AEM Course Permission Numbers

AEM now uses Course Permission (magic) Numbers

Prior to Spring of 2008, AEM did not issue Course Permission Numbers for its courses. However, recent changes in the number of students in AEM courses and the demands directly enrolling students in AEM courses placed on our staff resulted in this change in policy.

NOTE: If you have a Department Stamp or other hold (service indicator) on your records you need to get this removed by following the AEM advising process or talking to the appropriate office. Course Permission numbers are not how you get around holds on your records.

Procedure to Request a Course Permission Number for an AEM course

Login into http://www.aem.umn.edu/srs, this will require your X.500 University login authentication.
Select the Request a Course Permission Number link from the middle left of the main SRS menu.
Select the term the course is given in.
- We will only process requests for terms that have open registration.
- Once you select a term please be patient as the list of offered courses is retrieved.
Select the course and section you need a permission number for.
Select the reason you need a permission number to assist our staff in approving your request. See the discussion of reasons for needing a Course Permission Number below.
Click the submit button. (Note that this step takes a while to complete, so please be patient).
You will receive an E-mail (to your central U. of Minnesota account) when a decision on your request has been made.

Reasons for needing a Course Permission Number

The U. of Minnesota Registration system enforces prerequisites for AEM courses. This is the most common reason for needing a permission number as the Registration system does not know about courses taken at another school, even if they show on your APAS Report.

The reason choices on the Request a Course Permission Number form are

Took prerequisite(s) at another school -- these show on my APAS: Select this choice if you have transfer credit that is already recorded on your APAS Report for the prequisite courses. Department staff will look at your report and process your request. You do not need to submit your APAS Report separately.
Took prerequisite(s) at another school -- I will email a transcript: Select this choice if you have transfer credit that is not yet on your APAS Report. In this case you must also e-mail a copy of your transcript from the school to dept@aem.umn.edu that shows the prerequisite course(s). (You may also bring your transcript to 107 Akerman Hall.) Your request will not be processed until your transcript is received.
Took alternative to prerequisite(s) (at U of Minnesota): Select this choice if you believe you have taken a course at the U. of Minnesota that fulfills the prerequisite(s). Department staff will check your transcript and process your request.
I'm aleady enrolled in the course and want to change sections: If you originally needed a permission number to enroll in a course, you will also need a number to change sections. Select this reason if this is the case.
Class is full: The enrollment limits in the Registration system are often smaller than the room capacity to let us know when the room size is being approached. Select this option if the section is listed as closed and we will check if there is still space available and process your request.
Instructor/Department permission is required: Select this option for the AEM independent study and other courses that require instructor permission to register. You will have to contact the instructor or the Department separately to obtain permission if you have not already.
Not yet in Upper Division: Select this option if you are not yet in upper division, but have already applied. You may be asked to supply additional information for us to process this request.
Not yet in Institute of Technology: Select this option if you are not yet in the Institute of Technology, but have already applied for a transfer. You may be asked to supply additional information for us to process this request.
Other -- I will contact the Department staff separately: Select this option if you have already discussed or will discuss your situation with the Department Staff and none of the options above apply.

Last Modified: 2008-04-16 at 11:05:54 -- this is in International Standard Date and Time Notation