Registration
How do I get on the waitlist for a class?
- Log into Buzzport
- On the Home tab, locate the “REGISTRATION AND STUDENT SERVICES “ channel
- Select the “Registration – OSCAR” link
- Select “Student Services & Financial Aid"
- Select “Registration”
- Select “Look Up Classes”
- Perform a search for the course in which you are interested
- Once the results are returned, you may identify course sections using waitlist by the “WL” columns
- Take note of the Course Registration Number (CRN)
- Select “Add to Worksheet”
- Enter the course section CRN and Submit Changes
- Review your changes before exiting
How do I get overloads for ISyE courses?
ISyE does not grant overload requests. Please use the Waitlist function for all ISyE courses that are full. This will enforce a first come first served priority scheme. Degree candidates are given priority on the waitlist system.
How do I get permits for Senior Design, Graduate Courses, ISYE 4803, or Major Restrictions?
- Senior Design Permits
- Senior Design permits will be issued at the beginning of Phase II Registration, after your pre-proposal has been approved by the senior design coordinator.
- No permits will be issued before the start of Phase II.
- Senior Design Time Conflicts cannot be resolved. You cannot take courses that overlap with senior design times.
- Graduate course permit - Undergraduate students are considered based on the following criteria:
- Students who intend to use graduate credits toward both the bachelor's and master's degrees in the same discipline at Georgia Tech may use up to 6 credit hours of graduate-level coursework in the major discipline. To qualify for this option, students must complete the undergraduate degree with a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher and complete the master's degree within a two-year period from the award date of the bachelor's degree.
- If the credits are not to be used towards the master degree, there is a minimum GPA requirement of 3.0.
- Request for Approval for an Undergraduate to Register For Graduate Courses
- ISYE 4803
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If you get the error "DUPL CRSE WITH SEC-XXXXX" then you may be trying to register for two sections of ISYE 4803 Special Topics courses in the same semester. This is OK except that the system does not recognize that they are different classes. In this case you need to contact your advisor to give you the duplicate course override. Please do this before registration begins to prevent delay.
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- Major Restriction Permit
- Beginning the last Wednesday of phase II registration, ISyE major restrictions are lifted for 2000 and most 3000 level courses. At this point, students outside ISyE will have the opportunity to register or join the waitlist. For all other ISyE courses, please check OSCAR for information regarding registration. No overload requests will be granted.
How do I get permits into non-ISyE courses?
ISyE personnel cannot grant permits for non-ISyE courses; each school controls permits and overloads for its courses.
- Please be considerate of the workload pressures of the Academic Advisors in other departments when dealing with emails, walk-ins, and phone calls. They are doing all they can to accommodate students.
- Permits and Overload Departmental list
How do I register when an ISyE class is full?
- ISyE students: Join the waitlist if a course is full/closed.
- Non-ISyE students: Major restrictions will be lifted from the majority of the ISyE courses at noon on the last Wednesday of Phase II. Join the waitlist if a class you would like to sign up for is full/closed.
I have a hold on my account, how can I register?
- Use the Instructions for Viewing Holds to view any holds before registration begins.
- Students cannot register until all holds are removed. There are no exceptions to this.
- Holds can only be removed by the department who placed the hold. Ex. if the Bursar's office placed the hold, ISyE cannot remove the hold for you. Only the Bursar's office can remove the hold.
- Any holds issued through ISyE will NOT be removed over the phone. You must meet with an advisor to have the hold removed (in the office or virtually, under the COVID-19 situation).
What if I have a senior design conflict?
Senior Design Time Conflicts cannot be resolved. You cannot take courses that overlap with senior design times.
What is the Residency rule?
38 of the final 45 credit hours required for an undergraduate degree must be completed in residence at Georgia Tech. Study Abroad experiences organized through Ga Tech's Office of International Education (OIE) do count as "in residence."
When can I start registering?
Time Tickets are determined by the Georgia Tech Registrar.
Check your Time Ticket information here.
Current Students
Special Topics
Engineering Electives
Important Notes - 2016-2017 Catalog or Later
- You must take at least one of the following (3 credits each):
| Course | Description | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| ECE 2020 | Digital System Design | 3 |
| ECE 2026 | Intro Signal Processing | 3 |
| ECE 3710 and ECE 3741 | Circuits & Electronics & Instrum & Electronic Lab | 3 |
- The remaining 6 credits must satisfy the following:
- Take at least 2 additional credits from Group 1
- All Special Topics courses (4801/4803/4823, etc.) MUST be approved by your advisor. No SEMINARS may be used
- YOU MUST MEET THE PRE-REQUISITE REQUIREMENTS FOR EACH COURSE
- Some departments may only allow you to register during Phase II.
- To satisfy Group 2 Engineering Elective credit, all Vertically-Integrated Projects (VIP) courses must be approved by the ISyE Associate Undergraduate Chair each semester, and at least three but no more than four credits of VIP coursework must be taken (typically, with the same project).
- For a list of projects already approved or denied, please see the "Group 2 VIP Courses" tab on the left
- Upon completion of at least 3 credit hours of VIP with the same project, please contact your assigned academic advisor to have the credits moved to Engineering Electives Group 2.
