Spring 2026 Graduate Course Updates

Updated February 17th, 2026

At first, Graduate course enrollment is limited to CSE graduate students. After all of our graduate students have had the opportunity to express interest in a class and enroll, then we will begin releasing seats for non-CSE graduate student enrollment. Once all of the interested non-CSE graduate students have had the opportunity to enroll, any available seats will be given to undergraduate students and concurrently enrolled UC Extension students.

Important Notes: 

1. Please monitor your @ucsd.edu email address for course clearance information or course updates DAILY**

2. Please thoroughly review the drop-down menu below as well as the Schedule of Classes for updates regarding CSE 290/291.

3. Drop, grade, and unit change requests, typically take 3-7 business days to review. 

   • If you're an MS student, please reach out to cse-ms-advisors@ucsd.edu

   • For PhD students, you can contact us at cse-phd-advisors@ucsd.edu.

4. For other enrollment inquiries please contact only cse-grad-enrollment@ucsd.edu, unless otherwise specified below. 

ATTENTION: SERF CSE Graduate Enrollment for Spring 2026 will begin Week 6 of Winter quarter. 

Virtual Drop-in Advising

Have general questions about enrollment or want to better understand our processes? Join us for Virtual Drop-In Advising, no appointment needed!

Week 1: Tuesday, January 6 and Thursday, January 8

from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Week 2:

Tuesday, January 13th from 10:00am – 12:00pm

Wednesday, January 14th from 1:00 – 3:00pm

 

Zoom Link:  https://ucsd.zoom.us/j/4435737634

Meeting ID: 443 573 7634

These sessions are designed to help with general enrollment questions and guide you through our procedures. Please note: we won’t be covering individual EASy requests during these drop-ins.

CSE Graduate Enrollment & Waitlist Policy *This section only applies to CSE Graduate Students

• In general, CSE graduate students have priority to add graduate courses; CSE undergraduates have priority to add undergraduate courses.
• Read your @ucsd email! This is how we contact you to tell you if you were cleared to add a course. If you do not enroll by the deadline indicated in your clearance email, you will lose the seat!
• CSE graduate students will request courses through the Student Enrollment Request Form (SERF) prior to the beginning of the quarter. 
• Once SERF is complete, a CSE graduate student may request priority enrollment in a course through EASy only if they have fewer than 12 units approved and/or enrolled
  • If a student is enrolled in 12 units or more, they will have their request placed on hold.
  • Students in 12+ units may add themselves to the WebReg waitlist if they want to maintain their current enrollment and add another class.
  • If a student is under 12 units, they are eligible to submit EASy requests for priority consideration.
• CSE Graduate Students - EASy requests submitted before the deadline of SERF will be denied.

Please review our enrollment information graphs below: 

 

Priority enrollment is given in the following order:

1. CSE PhD students
2. CSE Master's students
3. CSE BS/MS students (will be contacted directly, once CSE Grad students have been able to enroll in their courses)
4. EASy requests from graduate students (such as EC79 and/or BF76) *For specific classes, please view section "EC79 and/or BF76+BF77 Graduate Students with Priority",will be authorized to waitlist the course (action is not automatic, keep an eye out on a EASy notification to take action)
5. Non-CSE graduate students from WebReg waitlist, will run and students will automatically enroll as seats become available
6. EASy requests from non-CSE graduate students, will be authorized to waitlist the course (action is not automatic, keep an eye out on a EASy notification to take action)
7. EASy requests from undergraduate students
8. Concurrent (UC Extension) students

Will be reviewed in the following sequence. Due to the large incoming class, we cannot prioritize seats for other student groups 5,6, 7, and 8. 

 

• Major Restricted Courses: Only CSE Graduate can only enroll in these courses. Major Restricted Courses are listed in the table below. EASy requests for these courses will be denied for CSE students. 
• Satisfying the prerequisites for all courses is recommended, however, not every instructor will enforce the prerequisite. Please check our Current Courses & Preparation by Course page for specific information about how to prepare for this quarter's courses.
• For course enrollment requests through the Enrollment Authorization System (EASy), please allow up to five (5) business days to process your request. If you are a CSE graduate student who submitted an EASy request, you will need to be enrolled in less than 12 units to receive priority enrollment. Otherwise your request will not be reviewed. 
• Students who have been accepted to the CSE BS/MS program who are still undergraduates should speak with a Master's advisor before submitting requests through the Enrollment Authorization System (EASy).
• Sorry, no swaps. CSE courses are too full to allow "swaps." Be sure to enroll in or waitlist the section time you plan to attend and whose final exam you can attend.
• CSE does not use add/drop cards - please do not contact instructors for enrollment approval. The add/drop card process has been replaced by the Enrollment Authorization System (EASy).
• We do not release names of instructors until their appointments are official with the University. If you see that a course's instructor is listed as STAFF, please wait until the Schedule of Classes is automatically updated with the correct information. The Student Affairs staff will not be able to let you know who is teaching.

