Concurrent Enrollment (CE) and University & Professional Studies (UPS) students

These courses are not open to CE/UPS students, regardless of whether instructor approval has been sought or not.

The following Economics Undergraduate courses are generally not available to CE/UPS students:

• ECON lower division core courses: Econ 1, Econ 3, Econ 4, Econ 5
• ECON upper division core courses: Econ 100ABC, Econ 110AB, Econ 120ABC
• ECON Honors courses: Econ 100ABCH, Econ 110ABH, Econ 120ABCH
• ECON 121
• ECON 131
• ECON Senior Seminar courses: Econ 191AB
• ECON Special Studies: Econ 199
• ECON UIA course: Econ 195
• ECON courses for completion of Management Science Major (EN26): Econ 171, Econ 172AB, Econ 173AB 

Econ graduate courses are not available for CE/UPS students at this time.

Courses made available to CE/UPS students vary each quarter and are contingent upon course availability, class capacity, and student enrollment numbers.

The following course(s) are available for CE/UPS students for FA24:

• ECON 129
• ECON 159

Please note that there must be no active waitlist for staff to consider processing the request. Requests submitted for any section that is full and/or with a waitlist will be denied.

The Department will process requests beginning the Monday of Week 3 (and not before). Requests will be processed in the order that they were received.

Please be sure to review all policies and procedures for our courses listed on this page. 

Additional questions should be directed to UCSD Extension.

Concurrent enrollment is not guaranteed. Although we do our best to accommodate CE/UPS students, ECON courses are in high demand. It is possible that a CE/UPS student will not be approved to enroll in more than one or any ECON courses.

Concurrent enrollment approvals are contingent upon course attendance. CE/UPS students will not be approved to enroll in ECON courses they have not been attending since the first day of classes for the quarter.

Concurrent enrollment approvals will be based on: space availability, instructor approval (for graduate courses), the order in which "add" requests were received, and a review of overall departmental course enrollment numbers.

A maximum of four ECON courses per CE/UPS student will be approved per quarter. If students are offered a spot in a fifth course, they will have to drop one of the other ECON courses they were approved to add during the quarter. However, due to the high demand for ECON courses, students should not expect to be offered more than one to two ECON course approvals.

The Economics Department's process for Undergraduate Courses:

• Submit an EASy request for an Econ course. (FA24 EASy requests were made available for CE students on the first day of instruction, September 26, 2024.) 

• The Department will process EASy requests beginning the Monday of Week 3 (and not before).
  • There must be no active waitlist for staff to consider processing the request.
    • IMPORTANT: EASy requests will not be approved for courses that are full, so please only submit for courses with open seats.

• The Department will make final decisions by 3pm on Friday of Week 3. Requests will be processed in the order they were received.

• If the request is approved by the Economics Department, it will then be routed to Extended Studies for final approval. After final approval, Extended Studies will provide further guidance on the next steps. If the request is denied, the student will not be allowed to enroll or attend the course.

How can I enroll in an ECON course as a CE/UPS student? Students should first register with UC San Diego Concurrent Enrollment. Your Extended Studies Program Advisor will provide the next steps.

What are my chances of getting into an ECON course? We do not know your chances of enrolling in an ECON course. There are many factors, known and unknown, that make it difficult to make a prediction. Please follow the policies and instructions provided for the best chance of enrolling in an ECON course.

Can I place myself on an ECON course waitlist? No. CE/UPS students cannot place themselves on course waitlists.

I need to enroll in 12 units this quarter. Do I have priority to enroll in an ECON course? No. Priority enrollment is not available for CE/UPS students. Please work with your Extended Studies Program Advisor and review our policies above to learn what factors course approvals are based upon.

I'm an ECON major at my home institution. Do I have priority to enroll in ECON courses? No. Priority enrollment is not available to CE/UPS students. Please review our policies above to learn what factors course approvals are based upon.

The Schedule of Classes online shows that there are available seats in a course. Can I enroll? No. The Schedule of Classes provides a general overview of which courses are high in demand and the state of their waitlist. Courses that are full or have a waitlist on Monday of Week 3 are closed to CE/UPS students. Please work with your Extended Studies Program advisor and review our policies above to learn what factors course approvals are based upon.

An instructor said I can join their course. Can I enroll in the course? No. An instructor’s approval does not guarantee a seat in their course. Instructors do not manage enrollment in ECON courses. All ECON course enrollment goes through the Department.

Do you have additional questions? Please contact your Extended Studies Program Advisor with any additional questions or clarification. UC San Diego Concurrent Enrollment; University and Professional Studies (UPS)