Article 3—Academic Policies and Regulations

Part 3. Registration, Course Changes, and Withdrawal

§ 3-304 Registration of Nondegree Students

(a) Nondegree students register under one of the two registration options:

(1) Academic year: Fall and spring semesters with summers optional.

(2) Summer term only: Registration for fall and spring terms is not allowed; application for admission is necessary to be considered for the academic year enrollment pattern.

(b) Part-time nondegree students are subject to the following restrictions:

(1) The college of enrollment (home department, at the graduate level) has the right to terminate a continuing nondegree student’s registration authorization at any time prior to the beginning of a term.

(2) Registration is limited to part-time status (less than twelve credit hours) in the fall or spring semester.

(3) Part-time nondegree students are ineligible for early registration for the fall or spring semester; they may, however, register after the third day of instruction in the fall or spring semester. The late registration fine is waived for nondegree students registering on the fourth through the tenth days of instruction.

(4) The same grading system is applicable to degree and nondegree students. Credit earned on nondegree status is not applicable to a degree except by subsequent admission to degree status and, at the graduate and professional level, successful petition for application of such credit to the degree. A maximum of twelve hours of graduate credit earned while on nondegree status may be applied to a degree.

(5) Nondegree students must apply for admission to be considered for degree status enrollment.

(c) Persons admitted to the University as nondegree students for participation in special programs are categorized as “full-time” nondegree students. Nondegree students eligible for full-time status, and thus early registration privileges, are:

(1) students admitted on nondegree status for the sole purpose of participation in an off-campus program, and

(2) participants in University-affiliated exchange programs.

(d) No other students are given the privilege of full-time nondegree status without the permission of the Office of Admissions and Records.

(e) Concurrent registrants are part-time nondegree students, ineligible for early registration in the fall or spring semester.