Course Waitlists

New for Summer and Fall 2026: Join a waitlist if the class you want is full. This new feature helps ensure that available seats are offered fairly and efficiently to students.

How it works:

• Join the waitlist from the View Course Section page during registration in Workday if the course has a waitlist.*
• If a seat becomes available, you will be notified through Workday and your Dallas College email.
• You will have 24 hours to accept the seat, so it is important to check your notifications regularly.
• If you respond within 24 hours, you will added to the course and dropped from any duplicate sections of the same course.
• If you do not respond in time, you will be removed from the waitlist and must rejoin if the list has spots available.

We recommend registering for a backup course while you are on a waitlist.

*Important Notes

• Waitlists caps at 10 students. The waitlist option will not appear on courses with lists at capacity.
• Waitlists close two days before classes start.
• Waitlists are not available for some courses, such as nursing, with controlled registration.
• You can join multiple waitlists.