Many courses carry prerequisites and other enrollment requirements (for example, “instructor approval,” “enrollment limited to majors,” “seniors only,” or “honor students”, etc.). These requirements are listed with each course in Course Explorer and Student Self-Service registration details so please read that information carefully to best understand the restrictions on each section of a course and possible plans for release of seats.
You are expected to comply with these prerequisites and enrollment requirements. Failure to do so may result in you being removed from the course. Restrictions are system controlled. Only the teaching department of the course can approve an override of a registration restriction. Refer to the Override Contact table below to find the best way to request a registration override for a specific subject. If the department office grants you override permission and enters that override on your student record, you will be able to register for the approved course/section via Student Self-Service.
You can search for subjects by entering the subject code or department description.
| SUBJECT | DEPARTMENT | CONTACT |
|---|---|---|
| AAS | Asian American Studies | Christine Lyke 217-333-3736 clyke@illinois.edu |
| ABE | Agricultural and Biological Engineering | Heather Crump hcrump@illinois.edu |
| ACCY | Accountancy | accy@illinois.edu |
| ACE | Agricultural and Consumer Economics | Krystle Simmons klsimmns@illinois.edu |
| ACES | Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences | aces-academics@illinois.edu |
| ADV | Advertising | 217-244-4329 media-ssc@illinois.edu |
| AE | Aerospace Engineering | Laura Gerhold gerhold@illinois.edu |
| AFAS | Air Force Aerospace Studies | Jan Hill 217-333-1927 pvhill@illinois.edu |
| AFRO | African American Studies | Leonard McKinnis leonardm@illinois.edu |
| AFST | Center for African Studies | Terri Gitler 217-265-5016 tgitler@illinois.edu |
| AGCM | Agricultural Communications | Gail Pring gpring@illinois.edu |
| AGED | Agricultural Education | Gail Pring gpring@illinois.edu |
| AHS | Applied Health Sciences Courses | Dustin Tarter dtarter@illinois.edu |
| AIS | American Indian Studies | John McKinn mckinn@illinois.edu |
| ALEC | Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications Program | Gail Pring gpring@illinois.edu |
| ANSC | Animal Sciences | anscadvising@illinois.edu https://ansc.illinois.edu/about/contact-us |
| ANTH | Anthropology | Maritza Quinones-Rivera quinonem@illinois.edu After instructor has given permission |
| ARAB | Arabic | Natalia Sakhartova natalias@illinois.edu |
| ARCH | Architecture | Emelie Mies emies @illinois.edu |
| ART | Art | https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/8053810 |
| ARTD | Art--Design | https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/8053810 |
| ARTE | Art--Education | https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/8053810 |
| ARTF | Art--Foundation | https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/8053810 |
| ARTH | Art--History | https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/8053810 |
| ARTJ | Art--Japan House | https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/8053810 |
| ARTS | Art--Studio | https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/8053810 |
| ASRM | Actuarial Science and Risk Management | asrm-advising@illinois.edu |
| ASST | Asian Studies | Beth Marriott bethnm@illinois.edu |
| ASTR | Astronomy | Rebecca Bare 217-333-3090 astronomy@illinois.edu After instructor has given permission |
