MSCS Course Waitlists and Information

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ACTC Students

Our first priority is to give seats to Macalester students in our classes. MSCS courses are closed to ACTC students until the last day of Macalester’s registration. ACTC students will need an instructor override for any course with a prerequisite, unless that prerequisite was taken at Macalester.

ACTC students who need courses for their major/minor (especially when their home institution does not offer such classes), should contact department chair Alicia Johnson ([email protected]) as early as possible to check if we can reserve seats in classes.

COMP Courses    MATH Courses    STAT Courses

COMP Courses for Spring 2026

COMP 112, Introduction to Data Science, all sections
If and when all sections of 112 close during registration, a waitlist will open after first years register on Nov 13. At that time, please check back and fill out the COMP/STAT 112 Waitlist Form. Questions? Contact Leslie Myint ([email protected]).

COMP 123, Core Concepts in Computer Science, all sections
No signature required for this course. If and when all sections of 123 close during registration, a waitlist will open. At that time, please check back and fill out the COMP 123 Waitlist Form. Questions? Contact Lian Duan ([email protected])

COMP 127, Object-Oriented Programming and Abstraction, all sections
No signature required for this course. If and when sections begin to fill, a waitlist form will be posted here. Starting last fall, there is no attached lab for this course! Questions? Contact Shilad Sen ([email protected])

COMP 128, Data Structures, all sections
No signature required for this course. If and when sections begin to fill, a waitlist form will be posted here. Questions? Contact Bret Jackson ([email protected])

COMP 212, Intermediate Data Science
If and when sections of 212 close during registration, the waitlist will open.  At that time, please check back and fill out the STAT/COMP 212 Waitlist Form. Questions? Contact Amin Alhashim ([email protected])

COMP 221, Algorithm Design and Analysis
No signature required for this course. If and when sections begin to fill, a waitlist form will be posted here. Questions? Contact Suhas Arehalli ([email protected]) 

COMP 225, Software Design and Development, all sections
No signature required for this course. If you were unable to register for your desired section, please fill out the COMP 225 Waitlist Form. Questions? Contact Paul Cantrell ([email protected])

COMP 240, Computer Systems Organization
No signature required for this course. If and when sections begin to fill, a waitlist form will be posted here. Questions? Contact Susan Fox ([email protected]) 

COMP 302, Introduction to Database Management Systems
No signature required for this course. If and when sections begin to fill, a waitlist form will be posted here. Questions? Contact Getiria Onsongo ([email protected]) 

COMP 325, Video Games: Coding and Narrative
No signature required for this course. If and when the course fills, complete the COMP325/ENGL224 waitlist form. Questions? Contact Bret Jackson ([email protected]) 

COMP 342, Operating Systems and Computer Architecture
No signature required for this course. If and when sections begin to fill, a waitlist form will be posted here. Questions? Contact Lian Duan ([email protected]) 

COMP 365, Computational Linear Algebra
No signature required for this course. If and when sections begin to fill, a waitlist form will be posted here. Questions? Contact Lori Ziegelmeier ([email protected]) 

COMP 479, Network Science
No signature required for this course. If and when sections begin to fill, a waitlist form will be posted here. Questions? Contact Andrew Beveridge ([email protected]).

COMP 480, Bodies and Minds: AI Robotics
No signature required for this course. If and when sections begin to fill, a waitlist form will be posted here. Questions? Contact Susan Fox ([email protected])

MATH Courses for Spring 2026

MATH 135, Applied Multivariable Calculus I, all sections
No signature required. If one section of the course fills, then the common Math 135 waitlist for all sections will open. Questions? Contact Dave Ehren ([email protected]).

MATH 137, Applied Multivariable Calculus II, all sections
No signature required. The Math 137 waitlist linked here will open once one section of the course fills. Questions? Contact Dan O’Loughlin([email protected])

MATH 236, Linear Algebra, all sections
No signature required. If one section of the course fills, then complete the Math 236 waitlist. Questions? Contact Taryn Flock ([email protected]).