Co-scheduled Graduate/Undergraduate Course Restrictions

Co-Scheduled Undergraduate and Graduate Courses

• MS Students:
  • For courses in the CSE Department that are officially/unofficially Co-Scheduled: Undergraduate students must enroll in the undergraduate version of a co-scheduled course. Graduate students must enroll in the graduate version.
    • For information on co-scheduled courses, please refer to the UCSD Catalog. Courses are marked as “co-scheduled". Note, this does not list recently approved or unofficially coscheduled classes.
    • Co-scheduled course information is also listed under the Undergraduate Quarterly Updates page. To locate, there is a key at the bottom indicating official or unofficial co-scheduled courses (“Coscheduled course (official/unofficial) are indicated with a triangle (▲) below.”). Note, this only lists the courses relevant to the quarter.
• Admitted BS/MS students may request enrollment in the graduate version of a co-scheduled course. However, they may not enroll in both versions of the course, nor may they enroll if they have already completed the undergraduate version. Students will not receive credit for both versions and will not be granted exceptions to drop the course past the deadline.

Additional Graduate/Undergraduate Course Restrictions

• MS Students who completed one of the following undergraduate versions of the course at UCSD are not allowed to enroll or count the graduate version of the course. Note, in addition to this, individual faculty may have policies restricting students from enrolling in the graduate version of a course if the undergraduate version was completed at UCSD. 
• MS students may not attempt to take both the undergraduate and graduate version of these  courses (note, other faculty/courses may post restrictions) for degree credit. 
• Students that complete the graduate version of any CSE course, may not enroll in the undergraduate version

CSE-118/CSE-218 (Instructor Dependent/ If completed by same instructor) CSE 120/CSE 220 (all instructors)

CSE 124/224. (MS students are permitted to enroll in CSE 224 only)

CSE 150A, CSE 150B, CSE150/ 250A

CSE 153/253 including R sections

CSE 158/258, this also includes DSC 190 Intro to Data Mining (all sections) and DSC 148 (all sections)

CSE 176A/276D.

No Late Add Policy 

• No late adds - no exceptions. The CSE department does not allow students to add courses past Week 2. If a student is not enrolled in enough units by the beginning of Week 1, the student should contact cse-grad-enrollment@ucsd.edu if an EASy request is needed for enrollment authorization. Otherwise, it is expected that CSE Graduate students finalize their schedule during Week 1. 
• EASy requests for Late Adds in the CSE Department will be denied, so please plan accordingly. 
  • All students are expected to attend class for the first two weeks and complete assignments if they are on the waitlist for a course. Attending class and completing course assignments does not guarantee enrollment. If students choose to miss class or not turn in assignments while on the waitlist, the student will receive a "0" on all missed assignments, if they secure a seat in the course off the waitlist.
• Please note an exception for CSE 293/298:
  • This course may be added after Week 2, please contact cse-ms-advisors@ucsd.edu for assistance or questions related to CSE 293/298 enrollment. 
• Please note an exception for CSE 299
  • This course may be added after Week 2, please contact cse-phd-advisors@ucsd.edu for assistance or questions about CSE 299 enrollment.

 

Drop, Grade, and Unit Change Requests

We kindly ask for your patience for review drop requests and unit change requests, which typically take 3-7 business days.

• If you're an MS student, please reach out to cse-ms-advisors@ucsd.edu
• For PhD students, you can contact us at cse-phd-advisors@ucsd.edu.

We appreciate your understanding during this process.

Enrolling in Multiple CSE 290 or CSE 291 Courses

WebReg will not allow you to enroll in multiple sections of the same course. You will need to enroll in the first CSE 290/291 course through WebReg. If you are interested in enrolling in any subsequent sections, you will need to submit EASy requests for each section and wait for the Registrar to add you to the course. If you have already been given clearance to enroll in a second class and cannot enroll via WebReg, please submit the EASy request and notify the Enrollment Coordinator of your submission for quicker approval.

