Certificate Student Permission Number Request Form

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Instructions

Use this form to indicate which Special Session certificate courses you would like to take for the upcoming term. It is your responsibility to 1) check your specific Post-Master’s Certificate Pathway or your Advanced Certificate Pathway and 2) cross-check the Special Session Schedule of Classes to verify the approved classes and topics you are requesting are on the schedule and satisfy your certificate program. Check the MLIS Special Session Course Rotations tool to see which topics are on offer, across fall, spring and summer of the seminars which offer multiple rotating topics.

There is no mixing and matching, or substitutions of classes from other certificate pathways.

All Special Session classes have class section numbers -10 and above — be sure that the class you are requesting is a course and topic available from the upcoming Special Session schedule of classes (Certificate students do not take classes from the Regular Session schedule).

Based on availability, you will be contacted with the permission number(s) which will allow you to register online through the MySJSU system once online registration opens for Special Session students. Registration steps and links to registration tutorials are available from our Registration and Enrollment page.

Priority Class Requests

Summer 2026: Submit elective requests starting on Mar. 6, 2026. The Priority Requests period for summer electives will run through Mar. 13, 2026. After this Priority date, we cannot guarantee your seat in your first choice electives. Requests that come in to the web form after this date, will then be filled on a space available basis during open registration. Summer session runs from June 1 – Aug. 7, 2026. Check the iSchool schedules for special dates for 1 – 2 unit classes and example syllabi. MySJSU Summer Registration is open from April 15 – May 30, 2026.

Fall 2026: Submit fall elective requests during the Priority Requests window, beginning on April 10 – April 17, 2026 . This form will close to requests on Aug. 10, 2026. Fall semester will run from Aug. 19 – Dec. 7, 2026. Check the iSchool schedules for special dates for 1 – 2 unit classes and example syllabi. MySJSU Fall registration is open from April 28 – Aug. 18, 2026.

*New Post-Master’s students for Fall 2026 will automatically receive a permission number for INFO 203 and do not need to request it via this webform.

Enter your full name.

Select the semester for your courses.

Enrollment Status

If this is your first semester, you must enroll or reapply for the next open semester. If you are a continuing student, you can only be absent for one semester. Enrollment in either Fall or Spring semester each year is required to remain an active student. Select one option which best describes your status this coming session. Should you choose either of the “no” answers, enter “N/A” for all subsequent questions.

Which Certificate Program
First Course

Let us know your preferences for your first class of the semester.

Enter your first choice INFO/MARA Course Number, Title and Instructor, for Class 1. Example: INFO 257-10, Records Management, de Lorenzo

Enter your 2nd choice INFO/MARA Course Number, Title and Instructor, for Class 1. Example: INFO 257-10, Records Management, de Lorenzo

Optional – enter your 3rd choice INFO/MARA Course Number, Title and Instructor, for Class 1. Example: INFO 257-10, Records Management, de Lorenzo. If not including a 3rd choice, leave blank.

Second Course

If you would like to take a second course this semester please complete the following text fields. Leave blank if you are not taking a second class.

Enter your first choice INFO/MARA Course Number, Title and Instructor, for Class 1. Example: INFO 257-10, Records Management, de Lorenzo

Enter your 2nd choice INFO/MARA Course Number, Title and Instructor, for Class 1. Example: INFO 257-10, Records Management, de Lorenzo

Enter your 3rd choice INFO/MARA Course Number, Title and Instructor, for Class 1. Example: INFO 257-10, Records Management, de Lorenzo. If not including a 3rd choice, leave blank.

Enter any additional enrollment information here that you would like the Online Student Advisor to know regarding your enrollment (or leave blank).