MATH 237, Applied Multivariable Calculus III, all sections
No signature required. If the course fills, then a waitlist will be posted here.  Questions? Contact Will Mitchell ([email protected]).

MATH 279, Discrete Math, all sections
No signature required. If one section of the course fills, then the Math 279 waitlist will open. Questions? Contact Yariana Diaz ([email protected]).

MATH 312, Differential Equations
No signature required. If you are unable to register, fill out this form. Questions? Contact Will Mitchell ([email protected]).

MATH 354, Probability
Permission of instructor required. Please fill out this MATH/STAT 354 Interest Form as soon as possible. Full consideration will be given to students that fill out the form by 9am on November 7th. Questions? Contact Taylor Okonek ([email protected]).

MATH 355, Statistical Theory
Permission of instructor required. Please fill out this MATH/STAT 355 Interest Form as soon as possible. Full consideration will be given to students who complete the form by 9am on November 7th. Questions? Contact Kelsey Grinde ([email protected]).

MATH 365, Computational Linear Algebra
No signature required for this course. If and when sections begin to fill, a waitlist form will be posted here. Questions? Contact Lori Ziegelmeier ([email protected]) 

MATH 376, Algebraic Structures
No signature required. If the course fills, then the Math 376 waitlist will open. Questions? Contact Yariana Diaz ([email protected]). 

MATH 379, Combinatorics
No signature required. If the course fills, then the Math 379 waitlist will open. Questions? Contact Andrew Beveridge ([email protected]).

MATH 477, Topics in Analysis
No signature required. If the course fills, then the Math 477 waitlist will open. Questions? Contact Taryn Flock ([email protected]).

MATH 479, Network Science
No signature required for this course. If and when sections begin to fill, a waitlist form will be posted here. Questions? Contact Andrew Beveridge ([email protected]).

STAT Courses for Spring 2026

STAT 112, Introduction to Data Science, all sections
If and when all sections of 112 close during registration, a waitlist will open after first years register on Nov 13. At that time, please check back and fill out the COMP/STAT 112 Waitlist Form. Questions? Contact Leslie Myint ([email protected]).

STAT 155, Intro to Statistical Modeling, all sections
Once all sections of STAT 155 are full / nearly full, a waitlist will open after first years register on Nov 13. At that time, please check back and fill out the STAT 155 Waitlist Form. Questions? Contact Alicia Johnson ([email protected]).

STAT 202, Data and Society
Permission of instructor required. Please fill out this STAT 202 Interest Form as soon as possible. Full consideration will be given to students who fill out the form by 9am November 7th. Questions? Contact Brianna Heggeseth ([email protected])

STAT 212, Intermediate Data Science
If and when sections of 212 close during registration, the waitlist will open.  At that time, please check back and fill out the STAT/COMP 212 Waitlist Form. Questions? Contact Amin Alhashim ([email protected])

STAT 253, Statistical Machine Learning, all sections
If and when at least one section of 253 closes during registration, the waitlist will open. At that time, please check back and fill out the STAT 253 Waitlist Form. Questions? Contact Leslie Myint ([email protected]) or Kelsey Grinde ([email protected]). 

STAT 354, Probability
Permission of instructor required. Please fill out this MATH/STAT 354 Interest Form as soon as possible. Full consideration will be given to students that fill out the form by 9am on November 7th. Questions? Contact Taylor Okonek ([email protected])

STAT 355, Statistical Theory
Permission of instructor required. Please fill out this MATH/STAT 355 Interest Form as soon as possible. Full consideration will be given to students who complete the form by 9am on November 7th. Questions? Contact Kelsey Grinde ([email protected]).

STAT 454, Bayesian Statistics
Permission of instructor required. Please fill out this STAT 454 Interest Form as soon as possible. Full consideration will be given to students that fill out the form by 9am on November 7th. Questions? Contact Taylor Okonek ([email protected])