Georgia Institute of Technology

PREREQUISITE for requesting a permit for 8715 (previously 8803 PR): Teaching Practicum 
Current enrollment in or successful completion of 8713 (previously 8803 TL): Fundamentals of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.
Note: You are responsible for securing a faculty mentor, CETL is available to help upon request.   

PREREQUISITE for requesting a permit for 8719 (previously 8801 IMM): Teaching Immersion
Current enrollment in or successful completion of 8713 (previously 8803 TL): Fundamentals of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.
Current enrollment in or successful completion of 8717 (previously 8803 CD): Course Design in Higher Education is very strongly recommended but not required.
Note: You are responsible for securing a faculty mentor, CETL is available to help upon request.   

Please note that 8722 and 8793 are being offered in first short summer AND in long summer term. Your permit will allow you to register for whichever term you prefer. 

COMMUNICATION COURSES REQUIREMENTS:

1) Students may request a permit for up to one (1) Communication Course PER semester.  This includes 8801 ITA, 8721, 8722, 8741, 8793, 8795.

2) If you have previously taken 8721, 8722, 8741, 8793, or 8795 or if you enrolled and withdrew from any of these courses, you may not request a permit for the course until three semesters have passed.

3) Students requesting a permit for 8721 or 8741 must be communicating fluently in English AND must also submit answers to the 8721/8741 questionnaire IN ADDITION TO submitting this permit request form.

4. IMPORTANT: Course instructors for 8721 and 8722 require that you be actively working on a writing project (i.e., article, thesis, dissertation) while enrolled in either course.

Terms of the CETL Graduate Course Permit Process:

• Students may request a permit for up to one (1) Language Course (for native OR non-native English Speakers) AND up to one (1) Teaching Course PER semester. 
• Students must meet ALL of the course "requirements" for any course they request a permit for. 
• When a permit is issued, the student should receive an email.  However, students must use OSCAR as their confirmation that the permit has been issued - the permit will appear in OSCAR.
• CETL receives a large volume of permit requests and all permits are processed manually by a person (not automatically and immediately by a computer) so the process takes time.  Permits are processed Monday - Friday 9am - 4pm, excluding official university holidays or days the university closes due to inclement weather.  The time to process a permit varies by the type(s) of course(s).  For more specific information on the time it will take to process your permit(s), visit: http://www.cetl.gatech.edu/courses/gradcourses#timelines.
• Permits allow the student to register for the course (if open). Permits do not guarantee a seat in the course and do not register the student for the course.  It is the student's responsibility to register for desired courses in OSCAR after receiving the permit. A permit does not obligate the student to take the course.
• Errors can occur in OSCAR. CETL is not responsible for activity on OSCAR.