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# Create a Waitlist for a Course Offering

To create a waitlist for a course offering, assign a waitlist status and set a waitlist capacity.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> Editions with Education Cloud and Education Cloud Advanced Academic Operations for Experience Cloud add-on</td></tr></tbody></table>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d166098e71 ">To create waitlists for course offerings:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d166098e71 ">Education Cloud Full Access</td>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d166098e71 ">To edit relevant objects:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d166098e71 ">Education Cloud Advanced Academic Operations Admin Access</td>

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1. Create a course offering record or edit an existing one.
    1. From the App Launcher, find and select **Course Offerings**.
    2. Click **New** to create a record or select an existing record to edit.
2. Set the waitlist status to Open.
    
    The waitlist status determines whether a section has a waitlist and how the waitlist manages students.
3. Set a waitlist capacity.
    
    The waitlist capacity determines the maximum number of students who can join the waitlist.
4. Save your changes.

Change the waitlist status and capacity as needed during registration to manage high-demand courses. Changes to the waitlist status don’t affect active enrollment offers. See [Manual Course Waitlist Management](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.ec_manual_course_waitlist_management.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "A registrar can manually update the waitlist status of a course offering and add or remove students from a waitlist. Understand how manual actions affect the status of a waitlist and a student's position on it.").