As we are reaching the end of the academic term, the add/drop form is no longer active for the Fall 2025 term. If you are considering dropping a class, please touch base with our team for guidance.
The published Fall 2025 Class Roster lists our officially confirmed courses at Cornell Tech. As a Cornell Tech student, you will only be able to enroll in classes hosted by our campus programs at Cornell Tech. Ithaca classes are not available for enrollment unless otherwise noted below in the FAQ section as a special exception.
Further updates will be announced via email and updated on this page as we approach the Fall semester.
Studio Maker Days are scheduled on the following dates for Fall 2025:
Click here to review the Cornell Tech Academic Calendar. Cornell Tech adheres to the Ithaca Academic Calendar for start/end dates of classes, holidays, etc.
Please follow your program’s academic requirements on your program curriculum sheet here. If you are having difficulty enrolling in a mandatory/required class for your program, please email the Student & Academic Affairs Team.
Full-Semester Course Deadlines (course prefix: CS, INFO, ECE, ORIE, LAW, DESIGN)
Add/Change Credits Deadline: September 8, 2025 at 11:59pm
After this deadline, adds will only be considered in extreme circumstances and requires faculty permission via Add/Drop Form.
Drop Deadline: October 20, 2025 at 11:59pm
Dropping a semester long class after the deadline requires instructor permission via the add/drop form and will result in a W on your transcript.
Last Day to Change Grading Basis: October 20, 2025 at 11:59pm
As the add deadline has officially passed for full-term classes, you may submit an Online Electronic Add/Drop form for special consideration to enroll. Enrollment after the deadline will be considered based on instructor permission, available seats, and course eligibility based on your program. Please note this form is only for TECHNICAL courses (CS, ORIE, INFO, ECE). Do not submit for Johnson or LAW classes as they will not be processed via this form (you should submit a ticket to our team). Please allow 1-3 business days for us to review your add/drop form.
TECHIE 5310 Business Fundamentals & TECHIE/LAW 5311 Intro to Entrep Finance Deadlines
These two classes above adhere to the half term standard add/drop deadlines for add/drop/swap/etc.
First Half of semester (7W1 ): TECHIE 5310 Business Fundamentals:
Add Course/Change Credits/Change Grading Basis Deadline: September 2, at 11:59pm.
Permission from faculty required to add after September 2nd via the add/drop form.
Drop Course Deadline: September 22, at 11:59pm.
Permission from faculty required to drop after September 22nd via the add/drop form. Deadline to drop without “W” is September 22nd. After this date, “W” on your transcript.
Second Half of semester (7W2): TECHIE/LAW 5311 Intro to Entrepreneurial Finance:
Add Course/Change Credits/Change Grading Basis Deadline: October 22, at 11:59pm.
Permission from faculty required to add after October 22nd via the add/drop form.
Drop Course Deadline: November 12 at 11:59pm.
Permission from faculty required to drop after November 12th via the add/drop form. Deadline to drop without “W” is November 13. After this date, “W” on your transcript.
Johnson MBA Course Deadlines
MBA courses (NBAY, NBA, NCCY, etc) have varied start/end dates, the last date to add/drop will be according to when their class meets in the first or second half of the term.
First Half of semester (7W1):
Add Course/Drop Course/Change Credits/Change Grading Basis Deadline: September 2nd at 11:59pm.
Permission from faculty required to add/drop after September 2nd. Deadline to drop without “W” is September 2nd. After this date, “W” on your transcript.
Second Half of semester (7W2):
Add Course/Drop Course/Change Credits/Change Grading Basis Deadline: September 8, at 11:59pm but there also will be a 2nd enrollment round from 8:00am on October 15 to October 22 at 11:59pm as well.
Permission from faculty required to add/drop after October 22. Deadline to drop without “W” is October 22 . After this date, “W” on your transcript.
Please note if you are requesting to drop a class after the drop deadline – you must seek instructor permission with the instructor first for approval to drop. Forward this email to us and we will have Johnson Registrar process accordingly.
Arranged/Weekend classes:
(NBAY 5360, NBAY 6130, NBAY 6950): Add/drop deadline is October 20th at 11:59pm.
NBAY 6170: Add/drop deadline is September 22 at 11:59pm.
Where do I enroll in classes? Are there guides to help me navigate the enrollment process?
Yes, students enroll in classes through Student Center. Instructions on how to add, drop, swap courses are available here!
