Enrollment into Math and Programming In Computing (PIC) Courses

FALL 2023
WINTER 2024
SPRING 2023
All pre-major & major course requirements
must be taken for letter grade only!

Fall 2023 Enrollment Period

  • View the latest information on UCLA’s plan for the next academic year and to the return to campus on the UCLA COVID-19 resources website: https://covid-19.ucla.edu/ucla-return-to-campus/.
  • Priority Enrollment– Upper division math courses are restricted to math majors and math minors only with the exception of actuarial and data theory courses.
    • 06/20/23 – 06/21/23
  • First Pass – Upper division math courses are restricted to math majors and math minors only during the first pass with the exception of actuarial and data theory courses.
    • 06/22/23 – 06/28/23
  • Second Pass – Upper division math courses open to all students regardless of major.
    • 06/29/23 – 10/13/23
  • The Mathematics Department will assist EAP students with manual enrollment if they are declared as a pre-math major during their first pass, but for only one class where enrollment is not in high demand.  High demand classes are: Math 42, 118, 135, 142, 151A, 151B, 155, 156, 164, 167, 168, 170E, 174E, 179, 182. If there are issues during second pass, please go to the Student Services Office (MS, 6356) or email ugrad@math.ucla.edu (where there may be a delay due high volume of emails). 

Enrollment will be very limited in the following courses at the request of New Student Academic Programs to accommodate a large incoming class. Continuing students who have high need for these courses are strongly encouraged to enroll into these classes during their first pass. After Sunday, July 10, 2022, all unused seats that were set aside for continuing students will be given to the incoming class.

Math 1

During first pass, continuing students will only be able to enroll into Discussion E and Discussion F until enrollment reaches the discussion capacity (usually 35 with 3 on the wait list).

To prevent incoming students from taking seats that are set aside for continuing students, enrollment into Discussion E and F will be closed during the enrollment period of the incoming students (see “dates for new student orientation for both first year student and transfer student, http://newstudents.ucla.edu/).

Math 31A,

Math 31AL,

Math 31B,
& Math 32A

During first pass, continuing students will only be able to enroll into Discussion E and Discussion F until enrollment reaches the discussion capacity (usually 35 with 3 on the wait list).

To prevent incoming students from taking seats that are set aside for continuing students, enrollment into Discussion E and F will be closed during the enrollment period of the incoming students (see Orientations dates, http://newstudents.ucla.edu/, for more details).

UPDATED: 07/19/2022

  •  Math 31A – Discussions 1E and 1F are now reserved for incoming students only.
  • Math 31A – ALL discussions for Lecture 1 are now reserved for incoming students only.
Math 32B,
Math 33A,Math 33B,
& Math 61		Continuing students will be able to enroll into Discussion A, B, C, D and F until enrollment reaches the discussion capacity (usually 35 with 3 on the wait list).
Math 42This class is restricted to pre- and declared Data Theory majors. Not open to non-Data Theory majors.
  • The enrollment capacities are true and wait lists are real, meaning that the only way to move up the wait list and into a class is by other people dropping out of the specific discussion section. There are no plans to go beyond the lecture capacity of 210.
  • We do not give out PTE numbers and we cannot predict how many people will be dropping. Generally, we can expect some students to drop the course at the beginning of the quarter.
  • Once orientation ends, enrollment will be open to all students as long the enrollment is less than 35 students.

For lower division math courses – it is based on first come, first serve basis. Keep a close eye on the wait list since that is the best way to get into the class. You should attend lecture and let the instructor and TA know of your situation in hopes that they will keep and grade your work while you are waiting for a spot to open. ALWAYS have a back up plan.

The wait list is a true wait list. This means that students have to drop the course in order for those on the wait list can be added into the course.  If no one drops, no one will move into the course. Our enrollment capacity is 35 students per discussion section. We do not give out PTE numbers and we cannot predict how many students will be dropping the course. In general, some students may drop the course at the beginning of the course, so we do expect to see some changes in enrollment.

At the end of Week 2, the registrar will drop the wait list and it will cease to exist. We will continue to leave the class capacity to 35 in each discussion. At Week 3, it is up to the instructor if he or she wants to go beyond class capacity even though it is not advised by the department. If instructors do not have the enrollment policy stated on their syllabus or webpage, speak to the instructor directly.

  1. Students need to score at least 80% on ALEKS to enroll into calculus (Math 31A). This means the score you see on ALEKS is a percentage amount and the score listed as a requisite (>=48/60) is point system.
  2. Students need to score between 60% – 80% ONLY to be able to enroll into Math 31AL. If you score higher, you will not be able to enroll into the course.

Please note that these restrictions will be lifted on Monday, September 12, 2022.

Click here to view a visual chart of the enrollment schedule.

Upper division math courses are restricted to math majors and math minors during the first pass – even premajors are locked out at this time. Enrollment is open to all majors during the second pass, with a few exceptions.*

If an upper division course is full, more students will not be allowed into the class until someone drops. Students are encouraged to check MyUCLA frequently to see if any students have dropped. Instructors do not have control over course enrollment in this department.

If you are unable to enroll into the class by the first day of class, you can place your name on the unofficial waitlist . The unofficial waitlist opens on first day of class during the academic year. There are no guarantees on this unofficial waitlist – PTE numbers will be given out if there is room in the class and based on priority.

*EXCEPTIONS due to limited course availability:

 

  • Math 115A, 170E: Enrollment will be closed during summer orientation (starting Monday, July 3, 2023) for incoming students, so continuing students should enroll before then. Once orientation ends, all students can enroll into any discussion beginning Monday, September 18, 2023 as long enrollment is less than 40 students.
  • Math 118:  This course is restricted to declared Data Theory majors only.
  • Math 177: Enrollment will be closed during summer orientation for incoming actuarial pre-majors only so continuing actuarial major and pre-major should enroll before then.
  • Math 178A: During first pass, it is available to declared actuarial majors.  Second pass is open to declared actuarial majors and premajors. It will be available to everyone on Monday, September 12, 2022.

Click here to view a visual chart of the enrollment schedule.

No matter what your situation is, if a course is full, we cannot allow any more students into the class until someone drops. Lower and upper division discussion capacities are set and will remain at 35 and 40, respectively. We urge students to frequently check MyUCLA to see if any students have dropped. Instructors do not have control over course enrollment in this department.

If you are unable to enroll into the class by the first day of class, you should attend lecture and let the instructor and TA know about your situation. In many cases, the instructor will keep and grade your work while you are waiting for a spot to open. Always have a backup plan in case your first choice is not available.

If you have any questions, email the Student Services Office at ugrad@math.ucla.edu.

Winter 2023 Enrollment Period

Priority Enrollment – 11/7/22 – 11/9/22

  • Upper division math courses are only open to math majors and math minors (with the following exception):
    • Actuarial and data theory courses are only open to actuarial and data theory majors, respectively.

First Pass – 11/10/22 – 11/16/22

  • Upper division math courses are only open to math majors and math minors during the first pass (with the following exceptions):
    • Actuarial and data theory courses are only open to actuarial and data theory majors, respectively.
    • AOS students can enroll during first pass in the following courses: Math 115A, 115B, 131A, 131B, 134, 135, 142, 151A, 151B, 170E, 170S.
    • CaSB students can enroll during first pass in the following courses: Math 115A, 134, 135, 142, 155, 156, 164, 168, 170E, 170S, 171, 182.
    • The Math Department will assist EAP students with manual enrollment during their first pass IF they are declared as a pre-math or math major, but for only one class EXCEPT for the following courses: Math 106, 118, 155, 156, 164, 168, 174E, 177, 178AB, 182. These will be open to all students at second pass or later. If there are issues during second pass, please notify the department.

Second Pass – 11/17/22 – 01/20/23

  • Upper division math courses open to all students regardless of major, with the exception of actuarial and data theory courses.
    • Restrictions on actuarial courses may be released if space permits. Any plans to lift restrictions will be posted in Upper Division Mathematics Courses.

Enrollment into division courses are on a first come, first serve basis, with a few exceptions.* Keeping a close eye on the wait list is the best way to get into the class. You should attend lecture and let the instructor and TA know of your situation in hopes that they will keep and grade your work while you are waiting for a spot to open. ALWAYS have a back up plan.

