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Help With Closed Classes

Partial List of Closed Classes (Check CAESAR for real-time info)

This page will be updated during New Student Registration on September 18, 2026. Please see below for other classes: 

 

ASIAN Languages: Chinese, Hindi-Urdu, Japanese, Korean

For classes that are closed and have a waitlist, please join the waitlist. If you encounter prerequisite issues, contact asianlac@northwestern.edu.

 

Business Institutions

There are no waitlists for Business Institutions (BUS_INST) courses. If a class closes before your registration time, please check CAESAR periodically in case a seat becomes available.

 

CHEMISTRY

If you need to request enrollment in a closed section, please submit a request through the following forms:

For placement questions or any issues registering for a chemistry class, please email chemhelp@northwestern.edu.

 

COMM_ST 102-0 (Public Speaking)

If all sections are full and you need this course for a graduation requirement, please email Randy Iden

 

COMP_SCI 150-0 (Fund Prog & Comp Prob Solving)

Students who encounter issues enrolling in COMP_SCI 150-0 should contact CS Permissions Advising. For Honors Programming: Students who have earned a score of 4 or 5 on the AP CS A exam, see information on GEN_ENG 151-0. 

 

DSGN 106-1/ENGLISH 106-1 (Design/Thinking/Communication)

See the McCormick undergraduate registration site for questions about DTC enrollment.

 

ECONOMICS

For classes that are closed and have a waitlist, please join the waitlist. The Instructor or Department will email you if we are able to add you off the waitlist. Please email any questions or concerns to econBA@northwestern.edu.

 

FRENCH

For closed courses regularly check CAESAR since seats often open after registration. If the course section for which you would like to enroll remains closed, please send an email to the Director of the Language Program (DLP), Professor Dempster, (m-dempster@northwestern.edu) as well as to the coordinator of the course (if it is a multi-section course :111, 121, 125) or to the instructor of the course (115, 201, 202, 203). Information about the coordinators is included in course descriptions in CAESAR and is forthcoming on the FRIT Course information page.

 

GEN_ENG (General Engineering Courses)

For students requesting placement in a closed section of a GEN_ENG course, see the McCormick undergraduate registration site.

For GEN_ENG 151-0 (Honors Programming for Engineers), it is open to both McCormick and non-McCormick students who have earned a score of 4 or 5 on the AP CS A Exam. This AP credit will appear on your record as COMP_SCI 1CA and will serve as the prerequisite for enrollment. Students with COMP_SCI 1CA on their record can enroll in GEN_ENG 151-0 in CAESAR. Students who received a 4 or 5 on the AP COMP_SCI 1CA exam but who receive an error when attempting to enroll in GEN_ENG 151-0 should submit the GEN_ENG 151 Enrollment Request Form. Note: This is specific to the CS A AP. CS Principles AP does not qualify for entry into GEN_ENG 151-0. 

 

GENDER & SEXUALITY STUDIES

For 200 level classes that are full, enroll in the waitlist.

For 300+ level classes that are full, enroll in the waitlist if there is one. If there is not a waitlist in Caesar, email the instructor with a brief explanation in your interest in the class.

Students may contact Liv Caldwell at gender@northwestern.edu.

 

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

If a class is closed, please visit https://www.mccormick.northwestern.edu/industrial/students/current-undergraduate/waitlist-requests.html for information on submitting a waitlist.  Note that in some cases, seats are initially reserved for declared majors.

 

ITALIAN

If you need to request enrollment in a closed section, please email Daniela Pozzi Pavan at d-pavan@northwestern.edu and the professor who is teaching the class you would like to enroll in.

 

MATH

The Math Department requests that you periodically check CAESAR for changes in availability. For any questions, contact the department directly via email at jenima.lyon@northwestern.edu.

 

POLITICAL SCIENCE

For classes that are closed and have a waitlist, please join the waitlist. The Department will email you if we are able to add you off the waitlist.

For classes or discussion sections that are closed and do not have a waitlist, regularly check CAESAR since seats often open after registration

 

RELIGIOUS STUDIES

If any of the introductory courses below are closed, or if you have an issue with a discussion section, please complete our waitlist form and we can see how we can help you. Otherwise, contact the instructor teaching the course.

For general registration issues email religious-studies@northwestern.edu.

 

RTVF 220 (Analyzing Media Texts)

This course will be reserved for RTVF majors only until all majors have had an opportunity to register; any available seats will be released after 1:00pm on Friday. 

 

SPANISH

Some sections are currently capped because some spots have to be saved for different incoming student groups. In the fall, remaining seats after new student registration on September 18th will be available to returning students starting on September 23rd.

 

Traditionally, we have been able to accommodate in our sections all students who need to fulfill the WCAS language requirement. However, please be aware that sections offered at 9am or at 3pm are more likely to have spots available than at other times.

 

For issues and sections set to "Department Consent," please contact:

 

SWAHILI

If you need to request enrollment in a closed section, please email:  Peter Mwangi at peter.mwangi@northwestern.edu

 

 

 

 

For International Holds

Call: 847-491-5613
e-mail: intoff@northwestern.edu
Or contact your advisor directly here.