Fall 2023 Temporary and Priority Access Course Restrictions

Last updated September 5, 2023

Please check back regularly for updates.

A restriction is a means of identifying which student cohorts are permitted to register in a course. Enrolment may be restricted to particular programs or specializations or semester levels during certain time periods. The restriction is on all Fall 2023 sections of that course and includes the Co-op major, unless otherwise noted. Students outside the designated group(s) will not be permitted to register in the course, either temporarily or for the entire enrolment period.

Note: this page does not provide a complete list of course restrictions. For more information about a course restriction, please first check the website of the department offering the course; a list of department websites is below. If you have additional questions, contact the department or Program Counselling office.

Temporary First-Year Restrictions

The following first-year courses have been temporarily restricted to students who have less than or equal to 5.00 credits in total that are completed, in progress and already enrolled in for Fall 2023. Exception: the limit is 5.25 for BENG. Some of these courses are also restricted to certain degree/diploma programs or specializations (as noted in the list below). Specializations include majors, minors, and areas of concentration.

Based on enrolment, departments will determine if these restrictions can be lifted. If a course restriction can be lifted, this will occur at NOON on Monday, July 10. All students will have the opportunity to enrol in these courses on WebAdvisor at that time (space permitting and provided the student meets any prerequisite[s] or restriction[s] on the course).

• ANTH*1120: 1st Yr BA and BAS programs. Restriction removed July 10.
• ANTH*1150: Any year BA, BAS, BASc, BOH programs. Restriction removed July 14.
• BIOL*1020. Restriction removed July 10.
• BIOL*1500. Restriction removed July 10.
• BLCK*1000: Restriction still in effect - BA, BAS programs.
• CHEM*1040: Restricted to specific programs. Restriction removed August 3.
• CRWR*1000: 1st Yr CRWR majors and minors. Restriction removed July 10.
• CTS*1000: Restriction still in effect - BA, BAS programs.
• ENGL*1030: 1st Yr BA and BAS programs. Restriction removed July 10.
• ENGL*1080: 1st Yr ENGL, CW majors and minors. Restriction removed July 10.
• FREN*1200: Restriction removed July 10.
• FRHD*1100 Restriction removed July 10.
• GERM*1100: 1st Yr BA and BAS programs. Restriction removed July 4, 2023
• HIST*1010: BAG, BAH, BAS programs. Restriction removed July 17, 2023.
• HIST*1050: BAG, BAH, BAS programs. Restriction removed July 17, 2023.
• IDEV*1000: Restriction removed July 10.
• INDG*1100: Restriction removed July 10.
• LING*1000: Restriction removed July 10.
• MATH*1030: Restriction removed July 10.
• MATH*1080: All sections except the DE version is open to all levels. Restriction removed July 10.
• MCS*1000: Restriction still in effect - BCOM program, BUS, MKTG, SPMT minors
• PHIL*1000: 1st Yr BAG, BAH, BAS programs. Restriction removed July 10.
• PHIL*1010: 1st Yr CJPP, PHIL majors. Restriction removed July 10.
• PHIL*1050: 1st Yr BAG, BAH, BAS programs. Restriction removed July 10.
• PHYS*1080: Restriction still in effect - BAS, BSCG, BSCH, BSES programs
• PHYS*1300: Restriction still in effect - BSCG, BSCH, BSES programs
• POLS*1150: BA, BAS programs. Restriction removed July 17, 2023.
• POLS*1500: BA, BAS programs. Restriction removed July 17, 2023.
• PSYC*1000: 1st Yr BAG, BAH, BAS, BASC, BLA, BOH programs, BBRM.EQM, BCOM.MKMN majors, NEUR major and minor, PSYC specializations, FCS, LING, MKTG, NANS minors. Restriction removed July 21.
• PSYC*1000*02: BASc, BAS programs, NEUR majors and minors, PSYC specializations. Restriction removed August 21, 2023.
• REAL*1820: 1st Yr BCOM.RE, UND majors. Restriction removed July 10.
• SOC*1100: BAG, BAH, BAS programs. Restriction removed July 14.
• SOC*1500: BAG, BAH, BAS programs. Restriction removed July 14.
• SPAN*1100: Restriction removed July 10.
• SXGN*1000: Restriction still in effect - 1st Yr BA and BAS programs
• THST*1040: 1st Yr THST specializations. Restriction removed July 10.
• THST*1200: Restriction removed July 10.

Priority Access Restrictions

Some high-demand courses are designated "Priority Access" for enrolment management purposes. The department offering the course determines if access will be restricted to a certain population of students on a priority basis. A list of Priority Access courses is below with details about the restrictions (i.e., which group[s] have priority). The restriction is on all Fall 2023 sections of that course and includes the Co-op major unless otherwise noted.

Additional Information

The department websites below provide additional details about their course offerings, including restrictions, space availability and contact information.

• Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition: FRHD and NUTR courses
• Department of Sociology and Anthropology: ANTH and SOC courses
• Department of Geography, Environment & Geomatics: GEOG, IDEV and INDG courses
• Department of Political Science: CCJP, JLS and POLS courses
• Department of Psychology: PSYC courses (see "important dates" link)
• Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics: ACCT, ECON, FARE, FIN, HROB, HTM, MCS, MGMT, REAL and SPMT courses
• Bachelor of Computing Program Counselling Office: CIS courses
• Bachelor of Engineering Program Counselling Office: ENGG courses
• Bachelor of Science Program Counselling Office: AGR, BIOC, BIOL, BIOM, CHEM, MATH, MBG, MICR, NEUR, PHYS, STAT, TOX and ZOO courses
• OAC Program Counselling Office: Courses relevant to BBRM, BLA, B.Sc. (Agr.), BIESP, B.Sc. (Env.) and DTM students. See the "News" section for course updates.