| ATMS | Atmospheric Sciences | Graduate: Tammy Warf 217-333-5843 warf@illinois.edu Undergraduate: Jessie Choate choate2@illinois.edu |
| BADM | Business Administration | ba-undergrad@business.illinois.edu |
| BASQ | Basque | |
| BCOG | Brain and Cognitive Science | psych-advising@illinois.edu Course Explorer restrictions will be enforced |
| BCS | Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian | Beth Marriott bethnm@illinois.edu |
| BDI | Business Data and Innovation | accy@illinois.edu |
| BIOC | Biochemistry | IPsupport@mcb.illinois.edu Course Restrictions, Priority Lists, and Authorizations |
| BIOE | Bioengineering | bioe-ugradprograms@illinois.edu |
| BIOL | Biology | sib@life.illinois.edu |
| BIOP | Biophysics | IPsupport@mcb.illinois.edu Course Restrictions, Priority Lists, and Authorizations |
| BTW | Business and Technical Writing | Andrea Dodd-Wronke 217-300-5918 pro-writing@illinois.edu |
| BULG | Bulgarian | Beth Marriott bethnm@illinois.edu |
| BUS | Business Administration | ba-undergrad@business.illinois.edu |
| CATL | Catalan | |
| CB | Comparative Biosciences | Regina Duncan 217-265-0964 rcook@illlinois.edu cbgradprogram@vetmed.illinois.edu |
| CDB | Cell and Developmental Biology | IPsupport@mcb.illinois.edu Course Restrictions, Priority Lists, and Authorizations |
| CEE | Civil and Environmental Engineering | Greg Coughli gcoughli@illinois.edu https://advising.grainger.illinois.edu/course-registration/prerequisite-enforcement https://advising.grainger.illinois.edu/course-registration/overload-underload |
| CHBE | Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | Christy Bowser 217-244-9214 cbowser@illinois.edu chbe.illinois.edu |
| CHEM | Chemistry | Heather Schulze 217-333-5071 schulze@illinois.edu |
| CHIN | Chinese | Beth Marriott bethnm@illinois.edu |
| CHP | Campus Honors Program Courses | Anne Price aeprice@illinois.edu |
| CI | Curriculum and Instruction | gradservices@education.illinois.edu |
| CLCV | Classical Civilization | Ryan Snyder rksnyder@illinois.edu |
| CMN | Communication | 217-333-2683 communication@illinois.edu |
| CPSC | Crop Sciences | Undergraduates: Erika Olivares emoliva@illinois.edu Graduates: Christina Pierce cptomlin@illinois.edu |
| CS | Computer Science | https://cs.illinois.edu/academics/undergraduate/registration/cs-course-restrictions-enrollment-caps |
| CSE | Computational Science and Engineering | https://cs.illinois.edu/academics/undergraduate/registration/cs-course-restrictions-enrollment-caps |
| CW | Creative Writing | 217-333-4346 englishadvising@illinois.edu |
| CWL | Comparative and World Literature | |
| CZCH | Czech | Beth Marriott bethnm@illinois.edu |
| DANC | Dance | Molly Mclaughlin mclaugh@illinois.edu |
| DTX | Human-Centered Design and Design Thinking | designcenter@illinois.edu |
| EALC | East Asian Language and Culture | Beth Marriott bethnm@illinois.edu |
| ECE | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Erin Hobbs ebedford@illinois.edu |
| ECON | Economics | https://economics.illinois.edu/academics/courses-registration/undergraduate-courses/restrictions-overrides/fall-details |
| EDPR | Educational Practice | info@cote.illinois.edu |
| EDUC | Education Administration | gradservices@education.illinois.edu |
| EIL | English as an International Language | Natalia Sakhartova natalias@illinois.edu |
| ENG | Engineering | 217-333-2280 engineering@illinois.edu https://advising.grainger.illinois.edu/course-registration/prerequisite-enforcement |
