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Enrollment Exceptions Contacts

Find preferred methods or contacts for enrollment exceptions when students have met requisites and restrictions on this page.

When to Request an Exception

If you have problems getting into a class for which you have met the requisites and restrictions, please contact the program offering that class using the information below. In your inquiry, please include your:

  • Name
  • Student ID
  • Preferred section(s) (lecture, lab, problem session, etc.)
  • Transcripts for proof of requisites (as needed)

If your program does not have a preferred method, contact or form, please utilize the default method of emailing the instructor of the course for permission.

How to Request an Exception

Academic programs in departments and colleges have a variety of preferred methods by which they receive enrollment exception requests. Use the tables below organized by college to find the best method for your desired class.

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Department/ProgramCourse Prefix(es)Preferred Method or Contact
Agricultural InstituteAGI, MAA, WRTEmail the instructor and cc: Kayla Howell on the email at kcbettin@ncsu.edu.
Department of Agricultural and Human SciencesAEE, AEHSEmail the instructor and cc: Desiree Mallon on the email at ddmallon@ncsu.edu.
Department of Agricultural and Resource EconomicsAREEmail the instructor (no additional process).
Department of Animal ScienceANSFor Animal Nutrition courses, email Animal Nutrition at animalnutrition@ncsu.edu.

For other ANS courses, email the instructor.
Department of Applied EcologyAECEmail the instructor (no additional process).
Department of Biological and Agricultural EngineeringBAET, BAEFor BAET courses, email the instructor and cc: Tommy Stephenson on the email at tdsteph2@ncsu.edu.

Otherwise, email the instructor.
Crop and Soil SciencesCS, SSC, CSSCEmail the instructor (no additional process).
Department of Entomology and Plant PathologyENT, PP, GESEmail the instructor (no additional process).
Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition SciencesBBS, FS, NTRFor BBS and FS courses, email the instructor.

For NTR courses, email Natalie Cooke at nkcooke@ncsu.edu.
Department of Horticultural ScienceHSEmail the instructor (no additional process).
Department of Molecular and Structural BiochemistryBCHIf exceptions are needed, email the instructor first.

Otherwise email Madi Moser-Marcelo at mbmoser@ncsu.edu with proof of meeting prerequisites.
Department of Plant and Microbial BiologyPBEmail the instructor (no additional process).
Prestage Department of Poultry ScienceFM, PHY, POFor FM and PO courses, email the instructor and cc: Lynn Worley-Davis on the email at lwdavis@ncsu.edu.

For PHY courses, email Laquisha Demps at lrdemps@ncsu.edu.

College of Design

Department/ProgramCourse Prefix(es)Preferred Method or Contact
Department of Graphic Design and Industrial DesignID, GD, DEmail the instructor (no additional process).
Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental PlanningLAR, DEmail the instructor (no additional process).
Department of Media Arts, Design and TechnologyADN, DEmail the instructor (no additional process).
School of ArchitectureARCEmail the instructor (no additional process).

College of Education

Department/ProgramCourse Prefix(es)Preferred Method or Contact
Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics EducationTED, TDE, GC, EMS, EDEmail the STEM Education Graduate Services Coordinator at gsc_stemeducation@ncsu.edu.
Department of Teacher Education and Learning Sciences (TELS)ELM, EDP, ECIFor undergraduate support, email Barbara Copeland at bpcopela@ncsu.edu.

For graduate support, email Irene Armstrong at imarmstr@ncsu.edu.
Engineering Education (Minor)EEDEmail the STEM Education Graduate Services Coordinator at gsc_stemeducation@ncsu.edu.
Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development (ELPHD)ELP, ECD, EACEmail the ELPHD Graduate Services Coordinator at elphd_gradservice@ncsu.edu.

College of Engineering

Department/ProgramCourse Prefix(es)Preferred Method or Contact
Department of Biological and Agricultural EngineeringBAEEmail the instructor (no additional process).
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringBEC, BIT, CHEFor BEC courses, email Pa Nhia Moore at pa_moore@ncsu.edu.

For BIT courses, email Laura Schenkman at lrschenk@ncsu.edu.

