Requesting Enrollment in Department Restricted Engineering Courses
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Many departments in the College of Engineering & Applied Science (CEAS) will enroll you in a restricted course on few conditions.
- There are available seats in the desired course. It is not possible to waitlist for any restricted engineering course.
- You meet all necessary course requisites. For example if a course has a prerequisite of APPM 1360 or MATH 2300, you must have successfully completed one of those courses to be eligible for enrollment. Please note that some departments may require minimum GPAs or individual course grades in prerequisite coursework for enrollment in their restricted course(s).
- You accurately fill out all of the information in the course request forms below.
Exchange students rostered in the CEAS:
- Use these forms to request course enrollments.
- For courses with prerequisite requirements, you must provide syllabi from your home university that demonstrate your academic preparation.
- Exchange students are not limited to the course lists included in these forms.
CU students who are not currently rostered in the CEAS and are working towards an Intra-University Transfer (IUT):
- No courses at the 3000 level and above can be requested.
- Exception: students enrolled in an engineering minor may request access to 3000-level courses and above that count toward the minor, but seats are not guaranteed.
- The last 45 credit hours of an engineering degree must be earned with CU Boulder coursework only, after the point of admission into the CEAS.
- Courses that CANNOT be requested:
- APPM Courses - All APPM courses are open to any student on the CU campus and requests are not necessary. Please enroll in APPM courses via Buff Portal.
- ENES Courses - All ENES courses are restricted to students already rostered in the CEAS.
Each department manages enrollment for their own courses (e.g., Mechanical Engineering manages all MCEN courses, Civil Engineering all CVEN courses, etc.). Please review the instructions carefully as they vary by department. If a department is not listed, you are not able to request enrollment in their courses. You will receive an update from the department after registration for current CEAS majors has commenced. We respectfully ask that you do not contact engineering staff (including the email address listed below) in the meantime.
When You Can Enroll
If you are given permission to enroll in a restricted engineering course, that enrollment may take place after your enrollment date/window has passed. Departments offer students already in the major the opportunity to enroll in their courses first, before enrolling students outside their major/college. The waiting period could be as short as a few days or as long as several weeks, so please plan accordingly. Students will always be notified via their colorado.edu email address, so anyone requesting a course should check their official campus email regularly.
To request ASEN courses, please complete the online ASEN Course Request Form.
Please note that submission of the form does not guarantee that the department will be able to accommodate you into the course.
*Students planning to transfer into the CEAS are limited to 1000/2000-level courses only. Current engineering students, graduate students, and exchange students may use the same form to request enrollment in other ASEN courses to fulfill electives or to substitute for courses in their degree.
To request AREN courses, please complete the online AREN Course Request Form.
*Students planning to transfer into the CEAS are limited to 1000/2000-level courses only. Current engineering students may request enrollment in other AREN courses to fulfill electives or to substitute for courses in their major.
To request the courses listed below, please complete the online BMEN Course Request Form.
BMEN 1000: Exploring Biomedical Engineering (spring only)
BMEN 1025: Computer-Aided Design & Fabrication (fall/spring)
BMEN 1035: Introduction to Fabrication for Biomedical Engineering (fall/spring)
BMEN 2000: Introduction to Biomedical Engineering (fall only)
BMEN 2010: Biomaterials (spring only)
BMEN 2100: Biomedical Engineering Principles and Methods (fall/spring)
*Students planning to transfer into the CEAS are limited to the courses listed above. Current engineering students may request enrollment in other BMEN courses to fulfill electives or to substitute for courses in their major.
To request the courses listed below, please complete the online CHEN Course Request Form.
BIEN 2810 – Biology for Engineers
CHEN 1201 – General Chemistry for Engineers 1
CHEN 1203 – General Chemistry for Engineers 2
CHEN 1211 - Accelerated General Chemistry for Engineers (Fall only)
CHEM 1221 - Engineering General Chemistry Lab
CHEN 1300 - Intro to Chemical Engineering (Fall only)
CHEN 1310 - Intro to Engineering Computing
CHEN 1400 - Drugs, Driving and Dynamic Processes
CHEN 2120 - Material & Energy Balances
*Students planning to transfer into the CEAS are limited to the courses listed above. Current engineering students may request enrollment in other CHEN courses to fulfill electives or to substitute for courses in their major.
To request CVEN courses, please complete the online CVEN Course Request Form.
*Students planning to transfer into the CEAS are limited to 1000/2000-level courses only. Current engineering students may request enrollment in other CVEN courses to fulfill electives or to substitute for courses in their major.
Registration for many Computer Science courses is Reserved for Computer Science majors for the first three weeks of Fall and Spring Registration periods. Enrollment is open to all majors after that three-week Reserve but students can waitlist for most courses. The date that Registration opens to all majors is clearly stated in course information in Class Search.
During the Reserve period, the system does not permit students to waitlist for major-reserved CSCI courses that also have labs or recitations. Please wait until the major-reserve lifts (date in Class Search) to waitlist for major-reserved CSCI courses that also have labs or recitations.
To request a requisite override for CSCI classes, please complete the Computer Science Course Override Petition.
Note: you must be logged into G-Suite with your CU credentials to complete this form; see the OIT Google Apps page for help.
To request a requisite or departmental override for ATLS classes, please complete the ATLS Course Request Form.
*Students planning on transferring (IUT) into the College of Engineering and Applied Science (and who are not in the CTD minor) are limited to requesting enrollment into lower division (1000-2000) level courses. This is due to the 45-hour residency requirement.
To request ECEN courses, please complete the online ECEN Course Request Form.
Please note that submission of the form does not guarantee that the department will be able to accommodate you into the course.
*Students planning to transfer into the CEAS are limited to 1000/2000-level courses only. Current engineering students, graduate students, and exchange students may use the same form to request enrollment in other ECEN courses to fulfill electives or to substitute for courses in their degree.
To request EVEN courses, please complete the online EVEN Course Request Form.
To request GEEN courses, please complete the online GEEN Course Request Form.
Please note that submission of the form does not guarantee that the department will be able to accommodate you into the course.
*Students planning to transfer into the CEAS are limited to 1000/2000-level courses. Current engineering students and exchange students may use the same form to request enrollment in other GEEN courses to fulfill electives or to substitute for courses in their degree.
To request MCEN courses, please complete the online MCEN Course Request Form.
Please note that submission of the form does not guarantee that the department will be able to accommodate you into the course.
*Students planning to transfer into the CEAS are limited to 1000/2000-level courses only. Current engineering students, graduate students, and exchange students may use the same form to request enrollment in other MCEN courses to fulfill electives or to substitute for courses in their degree.