Waitlist Information

Great news! Coastline College has a waitlist for closed classes.

Overview: How Waitlists Work

If a class is closed, you may add yourself to the waitlist anytime on or after your registration appointment time.
If a seat becomes available in the class, the next student on the waitlist will be notified via their MyCoast student gmail. (Students with valid cell phone numbers will also receive a text notification.)
Students will then have 24 hours from the time the notification is sent, to register and pay for the class or they will be dropped from the waitlist and the next student on the waitlist will be notified.
Waitlist notifications are sent out 24 hours a day, 7 days a week including holidays.
If you are on a waitlist, be sure to check for a notification at least twice a day (morning and evening).
Drop for Non-Payment applies to all classes including waitlist classes. If you are dropped for non-payment for enrolled classes, waitlist classes will also be dropped.
If you are dropped from the waitlist, you may add yourself back onto the waitlist.
You will be added to the bottom of the waitlist when you add back to the waitlist.

Make sure to check your student gmail account on a daily basis including weekends and holidays!

The following rules apply for students who wish to enroll on a waitlist:

A student may only enroll in one waitlist class section per course title (ex. only one section of ENGL C100 class).
For lecture/lab classes, the student will only be able to enroll on the waitlist for the lab section. If a seat opens in the lab, the student can register for the lab and lecture at the same time.
A student will not be permitted to enroll on a waitlist if he/she is enrolled in another section of the same course.
A student will be permitted to enroll on a waitlist only if he/she meets the enforced prerequisite/co-requisite for the class.
If you are dropped for non-payment you will be dropped off all waitlists.
The waitlist will be turned off 24 hours prior to the start of the term and no new students will be permitted to register on the waitlist.
Students are responsible to check their student Gmail accounts directly. Emails which are forwarded to other email accounts or phones may be delayed or spam-blocked entirely.

How do I get on the waitlist for a closed class?

Make a note of the CRN # (section number) for the closed class.
Wait until your scheduled appointment day/time then log in to MyCoast and select "Add or Drop Classes" on the Student tab.
Go through the same process you normally would register for the class, but when you get the "registration add errors" message, select the "Waitlisted" option from the Action drop-down menu then click "Finalize Add/Drop".
Print your Student Detail Schedule to verify you were added to the waitlist (click on the link that says "Detail Schedule with Waitlist Position" located on the student tab.
Note: Waitlists are turned off 24 hours prior to the start of the class.

How to Add the Class Once a Waitlist Notification is received

During your 24-hour waitlist window, do the following:

Log into the MyCoast portal.
Click on "Quick Add or Drop Classes" in the "Registration Tools" card.
Click on "Register for Classes".
Select the term from the "Terms Open for Registration" drop down then click "Continue".
Find the class in the "Summary" panel at the bottom right hand corner that displays the status of your classes. If you don't see the Summary box, click on the "Panels" button on the bottom left corner of the screen.
Look for the class that you are waitlisted for. Under the "Action" column for that class, select the "Web Registered" option.
- (If there is not an option to "Web Register", Then drop the class, go to the "Enter CRN's" tab, enter the CRN and click "Add to Summary".
Click the "Submit" button. The status will change to "Registered" from "Pending" or "Waitlisted"
Important: Verify your registration was processed completely by printing your Class Schedule (Web Schedule Bill). You can access the Class Schedule via MyCoast: Registration Tools card > My Class Schedule (Web Schedule Bill).

Add Permits/Instructor Permission

Beginning the week the class begins, instructor permission is required to add a class. To obtain instructor permission go to the first class meeting or email the instructor if the course is an online course. If space is available, the instructor may give you an ADD PERMIT with an ADD AUTHORIZATION CODE (AAC). Enroll in the course via MyCoast. To find instructors' email, search by the professor's name in our Campus Directory.

NOTE: the registration system will not prompt you for an AAC until the first day of class.