- It is very rare for any research (within ISyE or otherwise) to be approved as an Engineering Elective.
- PHYS 2021 (Solar System) will not be accepted for any Engineering Elective credit after Fall 2020.
Group 1
| Course | Description | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| AE 2020 | Low-Speed Aerodynamics | 3 |
| AE 2220 | Dynamics | 3 |
| AE 3450 | Thermodynamics & Comp Flow | 3 |
| BMED 2210 or BMED 2110 | Conservation Principles in BME | 3 |
| BMED 3100 | Systems Physiology | 3 |
| CEE 2040 | Dynamics {only students who have applied to graduate will be considered for a permit; contact your ISyE advisor} | 2 |
| CEE 2300 | Environmental Engineering Principles {only students who have applied to graduate will be considered for a permit; contact your ISyE advisor} | 3 |
| CEE 3010 | Geomatics {only students who have applied to graduate will be considered for a permit; contact your ISyE advisor} | 3 |
| CEE 4100 | Construction Engr & Mgt {only students who have applied to graduate will be considered for a permit; contact your ISyE advisor} | 3 |
| CEE 4300 | Environmental Engineering Systems {only students who have applied to graduate will be considered for a permit; contact your ISyE advisor} | 3 |
| CEE 4600 | Transportation Planning & Design {only students who have applied to graduate will be considered for a permit; contact your ISyE advisor} | 3 |
| ChBE 2100 | Chemical Process Principles | 3 |
| ChBE 2130 (was 2110) | Chemical Engineering Therodynamics I | 3 |
| ChBE 4803 | Biofuels, Bleaching and Paper making | 3 |
| ChBE 4763 / ME 4763 | Pulping and Chemical Recovery | 3 |
| ChBE 4764 / ME 4764 | Bleaching and Papermaking | 3 |
| COE 2001 | Statics | 2 |
| COE 3001 | Deformable Bodies | 3 |
| CS 2110 | Computer Organization and Programming | 4 |
| CS 4641 | Machine Learning | 3 |
| CS 3750 / PSYC 3750 or CS 3873 / CS 3751 | User Interface Design Title must be "Human-Computer Interaction" (for CS 3873) | 3 |
| CX 4010 | Computational Problem Solving for Sci & Engr. | 3 |
| CX 4240 | Computing for Data Analysis | 3 |
| CX 4242 | Data and Visual Analytics | 3 |
| ECE 2020 | Digital System Design | 3 |
| ECE 2026 | Introduction to Signal Processing | 3 |
| ECE 2040 | Circuit Analysis | 3 |
| ECE 3035 | Mechanisms for Computing Systems | 4 |
| ECE 3076 | Computer Communications | 3 |
| ECE 3710 | Circuits and Electronics | 2 |
| ECE 3741 | Instrumentation and Electronic Lab | 1 |
| ECE 4606 | Wireless Communication | 3 |
| ME 2202 | Dynamics of Rigid Bodies | 3 |
| ME 3015 | System Dynamics & Control | 4 |
| ME 3322 | Thermodynamics | 3 |
| ME 3720 | Introduction to Fluid and Thermal Engineering3 | 3 |
| MSE 2001 | Principles & Applications of Engineering Materials | 3 |
| MSE 3012 | Thermal & Transport Props | 3 |
| MSE 3015 | Elc, Optical&Magnet Properties | 3 |
| MSE 4020 | Design with Materials I | 1 |
| NRE 3301 | Radiation Physics | 3 |
| PTFE 2200 | Structure and Properties of Fibers and Polymers | 3 |
| PTFE 3200 | Yarn and Fabric Formation | 3 |
Group 2
| Course | Description | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| AE 2801 | Special Topics w/ COE 2001* | 1 |
| AE 3310 | Introduction to Aerospace Vehicle Performance | 3 |
| AE 4701 | Wind Engineering | 3 |
| AE 4370 | Life Cycle Cost, Schrage | 3 |
| ARCH 6271 | Healthcare Design of the Future | 3 |
| BIOS 3400 (previously BIOS 2400) | Mathematical Models in Biology | 3 |
| BIOS 4755 / MATH 4755 | Mathematical Biology | 3 |
| BMED 3400 | Intro to Biomechanics | 4 |
| BMED 2300 / BMED 2310 | Introduction to BME Design | 3 |
| BME 4803 | Global Health Engineering | 3 |
| BMED 4751 / MSE 4751 | Introduction to Biomaterials | 3 |
| CEE 4225 | Coastal Engineering {only students who have applied to graduate will be considered for a permit; contact your ISyE advisor} | 3 |
| CEE 4330 | Air Pollution Control Eng {only students who have applied to graduate will be considered for a permit; contact your ISyE advisor} | 3 |
| CEE 4803 | Freight Transportation Systems and Airport Plan | 3 |
| CEE 4803 | Transportation Policy & Analysis | 3 |
| ChBE 4751 / MSE 4751 | Intro to Biomaterials | 3 |
| COE 2701 / CS 2701 / MGT 4803 | Startup Lab: Introduction to Technology Ventures | 3 |
| COE 3002 | Intro to Microelec & Nano Revolution | 3 |
| CP 2233 | Sustainable Urban Development | 3 |
