Fall 2026 Updates
| New Student Booking Information-1st pass/2nd pass | INCOMING ECE MAJORS- Please refer to the email that was sent on August 20th from ece-ugadvising@ucsd.edu for detailed information about our fall enrollment process. See the notes below in regard to ECE-005, 015, 025, and 035. All courses are set to "Waitlist Only" to allow the Department to manually go through the waitlist and make sure ECE majors (and CE and BIOSYSTEMS majors in ECE-035) are given priority enrollment. The system does not allow for students to waitlist in first-pass so all students who want to book ECE-005, 015, 025 and 035 must waitlist during second-pass. Please note, we cannot guarantee space for students to take ECE-005 and 015 in FA26. You can waitlist both courses to see if you cleared for both courses, but ECE-005 is limited in lab space (28 seats per lab) so we can't guarantee there will be enough space for all students to book both. Booking instructions for ECE-005, 015, 025 and 035: 1. We have reserved seats for incoming ECE majors in ECE-005, 015, 025 and 035, which will require ECE students to waitlist in most of their Fall courses. CE Majors will need to follow the CSE Course Enrollment Updates page for instructions for enrolling in CSE courses and will need to waitlist in all of their CSE courses. The CSE Department has reserved seats for incoming CE majors in CSE-008A, 011, 029, and 100. The enrollment will show as "waitlist only", but please do not be alarmed by this, as we have reserved seats for incoming ECE majors. 2. Students will follow a 2-pass enrollment process. First-pass enrollment begins Aug 31st for Transfer Students and Sept 1st for First-Years. During 1st pass enrollment, students can enroll in a maximum of 11.5 units. During 2nd pass enrollment, beginning Sept 4th for Transfer Students and Sept 8th for First-Year Students, waitlists will begin and students can enroll and waitlist in a maximum of 19.5 units. WebReg will not allow students to waitlist during first pass. Students who plan to take ECE-005, 015, 025 and/or 035, or any CSE reserved courses, must wait until 2nd pass to waitlist those courses. Students can enroll directly in courses where enrollment is not showing as "waitlist only", as long as the prerequisites have been met. 3. Students who waitlisted in ECE-005, 015, 025 and 035 will be notified through their @ucsd email after 2nd pass, with additional instructions informing them of their enrollment status in the section of ECE-005. 015, 025 and/or 035 you waitlisted for. We do not have a specific timeline when you will be notified so please continue to check your @ucsd email daily for updates from the Department after 2nd pass. CE majors will also be notified by the CSE Department via their @ucsd email about their enrollment in CSE courses. Make sure to look over the instructions from the CSE Department here, under "Major Priority (Incoming First-Years and Transfers)" . It is very important to check your @ucsd email for instructions from the ECE and/or CSE Department as both Departments will include a deadline to take action on so make sure you follow the instructions by the deadline to ensure priority enrollment in your courses. |
| Lab Information for ECE-025/035 | The lab slots for ECE-025, LA-001-004 will meet every other week, on even weeks, starting in week 1. *Note that if you were to select the same lab slot in ECE 35, in which labs are only on odd weeks, this would not create a conflict in your schedule. The lab slots for ECE-035, LA-001-012 will meet every other week, on odd weeks, starting in week 2. *Note that if you were to select the same lab slot in ECE 25, in which labs are only on even weeks, this would not create a conflict in your schedule. |
| ECE-005 | All seats have been held for incoming FA26 EE (ECE-BS-002) Freshman/Transfer students. Current students: must waitlist during 2nd pass. A limited number of seats will be released for EE majors after 2nd pass. Make sure to check your @ucsd email address for notifications from the ECE Department about booking (enrollment) in this course after 9/14. Incoming EE majors: must waitlist during 2nd pass. and will be notified after 2nd pass when they have been cleared to book (enroll) in this course. Non-Majors: All remaining seats in this course will be released after incoming student enrollment in mid-September. |
| ECE-015 | All seats have been held for incoming FA26 EE (ECE-BS-002) & EP (ECE-BS-003) Freshman/Transfer students. Current students: must waitlist during 2nd pass. A limited number of seats will be released for EE/EP majors after 2nd pass. Make sure to check your @ucsd email address for notifications from the ECE Department about booking (enrollment) in this course after 9/14. Incoming EE/EP majors: must waitlist during 2nd pass. and will be notified after 2nd pass when they have been cleared to book (enroll) in this course. Non-Majors: All remaining seats in this course will be released after incoming student enrollment in mid-September. |
| ECE-025 | 9/9/26 Update- The Discussion Section for ECE-025 will be changed to Mondays 3:00pm in Center Hall after second-pass enrollment, by 9/12/26 or later. All seats have been held for incoming FA26 EE (ECE-BS-002) Transfer students. Current students: must waitlist during 2nd pass. A limited number of seats will be released for EE majors after 2nd pass. Make sure to check your @ucsd email address for notifications from the ECE Department about booking (enrollment) in this course after 9/14. Incoming EE majors: must waitlist during 2nd pass. and will be notified after 2nd pass when they have been cleared to book (enroll) in this course. Non-Majors: All remaining seats in this course will be released after incoming student enrollment in mid-September. |
| ECE-035 | All seats have been held for incoming FA26 EE (ECE-BS-002), EP (ECE-BS-003), CE (CSE/ECE-BS-001) & BENG (BENG-BS-005) Transfer students. Current students: must waitlist during 2nd pass. A limited number of seats will be released for EE majors after 2nd pass. Make sure to check your @ucsd email address for notifications from the ECE Department about booking (enrollment) in this course after 9/14. Incoming EE/EP/CE/BENG majors: must waitlist during 2nd pass. and will be notified after 2nd pass when they have been cleared to book (enroll) in this course. Non-Majors: All remaining seats in this course will be released after incoming student enrollment in mid-September. |
