Some courses may be restricted by their respective Colleges and require special permission to enroll. View below for special permissions before enrolling in certain courses. Contact register@odu.edu for more information.

College of Business and Public Administration
Students are not allowed to enroll in a graduate course in the College of Business and Public Administration until they have satisfied the admission index or received permission from the Graduate Program Director.

All business intended students who were admitted to Old Dominion University as freshmen, or who took their first college course in Fall 2002 or later, must have been admitted to the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration program or must apply for admission to the program, before registering for 300- or 400-level business administration courses.

Darden College of Education
Non-degree students intending to enter a graduate program in the Darden College of Education must meet with the appropriate Graduate Program Director before completion of 6 graduate credits.

College of Health Sciences
Courses with the prefixes CYTO, DNTH, ENVH, HLSC, MEDT, NMED, NURA, NURS, OPHS, and PT are restricted to students who have applied to and been accepted into those disciplines unless special permission is granted by the department chair or program director.

Batten College of Engineering and Technology
Students accepted as majors in the Batten College of Engineering & Technology may register for engineering and engineering technology courses. Exceptions must be approved by the chair of the department in which the course is taught.