IPRO section sizes are limited based on the scope of the project, although most will be on the order of 10 to 12 students. In order to assure multidisciplinarity of teams, there are restrictions that limit the number of students from any one department to about one-half of the total team size. That is why you may not be able to directly enroll in an IPRO section, if the number of students from your major has already filled the quota of slots for that major on the team.

With respect to some IPRO sections that have an instructor permit requirement, students must submit their interest and qualifications to the instructor who will recommend to Tom Jacobius that certain students be permitted to enroll. There are also specific IPRO sections that satisfy the capstone requirement for certain engineering majors that require a permit as well (CAEE majors in CE and ARCE) or enrollment in a cross-listed course (ChBE seniors enroll in CHE 496, ChBE sophomores enroll in CHE 296, all of whom are eventually assigned to an IPRO section along with non-ChBE majors.)