If you are asked to add to the waitlist to indicate your desire to enroll, you will not be able to do so if you are already enrolled in another section of CSE 290/291. Please submit an EASy request to enroll in any additional sections. Your requests will be routed to the instructor for approval when space is available.

EC79 and/or BF76+BF77 Graduate Students with Priority

EC79 and/or BF76+BF77 Students

• Students with these major codes are only able to enroll in a pre-approved subset of courses after all of the CSE student enrollment requests have been satisfied
  • EC79: CSE 202, 221, 224, 222B, 237A, 240A, 243A, 245
  • BF76+BF77: CSE 200, 250A, 251A, 251B, 258, 280A, 282, 283, 284
• You must submit an EASy request to express interest in a class. Unless otherwise noted in the table below (fill out google form or add to the Webreg waitlist, if enrollment is managed by an instructor). 
  • Requests will be reviewed and approved if space is available after all interested CSE graduate students have had the opportunity to enroll.

Students are independently responsible for checking CSE course enrollment policies or course policies in all of the CSE Webpages including the following: 1) CSE Course Policies 

CSE BS/MS Students

Review Process and Deadlines

Undergraduate students admitted to the CSE BS/MS Program will be contacted via their UCSD email after CSE graduate students have had the opportunity to enroll in their courses.

You will need to monitor your UCSD email regularly, as there is no set timeline for when this communication will be sent.

You must respond within the stated deadline, failure to do so will result in the removal of your enrollment priority.

Instructions on how to submit an Enrollment Authorization System (EASy) as well as the appropriate deadlines will be in the email referenced above. 

Enrollment is not guaranteed. Requests may remain pending until Friday of Week 2. If your request is not approved by that time, it has been denied (including cases where an EASy request remains pending instructor approval and/or college and/or registrar approval).

 

Note: This policy applies even if the corresponding graduate or undergraduate course is not offered in the same quarter. Students may not enroll in both versions of a co-scheduled course or in the graduate version if they have already completed the undergraduate one. No add, credit, or late-drop exceptions will be granted.

It is the student’s responsibility to ensure they are enrolled in the correct version.

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CSE instructors are not directly involved with student enrollment, do not contact the course instructor regarding enrollment concerns. 

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Make sure to carefully review the Winter 2026 Graduate Course Updates page and direct any inquiries about graduate course enrollment to cse-grad-enrollment@ucsd.edu.

• Graduate students must enroll in the graduate version.

• Admitted CSE BS/MS students may request to enroll in the graduate version of the course after being admitted into the MS program.  

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Coscheduled Courses

For CSE courses that are officially or unofficially coscheduled:

Undergraduate students must enroll in the undergraduate version.

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Course Eligibility and Status

Please review the Graduate Courses for a full list of courses pertaining to CSE BS/MS enrollment. Check the “BS/MS Requests” column for details:

 

 

Blank Courses:

• Status is TBD. Do not submit an EASy request. Check back for updates.

"Eligible to submit an EASY request for":

• You may submit an EASy request after receiving the enrollment email with the appropriate deadline. 

• Failure to respond by the stated deadline will remove your priority.

• If your request is not approved by Friday of Week 2, it has been denied (including cases where an EASy request remains pending instructor approval and/or college and/or registrar approval).

"Will be routed for instructor review":

• You may submit an EASy request after receiving the enrollment email with the appropriate deadline. 

• Failure to provide a response by the appropriate deadline will result in the removal of your priority.

• Requests will be routed to the instructor for review.

• If your request is not approved by Friday of Week 2, it has been denied (including cases where an EASy request remains pending instructor approval and/or college and/or registrar approval).

"Instructor is not accepting EASy requests":

• CSE BS/MS students are not permitted to enroll in this class.

• All submitted EASy requests will not be reviewed.

