Request Special Permission (SP) Numbers for Spring 2025
Quick Link to SP Request System
We know many classes are full, which can be stressful for students. We're working to accommodate as many as possible. Please refrain from emailing instructors or staff. Instead, follow the procedure below to request SP numbers for full classes.
- Please DO NOT register for a Special Permission Number before a class fills up. The numbers are not given by first come first serve. They are given by round.
- Do NOT register for sections that do NOT officially appear on WebReg. We will deregister you if you do. And you will lose consideration for SP numbers.
- For Spring 2025 Starting Monday, November 11th 10:00am. Use this Web app to request an SP number for a full class for Spring 2025: https://secure.sas.rutgers.edu/apps/special_permission/cs
- Watch for announcements below. Announcements will typically appear on Monday, with the new capacity being added that day or as directed by the announcement. Thus, you should only need to check this Web site on Mondays.
- A Special Permission Number will not get you into a course you do not have a prerequisite for. For undergraduate prerequisite overides, Please follow the format on the CS advising page for prereqs https://www.cs.rutgers.edu/academics/undergraduate/advising. In some instances, you may be directed to contact the instructor. You will not be issued a prereq overide if you have not completed an equivalent course.
- All SPN numbers will not be distributed on the same day. If your friend gets one for a different class please do not email asking why you did not receive yours.
- SPNs will not be given for 01:198:170. The classes are filled to lab room capacity.
- SPNs for 01:198:213 will not be given for the first round. The sections are filled to capacity. We will open it up for SPNs in the second round for seniors that need it, but know there is very little space left. Plan a back up course.
- If you have questions regarding the submission of your SPN please send all inquiries to .
We are implementing a new SPN guidelines.
- SPNs requests will only be active until the end of the first week of classes (1/24/25). We will not accept any requests past that date. The system will be shut down for requests on Friday
- Each student may request up to 4 courses
- Requests for SPNs should be for all sections that do not conflict with other courses. Students should verify conflicts, including the 40-minute requirement between classes, before submitting an SPN request.
- If a student receives an SPN and decides not to use it, they need to email to release it. An SPN is a number that was personally given to you and cannot be used by any other user.
- Students must submit all requests through the SPN system and direct all questions to . In-person and phone requests will not be accepted, and emails to the Chair, the Undergraduate Program Director, or the Administrators will not be followed up.
Requirements for Undergraduates to Register for CS Graduate Courses.
A special permission number to register for a CS graduate class is given to an undergraduate student only when they satisfy the following requirements.
- The student should be a CS major. If a CS minor wants to register for a graduate class, they should have completed the CS minor requirements.
- The student's CS GPA should be equal to or greater than 3.5
- The student should have completed the CORE requirements of the CS major.
- The student should have completed at least 2 CS electives.
- The student will not be allowed to register for more than two graduate courses per term.
- An undergraduate student will be allowed to register only for courses that satisfy the breadth requirement for the PhD program.
- For undergraduates taking graduate courses, you will request an SPN through the SPN system by the end of the first week of classes, fill out the Undergraduate taking Graduate Course form. Then contact the instructor to advise them you would like to take their class and advise them of your prerequisite equivalents if necessary.
The Spring 2025 SPN system schedule
Round 1: Begins: Monday November 11, 2024, 10:00am
Ends: Monday December 2, 2024, 9:00am
SPN Distribution Will Take Place Around December 20, 2024
Round 2: Begins Monday, December 2, 2024, 10:00am
Ends: Friday January 24, 2025, 5:00pm
SPN Distribution Will Take Place Around January 31, 2025( before the end of add/drop. Will be adjusted when that date is released)
SPN distribution is open ended and will take place until the end of add/drop**
IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE AN SPN AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SECOND WEEK OF ADD/DROP, ASSUME YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE ONE AND REGISTER FOR YOUR BACKUP COURSE
Announcement
- 10/21/24-There is a delay in the release of CS classes. Please know more lectures will open mostly by the end of the week including 111, 112, 205, 206, 211, 344.
