Fall 2024 PhD Enrollment Guide
April Pre-Enrollment
August Regular Enrollment
The published Fall 2024 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 and approved Ithaca classes. Ithaca classes not mentioned in our class list below are not open for enrollment.
- When reviewing the class roster, filter by Location for “Cornell Tech” to review your eligible Cornell Tech class offerings.
- Please be mindful that eligible PhD Classes (either hosted at CT or hosted from Ithaca), will have a specific enrollment section code for CT PhD students (this is often labeled as LEC 030, 031, SEM 130, 131, and so on).
- CT PhD Students cannot enroll in the Ithaca section of a course offering (often labeled as LEC 001, 002, and so on) as that section is just for Ithaca student enrollment. Thus, it is important that you search for available courses using the class roster “Location for “Cornell Tech” filter to avoid confusion as it filters out the Ithaca sections!
- A limited amount of seats across all Master’s Technical courses will be available for PhD enrollment. If you are not able to sign up due to seats being filled, more seats and waitlists will open during Reg Enroll in August.
- Please make sure to review the class roster notes of the course as it will indicate if you are eligible to enroll in the class based on your academic program.
- Class meeting patterns, times, grading basis, prerequisites, etc. are official and published. Finalized Classrooms will be posted over the summer officially.
Further updates will be announced and updated on this page as we approach the Fall semester (including more streaming PHD classes!).
Academic Calendar Resources
Click here to review the 2024-2025 Academic Calendar. Cornell Tech adheres to the Ithaca Academic Calendar for start/end dates of classes, holidays, etc. We will have an adjusted Reading Day Schedule for the Fall term that is mentioned in the link.
Fall 2024 Add/Drop Deadlines - Click here to view!
Full-Semester Course Deadlines (course prefix: CS, INFO, ECE, ORIE)
Add/Change Credits Deadline: September 9th 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 21st 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 21st at 11:59pm
Special note: we will provide the link to the add/drop form once we are past the add deadline for courses.
Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions
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!).
- CS 5785/ORIE 5750/ECE 5414 Applied Machine Learning
- CS section: CS students and all other students from other disciplines (including PhD) (ORIE & ECE enroll in their respective sections below)
- ORIE section: ORIE master’s students only
- ECE section: ECE master’s students only
2. CS 5436/INFO 5303 Privacy in the Digital Age
- CS section: CS students and all other students from other disciplines (including PhD) (INFO enroll in their respective section below)
- INFO section: INFO master’s students only
3. INFO 6410/CS 5682 HCI & Design
- INFO students and all other students from other disciplines (including PhD) (CS students enroll in their respective section below)
- CS section: CS master’s students Only
4. INFO 7060/LAW 7179 Digital Life Seminar
- INFO students and all other students from other disciplines (Including PhD) (Law students enroll in their respective section below).
- LAW section: Law students only
5. ORIE 5355/INFO 5370 Applied Data Science: Decision-Making Beyond Prediction
- ORIE section: ORIE students and all other students from other disciplines (including PhD) (INFO students enroll in their respective section below)
- INFO section: INFO master’s students only
6. ORIE 5380/CS 5727 Optimization Methods
- ORIE section: ORIE students and all other students from other disciplines (including PhD) (CS students enroll in their respective section below)
- CS section: CS master’s students only
7. ECE 5240/MAE 5810 Robot Perception
- ECE section: ECE students and all other students from other disciplines (including PhD).
- MAE section: MAE students (which is not applicable for our campus).
When will waitlists open? (This is most applicable to Master's Technical Courses)
Course waitlists will be open during the Regular Enrollment period only.
Please note PhD Classes will not have waitlists arranged.
I received this error message during Enrollment: "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 during Enrollment, this means all seats have been filled by other students in your degree level (PhD students). Even if the class shows as open/seats available, please be mindful the seats are for other student groups (i.e. Masters students!). You will need to sign up via the class waitlist (space permitting).
Why does a class appear as open/have available seats but I can't enroll in it? (This is most applicable to Master's Technical Courses)
All Master’s 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.
What PhD Classes are currently available to enroll in?
Cornell Tech Based PhD Classes (these are taught on campus in NYC):
Course Code | Course Name | Instructor |
CS 6741 | Topics in Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning | Yoav Artzi |
ECE 6950 | Special Topics: Deep Learning Efficiency | Mohammed Abdelfattah |
INFO 6510 | Accessbility | Shiri Azenkot |
CS 6431 | Security & Privacy Tech | Thomas Ristenpart |
CS 7794 | Seminar in NLP | Danescu; Lee, Rush; van Schijndel |
Ithaca Based PhD Classes (these are taught in Ithaca and streamed to Tech)
Course Code | Course Name | Instructor |
CS 7670 | Special Topics in Computer Vision | Hariharan |
CS 6410 | Advanced Systems | Weatherspoon |
CS 6840 | Algorithmic Game Theory | Eva Tardos |
CS 6789 | Foundations of Reinforcement Learning | Wen Sun |
CS 6820 | Analysis of Algorithms | Robert Kleinberg |
CS 6850/INFO 6850 | The Structure of Info Networks | Jon Kleinberg |
CS 6784 | Advanced Topics in ML | Kilian Weinberger |
INFO 6310 | Behavior and Information Tech | Sue Fussell |
INFO 6620 | Social Rsrch Des Method | Karen Levy |
ORIE 6730 | Mathematics of Deep Learning | Peter Frazier |
CS 6006 | Succeeding in the Graduate Environment | Eva Tardos |
ORIE 7590 | Selected Topics in Appl. Prob. | David Goldberg |
MATH 7510 | Berstein Seminar in Topology | Duchin |
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 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?
Cornell Tech PhD student’s independent studies are managed through their Ithaca academic field. If you need guidance on this process please contact our team at studentaffairs@tech.cornell.edu.
Can I enroll in MBA, LAW, TECH, or TECHIE courses?
PhD Students can only enroll in Technical courses – this is under the prefix INFO, ORIE, ECE, and CS.
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.
- If you are registered, your Registration Status will state “Registered” with a green checkmark.
- The absence of a green checkmark means there is a hold preventing your registration.
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.
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).