How to Join and Register from a Waitlist in Workday
This article will walk a student through joining and registering for a course section via a waitlist in Workday.
Quick Search: Find Course Sections
Step 1: From your Workday homepage, select the Menu icon in the upper left corner, then select Academics under the Apps tab.
Step 2: Select Find Course Sections in the Planning & Registration section.
Step 3: Select Start Date within and Academic Level. Select OK.
Step 4: Enter a course or course section in the search bar – Select Search
Step 5: Select a course section from the search results.
Step 6: On the View Course Section screen, the Course Status is “Waitlist”. The Seats Available shows the number of seats currently available for the course section. The Waitlist Seats Available shows the number of waitlist seats available and the waitlist capacity.
Step 7: Select Start Registration
Note: The Start Registration button refers to registering for the waitlist; this action will not register you for the course. You will instead see the following Alert that you can close by selecting the "X" in the upper right corner:
Step 8: Verify course section selection – please note the Section Status column lists the course section as Waitlist.
Select Register.
Step 9: The course is now listed under Waitlisted Registrations. Select View Registered Courses to view all registered and waitlisted courses.
Registering for a Waitlisted Course Section
When a seat becomes available in the waitlisted course section, it will be offered to each student in the order they registered for the waitlist. The eligible student will be notified through their Workday Inbox and can register for the seat by following these steps.
Step 10: Select the course section item in My Tasks.
Step 11: Select Submit to register for the course section.
Select Remove from Waitlist to be removed from the course section waitlist.
Select Deny to skip your position in the waitlist (this action will keep you on the waitlist but offer the open seat to the next student).
Step 12: Click View Details to view Details or Process for this completed event.
Step 13: The course section now shows as part of the student’s My Enrolled Courses.
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