Exemption from Prerequisites

To explore advanced- level courses, you may go to ISIS and review courses at any level (100 through 300 level). If the course carries prerequisites and you have completed related work or want to enter the course without the stated prerequisites, you will need to seek approval from the instructor before attempting to register for the course.

Please remember that not all interemediate or advanced courses are certified to meet a distribution requirement, so if you are hoping to meet a distribution requirement through any course, it is critical to check its listing in ISIS to make sure it meets the requirement you expect.

To seek approval to register for a class despite not having met the prerequisites of the course (or having met through some route not recognized by ISIS), it is usually best to send an email to the instructor of the course, describing any work you've done that may qualify you for admission to the course and describing the nature and level of your interest in the course.  If the instructor agrees to allow you to attempt to register for a seat in the course, she or he will enter a permission into ISIS that will then be visible to you throuh the ISIS "Approvals, Holds..." display.  You must then attempt to register for the course through the usual registration process during one of your usual registrations times and, if space is available and barring any other issues, ISIS will allow you to register for the course.

Please also discuss with your advisor any courses you plan to enter without the usual prerequisites.