For CHE courses, email Sandra Bailey at sbailey@ncsu.edu.
Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental EngineeringCESubmit the CE Enrollment Form.
Department of Computer ScienceCSC, E 115Use the Moodle Request Site for E 115, CSC 116, 216, 226, 230, 316, 236, and 246.

NDS students should complete the Visting Student Form for all CSC *** classes.

For all other course requests, email ToniAnn Marini at tamarini@ncsu.edu.
Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringECESubmit the ECE Enrollment Request Form.
Department of Materials Science and EngineeringMSEEmail Hilary Stone at hmstone2@ncsu.edu.
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringMAESubmit the MAE Enrollment Request Form.
Department of Nuclear EngineeringNEEmail Robert Green at rsgreen@ncsu.edu.
Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems EngineeringISE, OR, IMS, EM, EGRSubmit form on the ISE Forms Page.
EngineeringEEmail MaryClare Robbins at mrobbins@ncsu.edu or call 919.515.3263.
Engineering: Mechatronics ConcentrationJEMEmail Linnea Linton at llinton@unca.edu.
Lampe Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME)BME, BMMEEmail Nita Bhave at nnbhave@ncsu.edu.
Engineering OnlineSubmit form on the EOL Enrollment Page.

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Department/ProgramCourse Prefix(es)Preferred Method or Contact
Department of CommunicationCOMEmail Cynthia Zuckerman Hyman (Assistant Department Head) at cezucker@ncsu.edu, not the instructor. COM 296 and COM 496 need additional instructor permission.
Department of EnglishENGFor ENG 101, email the First-Year Writing Program at firstyearwriting@ncsu.edu.

For ENG 331, 332, or 333, email the Professional Writing Program at professionalwriting@ncsu.edu.

For all other ENG classes, email the instructor.
Department of HistoryHA, HIIf instructor is not listed as “Staff,” email the instructor.

If instructor is listed as “Staff,” email Jennifer Lee at jelee2@ncsu.edu.
Department of Integrative Humanities and Social SciencesAFS, ARS, IDS, IS, MLS, STS, WGS, HSSIf instructor is not listed as “Staff,” email the instructor.

If instructor is listed as “Staff,” email Bruce Cheek at wbcheek2@ncsu.edu.
Department of Philosophy and Religious StudiesLOG, PHI, RELIf instructor is not listed as “Staff,” email the instructor.

If instructor is listed as “Staff,” email Mia Henry at mahenry2@ncsu.edu.
Department of PsychologyPSYEmail the Psychology Advising Office at psychadvise@ncsu.edu. PSY 497, 498, 499 need additional instructor permission.
Department of Sociology and AnthropologyANT, GEO, SOCIf instructor is not listed as “Staff,” email the instructor.

If instructor is listed as “Staff,” email Susannah Lawrence at sjlawre3@ncsu.edu.
Department of World Languages and CulturesWL, WLAR, WLCH, WLCL, WLEN, WLFR, WLGE, WLGR, WLHU, WLIT, WLJA, WLKO, WLLA, WLPE, WLPO, WLRU, WLSPSubmit form on the WLC Advising Page (which opens a few days prior to each enrollment period) if:
1. prerequisites were taken in a study abroad program or a different college or university; or
2. prerequisites were met but are not showing correctly in MyPack Portal

Students who want to take the next level language course rather than the one they placed into, email Alexandra Marano at alexandra_marano@ncsu.edu or email Dr. Scott Despain at despain@ncsu.edu.

Students who don’t meet the prerequisite for a 300-level course but have extensive language experience should, email the instructor.
School of Public and International AffairsPA, LPS, NPS, PSFor Public Administration courses:
1. If instructor is not listed as “Staff,” email the instructor.
2. If instructor is listed as “Staff,” email Dr. Meggie Romick at mromick@ncsu.edu.

For Political Science courses, email Kelly Schwehm at kschweh@ncsu.edu.
School of Social WorkSWEmail Alex Parsons at deptswoffice@ncsu.edu.

College of Natural Resources

Department/ProgramCourse Prefix(es)Preferred Method or Contact
Center for Geospatial AnalyticsGISSubmit the CNR Enrollment Request Form.
Department of Forest BiomaterialsPSE*, SMT, FB
*Shared with COE
Submit the CNR Enrollment Request Form.
Department of Forestry and Environmental ResourcesEA, ES, FOR, FW, NR, PSC, ETSubmit the CNR Enrollment Request Form.
Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism ManagementPRTMSubmit the CNR Enrollment Request Form.
Environmental First Year ProgramENVEmail John Resnick-Kahle at jfresnic@ncsu.edu.