 

Non-CSE Majors

• ATTENTION: CSE Graduate Enrollment for Winter 2026 will begin mid October. For NON-CSE majors, please refrain from reaching out regarding your EASy request. It will be pending review until early January. 
• Non-CSE graduate students without priority should use WebReg to indicate their desire to add a course. If space is available after the list of interested CSE graduate students has been satisfied, you will receive clearance in waitlist order. If there is a different enrollment method (i.e, join the waitlist of submit a google form) listed below for the class you're interested in, please follow those instructions instead.
• Interested in a CSE Major Restricted Course? Please submit an EASy requests for these courses, it may be approved if seats for non-CSE majors are available.
• Interested in a 291 course? You must submit an Enrollment Authorization System (EASy).
• Students are independently responsible for checking CSE course enrollment policies or course policies in all of the CSE Webpages including the following: 1) CSE Course Policies and 2) CSE MS Policies related to course enrollment

Non-CSE Courses

Each department handles course clearances for their own courses. Please contact the respective department for course clearance to ECE, COGS, Math, etc. Reminder, CSE MS Students are restricted to enrollment in CSE MS CS75 or CS76 curriculum courses. Please refer to the policies.

Undergraduate Students enrolling in Graduate Courses

Review Process and Deadlines

The deadline to submit an EASy request for graduate courses is Tuesday of Week 1.

Requests will be reviewed after graduate students and other prioritized groups have had the opportunity to enroll, typically by the beginning of Week 2. 

The CSE Department does not allow students to add courses after Week 2, no late adds or exceptions.

Depending on graduate student demand, some courses may not open to undergraduate students.

Enrollment is not guaranteed. Requests may remain pending until Friday of Week 2, depending on seat availability. If your request is not approved by that time, it has been denied (including cases where an EASy request remains pending instructor approval and/or college and/or registrar approval).

 

Note: This policy applies even if the corresponding graduate or undergraduate course is not offered in the same quarter. Students may not enroll in both versions of a co-scheduled course or in the graduate version if they have already completed the undergraduate one. No add, credit, or late-drop exceptions will be granted.

It is the student’s responsibility to ensure they are enrolled in the correct version.

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CSE instructors are not directly involved with student enrollment, do not contact the course instructor regarding enrollment concerns. 

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Make sure to carefully review the Winter 2026 Graduate Course Updates page and direct any inquiries about graduate course enrollment to cse-grad-enrollment@ucsd.edu.

• Graduate students must enroll in the graduate version.

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Coscheduled Courses

For CSE courses that are officially or unofficially coscheduled:

Undergraduate students must enroll in the undergraduate version.

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Course Eligibility and Status

Please review the Graduate Courses for a full list of courses pertaining to undergraduate enrollment. Check the “UG Requests” column for details:

Blank Courses:

• Status is TBD. Do not submit an EASy request. Check back for updates.

"Eligible to submit an EASY request for":

• You may submit an EASy request before Tuesday of Week 1. 

• The EASy request will not be reviewed until typically the beginning of week 2.

• If your request is not reviewed or approved by Friday of Week 2, it has been denied (including cases where an EASy request remains pending instructor approval and/or college and/or registrar approval).

"Will be routed for instructor review":

• You may submit an EASy request before Tuesday of Week 1.

• The EASy request will not be reviewed until typically the beginning of week 2 by being routed to the instructor.

• If your request is not reviewed or approved by Friday of Week 2, it has been denied (including cases where an EASy request remains pending instructor approval and/or college and/or registrar approval).).

"Instructor is not accepting EASy requests":

• Undergraduate students are not permitted to enroll in this class.

• All submitted EASy requests will not be reviewed.

Graduate Students Enrolling in Undergraduate Courses

Graduate students who wish to add undergraduate CSE courses must submit a request through the Enrollment Authorization System (EASy). 

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Review Process and Deadlines

Requests will be reviewed after undergraduate students have had a chance to enroll, typically by the beginning of Week 2.

Prerequisite clearances and approvals will be reviewed by the end of Week 2, only if seats remain available after undergraduates have enrolled.

Some courses may not open to graduate students at all.

The CSE Department does not allow adds after Week 2; no late adds or exceptions (including cases where an EASy request remains pending instructor approval).

Enrollment in undergraduate courses is not guaranteed. Please check your EASy request status history for the most up-to-date information.

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  Note: This policy applies even if the corresponding graduate or undergraduate course is not offered in the same quarter. Students may not enroll in both versions of a co-scheduled course or in the graduate version if they have already completed the undergraduate one. No add, credit, or late-drop exceptions will be granted.

  It is the student’s responsibility to ensure they are enrolled in the correct version.

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  CSE instructors are not directly involved with student enrollment, do not contact the course instructor regarding enrollment concerns.

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  Coscheduled Courses

  For CSE courses that are officially or unofficially coscheduled:

• Undergraduate students must enroll in the undergraduate version.

• Graduate students must enroll in the graduate version.