The Office of the Registrar also has Class Enrollment FAQ page that provides additional helpful tidbits on navigating course enrollment.
Can I add classes to my shopping cart prior to the enrollment period?
Yes, classes can be added to your shopping cart prior to when the enrollment period begins. However, this does not save you a spot in the class or guarantee that you will be able to take the class. Once your enrollment period begins, make sure you complete all steps to finish enrolling.
Any classes you add to your shopping cart (Step 1 on Student Center) will remain there during your enrollment or add/drop period unless all three enrollment steps are completed. You are not enrolled or entitled to a spot in a class if it has only been added to your shopping cart. If you are ready to add the class to your schedule, make sure you finish enrolling (Step 3 on Student Center).
What course prefix should I enroll in for a crosslisted course? (This is most applicable to Master's Technical Courses)
Some classes are cross-listed across different major disciplines. If you are trying to enroll in a cross-listed Master’s class, please make sure you enroll in the section according to your major as this is where we reserved seats for your major (i.e. CS students should enroll in the CS section, ORIE should enroll in ORIE section, etc.).
Students who are in a discipline that is not listed in the crosslisting, you will be able to enroll in the main prefix of the class. See below for information this semester:
For degree fulfillment – our team will be mindful during our degree reviews for crosslisted classes to have them counted where appropriate regardless of what prefix you are enrolled in (for example if you need to complete a CS course but were enrolled in the INFO prefix- we will account for the course as a CS credit for you to graduate!).
2. CS 5432/INFO 5320Trust and Safety: Platforms, Policies, Products
3. INFO 5345/CS 5424/ECE 5413 Developing and Designing Interactive Devices
4. INFO 5340/CS 5650 Virtual & Augmented Reality
5. INFO 6410/CS 5682 HCI & Design
6. INFO 7060/LAW 7179 Digital Life Seminar
7. ORIE 5355/INFO 5370 Applied Data Science: Decision-Making Beyond Prediction
8. ORIE 5380/CS 5727 Optimization Methods
9. ECE 5235/INFO 5235/ORIE 5325/ ECE 7235 Sustainable and Urban Energy
When will waitlists open? When are they reviewed?
All course waitlists will be reviewed during the Regular Enrollment period. During this time is when our office begins reviewing available seats to move students off the waitlist is a manual process, we appreciate your patience as we work through this system. Students will be notified IF and WHEN they are officially moved off the waitlist to enrolled in the course.
Please do not inquire with faculty or other Registrar offices regarding the status of your enrollment. We ask that you refer to this webpage and send a ticket to our team for any enrollment inquiries.
I received this error message: "Available seats are reserved. You do not meet the enrollment group criteria to enroll in this class at this time" What does this mean and what should I do next?
Classes will have a limited number of seats available for specific populations of students. Almost all of Cornell Tech courses will have these reserved seats set up to allow an equitable distribution of student majors to enroll in a course.
If you encounter this error message, this means all seats have been filled by other students in your program. Even if the class shows as open/seats available, please be mindful the seats are for other student groups (i.e. PhD students!). During the Open Enrollment, waitlists will open to sign up for consideration. We cannot add you to the class if the seats are full for your major group.
Why does a class appear as open/have available seats but I can't enroll in it?
All courses at Cornell Tech will have reserve capacity groups arranged as mentioned in the question above. Once a class has reached maximum enrollment for a specific reserve group, it will no longer allow enrollment for students from that group into the class.
If seats are open for other student’s majors, you will still see the course’s status listed with a green circle as “open”. Please be mindful you will still not be able to enroll until a spot becomes available based on your major.
I am trying to enroll in a class but there is a time conflict error. What do I do?
Students are not able to enroll in classes that have overlapping time meeting patterns (this will occur even if it’s a 15 minute overlap or for the entire meeting pattern). You must decide which class to enroll in for consideration. Students cannot take two classes at the same time (i.e. if you are trying to take an online remote class and an in person Tech class). All classes are taught synchronously so please ensure that you plan accordingly.
How do I sign up for an independent study?
Independent Studies require an approval process with the Independent Study Advisor and the student’s Program Director. Please note that students are permitted to take up to 3 credits per term of an independent study. Any additional credits beyond this amount per term requires Program Director approval/discretion as well.
