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Registration: How to add a waitlist course

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To Add Yourself to a Waitlist: (cannot be done during a lottery, see "Timing" below)
  1. Go to OASIS (https://oasis.cumc.columbia.edu/).
  2. Click "Add Course" on the top menu bar.
  3. Search the catalog. You can filter by Department and other search criteria.
  4. Click "Add" under the Actions column.
  5. Click "Wait" for the desired month in the Add column.
  6. See "Waiting List" information for how to request approval, if applicable (see below).
Approval: Waitlist-only courses may require permission from the course director before enrollment can be secured. Registration for courses that have limited student capacity is NOT guaranteed. Please review the "Waiting List" information found in the description of each course in the OASIS catalog for more details.

If you have added yourself to a waitlist for a course that requires permission, it is your responsibility to obtain permission from the course director. The course director or coordinator can approve you for the course in OASIS; otherwise, please submit proof of approval via a UserVoice ticket and our office will approve you from the waitlist.

Timing: Waitlist-only courses cannot be added as selections during any lottery, and should be added AFTER the desired month's lottery is complete. Exceptions: waitlist courses with no enrollment maximums (i.e. Scholarly Project months, Away electives), MD100 once you have been placed; these can be added at any time while a lottery is not open/running.

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