PTA Approval Policy
Please note: providing students with a PTA code is not typically granted in the History Department.
Before the 1st day of Instruction
Students who are interested in enrolling in full classes are strongly encouraged to first add themselves to the waitlist. The waitlist is used to determine the order in which students may be considered for enrollment.
Please note that PTA's will not be issued to students who are not on the waitlist for the course.
After the 1st day of Instruction
Students can request a PTA code through the History PTA request form. To be considered for a PTA, students must be on the course waitlist, and requests will be reviewed based on their position. A student in position 6 on the waitlist would require that all students ahead of them (positions 1–5) also be accommodated before a PTA could be issued. In contrast, a student in position 1 would only require one available seat to be considered.
The History Advising Office will begin reviewing PTA requests by the 10th day of instruction. Please note that PTA codes are not typically granted, and students are strongly encouraged to consider alternative course options when planning their schedules.
History PTA Request Form
After the 10th day of Instruction (Last day to add classes)
After the deadline to add classes, students will be dropped from the waitlist. PTAs will not be issued for any sections that were full as of the last day to add classes. Students looking to enroll in classes that did have open seats through the deadline to add classes will first need to get instructor approval to join the class at this point in the quarter. If instructor approves, student can be issued a PTA for the class.
After the 20th day of Instruction
Students will not be issued PTA codes for HIS classes after the 20th day of Instruction.
In addition to the above criteria, PTA requests require that there is physical space in the classroom (some rooms have capacity limitations that cannot be exceeded) and that additional students will not exceed the workload limitations written into Teaching Assistant contracts.
PTA codes will not be issued as a way to override time conflicts in class schedules. Students will also not be issued PTAs for being dropped due to non-payment, unless there are seats available in the class.
Students in extraordinary circumstances can submit an appeal to the above PTA policy and cases will be reviewed by our PTA Exceptions Committee on a case-by-case basis. Students will need to submit a formal appeal through the History PTA request form outlining specific details of their request and why they feel their case rises to exceptional status.
Please note: this policy generally does not apply to variable unit courses.