”.
Black checkmark confirming registration
  • Once the black checkmark appears in the lower left section of the section information, course registration is complete.

See also a video guide to requesting instructor permission for Yale College students.