Reserve Capacity Registration
A Reserve Capacity (RC) will reserve seats in a class section for students in a particular population. RC’s can be set based on major, minor, class level, or student group.
Classes that have an RC will be indicated in the class schedule with a note.
Classes can have more than one Requirement Group for a class section. If a student meets more than one requirement, they will be placed in the class based on the highest priority group listed.
If a student is unable to enroll, one reason could be that the available seats are reserved.
The university has implemented a pilot program for several courses for the Fall 2026 registration cycle to participate in the soft-rollout of this functionality. In a later sequence of the rollout process, department schedulers will be able to set up new reserve capacities directly in CLSS.
If you are interested in adding reserve capacity functionality to your courses for Spring 2027 or later, please email scheduling@utah.edu to schedule a scoping meeting.
FAQ
A note in the online class schedule should list the following information, or something similar: RESERVE CAPACITY: Some seats in this class section are reserved for particular student populations. If you are unable to enroll, it may be because there are no longer seats available that are not reserved. You may want to check if there are alternate sections with available seats. Please
note: If you are placed on the wait list and someone behind you on the WL meets the reserve capacity criteria they may be enrolled ahead of you.
Classes utilizing reserve capacity hold seats for particular populations until the open enrollment date in the Academic Calendar. If you place yourself on a waiting list you will be automatically enrolled if/when there is space.
Classes utilizing reserve capacity hold seats for particular populations until the open enrollment date in the Academic Calendar. If you place yourself on a waiting list you will be automatically enrolled if/when there is space.
If the reserve capacity has not been met, and you do not meet the reserve capacity criteria, you will remain on the wait list until an appropriate seat opens.
If the reserve capacity has not been met and you do not meet the reserve capacity criteria, you will remain on the wait list until an appropriate seat opens. Students in a position behind you on the wait list will be able to slot into the reserve cap.
The Registration Division of the Office of the Registrar, or your advisor, can see which populations have reserved seats for a particular class section.
Most reserve capacities will expire at open enrollment, based on the Academic Calendar.
Help Materials
Reserve Capacity Quick Fact Sheet for Advisors
FAQ
A note in the online class schedule should list the following information, or something similar: RESERVE CAPACITY: Some seats in this class section are reserved for particular student populations. If you are unable to enroll, it may be because there are no longer seats available that are not reserved. You may want to check if there are alternate sections with available seats. Please
note: If you are placed on the wait list and someone behind you on the WL meets the reserve capacity criteria they may be enrolled ahead of you.
Yes, a student using a permission number that overrides capacity will allow a student to register in a class that only has reserve capacity seats available. This should only be done after open enrollment.
Classes utilizing reserve capacity hold seats for particular populations until the open enrollment date in the Academic Calendar. If they place themself on a waiting list they will be automatically enrolled if/when there is space.
Classes utilizing reserve capacity hold seats for particular populations until the open enrollment date in the Academic Calendar. If they place themself on a waiting list they will be automatically enrolled if/when there is space.
If the reserve capacity has not been met, and they do not meet the reserve capacity criteria, they will remain on the wait list until an appropriate seat opens.
If the reserve capacity has not been met and they do not meet the reserve capacity criteria, they will remain on the wait list until an appropriate seat opens. Students in a position behind them on the wait list will be able to slot into the reserve cap.
This information is currently only available on the Maintain Schedule of Classes, Reserve Capacity Tab in PeopleSoft.
Most reserve capacities will expire at open enrollment, based on the Academic Calendar.