| CP 4020 | Introduction to Urban Regional Planning | 3 |
| CP 4105 | Land Conservation | 3 |
| CP 4310 | Urban Transportation | 3 |
| CP 4510 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| CS 2801 | Digital Design Lab for CS | 1 |
| ECE 2803 | Grand Achievements and Grand Challenges | 3 |
| ECE 2811 | Vertically-Integrated Projects (VIP) program {See the Important Notes regarding VIP courses} | 1 or 2 |
| ECE 3811 | Vertically-Integrated Projects (VIP) program {See the Important Notes regarding VIP courses} | 1 or 2 |
| ECE 3812 | Vertically-Integrated Projects (VIP) program {See the Important Notes regarding VIP courses} | 1 or 2 |
| ECE 4811 | Vertically-Integrated Projects (VIP) program {See the Important Notes regarding VIP courses} | 1 or 2 |
| ECE 4812 | Vertically-Integrated Projects (VIP) program {See the Important Notes regarding VIP courses} | 1 or 2 |
| ECE 2031 | Digital Design laboratory | 2 |
| ECE 4755 / MSE 4755 | Substrate Fabrication | 3 |
| ECE 2893 / ME 2803 | 1 towards Engineering Elective | |
| ISYE 4740 / ME 4740 / BIOL 4740 / PTFE 4740 | Bioinspired Design | 3 |
| ISYE 4803 | Model Based Systems Engineering | 3 |
| ISYE 4803 | Public Health Analytics | 3 |
| ME 2110 | Creative Design & Decision Making | 3 |
| ME 2813 - GLE | Engineering & International Development | 3 |
| ME 3057 | Experimental Methodology | 3 |
| ME 4803 | Energy Systems Engineering | 3 |
| AE 4793 / ME 4793 / MSE 4793 / PTFE 4793 | Composite Mtl Pros | 3 |
| MSE 2021 | Characterization of Materials | 3 |
| MSE 2803 | Historical Development of Engineering Materials | 3 |
| MSE 3300 | Mat Sci & Eng of Sports | 3 |
| MSE 3801 | 1 | |
| MSE 3803 | Optics and Soft Materials | 3 |
| MSE 4751 / BIOM 4751 | Intro to Biomaterials | 3 |
| MSE 4801 | Materials Entrepreneurship | 1 |
| MSE 4803 | Soft Nano Materials | 3 |
| MSE 4803 / MSE 8803 | Fundamentals of Nanomaterials & Energy | 3 |
| PHYS 4803 | Nanoscale Physical Properties and Characterization | 3 |
| PHYS 2021 | Solar Systems (* will not be accepted for Eng Elective credit after Fall 2020) | 3 |
| PTFE 3720 / MSE 3720 | Introduction to Fiber Enterprise | 3 |
| PTFE 4043 | Safety & Ethics | 1 |
| PTFE 4801 | Title may vary each semester | 1 |
| VIP 2601 / VIP 3601 / VIP 3602 / VIP 4601 / VIP 4602 / VIP 4603 | Vertically-Integrated Projects (VIP) program {See the Important Notes regarding VIP courses} | 1 or 2 or 3 |
Group 2 Vertically-Integrated Projects
Please see below for a list of approved and denied VIP projects. If the project in which you are interested is not on this list, please submit the Course Substitution Form to request that we review it for consideration as a Group 2 Engineering Elective.
To satisfy Group 2 Engineering Elective credit:
- At least three but no more than four credits of VIP coursework must be taken with the same project over 2 consecutive semesters (with exceptions for summer and co-op/internship semesters).
- View list below for a list of projects already approved or denied
- Upon completion of at least 3 credit hours of VIP with the same project and in 2 consecutive semesters (with exceptions for summer and co-op/internship semesters), please contact your assigned academic advisor to have the credits moved to Engineering Electives Group 2.
- VIP counts for free elective if not used for Engineering Elective.
| VIP Project | Status |
|---|---|
| ACT Driving Simulator | Approved |
| Agile Communication Architecture | Approved |
| AI-based Discovery and Innovation | Approved |
| Art + AI | Approved |
| Automated Algorithm Design | Approved |
| Bits of Good | Approved |
| Diabetes and Chronic Disease Systems | Approved |
| Smart Stadium (was eStadium) | Approved |
| Getting to know U. | Approved |
| GT Mobile STEM Lab (no longer available) | Approved |
| Health Informatics | Approved |
| HumaniTech | Approved |
| Intelligent Transportation (no longer available) | Approved |
| M.A.R.S Marsian Adv | Approved |
| Reinventing Mobility in Atlanta (no longer available) | Approved |
| Smart and Connected Bioelectronics | Approved |
| Smart City Infrastructure | Approved |
| Spatiotemporal Modeling: COVID-19 | Approved |
| Smart Stadium (was Stadium-IoP) | Approved |
| IoT in Health | Denied |
| Sports Performance Intelligence Platforms | Denied |
| Wellbeing and Mental health | Denied |


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