| ENGH | Engineering Honors | 217-333-2280 engineering@illinois.edu https://advising.grainger.illinois.edu/course-registration/prerequisite-enforcement |
| ENGL | English | 217-333-4346 englishadvising@illinois.edu |
| ENSU | Environmental Sustainability | Lana Holben holben@illinois.edu |
| ENT | Entomology | sib@life.illinois.edu |
| ENVS | Environmental Studies | Lana Holben holben@illinois.edu |
| EOL | Educational Policy, Organization and Leadership | gradservices@education.illinois.edu |
| EPOL | Educational Policy, Organization and Leadership | gradservices@education.illinois.edu |
| EPS | Educational Policy Studies | gradservices@education.illinois.edu |
| EPSY | Educational Psychology | gradservices@education.illinois.edu |
| ERAM | Education Research and Methods | gradservices@education.illinois.edu |
| ESE | Earth, Society, and Environment | Lana Holben holben@illinois.edu |
| ESL | English as a Second Language | Natalia Sakhartova natalias@illinois.edu |
| ETMA | Engineering Technology and Management for Agricultural Systems | Heather Crump hcrump@illinois.edu |
| EURO | European Union Studies | |
| FAA | Fine and Applied Arts | Nicole Turner nicturn@illinois.edu |
| FIN | Finance | Jonathan Hall finregistration@business.illinois.edu |
| FLTE | Foreign Language Teacher Education | Marcia Bellafiore 217-300-8331 FLTE@illinois.edu |
| FR | French | Anne Olmstead anneo@illinois.edu |
| FSHN | Food Science and Human Nutrition | Audra Martin mart@illinois.edu Contact instructor first for approval. Will not authorize without email approval from instructor. |
| GEOL | Geology | Lana Holben holben@illinois.edu |
| GER | German | Anne Olmstead anneo@illinois.edu |
| GGIS | Geography and Geographic Information Science (previously GEOG prior to Fall 22) | Matt Cohn mcohn@illinois.edu |
| GLBL | Global Studies | Chandré Johnson 217-333-0178 chandrej@illinois.edu globalstudies@illinois.edu |
| GMC | Germanic Languages and Literature | Anne Olmstead anneo@illinois.edu |
| GRK | Classics-Greek | Ryan Snyder rksnyder@illinois.edu |
| GRKM | Classics-Modern Greek | Ryan Snyder rksnyder@illinois.edu |
| GS | General Studies Courses | genstudies@illinois.edu |
| GSD | Game Studies and Design | |
| GWS | Gender and Women's Studies | Tasha Marie Robles 217-244-6732 tmatos@illinois.edu gws-email@illinois.edu |
| HDES | Human Dimensions of Environmental Systems | Piper Hodson phodson@illinois.edu NRES Student Services 217-333-5824 nres-ssc@illinois.edu |
| HDFS | Human Development and Family Studies | Ashley Negangard 217-300-9782 arnegan@illinois.edu |
| HEBR | Hebrew, Modern and Classical | Samantha McLain slangley@illinois.edu |
| HIST | History | Shannon Croft 217-244-2075 shannon9@illinois.edu With instructor's approval |
| HK | Health & Kinesiology | Staci Baxley slsears@illinois.edu Julie Jenkins jjenkns@illinois.edu |
| HNDI | Hindi | Natalia Sakhartova natalias@illinois.edu |
| HORT | Horticulture | Undergraduates: Erika Olivares emoliva@illinois.edu Graduates: Christina Pierce cptomlin@illinois.edu |
| HT | Health Technology | Staci Baxley 217-333-2307 slsears@illinois.edu https://ahs.illinois.edu/ht-overview/ |
| HUM | Humanities Courses | Jeanine Meyer jamm@illinois.edu |
| IB | School of Integrative Biology | sib-courses@illinois.edu Waitlist Information |
| IE | Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering | Heidi Craddock ise-advisor@illinois.edu Waitlist Information Prerequisite Override Requests |
| INFO | Informatics | |