| ECE-100 | We are having technical issues in the TSS system with ECE 100 and booking for this course won't be available until September 12th. The ECE 100 schedule is expected to be offered as follows: Lecture-TR 9:30-10:50am Labs- Mon 3:30-6:30pm Tues 3:30-6:30pm Wed 12:00-3:00pm Tues 12:00-3:00pm Mon- 12:00-3:00pm Final Exam- Thurs, Dec 10th 8:00-11:00am |
| ECE-102 | If you are planning on taking ECE 100 at the same time as ECE 102, please submit a TEA request through the Triton Student System for ECE 102 explaining your situation. |
| ECE-116 | All students must waitlist during 2nd pass and EE majors following the Computer System Design depth will be given priority booking (enrollment). Make sure to check your @ucsd email address for notifications from the ECE Department about booking (enrollment) in this course after 2nd pass. |
| ECE-148 | Students who have completed the prerequisites will still need clearance to add. All students need to submit a TEA request through the Triton Student System. |
| ECE-157A (Communication Systems depth) | ECE 157A will not be offered in the 2026-2027 academic year. Students who are following the Communication Systems depth should replace ECE 157A with ECE 158B. Please reach out through the VAC to have this course substituted on your degree audit. |
| ECE-161C (Signal & Image Processing depth) | ECE 161Cwill not be offered in the 2026-2027 academic year. Students who are following the Signal and Image Processing depth should replace ECE 161C with ECE 172A. Please reach out through the VAC to have this course substituted on your degree audit. |
Academic Year Updates
| Course | Update |
|---|---|
| ECE Course Lab Fees | Students who enroll in the following ECE laboratory courses will be charged a lab fee which will be assessed with registration fees. This laboratory fee will be: $10 for ECE 65, ECE 100, and ECE 163: $20 for ECE 25 and ECE 35: $35 for ECE 136L, ECE 181, ECE 182, ECE 183, ECE 184, ECE 185 and ECE 186L: $40 for ECE 138L: $75 for ECE 16 and ECE 140A: $90 for ECE 144; $100 for ECE 5 and ECE 115: and $120 for ECE 196. Students who drop a lab course before the end of the second week of the quarter are eligible for a refund of the charged lab fee. Students who drop after the second week of the quarter are not eligible for a refund. |
| ECE 65/100 | Students are able to take ECE 65 and 100 concurrently. They must be enrolled in ECE 65 before advisors can clear them. Please submit an EASy request to enroll. |
| ECE 100/102 | Students are able to take ECE 100 and 102 concurrently. They must be enrolled in ECE 100 before advisors can clear them. Please submit an EASy request to enroll. |
| ECE 101 | Effective Spring 2024, open to EC26, EC27, EC28, EC37, and CS25 major codes only. |
| ECE 108 | Continuing CE majors who entered UC San Diego before Fall 2023, can replace ECE 108 with a CSE/ECE Elective. Contact us through the VAC after you enroll in the replacement course and we'll update your degree audit. Students who switched to the CE major in FA23 and after are required to complete ECE 108. Students who have taken ECE 108 should not take ECE 165 as these courses are considered equivalent and will duplicate credit. |
| ECE 118 | Will not be offered until further notice. |
| ECE 171A | Effective Spring 2024, open to EC26, EC27, EC28, and EC37 major codes only. |
| ECE 180/188 | These courses can be taken multiple times if they are different topics up to 4 times. Certain classes may require prerequisites even if WebReg does not state it. If you enroll in more than one ECE 180 or 188 in the same quarter then you will need to submit an EASy request to add the second ECE 180 or ECE 188. |
| ECE 191 | In order to be cleared to enroll, students need: all prerequisites of ECE 100 - 109 and 1 depth course with senior standing AND is a graduating senior. Students without all the prerequisites courses will need to get faculty approval and will be cleared after 2nd pass with space permitting. |
| ECE 196 | ECE 196 counts towards one elective only. |
| ECE 197 | Effective Fall 2016, CE majors may not use ECE 197 towards their technical elective. This will be strictly enforced. EE, EP, EE& Society majors can use ECE 197 towards Professional Electives only. |
Graduate Students
EASy requests for undergraduate level courses submitted by ECE Graduate students will be processed and submitted to the instructor starting week 10 of the quarter. We recommend attaching a transcript and providing a justification explaining any relevant course completed to your EASy requests.
Prerequisites
Undergraduate students who do not have prerequisites in non-core ECE courses and want to enroll in a specific course, will need faculty approval through the TEA System (Triton Enrollment Authorization).
Students will be cleared after 2nd pass to allow students who have completed prerequisites to enroll first.
Please NOTE: Getting faculty approval and being cleared to enroll in the course will not guarantee you a spot. If a class is full, please place yourself on the waitlist
Wait List Policy
If a course that you want to enroll in is full, please place yourself on the waitlist. Please note that you cannot waitlist a course during your 1st Pass. Waitlisting is available during the 2nd Pass only. The buttons to ENROLL or WAITLIST will be blacked out. This is normal.
We understand that you need these courses to graduate so please be patient as we work on enlarging enrollment. The Department will do everything we can to accommodate students so please be patient. Waitlist yourself into the class and if seats become available, students will be enrolled in the order they waitlisted. We cannot guarantee that you will get into the course. If you need assistance with an alternate course, stop by during walk in advising hours in Jacobs Hall 2701 or 2702.
***During the enrollment period, it is critical that you check your UCSD email for any updates. This may have an impact on your schedule.***
****If enrollment limits are increased, it takes the system overnight to process this command. Students will be added in the order they are on the waitlist. Please have patience.****