Fall Details & Restrictions | Economics at Illinois

Fall 2024

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In order to provide declared Economics/Econometrics/CS+Economics majors and Econ minors with courses to fulfill their degree requirements, we offer them 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 through New Student Registration. Instructors cannot grant overrides. April 1: Some unrestricted seats will be available Monday, April 15: All sections will be restricted to students with Freshman or Sophomore standing. August 19-22: A limited number of emergency overrides will be granted through the 102/103 Override Request Form. Override requests will be reviewed and responses sent out by August 23. Priority will be given to graduating seniors whose programs require Econ 102 or other "emergency" situations requiring the class this term. August 26: Any unused overrides and all remaining seats will be opened without restrictions. *See below for options if class reaches maximum capacity	Override request form will open August 19
103*	The majority of seats restricted to Freshmen and Sophomores through New Student Registration. Instructors cannot grant overrides. April 1: Some unrestricted seats will be available Monday, April 15: All sections will be restricted to students with Freshman or Sophomore standing. August 19-22: A limited number of emergency overrides will be granted through the 102/103 Override Request Form. Override requests will be reviewed and responses sent out by August 23. Priority will be given to graduating seniors whose programs require Econ 102 or other "emergency" situations requiring the class this term. August 26: Any unused overrides and all remaining seats will be opened without restrictions. *See below for options if class reaches maximum capacity	Override request form will open August 19
198	Always restricted to Economics/Econometrics majors.	No overrides provided
202, 203	Never restricted. Open to all majors/minors.
302	Never restricted. Open to all majors/minors. Prerequisites of Econ 102 and Calculus I are required. Students who have credit for Econ 102 and Math 220/221/234 on their UIUC transcript meet the prerequisites for Econ 302. Students who have completed the prerequisites but credit is not yet on their UIUC transcript (for example, took Math 220 elsewhere and have not yet transferred it in, or earned AP credit for Econ 102 but the score has not been submitted yet to UIUC) can email econug@illinois.edu to request an override. Please attach an informal transcript, score report, or screen shot showing a passing grade or AP score. Screen shot must include student's name and final grade or score.
303	Restricted to Economics/Econometrics/CS+Econ majors, Economics minors, and other majors listed below. Other students can request an override using the Override Request form here (available August 5-8 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 5.
400's	Restricted to Economics/Econometrics/CS+Econ majors, Economics minors, and other majors listed below Other students can request an override using the Override Request form here (available August 5-8 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 5.

* 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
Neither Econ 102 nor 103 is restricted in the Spring semester

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
Economics minors	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 15
Students Declaring an Economics Major/Minor	Please review the Declaration Criteria for our majors & minor. More information, including upcoming dates to declare and the the Curriculum Change Form, can be found here.	Once you declare, you will have course access within 24 hours.
February 2024 CS+ ECON Applicants*	Meet with any Econ advisor to discuss your course needs. Your Econ advisor can submit up to 2 overrides if prerequisites are met. Overrides cannot be provided for full courses. February 2024 Applicants Only	Monday, April 15
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 1
LAS & ACE Exchange Students	E mail 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 1
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, June 10
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 18
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 18
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 8
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 8
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 18
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 an Economics major 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 the College of LAS/Intercollege Transfers: 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.