Clear the Waitlist for a Term

You can clear all waitlists from the scheduled classes grid for a specific term. This way you can easily clear waitlists without editing individual class waitlists in a term.

Prerequisites

You must have:

  • Common - Processes - View authorization

  • Academics - Class Scheduling - Manage WaitList authorization

You must have the Academic Records specialized permission Allow User to Clear WaitlistClosed Select the specialized permission if you want the staff member to be able to use the Clear Term Waitlists option from the More menu on the Class Schedules tab on the Class Scheduling page. The option clears term waitlists before the next term begins. It also gives the staff member permission to use the Clear Waitlist button on the Waitlist tab on the Class Scheduling page. The button clears all waitlists from the scheduled classes grid for a specific term..

Your institution must have already configured Waitlist to be On for the campus for the button to be enabled. In addition, the cleared notification template must be configured and associated with the campus to ensure that students who are cleared from the waitlist will be notified.

Access Method

Select the Class Scheduling tile > select the Waitlist tab.

Procedure to Clear the Waitlist for a Term

  1. Select a Campus, Term, and Course, and select Apply Filters. Anthology Student displays details for Course Code, Course Name, Section, Resolution Priority, Max Students, Active Students, Waitlist Max, and Students on Waitlist, based on the filters.

  2. Select a student, and select the Clear Waitlist button.
    • If the waitlist is active with no students, the waitlist is cleared

    • If the waitlist is active with students, the students will be removed from the waitlist before the waitlist is cleared

    • If the campus is associated with a cleared notification template, the students who were cleared from the waitlist will be notified.