In the case of most upper division courses, instructors have the option to waive the course prerequisites for a student whom they feel is adequately prepared to take their class.
If a student requests that you waive the prerequisites for your course, please make sure that you are confident that they are appropriately prepared for your course before granting a waiver.
If you do want to give them permission to take your course, please complete a prerequisite waiver form. Otherwise, the student will be dropped from your class.
Many students (and faculty) believe that UT's registration program automatically blocks students who don't have the prerequisites for a course from registering for it. However, this is not the case. I.e. just because a student is able to register for a class does not mean that they have met the prerequisites, and it is possible that I will drop them, even after the semester has begun.
*Please note that the requirement of RTF 317 and 318 with a grade of B or better in both courses CANNOT be waived for any RTF student under any circumstances.*Course prerequisites will be enforced in the registration system. Faculty who wish to allow a student without the stated prerequisite into their course may submit their request via this form. Those permissions will be submitted into the registration system by Moody Student Advising in time to allow students to attempt to add themselves to the course during the add/drop period directly preceding the semester. This procedure prioritizes students with the stated prerequisite during the fall registration period. Given that we often don’t have enough capacity for students who meet the prerequisites (our own majors), we want to ensure that we are supporting timely graduation efforts.