This form link below is only to be used for our Master’s students who are intending to work with Cornell Tech Technical Faculty (CS, INFO, ORIE, ECE). This form will also be used for Jacobs’ students who are pursuing a study as part of their Spec Project requirement. Cornell Tech Master’s Students who pursue projects with LAW or MBA faculty are directed to contact the Student & Academic Affairs Team for guidance as this is handled differently.
Prior to filling out the form, please also consult with your independent study advisor and your program director regarding your project.
Once you are ready to proceed, please fill out the electronic form here.
Once you complete your form, it will route to your independent study advisor, then to your program director, and then lastly to the Student & Academic Affairs team for final review and approval. The Student & Academic Affairs team will enroll approved students into their independent study once the process is complete.
Students will receive an email notification throughout the approval process of where the form is along the workflow.
Which classes require permission codes? How do I use them?
Permission codes allows students to self-enroll in a restricted class. Very few classes will issue permission codes to enroll – below are the only courses that will have permission codes issued.
Please be mindful that permission codes are only generated for the above courses. They are not created for other Cornell Tech classes. The permission code is uniquely assigned to a student for the specific class – it will not work for other courses.
Once you have your permission code, you can enter the permission code in student center enrollment to self-enroll – permission codes can only be used during the actual enrollment period. It will not be valid outside the enrollment period!
To enroll in the class:
4. Proceed to Step 2-3 to process enrollment!
What Ithaca-Based Classes are Available to Master's Students?
At this time we have not confirmed Ithaca offerings for Master’s Students. Please be mindful that students do not have eligibility for Ithaca courses as they are not approved as applicable to Cornell Tech’s degree requirements. The Student & Academic Affairs Team will review enrollments on an ongoing basis – if we identify students enrolled in a non-approved course, they will be dropped.
What PhD Classes are open to Master's Students?
ECE 6950 030 with Uri Weiser is a course that is eligible to Master’s students with instructor permission. If approved you will be issued a permission code for enrollment.
INFO 6125/CS 6125 Non-Ideal Algorithmic Fairness with Angelina Wang – permitted with instructor permission. If approved you will be issued a permission code for enrollment.
What Master's classes have special enrollment processing?
When will Weill Courses be available for Health Tech Students?
Fall 2025 Weill Courses for Health Tech Students have be announced to HT students over the summer via email.
All Weill enrollments are managed through our team – please do not email the Weill Registrar as we are in coordination with them on communications!
As a reminder – Weill course enrollments will not display on your transcript during the term. Once you complete your coursework and a grade is issued (this may take a few weeks for their institution to report this to us), we will enter your course as a Transfer Credit on your record. The official grade will only be indicated on your Weill Cornel Transcript.
Jacobs Students- Enrolling in your INFO 5920 Specialization Project
Information regarding Spec Project can be found on this page!
As an MBA student, how can I enroll in more than 20 credits this term?
Please note that you may only register for a maximum of 20 credits per semester. Anything over 20 credits will require approval from your Program Director. Should you wish to take more than 20 credits for Fall 2025, please email your Program Director (mvk34@cornell.edu) starting on August 1st with a priority to submit before Open Enrollment Begins. When emailing, please include your course schedule and the course(s) and their credit load that you wish to take!
I am a non-MBA student interested in taking an MBA class, what courses am I eligible to take and how can I enroll?
MBA classes are prioritized enrollment for MBA students. as these are required courses for their degree completion. For Non-MBA students, this means you will not be able to directly enroll in MBA classes during any enrollment period (even if you a class does not have a pre-req or if you have completed the pre-req already!). If you wish to enroll in an MBA class, you will be able to sign up for consideration via the course waitlist option. You will remain on the waitlist until August Open Enrollment Period – during this time is when the Johnson Registrar Team starts to review waitlists.
You will be able to sign up for the class via the waitlist. A few days following Open Enrollment commences, the Johnson Registrar will review waitlists and verify if you satisfy one of the two options above in order to officially enroll you in this class.
