How to Swap Sections within a Course

You may swap sections of a class directly through your Student Center during either pre-enrollment or open enrollment (prior to the start of each semester). If your enrollment window has closed or an enrollment deadline has passed, please reach out to your College Registrar for further guidance.

Swaps are usually performed when changing between sections of a course or if you are only dropping a class from your schedule to get into a different class. 

Important! It is best practice to only ever perform a swap into open class sections. Do not check the 'Wait List if class is full' box when swapping!  If you are successfully added to the waitlist, you are dropped from all sections of the class that you were seeking to change sections within. 

For our example, you are currently enrolled in Physics 2208 lecture 001, discussion 201, and lab 401. You wish to swap into discussion 205, remaining enrolled in lecture 001 and lab 401. 

To start, after logging in to your Student Center, click on Enroll.

Select Swap under the Enroll tab.

Step 1 - Select a Class to Swap

If prompted, select the term in which you will be changing your enrollment.

Select the class that you wish to drop in the Swap This Class section. After selecting the appropriate class, you have two options. Option 1) Enter the class number for the section that you wish to swap into within the class that you are already enrolled and click Enter or Option 2) Perform a Class Search by clicking Search.

Option 1: Select a Class to Swap by Class Number

Enter the class number for discussion 205 (4704), the new section that you would like to be enrolled in, in the Enter Class Nbr box and click Enter.

To continue swapping sections within the same class, please see Selecting and Verifying Class Swap Information.

Option 2: Select a Class to Swap by Class Search

Ensure the Search for Class drop down reads Class Search and click Search.

Enter the Subject and Course Number for which you are currently enrolled in. 

On the Search Results screen, click Select on the row for the section that you wish to swap into (Discussion 205). 

Selecting and Verifying Class Swap Information

After you have selected the section that you wish to swap into (via option 1 or option 2), you will be prompted to select the sections that you wish to remain enrolled in (Lecture 001 and Lab 401). Mark the appropriate radio button and click Next on the Enrollment Section screen and Related Class Section screen. 

On the Enrollment Preferences screen, verify that the grading option, number of units, and class information is correct. If you were provided a Permission Number, enter the number and click Next. 

Step 2 - Confirm your selection

Confirm the data on the Confirm your selection screen. If the You are replacing this class and with this class sections are correct, click Finish Swapping. 

Step 3 - View results

On the View results screen, review the Message and/or Status of your request. 

A successful swap will display a success message and a green check mark in the status field. 

A failed swap will display an error message and a red X in the status field.