DSB Wait-Listing

What is wait-listing?

Dhillon School of Business (DSB) will accept requests from current/continuing students who were unable to access required DSB courses at their campus during initial registration for Fall (mid-March) and Winter (early November) terms. 

DSB courses include:  Accounting (ACCT), Agricultural Enterprise Management (AGEM), Finance (FINC), Global Business (GLBU), Human Resources and Labour Relations (HRLR), Indigenous Governance and Business Management (IGBM), Management (MGT), and Marketing (MKTG).

Although registration for Summer and Fall take place at the same time mid-March, THERE IS NO WAIT-LISTING FOR SUMMER COURSES. Summer courses are available on a first-come, first-served basis. See wait-listing information for courses offered through other U of L Faculties here.

When can I wait-list?

Can I wait-list for a DSB course at another campus?

Course seats are allocated by the number of students at each campus so you can only wait-list for courses offered at your campus. See more information on switching campuses and DSB course registration here.

How do I wait list for a DSB course?

1. Look up the course subject & number, campus, section, and CRN for the Dhillon course you want to wait-list for in the timetable on the Bridge. For example: ACCT 3160, Campus = Lethbridge, Section = A1, CRN = 10033.

2. Ensure the following eligibility is met:

• The DSB course is offered at your campus.
• You attempted to register for the DSB course as soon as your registration opened during initial registration.
• The prerequisites and corequisites are met or will be met with currently registered courses before the beginning of the upcoming term.
• There are no holds on your student record or account.
• The DSB course is required for your currently declared major(s) and must be taken in the upcoming term for sequencing or for graduation.
• You are not already registered in another section of the course. In other words, section preference is not a valid reason to wait-list.
• The course does not conflict with your other registered courses and does not exceed the course limit (16.5 credit hours) or you will indicate a course to be dropped in its place.

3. Contact a Dhillon School of Business advisor at your campus to explain the reason you were not able to register in the course during initial registration and why you need to take the course in the upcoming term.  Email from your Uleth email and provide your student ID and the course information obtained in step #1 above.

4. Lethbridge campus students who have received a wait-list code from an advisor should submit a separate wait-list request for each course through the Wait-List Request form

Why register when my registration window (time ticket) opens during initial registration?

• Limited seats: The number of seats in a course is limited by the number students at each campus who need those seats. There is a short window during the wait-list period when, depending on the number of students who wait-list, additional seats may be added. After the wait-listing period ends, you will have to continuously check to see if someone drops the course so you can register on your own.
• Course cancellation: If you wait to register in a course, it may be cancelled due to low registration numbers.
• Wait-listing:  To be eligible for wait-listing, you must register when your registration window (time ticket) first opens during initial registration.

What if I am not eligible for wait-listing or I missed initial registration and wait-listing?

If you were admitted to the University after wait-listing was over for the upcoming term, you will likely have multiple course options, but can contact a Dhillon School of Business advisor at your campus if there is a course you must take for sequencing or graduation in the upcoming term.

If you are a continuing/current student who missed initial registration and wait-listing for the upcoming term or are not eligible for wait-listing, there is lots of registration movement and a seat may open up in the course in one of the following ways:

• Students continually add and drop classes once registration opens for the term after initial registration and wait-listing. Activity is especially high from the first day of classes until the add deadline. If you are persistent in checking, you may be successful in adding the course.
• DSB courses that are initially restricted by campus, program or major will have restrictions dropped as shown in the tables at the bottom of the DSB Course Registration webpage, which may result in possible available seats.  In the timetable on the Bridge, click on the course "Title" link and then on "Restrictions" to see if a course is restricted to particular campus, program, or major.

Wait-list Request form (Lethbridge Campus Only)

Calgary campus students: See "How do I wait list for a DSB course" section above steps 1,2,3.

The Winter 2026 wait-list form will open Nov 3 @ 9am for Lethbridge campus students.