ECE Course Restrictions & Staggered Timeline
ECE Staggered Registration timeline: 385, 391, 408, 411, 470, & 486
April 7th | Students entering in/or prior to FA22 as freshmen, or Jan 2024 as transfer, with senior standing |
April 16th | Students entering in/or prior to FA23 as freshmen, or Aug 2024 as transfer, with senior standing |
April 21st | Students entering in/or prior to FA24 as freshmen, or Aug 2024 as transfer, with at least junior standing |
August 18th | Restrictions Lifted. |
CS Course Restriction Info
- CS registration timeline: https://cs.illinois.edu/academics/undergraduate/registration/cs-course-restrictions-enrollment-caps
- Cross-listed ECE courses such as ECE 448. 449, 374, etc., follow the CS staggered registration timetable above.
- Non-cross-listed courses such as CS 411 and 441 open on 5/2 to CompE and 5/5 to EE
Additional ECE Course Registration Info
- If you are getting a Prerequisite Error, please submit a Prerequisite Petition: https://advising.grainger.illinois.edu/course-registration/prerequisite-enforcement
- As a reminder, you must have JR Eligibility #3 satisfied or be in the final semester of completing it to take upper-level ECE/CS courses.
- ECE 110, 120, 210, and 220 are major restricted to ECE and Engineering Undeclared (plus ISE for ECE 110). Non-majors can register for open seats on July 14th during business hours.
- ECE 310, 313, 329, 330, 333, 342, 350, 364, 365, and 395 are major restricted to ECE students. Non-majors can register for open seats on May 5th during business hours.
- ECE 407, 410, 420, 437, 464, 469, 484, & 491 are major restricted to ECE students. Non-majors can register for open seats on May 5th during business hours.
- If you have a Departmental Advising hold, you did not satisfy the ECE Faculty Mentoring requirement (#449) and you need to kindly email your mentor to request a make-up meeting. Otherwise, you will have to wait until the hold naturally lifts on 4/24 to register for Fa25 courses.
- Non-ECE majors requesting ECE graduate courses should complete the 500-Level course agreement form here, and email to Krysten Gardner and Professor Erhan Kudeki for departmental approval. Overrides will be applied on 8/18.
- Fa25 X98 Approved Tech Electives & New Courses: #3070