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Undergraduate Course Permits

Permits can be submitted by choosing one of the following methods:

Permit Form:

Blank permit forms are available on the wall rack outside 206D College Hall or through the link below.

Course Permit Form (PDF)

Completed permit forms should be dropped off with the History Undergraduate Advisor in 206B College Hall.

OR

Instructor E-mail:

Ask the instructor to e-mail the History Undergraduate Advisor at histadv@history.upenn.edu. Only emails sent directly from the instructor are acceptable.

Any permit request - form or instructor e-mail - must include your full name, student identification number, e-mail address, and the course number and section (HIST-xxx-xxx). Incomplete permit requests cannot be processed.

Once everything is in order, you will be enrolled in the course as soon as possible, typically within 24 hours. Check your schedule on Penn InTouch to confirm that the course appears properly.

Permit Checklist

  1. You cannot have a course on your schedule that conflicts with the course you are attempting to add.
  2. You must have room for the course you wish to add, i.e. you may not exceed your allowed maximum load for the term. Either drop a course or speak to your academic advisor about increasing your maximum load.
  3. If the course for which you are seeking permission has both a lecture and a recitation, you must indicate both course numbers and sections in the permit request.

Is this the correct procedure for you?

Yes: Undergraduates requesting permission to enroll in graduate courses should follow the above procedure.

Yes: Any non-major (including history minors) should follow this procedure in order to enroll in major-only seminars.

No: The Department of History does NOT administer history Writing Seminars, HIST009 courses. You must contact The Critical Writing Program with your request.

No: CGS courses - evening courses whose section number is in the 600s - are NOT administered by the History department. You must request permission from the College of General Studies office at 3440 Market Street, Suite 100. Permits for CGS courses will NOT be processed by the Department of History.