| IS | Information Sciences | mslis-advising@illinois.edu for all 500 level courses bsis-advising@illinois.edu for all 100, 200, and 300 level courses mslis-advising@illinois.edu for all 400 level GRAD sections bsis-advising@illinois.edu for all 400 UG sections |
| ITAL | Italian | Anne Olmstead anneo@illinois.edu |
| JAPN | Japanese | Beth Marriott bethnm@illinois.edu |
| JOUR | Journalism | 217-244-4329 media-ssc@illinois.edu |
| JS | Jewish Studies | jewishculture@illinois.edu |
| KOR | Korean | Beth Marriott bethnm@illinois.edu |
| LA | Landscape Architecture | Marti Gortner 217-333-0176 mgortner@illinois.edu |
| LAS | Liberal Arts and Sciences | Billy Hinderer 217-333-4795 lesleym@illinois.edu Jeanine Meyer jamm@illinois.edu |
| LAST | Latin American and Caribbean Studies | |
| LAT | Classics-Latin | Ryan Snyder rksnyder@illinois.edu |
| LAW | Law | Kelly Salefski salefski@illinois.edu |
| LCTL | Less Commonly Taught Languages | Natalia Sakhartova natalias@illinois.edu |
| LEAD | Organizational and Community Leadership | Gail Pring gpring@illinois.edu |
| LER | Labor and Employment Relations | Becky Barker 217-267-4074 ebarker@illinois.edu |
| LGLA | Lingala | Natalia Sakhartova natalias@illinois.edu |
| LING | Linguistics | Natalia Sakhartova natalias@illinois.edu |
| LLS | Latina/Latino Studies | 217-265-0370 lls-studies@illinois.edu |
| MACS | Media and Cinema Studies | 217-244-4329 media-ssc@illinois.edu |
| MATH | Mathematics | 217-244-7310 mathadvising@illinois.edu https://math.illinois.edu/academics/undergraduate-program-mathematics https://go.math.illinois.edu/registration |
| MBA | Regular MBA Program Administration | i-support@illinois.edu |
| MCB | Molecular and Cellular Biology | IPsupport@mcb.illinois.edu Course Restrictions, Priority Lists, and Authorizations |
| MDIA | Media | 217-244-4329 media-ssc@illinois.edu |
| MDVL | Medieval Studies | |
| ME | Mechanical Engineering | Robbie Vermillion rvermil2@illinois.edu Tammy Smith tssmith1@illinois.edu mechse-ug-advise@illinois.edu |
| MFST | Metropolitan Food and Environmental Systems | aces-academics@illinois.edu |
| MICR | Microbiology | IPsupport@mcb.illinois.edu Course Restrictions, Priority Lists, and Authorizations |
| MILS | Military Science | Alex Cowan amcowan@illinois.edu |
| MIP | Molecular and Integrative Physiology | IPsupport@mcb.illinois.edu Course Restrictions, Priority Lists, and Authorizations |
| MSE | Materials Science and Engineering | Bailey Peters 217-333-1441 matse@illinois.edu |
| MUS | Music | Jenny Phillips 217-244-8385 jhorn@illinois.edu Course Override Form |
| MUSC | Music Lessons and Ensembles | Jenny Phillips 217-244-8385 jhorn@illinois.edu Course Override Form |
| MUSE | Museum Studies | Maritza Quinones-Rivera quinonem@illinois.edu After instructor has given permission |
| NE | Neural Engineering | bioe-ugradprograms@illinois.edu |
| NEUR | Neuroscience | Stephanie Pregent 217-244-9838 spregent@illinois.edu For NEUR 300-499, check cross-listed section for contact. |
| NPRE | Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering | Becky Meline bmeline@illinois.edu |
| NRES | Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences | Kristin Chochola kgigliet @illinois.edu |
| NS | Naval Science | Kathryn DeWitt dewit@illinois.edu CDR Dave Stebbins stebbidl@illinois.edu Maj. Fabio Salas fsalas@illinois.edu |
| NUTR | Nutritional Sciences | Lisa Raney 217-333-4177 lraney3@illinois.edu nutritionalsciences@illinois.edu |
