QUICK POINTS ABOUT REGISTRATION

• University and Graduate School registration policies are strictly enforced; therefore, it is in every student's best interest to ensure that registration is completed in a proper and timely manner.

• Before registering for a course and/or before making any registration changes, students are strongly encouraged to consider the impact of such changes on their financial, academic, work-related, and personal circumstances.

• Please see the following link from One Stop, for information on the Office of the Registrar's policy for charging late registration fees: http://onestop.umn.edu/onestop/Registration/Additional_Registration_Information/Registering_for_Courses/Late_Registration_Fees.html.

• If a student fails to initally register by the end of the first two weeks of a term, the student's record is automatically deactivated by the registration system.  Students who are discontinued due to non-registration must apply for readmission if they wish to continue their studies. See the following link for more detailed information about deactivation and readmission: http://www.grad.umn.edu/current_students/registration/active_status.html.

FILING THE REGISTRATION EXCEPTION REQUEST FORM

1. Fill out the "Registration Exception Request Form," available in the Graduate Student Services and Progress Office (GSSP) in 316 Johnston Hall or online . The completed form must describe the circumstances that prevented you from registering/changing registration during the University's official registration period and any other circumstances surrounding your situation that you feel argue for an exception in your case.
2. You must confer with both the instructor of the class in question, and your adviser, about your situation, and obtain both of their signatures on the form, signifying their support of the change.
3. Submit the signed, completed "Registration Exception Request Form" to GSSP in 316 Johnston Hall. If you choose to include any additional documentation in support of your request (e.g., supporting letters from the instructor, your adviser, or physician), it should be submitted to the GSSP office with the form.

SIGNATURES

Please note, advisers and instructors must sign all Registration Exception Requests themselves.  Department administrators or other faculty may not sign in their stead, unless already designated (in The Graduate School) as an official signer for the adviser or instructor.

OUTCOME OF REQUEST

The Graduate School's Scholastic Committee will review your documentation and will make every effort to inform you of its decision within 10 working days. The committee's decision is final.  If an exception is granted in your case, The Graduate School Scholastic Committee will contact you at your UMN email account, informing you of the final steps you must take to complete the registration change.

Click here for Frequently Asked Questions about late registration.