FALL 2026 BOOKING/ENROLLMENT ANNOUNCEMENT
Starting Fall 2026, booking/enrolling will transition to the new Triton Student System (TSS). All students will use TSS for course booking/enrolling and waitlisting. Each department will have its own specific process and timeline. ECE does not have information on how other departments will manage their courses.
On July 22, booking/enrolling through TSS will begin for non-ECE 200+ level courses and ECE undergraduate level classes (5-199) via TEA request. On August 17, waitlists will open for all courses through TSS. ECE M.S. students should add themselves to the waitlist for any ECE 200+ level courses they plan to take in Fall 2026.
Shortly after mid-August, the ECE department will begin reviewing and clearing students from the waitlists. Students will be notified via email once they have been cleared to book/enroll in ECE course(s).
DATE subject to change based on TSS updates | COURSE TYPE | ACTION | HELP |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 22 | Non-ECE graduate courses | Book directly in TSS or submit TEA request (review the website of the offering department for booking restrictions and instructions) Always select backups in case you don’t get approved TEA requests may remain pending through the start of the Fall quarter | Issues with booking through TSS and TEA? Submit a ticket with detailed screenshots to tss@ucsd.edu and check status.ucsd.edu ECE M.S. advisors cannot advise on course booking for other departments. |
| July 22 | ECE undergraduate and non-ECE undergraduate courses | Submit TEA request Always select backups in case you don’t get approved TEA requests may remain pending through the start of the Fall quarter | Issues with booking through TSS and TEA? Submit a ticket with detailed screenshots to tss@ucsd.edu and check status.ucsd.edu ECE M.S. advisors cannot advise on course booking for other departments or undergraduate-level courses. |
August 17 There have been reported errors where students are able to book ECE 200+ classes prior to 8/17. The ECE department is troubleshooting with the TSS support team and Registrar’s Office. Students should not be able to book ECE 200+ classes prior to 8/17. Please refrain from contacting advising if you’ve heard of other students successfully booking 200+ classes, as this is an error we are working to resolve and hope to send an update soon. | ECE graduate-level (200+) courses | Join the waitlists on TSS and ECE will manually clear you based on major priority
TEA requests may remain pending through the start of the Fall quarter | Issues with booking through TSS and TEA? Submit a ticket with detailed screenshots to tss@ucsd.edu and check status.ucsd.edu |
- ECE Deadlines and Announcements
Students are expected to know and adhere to the UCSD Enrollment and Registration dates and deadlines. Students are responsible for monitoring their academic record regularly and maintaining its
integrity.- Planning your coursework
Please use the following resources to guide planning your coursework each quarter.
ECE required coursework by major.
Fall admitted students will follow their new degree planners.
ECE courses are offered in Fall, Winter, and Spring quarters. If you see a name in a box, then it means the course is being taught that quarter by that professor. If there is a blank box, then it means that the course is not being offered in that quarter.
Classes from all departments and levels.
How to determine if a class is remote/online, hybrid, or in-person.
Where you add, drop, waitlist, and change grading option for courses.
Lists course descriptions, pre-requisites, and recommended preparation.
Lists "recommended preparation" and "pre-requisites" which are required skills to be successful in the course.
If you have taken a pre-requisite course and earned a B- or higher, then you have met the pre-requisite for the course. You should be able to enroll/waitlist for the course on WebReg directly.
If you have not taken a listed pre-requisite course or took a pre-requisite but earned a C+ or lower, then you must make an TEA request to be cleared of the pre-requisite in order to enroll in the course.
Triton Enrollment Authorization (TEA)
- When should you make a TEA request
- If you have not taken a listed pre-requisite course,
- If you have taken a pre-requisite but earned a C+ or lower,
- If you are an undergraduate student looking to enroll in a graduate level (200+) course,
- If you are a graduate student looking to enroll in an undergraduate level (5-199) course, or
- If you are looking to take a course in another department
- This varies on each respective department's (e.g., CSE, MAE, Math, etc.) policies. Please refer to their website for more information.