The wait list is a true wait list. This means students have to drop the course before others are added from the wait list into the course. If no one drops, no one will move into the course. Our enrollment capacity is 35 students per discussion section. We do not give out PTE numbers and we cannot predict how many students will be dropping. In general, some people drop the course at the beginning of the quarter, so we do expect to see some changes in enrollment.

At the end of Week 2, the registrar will drop the wait list and it will cease to exist. We will continue to leave the class capacity to 35 in each discussion. At Week 3, it is up to the instructor if he or she wants to go beyond class capacity even though it is not advised by the department. If instructors do not have the enrollment policy stated on their syllabus or webpage speak to the instructor directly.

Students need to score at least 80% (or 48/60) on the ALEKS Math Diagnostic Test to enroll into Math 31A – Single Variable Calculus.

New Discussion/Lecture:

UPDATED:  11/18/2022:

    • Discussion 1D, 2D & 3D of PIC 10A will be available to all students on Monday, November 28th
    • PIC 16A/1B will be available to all students on Monday, November 28th

UPDATED:  12/09/2022:

    • Math 31B/2G & H will available to all students on Tuesday, December 13th
    • Math 33A/2G & H will available to all students on Tuesday, December 13th

Upper division math courses are restricted to math majors and math minors during the first pass. Enrollment is open to all students during the second pass, with a few exceptions*.

If an upper division course is full, more students will not be allowed into the class until someone drops. Students are encouraged to check MyUCLA frequently to see if any students have dropped. Instructors do not have control over course enrollment in this department.

If you are unable to enroll into the class by the first day of class, you can place your name on the unofficial waitlist (more info here), which refreshes on first day of instruction. Students from the unofficial waitlist will be manually enrolled into the class if space becomes available. There are no guarantees on this unofficial waitlist.

*EXCEPTIONS due to limited course availability:

  • Math 177, Math 178A, and Math 178B:  Available for declared Financial Actuarial Mathematics majors during the first pass. Available for declared Financial Actuarial Mathematics majors and pre-Financial Actuarial Mathematics majors during the start of second pass. On Monday, November 28th, it will be available to all students.
  • Math 118 and Math M148 (UPDATED:  11/18/2022):  Available for declared Data Theory majors during the first pass.  Available for declared Data Theory majors and pre-Data Theory majors during the start of second pass.

New Discussion/Lecture:

  • (UPDATED:  11/18/2022):
    • Math 132/3 will be available to all students on Monday, November 28th

No matter what your situation is, if a course is full, we cannot allow any more students in until someone drops. Lower and upper division discussion capacities are set and will remain at 35 and 40, respectively. We urge students to frequently check MyUCLA to see if any students have dropped. Instructors do not have control over course enrollment in this department.

If you are unable to enroll into the class by the first day of instruction, you should attend lecture and let the instructor and TA know about your situation. In many cases, the instructor will keep and grade your work while you are waiting for a spot to open. Always have a backup plan in case your first choice is not available.

If you have any questions, email the Student Services Office at ugrad@math.ucla.edu.  

Spring 2023 Enrollment Period

Priority Enrollment – 02/13/23 – 02/15/23

  • Upper division math courses are only open to math majors and math minors
    • With additional restrictions are applied to actuary and data theory courses are only open to actuarial and data theory majors, respectively.
    • With exceptions to SOME courses required by students majoring in Atmospheric Science and Computational & Systems Biology

First Pass – 02/16/23 – 02/22/23

  • Upper division math courses are only open to math majors and math minors
    • With additional restrictions are applied to actuary and data theory courses are only open to actuarial and data theory majors, respectively.
    • With exceptions to SOME courses required by students majoring in Atmospheric Science and Computational & Systems Biology

Second Pass – 02/23/23 – 04/14/23

  • Upper division math courses open to all students regardless of major, with the exception of actuarial and data theory courses.
    • Restrictions on actuarial and data theory courses may be released if space permits. Any plans to lift restrictions will be posted in Upper Division Mathematics Courses.

The Math Department will assist EAP students with manual enrollment if they are declared as a pre-math major during their first pass, but for only one class except for the following:  Math 42, 106, 142, 151A, 151B, 155, 156, 164, 167, 168, 170S, 174E, 177, 178B, 178C, 179 and 182. EAP students should be able to enroll in a majority of upper division courses (if it is below the enrollment cap) once second pass begins. If you are unable to override the warning, please contact the department by emailing ugrad[at]math[dot]ucla[dot]edu. 

Monitor schedule of classes on Thursday, March 2nd where we will be assessing the demand of certain courses. If discussion sections are below 20 enrollment, then it may be cancelled. If there’s a high demand for certain courses, then lectures/discussions may be added if resources permit.

Enrollment into lower division courses are on a first come, first serve basis. Keep a close eye o the wait list since that is the best way to get into the class. You should attend lecture and let the instructor and TA know of your situation in hopes that they will keep and grade your work while you are waiting for a spot to open. ALWAYS have a back up plan. 

The wait list is a true wait list. This means that students have to drop the course before other students are added from the wait list into the course. More specifically, If students drop from your discussion section, the next person on the wait list will move into the course. If no one drops, no one will move into the course. Our enrollment capacity is 35 students per discussion section. We do not give PTE numbers and we cannot predict how many students will be dropping the course. In general, some students drop the course at the beginning of the quarter, so we do expect to see some changes in enrollment.

At the end of Week 2, the Registrar will drop the wait list and it will cease to exist. We will continue to leave the class capacity to 35 in each discussion. At Week 3, it is up to the instructor if he or she wants to go beyond class capacity even though it is not advised by the department. If instructors do not have the enrollment policy stated on their syllabus or webpage, speak to the instructor directly.

 

Math Diagnostic Test for Math 1, Math 3A, Math 31A and Math 31AL

  1. Students need to score at least 80% on ALEKS to enroll into calculus (Math 31A). This means the score you see on ALEKS is a percentage and the score listed as a requisite (>=48) is point system.
  2. Students need to score between 60% – 80% ONLY to be able to enroll into Math 31AL. If you score higher, you will not  be able to enroll into the course.

Exceptions:

Updated 03/03/2023:  Math 42 will be restricted to pre-Data Theory majors during first pass of enrollment. If you are not in pre-Data Theory and are interested in taking Math 42, enrollment restrictions on Thursday, March 3, 2023.

 

New Discussion/Lecture:

  • Updated 03/07/2023:  Math 70 will be available to Ling & CS majors from Wednesday, March 8, 2023 to Sunday, March 12, 2023.  On Monday, March 13, 2023, it will be available to all students sometime in the morning.

Upper division math courses are restricted to math majors and math minors only during the first pass with the exception of actuarial, data theory, Atmospheric Science/Math and Computational and Systems Biology required courses. Enrollment is open to all majors during the second pass, with a few exceptions*. 

If an upper division course is full, additional students will not be allowed into the class until someone drops. Students are encouraged to check the Schedule of Classes frequently to see if any students have dropped. Instructors do not have control over course enrollment in this department.

If you are unable to enroll into the class by the first day of class, you can place your name on the unofficial waitlist (more info here). The unofficial wait list opens on first week of class. There are no guarantees on this unofficial wait list – seats will be given out if there is room in the class and based on priority. 

*EXCEPTIONS due to limited course availability:

The following math courses are open for first pass enrollment to Atmos/Math and/or CaSB majors: 115A, 115B, 131A, 131B, 134, 135, 142, 151A, 151B, 155, 156, 164, 168, 170E, 170S, 171 and 182.

Math 177 – Math 179: Available for declared actuarial majors during the first pass. Available for declared actuarial majors and pre-majors during the second pass. On Thursday, March 2, 2023, it will be available to all students sometime in the morning. 

New Discussions/Lectures:

UPDATED  02/27/2023:

    • Math 132/1CD will be available to all students on Thursday, March 2, 2023
    • Math 170E/1CDEF will be available to all students on Thursday, March 2, 2023
    • Math 182/1A will be available to all students on Thursday, March 2, 2023

UPDATED  03/01/2023:

    • Math 120A/1B will be available to all students on Thursday, March 2, 2023
    • Math 151A/2B (maybe C&D) will be available to all students on Thursday, March 2, 2023
    • Math 156/1B will be available to all students on Thursday, March 2, 2023
    • Math 164/1CD will be available to all students on Thursday, March 2, 2023
    • Math 171/1B will be available to all students on Thursday, March 2, 2023
    • Math 174E and 178B are still pending. Check back regularly for updates.

