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SIPA Instructor Permission Courses

Certain SIPA courses require approval by the instructor before a student is permitted to register.  Reasons for Instructor Permission Courses include checking pre-requisites, giving priority to second-year students, and/or to maintain a class size appropriate for the course.  These SIPA Instructor Permission Courses are listed on the SIPA Registration Web site, the MIA/MPA Course Registration Guide, and on the Directory of Classes as “Instructor Approval Required.”   

Students cannot register on-line for SIPA Instructor Permission Courses.  Students must register in person for SIPA Instructor Permission Courses.

Step 1. Submit On-line Request Form by noon on Thursday, January 17, 2013.

Note: The on-line Application for a SIPA Instructor Permission Courses will be available in December.

Step 2. Instructor Permission Course Results available at 1pm on Tuesday, January 22, 2013.  Results will be posted on the 6th bulletin board and in the Announcements section of the SIPA Registration Website.

Step 3. If you gain admission to the course your name will be listed on the instructor permission results form. You must submit the electronic add/drop form to register the course (documentation does not have to be submitted indicating instructor permission.)  Students can also register in person at the SIPA Registration Help Site located in the Office of Student Affairs by 4pm on Friday, January 25, 2013.

  • For those admitted to a course, failure to register within this time frame may result in the forfeiture of your space in the course.
  • Students on the waitlist will be notified by the instructor if they can register for the class.

Note: Once a room's capacity limit has been reached, the instructor’s approval cannot override the enrollment for the class.

Spring 2013 Instructor Permission Course List

INAF U6042   Energy Business & Economic Development LaRocco, Phillip
INAF U6062  Energy: Markets and Innovation Bradford, Travis
INAF U6564 Applied Peacebuilding: Fieldwork Zachary Metz
INAF U8867 International Enforcement & United Nations Security Council Lindendmayer, Elizabeth
INAF U8885 Conflict Assessment Mancini, Francesco

The on-line Application for a SIPA Instructor Permission Courses is available here.