| PATH | Pathobiology | Karen Nichols klp68@illinois.edu |
| PBIO | Plant Biology | sib@life.illinois.edu |
| PERS | Persian | John Larson rolarso@illinois.edu |
| PHIL | Philosophy | Kathy Elston kelston@illinois.edu After instructor has given permission |
| PHYS | Physics | https://my.physics.illinois.edu/ugpetitions/ |
| PLPA | Plant Pathology | Undergraduates: Erika Olivares emoliva@illinois.edu Graduates: Christina Pierce cptomlin@illinois.edu |
| POL | Polish | Beth Marriott bethnm@illinois.edu |
| PORT | Portuguese | |
| PS | Political Science | Brenda Stamm stamm@illinois.edu |
| PSM | Professional Science Master's Program | Natalie Bosecker natalieb@illinois.edu |
| PSYC | Psychology | psych-advising@illinois.edu Course Explorer restrictions will be enforced |
| QUEC | Quechua | |
| REES | Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies | |
| REL | Religion | |
| RHET | Rhetoric and Composition | Andrea Dodd-Wronke 217-300-5918 rhet_main@ad.illinois.edu |
| RMLG | Romance Linguistics | https://spanport.illinois.edu/ |
| RST | Recreation, Sport, and Tourism | Lori Davis ldavis36 @illinois.edu |
| RUSS | Russian | Beth Marriott bethnm@illinois.edu |
| SAME | South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies | |
| SBC | Strategic Brand Communication | 217-244-4329 media-ssc@illinois.edu |
| SCAN | Scandinavian | Anne Olmstead anneo@illinois.edu |
| SE | Systems Engineering and Design | Heidi Craddock ise-advisor@illinois.edu Waitlist Information Prerequisite Override Requests |
| SHS | Speech and Hearing Science | Andrea Paceley shs@illinois.edu https://ahs.illinois.edu/speech-&-hearing-science |
| SLAV | Slavic Languages & Literature | Beth Marriott bethnm@illinois.edu |
| SLCL | Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistics | |
| SNSK | Sanskrit | John Larson rolarso@illinois.edu |
| SOC | Sociology | Rebecca Riley 217-244-0410 rriley@illinois.edu |
| SOCW | Social Work | Undergraduate: Erin Cockrum 217-300-1149 cockrum@illinois.edu Graduate: Cheryl Street 217-333-2261 street@illinois.edu |
| SPAN | Spanish | |
| SPED | Special Education | gradservices@education.illinois.edu |
| STAT | Statistics | https://stat.illinois.edu/course-information-pages/registration-frequently-asked-questions-info |
| SWAH | Swahili | Natalia Sakhartova natalias@illinois.edu |
| TAM | Theoretical and Applied Mechanics | Robbie Vermillion rvermil2@illinois.edu Tammy Smith tssmith1@illinois.edu mechse-ug-advise@illinois.edu |
| TE | Technology Entrepreneurship | Laura Miller arriola@illinois.edu |
| THEA | Theatre | David Swinford dswinfor@illinois.edu Cathy Feely clfeely@illinois.edu |
| TMGT | Technology and Management Courses | ba-undergrad@business.illinois.edu |
| TRST | Translation and Interpreting Studies | Ryan Snyder rksnyder@illinois.edu |
| TSM | Technical Systems Management | Heather Crump hcrump@illinois.edu |
| TURK | Turkish | Natalia Sakhartova natalias@illinois.edu |
| UKR | Ukrainian | Beth Marriott bethnm@illinois.edu |
| UP | Urban and Regional Planning | Jennifer Kowalski jakowal@illinois.edu Karen Cottrell kcottre2@illinois.edu |
| VCM | Veterinary Clinical Medicine | Karen Stahl kstahl@illinois.edu |
| VM | Veterinary Medicine Courses | asa@vetmed.illinois.edu |
| WGGP | Women and Gender in Global Perspectives | Cheryl Street 217-333-2261 street@illinois.edu |
| WLOF | Wolof | Natalia Sakhartova natalias@illinois.edu |
| WRIT | Writing Studies | wow@illinois.edu |
| YDSH | Yiddish | |
| ZULU | Zulu | Natalia Sakhartova natalias@illinois.edu |