General Permission Numbers

SDSU uses two types of class permissions: General Permission Numbers and Student Specific Permissions. General Permission Numbers are used for courses that do not require department or instructor consent to register. They are required days 6-10 of registration, when the waitlist has closed. Note that General Permission Numbers are not required days 1-5 of registration, when waitlists are still open.

To access General Permission Numbers, select the Class Permissions icon next to a class in your schedule.

Alternatively, you can navigate to your Class Roster and select Class Permissions.

There is an automated process that generates General Permission Numbers. Once they have been generated on the 6th day of registration, you can distribute them to students who want to register for your class. Students then search for the class in my.SDSU using the class number and enroll using a General Permission Number. Each General Permission Number can only be used once.

Please share the student permission code guide with students and ensure that they search for the exact class number when enrolling in a class. If the students still cannot enroll, please contact your department scheduler.

Review the General Permission Numbers guide to learn more.