Registration

Registration Deadlines—All graduate students must register before the term-specific, University-wide registration deadline. For University calendar and registration deadline information and the University-wide policy governing cancel/adds, refer to http://onestop.umn.edu/onestop/calendar.html.

For information about the summer term, including registration deadlines, refer to the Summer Session Catalog or the Web site above. Exceptions to University-wide registration deadlines will be considered only by written request to the Graduate School; such requests are not routinely granted.

All graduate students must register before the first day of the term to avoid a late registration fee.

Registration Requirements—To maintain their active status, graduate students must register every fall and spring term. Those who do not register in the Graduate School every fall and spring are considered to have withdrawn and their Graduate School records are deactivated. Deactivated students may not register for courses, take examinations, submit degree program or Thesis Proposal Forms, file for graduation, or otherwise participate in the University community as Graduate School students. Those who wish to résumé graduate work must request readmission to the Graduate School and, if readmitted, must register in the Graduate School for the term of readmission to regain their active status. For more information about the Graduate School's registration requirements, refer to www.grad.umn.edu/current_students/registration.

Graduate students holding appointments as teaching assistants, research assistants, or administrative fellows must be registered for credit each term of their appointment; this applies to appointments of any percentage or any number of hours. See Graduate Assistantships under Assistantships and Fellowships for more information.

Students receiving other types of financial aid from the University or other agencies, international students with certain types of visas, and students who wish to use various University services and facilities may have specific registration requirements; these students are responsible for obtaining information about such requirements from the appropriate offices.


Special Registration Categories
Grad 999—GRAD 999 is a zero-credit, zero-tuition, non-graded registration option for Graduate School students who must register solely to meet the Graduate School's registration requirement. GRAD 999 does not meet any other internal/external departmental or agency requirements. Other than requiring Graduate School students to hold active student status, the Graduate School does not impose any eligibility requirements on GRAD 999 registrations. However, individual graduate programs may establish their own eligibility criteria. Students considering registering for GRAD 999 should first check with their graduate program. For more information on GRAD 999, visit www.grad.umn.edu/current_students/registration/special-categories.html.

Registration Categories for Advanced Graduate Students—Advanced masters students and advanced doctoral candidates (i.e., students who have completed all their program coursework and required thesis credits, but are still working full-time on the research or writing of their thesis, papers, capstone project, or dissertation) may be eligible for special registration categories that enable them to be certified as full-time students when registered for one credit.
"Full-time status with one credit registration" courses are available only to advanced master's (8333) and doctoral (8444) students who have met eligibility criteria. Eligibility criteria are specific to advanced masters and advanced doctoral applicants. Students must meet eligibility criteria and application deadlines to qualify.

For more information concerning eligibility requirements, deadlines, and application forms, contact the Graduate School, 316 Johnston Hall, the Graduate Assistantship Office, or visit www.grad.umn.edu/current_students/registration/special-categories.html.


Readmission and Other Changes
Most requests for readmission, change of major, track or degree objective, or change of campus within the Graduate School must be made by submitting the online Change of Status/Readmission Application found at www.grad.umn.edu/current_students/registration/readmission.html. This Web page also contains information for those who should not apply online for readmission or change of status. Payment of a $55 fee must be submitted with the application.

Readmission—To maintain their active status, graduate students must register every fall and spring term. Previously registered students who do not register in the Graduate School of the University of Minnesota every fall and spring term will be considered to have withdrawn and must apply for readmission in order to résumé graduate work. More detailed information and specific examples are located at www.grad.umn.edu/current_students/registration.

Change of Major, Track, or Degree Objective—Students currently enrolled in the Graduate School who intend to change their major, track, or degree objective from that originally approved by the Graduate School should request a change of status. Students who have already been awarded a degree in the Graduate School must request a change of status if they wish to pursue another degree.

Change of Campus—Students currently enrolled in the Graduate School on one campus who wish to complete their studies on another campus should request a change of status. Graduate study is currently available on the Twin Cities campus and on the Duluth campus.