UPDATED 03/09/2023:

    • Math 170E/2B will be available to all students on Friday, March 10, 2023

UPDATED 03/16/2023:

    • Math 177/1B will be available to all students on Friday, March 10, 2023
    • Math 180/1B will be available to all students on Friday, March 17, 2023

UPDATED 03/27/2023:

    • Math 174E and 178B will be available to Math/Econ and FAM students only on Monday, March 27, 2023.  Students can only enroll through the wait list since we do not have an enrollment rule specifically set up for this.  The Student Services Office will manually move students from the wait list into the class based on priority (e.g., major, graduation date, etc.).  The wait list will then be dropped on Thursday, March 30th.  Space permitting, enrollment will be available to all students on Thursday, March 30, 2023. 

No matter what your situation is, if a course is full, we cannot allow any more students into the class until someone drops, and we do not give PTE numbers. Lower and upper division discussion capacities are set and will remain at 35 and 40 (PIC capacities are set at 30), respectively. We urge students to frequently check the Schedule of Classes to see if any students have dropped. Instructors do not have control over course enrollment in this department.

If you are unable to enroll into the class by the first day of class, you should attend lecture and let the instructor and TA know about your situation. In many cases, the instructor will keep and grade your work while you are waiting for a spot to open. Always have a backup plan in case your first choice is not available.

If you have any questions, email the Student Services Office at ugrad[at]math[dot]ucla[dot]edu.  

UNOFFICIAL WAITLIST & enrollment FAQ

Students should continuously monitor enrollment on the Schedule of Classes to enroll themselves once a spot opens up. Students will have the ability to self-enroll up until the day before the first day of instruction.

On the first week of instruction, enrollment capabilities will be managed by the Math Department, and students will have to request a spot in the course through the unofficial waitlist. This is an interest form for upper division math courses only. Keep in mind that being the first person to make a request does not guarantee a spot. Based on priority of degree completion (rather than first-come-first-serve), math advisors will manually enroll students into the course if spots become available.

The unofficial waitlist refreshes on the first week of instruction of each quarter. There is no specific time or day that responses will open because it is a manual process. Please refresh the page each day hours to check when it’s open. 

Due to the high volume of course requests, you may not find out your enrollment status in a course until the end of Week 3. With of all of this being said, it is safer for you to continuously monitor enrollment before the first day of instruction to secure an open spot.

If you do decide to sign up for the unofficial waitlist, you should attend lecture and let the instructor and TA know of your situation in hopes that they will keep and grade your work while you are waiting for a spot to open. However, it is highly recommended that you have a backup plan if your course requests are not granted.

The Unofficial Waitlist is open to all UCLA students. However, signing up does not guarantee students a spot in the course. Please see “What is the Unofficial Waitlist” for more information.

Due to our limited teaching resources, we restrict first pass enrollment for upper division courses to declared majors and minors. Students who are pre-math or non-math majors will be able to enroll into most courses during second pass, and we do not make exceptions for students whose petitions are waiting to be processed. Please check the enrollment restrictions above to see if any courses will continue to be restricted during second pass.

If you cannot get into an upper division course during your first pass, please use our Unofficial Waitlist.

We do not give Permission to Enroll (PTE) numbers to resolve difficulties with course enrollment. 

To know how you can get into a mathematics class, please see “Lower Division Mathematics Courses”  or “What is the Unofficial Waitlist?”

Being enrolled in a discussion section does not guarantee students a spot in another, and we do not assist students with switching. It’s up to you if you want to take the risk of going on the waitlist for a different section. This would mean that the enrollment system will drop you from your current section to add you to the waitlist of the other (if a waitlist spot is available). There is no guarantee you will officially be moved up the waitlist and into the course, and we have no way of predicting how many students will drop.

Q: What if my friend and I are enrolled in different lectures/discussions and we are willing to switch with one another?

A: We do not assist with course switches. You would have to drop your sections to try enrolling at your own risk.

If you were dropped for non-payment, your spot was automatically given to the next student in line on the waitlist. Students who pay tuition after the deadline are not given PTE numbers or priority for re-enrollment.

Lower Division Courses:
Students would need to monitor enrollment to add themselves back into the class or onto the waitlist. 

Upper Division Courses:
If Week 1 of the quarter has started, students would have to use the Unofficial Waitlist to be considered for a spot in a discussion/lecture.