The university spends money and resources using add/drop cards. There are several reasons the transition to permission-to-add codes will benefit students, faculty and the university community. These include:

• Greater ability for self service - With the generation of permission-to-add codes, students can register for classes without the help of the Registration Office.
• 24/7 Access - Students and faculty are not bound to the confines of normal business hours to proceed with a registration transaction that would historically require an add/drop card.
• Reduce time required to wait in lines - During the beginning of the semester, students spent time waiting in lines to have a transaction processed via add/drop card.
• Cost savings - While not a major factor for the change, there is substantial cost savings to the university as resources used to print, process, image and manage add/drop cards will be freed up.

How do permission-to-add codes work?

How can I get a permission-to-add code?

How do I register to audit a class?

What if my code doesn’t work?

Are permission-to-add codes case sensitive?

Why is the university now using permission-to-add codes?

Can I use one code for multiple students?

How do permission-to-add codes relate to registration methods?

• Contact the instructor/department and obtain a permission-to-add code.
• Login to Route Y and select the Registration Tab under My Map.
• Select the year/term, teaching area and class number of the class you want to add.
• On the left column select the “P” for the class you want to add.
• A pop-up box will appear--enter the permission-to-add code (they are not case sensitive).
• Hit “enter.”
• Select “OK” to verify the transaction.
• Note: If you have a registration hold, you will not be able to use the permission-to-add code until you clear all holds.

Permission-to-add codes are used by faculty/departments to allow a student to register for a class that is either full, has a limitation not met by the student, or requires special authorization.

Permission-to-add codes are randomly generated alphanumeric codes and are only valid for the specific class, section and year term. They are not case sensitive. They expire on the add deadline. They can only be used once.

The pdf document with permission-to-add codes listed can be printed. If the page is closed before printing, the codes cannot be recreated. A new page of permission-to-add codes can be created by clicking on "Create Registration Permission-to-add Codes" link on the class roll. There is no limit on the number of codes that can be created by repeating the process.

Faculty/departments can create as many permission-to-add codes as they wish, but must remember that any student with a code will be able to add the class.

If a department has a course for which they do not want anyone to have the ability to create permission-to-add codes, the department may contact Academic Class Scheduling who will remove that ability. This is done at the course level and not the class level. In other words, all sections of the course will be blocked, irrespective of where or by whom the course is taught.

The faculty/department can create "permission-to-add" codes and give a code to the student. This is done by clicking on the "Create Registration Permission-to-add Codes" link on the class roll and distributing the code to the student. The student uses the code in the online registration system. A "P" will appear on the registration pages for classes where permission-to-add codes have been created. The student clicks on the "P" and then a box opens with entry boxes for the student to input the permission-to-add code. Once they enter the code the system will verify if they have been added to the class. Permission-to-add codes will not override holds the student has on their records. Students need to clear all holds before using the permission-to-add code.

All students wishing to audit a class must use a permission-to-audit code to do so, which indicates they have permission to audit the class. Permission-to-audit codes can be generated prior to the beginning of the semester/term, but will not work until the first day of school. Permission-to-audit codes all have AUDIT as the first five digits of the code. Students registering for credit should have priority over students wishing to audit a class.