College of Sciences

Department/ProgramCourse Prefix(es)Preferred Method or Contact
Department of Biological SciencesBIO, BSC, GN, LSC, MB (undergraduate courses only), TOX, ZOEmail Biological Sciences Student Services at BioSciHelp@ncsu.edu.
Department of ChemistryCHSubmit the CH Enrollment Request Form.
Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric SciencesMEAEmail the instructor (no additional process).
Department of MathematicsMA, FIMSubmit the MA Enrollment Request Form.
Department of PhysicsPYSubmit the PY Enrollment Request Form.
Department of StatisticsSTSubmit the ST Enrollment Request Form.
Environmental First Year ProgramENVEmail John Resnick-Kahle at jfresnic@ncsu.edu.
Life Sciences First YearLSCEmail Biological Sciences Student Services at BioSciHelp@ncsu.edu.

Poole College of Management

Department/ProgramCourse Prefix(es)Preferred Method or Contact
Department of AccountingACCEmail the Poole scheduling team at poole_scheduling@ncsu.edu.
Department of EconomicsECEmail the Poole scheduling team at poole_scheduling@ncsu.edu.
Department of FinanceBUS, FINEmail the Poole scheduling team at poole_scheduling@ncsu.edu.
Department of IT, Analytics and Operations (ITAO)BUS, ITAOEmail the Poole scheduling team at poole_scheduling@ncsu.edu.
Department of Management, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship (MIE)MIEEmail the Poole scheduling team at poole_scheduling@ncsu.edu.
Department of MarketingBUS, MKTEmail the Poole scheduling team at poole_scheduling@ncsu.edu.

Wilson College of Textiles

Department/ProgramCourse Prefix(es)Preferred Method or Contact
Department of Textile and Apparel, Technology and ManagementFTM, FTD (undergraduate)
MR/MS Textiles (TTM) (graduate)
For undergraduate support, complete the Textiles Course Request Form.

For graduate support, email Kavita Mathur at kmathur@ncsu.edu.
Department of Textile Engineering, Chemistry and ScienceTT,TE, MT, TMS, PCC (undergraduate)
TC, TE, MT, TMS, FPS (graduate)
TTM, FPS (Ph.D.)
For undergraduate support, complete the Textiles Course Request Form.

For graduate support, email Nelson Vinueza Benitez at nrvinuez@ncsu.edu.

For Ph.D. support, email Lisa Chapman at llparril@ncsu.edu.
Nonwovens (Minor)NWFor undergraduate support, complete the Textiles Course Request Form.

For graduate support, email Nelson Vinueza Benitez at nrvinuez@ncsu.edu.

For Ph.D. support, email Lisa Chapman at llparril@ncsu.edu.

University College

Department/ProgramCourse Prefix(es)Preferred Method or Contact
Department of Aerospace Studies (Air Force ROTC)ASEmail Annika Fairbanks at afairba@ncsu.edu.
Department of Health and Exercise StudiesHES, HESA, HESD, HESE, HESF, HESM, HESO, HESR, HESS, HESTEmail Renee Harrington at rnharrin@ncsu.edu.
Department of Military Science (Army ROTC)MSEmail Annika Fairbanks at afairba@ncsu.edu.
Department of Naval Science (Naval ROTC)NSEmail Jared Wilson at jlwils22@ncsu.edu.
Department of Performing Arts and TechnologyDAN, MUS, MUT, EMAEmail Justin Mathew at jdmathew@ncsu.edu.

Other Contacts

Department/ProgramCourse Prefix(es)Preferred Method or Contact
University TheatreTHEEmail Mia Self at mlself3@ncsu.edu.
Institute for Advanced AnalyticsAAEmail Susan Chen at schen34@ncsu.edu.
Pappas Real Estate ProgramREDEmail Sarah Brewer at sbrewer@ncsu.edu.
Data Science AcademyDSAEmail David Stokes at djstokes@ncsu.edu.