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description: To offer waitlists for course sections in the Course Search and Registration portal, set up Course Search and Registration.
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# Prerequisites for Course Waitlist Management

To offer waitlists for course sections in the Course Search and Registration portal, set up Course Search and Registration.

### 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: 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="d37898e71 ">To turn on Advanced Academic Operations and set up Course Search and
              Registration:</td>

            <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d37898e71 ">Education Cloud Full Access</td>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d37898e71 ">To edit relevant objects:</td>

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1. [Turn on Advanced Academic Operations](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.ec_advanced_academic_operations.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Use Advanced Academic Operations to extend Education Cloud with student information system (SIS) capabilities that streamline and automate academic processes.").
    
    Advanced Academic Operations is required for Course Registration.
2. [Set up Course Search](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.ec_set_up_course_search.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "To make upcoming and past courses and section details easily searchable on your Experience Cloud site, configure Course Search.").
    
    Course Search is a necessary prerequisite for Course Registration.
3. [Set up Course Registration](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sfdo.ec_set_up_course_registration.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "To streamline students' course registration on your Experience Cloud site, turn on Advanced Academic Operations and assign the appropriate permission sets.").
    
    Course Registration is necessary to offer waitlists for courses.