| Course Code | Course Name | Enrollment Notes |
| NBAY 5360 | Technology Company Exits | No Pre-requisite needed |
| NBAY 5695 | Strategic Communications (Section 1) | No Pre-requisite needed |
| NBAY 5695 | Strategic Communications (Section 2) | No Pre-requisite needed |
| NBAY 5795 | Advanced Strategic Analysis | No Pre-requisite needed |
| NBAY 6080 | Building Entrepreneurial Ventures | Non-MBAs must concurrently take TECHIE 5310 Business Fundamentals or have been approved waiver (see note below) |
| NBAY 6090 | Digital Marketing (Section 1) | No Pre-requisite needed |
| NBAY 6090 | Digital Marketing (Section 2) | No Pre-requisite needed |
| NBAY 6090 | Digital Marketing (Section 3) | No Pre-requisite needed |
| NBAY 6130 | Women Leading in Tech | No Pre-requisite needed |
| NBAY 6170 | Designing & Building AI Solutions | No Pre-requisite needed |
| NBAY 6620 | Becoming an Effective Product Manager | No Pre-requisite needed |
| NBAY 6950 | The Business of Gaming: Perspectives in Strategy, Tech & Marketing | No Pre-requisite needed |
| NCCY 5010 | Data Analytics and Modeling with AI (Section 1) | This class is only for MBA students. |
| NCCY 5010 | Data Analytics and Modeling with AI (Section 2) | This class is only for MBA students. |
| NCCY 5080 | Operations Management (Section 1) | This class is only for MBA students. |
| NCCY 5080 | Operations Management (Section 2) | This class is only for MBA students. |
Special Note:
NBAY 6080 Building Entrepreneurial Finance (Offered Fall) and NBAY 6820 Negotiation Essentials (offered Spring) are our only MBA courses that requires a prerequisite for Non-MBA’s. Students must either:
OR
I am a non-LLM student interested in taking an LAW class, what courses am I eligible to take and how can I enroll?
Non-LLM students will be able to sign up for a select number of Law classes during the August Regular Enrollment. Below is an overview of the classes with notes on what could be taken by non-LLMs. Please note seats in these classes are extremely limited (often time there may only be only 8-10 seats open for non-LLMs). You will not be able to enroll in these classes during Pre-Enrollment.
| LAW 6105 | Crypto and Blockchain Finance, Law and Policy: Deciphering DeFi | Open to All Master’s Students |
| LAW 6146 | AI Law & Policy | Open to All Master’s Students |
| LAW 6205 | Cyber Enforcement, Regulation and Policy Analysis | Open to All Master’s Students |
| LAW 6304 | Delivering Legal Services through Technology – Legal Tech Insights & App-Building Skills | Open to All Master’s Students |
| LAW 6470 | High Growth Corporate Transactions | Only for Law students |
| LAW 6332 | Employment Law Fundamentals | Only for Law students |
| LAW 6512 | Intellectual Property Law | Open to All Master’s Students |
| LAW 6764 | Practical Corporate Lawyering | Only for Law students |
| LAW 6893 | Technology Transactions | Only for Law students |
| LAW 6897 | The Business of Law Firms in Today’s Tech Economy: Operations, People, and Strategies for Success | Open to All Master’s Students |
| LAW 7710 | Research Seminar: Content Moderation and Platform Regulation | Open to All Master’s Students – Instructor Permission only |
| LAW 6883 | Corporate Finance Weekend Workshop | Only for Law students |
How do I check my Registration Status?
To check your registration status, log in to Student Essentials and view your “Registration Status” at the top of the page.
Please also review the Class Enrollment FAQ’s as this will provide answers how to use the Registration System (Student Center) along with other helpful tidbits!
How do I see if I have a Hold on my account?
There are several different types of holds – some are informational and must be completed for graduation, and some are immediate and prevent current semester registration. Your Holds are listed at the top right of the page when logged in to Student Essentials. Click on “more information” for complete details including steps to resolve a hold.
Can I be enrolled in less than 12 credits in a semester?
Cornell Tech campus policy indicates that students enrolled in full-time masters programs are required to maintain a minimum of 12 credits of enrollment each semester. Students are advised to enroll in an average of 15 credits each semester, unless your program requirements notes otherwise, to ensure progression towards degree completion. This policy does not apply to students enrolled in Cornell Tech’s part-time programs (CS and LLM).
Additional Course Information & Personal Calendar Resources
To view both current and archived historical course offerings/descriptions, you may review the course catalog on courses.cornell.edu
To download your semester’s class schedule to your personal calendar, please log in to the Scheduler page of the Class Roster to import your schedule! Instructions on how to use this feature are provided on the “Using Scheduler” tool.
Please be mindful once you download the calendar, it will not update automatically if any changes are made thereafter (you will need to re-download the calendar after updates are implemented).
If my question is now answered on this page, where can I get in touch with the Student & Academic Affairs Team?
We ask that you send a ticket to our team for any inquiries!