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Welcome to the CSA Graduate Force Add Form for Spring 2024!

(Updated - 1/8/2024)

Please read the following page carefully. The force-add requeset form is now officially closed. We are currently processing the large volume of requests already received. We are no longer taking requests for courses execpt for limited situations as follows:

  • A CS graduate student planning to graduate in Spring 2024 who must have a particular course to graduate on time.
  •  Accelerated Undergrad/Grad students trying to add a graduate course that has seats available.
  • In general, a student blocked from adding themselves to a course with seats available. See special note below about CS5254 and CS5664.

MS/PhD: Please reach out to Dr. Shaffer (shaffer@vt.edu)
MEng CSA: Please reach out to Samantha Pipkin (samanthap@vt.edu) or Alexis L. Snyder (asnyder017@vt.edu)

Note: CS5254 Mobile Computing and CS5664 Social Media Analytics have cross-listed sections. We are managing these sections together to fill the courses to capacity. Just because you might see one section in the timetable that appears to have seats available, this does not mean that the course has available capacity.

Students from other departments: We are processing the requests already submitted as space comes available.

 

Rules of the Game and the Force Add Request Form:

(read first before submitting your request)

A force add request does not guarantee placement into the course.

There are a lot of factors that go into reviewing a force add request which include, but are not limited to, physical capacity of a classroom, cross-list capacity of shared courses between departments, and instructor's workload. Please note that even online classes have their limits.

Ensure you have no holds on your account. We cannot override holds to process a force add request.

Also, make sure that you are not already registered for 18 credit hours for the term. We cannot force add beyond 18 credits hours for the term.

Ensure there are no time conflicts with your requested course.

If a time conflict is found, your force add request will not be processed.

Only submit requests for CS graduate courses. Note that some CS graduate courses are not accepting force adds. This will be noted on the form.

Do not submit requests for courses outside of the CS Department.

Please do not submit requests for undergraduate CS courses through this form. Please use the CS undergraduate form.

Below is the review schedule for this season:

  • Daily Reviews Part I (i.e., M-F) - November 27, 2023 through December 20, 2023
  • No reviews will occur during Winter Break nor will any requests be accepted during Winter Break (i.e., December 21, 2023 through January 1, 2024).
  • Daily Reviews Part II (i.e., M-F) - January 2, 2024 through January 18, 2024.

Please note that reviews are not conducted on the weekends and on University observed holidays and closures.

For Students *Outside* of Computer Science:

  • All force add requests received from students *outside* of computer science will be reviewed and processed starting the week of January 8, 2024. The only exception to this rule is for courses that do not have a high force add or enrollment demand.

Please do not contact the CS Department in person, by phone, by email, etc. for an update on your force add request. We ask for your patience as we carefully review all requests. :-)

Did you review rules #1-6? OK. Good.

  • If you are ready to submit a *new* force add request for the first time, please proceed on to the force add form when it opens per the schedule below.
  • The form will officially open at 12 noon ET on November 27, 2023.
  • The form will close for Winter Break at 12 noon ET on December 20, 2023.
  • No reviews will occur nor will any request be accepted during Winter Break.
  • The form will reopen from Winter Break on Tuesday, January 2, 2024.
  • The form will officially close at 12 noon ET on Thursday, January 18, 2024.

Please note that if there's an issue with your form, it might not be processed.

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