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In order to provide declared Economics/Econometrics/CS+Economics majors with courses to fulfill their degree requirements, we allow them to have Priority Registration. Restrictions are placed on select courses to ensure they are given first choice.
Please note: Instructors are not able to grant overrides--all override requests are managed as described below.
Restriction by Course
| Economics Class | Restriction Details | Date Available |
| 102 |
The majority of seats restricted to Freshmen and Sophomores and some seats restricted to incoming Econ/Econometrics/CS+Econ majors through New Student Registration. Instructors are not able to grant overrides.
*See below for options if class reaches maximum capacity |
Override request form will open August 14.
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| 103 |
The majority of seats restricted to Freshmen and Sophomores and some seats restricted to incoming Econ/Econometrics/CS+Econ majors through New Student Registration. Instructors are not able to grant overrides.
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Override request form will open August 14.
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| 198 | Always restricted to Econ majors. | No overrides provided. |
| 202, 203, 302 | Never restricted. Open to all majors/minors. | N/A |
| 303 | Restricted to Econ majors and other students listed below. Other students can request an override using the Override Request form here (available August 1-7 at 12pm). Course prerequisites must be met. All remaining seats will be allocated through the override process to students who meet prerequisites. |
Exceptions listed below. Override request form will open August 1. |
| 400's |
Always restricted to Econ majors. The Econ 400 level Course Override Request Form will be available August 1-7 at 12pm. Override requests will be reviewed and responses sent out by August 8. Priority will be given to graduating seniors whose programs require a 400 level Econ course. All remaining seats will be allocated through the override process to students who meet prerequisites. |
Exceptions listed below. Override request form will open August 1. |
* Econ 102 and 103 Options if course reaches maximum capacity:
- Students can take Econ 103 before taking 102
- Students can take the Econ 102 and/or Econ 103 Proficiency Exams to earn course credit
- Students may take Econ 102 or 103 in the Winter or Summer terms
- Generally, student demand decreases for both courses in the Spring semester, making it easier to get a seat in either or both courses then.
Restriction by Student Group
However, we do allow certain student groups and majors to have earlier access. Please read below for specific date information. All restrictions are removed manually, and we are unable to guarantee an exact time the classes are available. If you do not fall into a category below, you can complete our Fall 2023 Override Request above for consideration.
| Additional Student Groups | Restriction Details | Date Available |
|---|---|---|
| Students Declaring Economics | Please review the Declaration Criteria for our majors & minor. Upcoming opportunities to declare are August 14 - September 1. More information, including the Curriculum Change Form, is here. | Once you declare, you will have course access within 24 hours. |
| CS+ ECON Applicants |
Please email our office (send your UIN, Name and 2 requested courses- using your @illinois.edu email). *February 2023 Applicants Only* |
Monday, April 17 |
| Dual-Degrees (approved) or Triple-Majors |
Please email our office (send your UIN, Name, and requested courses- using your @illinois.edu email). We will verify you are declared and will email you confirmation when overrides have been processed. Please meet with an Econ Advisor often to confirm your degree requirements. |
Monday, April 3 |
| LAS & ACE Exchange Students |
Email our office (send your UIN, Name, Exchange program, and requested courses- using your @illinois.edu email). *If your program requires a 4-credit Econ course, please indicate this in your email. |
Monday, April 3 |
| NON- LAS & ACE Exchange Students |
We are unable to guarantee overrides into restricted courses. You may talk with your Illinois Program Advisor to see if there is a prior agreement with ECON regarding courses. Please email our office (send your UIN, Name, Exchange program, and requested courses- using your @illinois.edu email). |
Monday, July 17 |
| ECON Minor Students |
Approved Minor Students will be able to register for restricted courses on this date. Ensure that you have been approved for the Econ Minor, and your College has added the minor to your record (this may take 2-4 weeks to process). |
Monday, April 17 |
| MATH Majors |
ECON 303 and ECON 471 will be available for registration on this date. Graduating seniors who have difficulty adding these courses can contact Math Advising at mathadvising@illinois.edu as soon as possible and they will coordinate an override with our office. |
Thursday, April 20 |
| Industrial Engineering - Economics & Finance Track | ECON 303 and ECON 471 will be available for registration on this date. Please email our office with if you receive a registration error, and include a screen shot of the error. | Thursday, April 20 |
| ACE Majors | Please contact your Departmental Advisor, Caroline Helton at chelton@illinois.edu, as soon as possible and she will coordinate an override with our office. |
Monday, April 3 |
| ACE Minors | Please contact your Departmental Advisor, Caroline Helton at chelton@illinois.edu, as soon as possible and she will coordinate an override with our office. | Monday, April 3 |
| ASRM Majors |
ECON 303 will be available for registration on this date. Graduating seniors who have difficulty adding these courses can contact ASRM Advising at asrm-advising@illinois.edu as soon as possible and they will coordinate an override with our office. |
Thursday, April 20 |
| Other Majors & Additional Information | If you do not fall under an above category, you can still request access to our restricted courses by completing an Override Request Form (see above). No overrides provided into full sections. | Available in August |
Other Information
It is important that you register for any required courses during your priority registration period.
Registration Errors? Please visit our Registration Error Page for information.
Students interested in declaring Economics, should do so at the next possible time, in order to register for restricted courses.
- Transferring from an existing LAS Major: https://las.illinois.edu/academics/programs/declaring
- Transferring from outside of the LAS College: https://las.illinois.edu/admissions/intercollegiate
- Adding Econ as a Double Major: https://las.illinois.edu/academics/programs/double
Please email us at econug@illinois.edu with any questions.