- If you are a Teaching Assistant (TA) looking to enroll in a teaching credit (ECE 501) course.
- Making a TEA request does not guarantee that you will be cleared of a pre-requisite in order to enroll in a course (e.g., ECE 264A-D, ECE 265A-D, ECE 229). See the chart below.
- Please allow up to five (5) business days to process your TEA request.
- You can begin submitting TEA requests every quarter during Week 5 for enrolling in a course the following quarter.
- Over-enrollment Policy
- If your TEA request will place you at more than 16 units (20 units for CE students) enrolled or waitlisted, your TEA request will be rejected.
- You will be asked to drop a class until you are below 12 or 16 (CE students) units. Once you do, you can resubmit your request.
- Enrollment Policy + Over-Enrollment Policy
- ECE graduate students are prioritized for ECE graduate level courses (ECE 200+).
- ECE undergraduate students are prioritized for ECE undergraduate level courses (ECE 5 - 199).
- If you are an ECE graduate student, we prioritize students by class level, major, and waitlist number. If space permits, all other students may be approved to enroll on a first-come, first-serve basis. If you are looking to enroll in non-ECE courses, please contact the respective Student Affairs department (e.g., CSE, MAE, COGS, Math).
- Students can begin waitlisting for ECE graduate level courses (ECE 200+) on Monday of Week 8. Once you are waitlisted, the ECE Student Affairs Office will manually clear you for the course assuming you have met the pre-requisite for the course or have cleared the pre-requisite through TEA. Listed recommended preparation and pre-requisites in the course catalog are required skills to be successful in the course.
- If you have not taken a listed pre-requisite course or took a pre-requisite but earned a C+ or lower, then you must make a TEA request to be cleared of the pre-requisite in order to enroll in the course.
- Making a TEA request does not guarantee that you will be cleared of a pre-requisite in order to enroll in a course (e.g., ECE 264A-D, ECE 265A-D, ECE 229). See the chart below in the Enrollment Procedure blue navigation bar.
- Please allow up to five (5) business days to process your TEA request.
- Making a TEA request does not guarantee that you will be cleared of a pre-requisite in order to enroll in a course (e.g., ECE 264A-D, ECE 265A-D, ECE 229). See the chart below in the Enrollment Procedure blue navigation bar.
- Over-enrollment Policy
- Students cannot be enrolled and/or waitlisted in more than 16 units. Any student that exceeds 16 units will get a hold placed on their account, which will prevent enrollment for the next quarter.
- Computer Engineering (EC79) Students are allowed to be enrolled and/or waitlisted in up to 20 units for each quarter, provided that at least 8 of these units are enrolled and/or waitlisted CSE courses. Any CE student that exceeds 20 units will get a hold placed on their account, which will prevent enrollment for the next quarter.
- Students who are over-enrolled will have holds placed on their accounts and will also receive a 48 hour delay in next quarter's registration.
- Non-ECE Graduate Student Enrollment Information
- Below is the hierarchy level for prioritization of ECE graduate courses:
- ECE graduate students
- ECE B.S./M.S. students
- ECE B.S. students
- Non-ECE graduate students
- If you would like to enroll in an ECE graduate-level course, please join the waitlist. Please note that ECE graduate students are prioritized for ECE graduate-level courses (ECE 200+), so non-ECE graduate students may have to wait until Week 10 or as late as the beginning of the quarter before we open up the course for all graduate students' enrollment.
- Please submit a TEA request if you have not met a pre-requisite. If space permits, your request will be approved (during week 10) on a first-come, first-serve basis. After it has been approved, you will be able to join the waiting list. If there is space in the class, and based on the level of priority listed above, you will receive an email stating that you have been cleared to enroll in the class.
- You can begin submitting TEA requests every quarter during Week 5 for enrolling in a course the following quarter.
- Your TEA request will be processed during week 10.
- Submitting a TEA request does not guarantee that you will be cleared of a pre-requisite in order to enroll in a course (e.g., ECE 264A-D, ECE 265A-D, ECE 229).
- Below is the hierarchy level for prioritization of ECE graduate courses: