Grad 999: A registration option for Graduate School students

Effective Fall 2002, Grad 999 - a zero-credit, zero-fee, non-graded registration option (late registration fees will be assessed)- will be an option for those Graduate School students who must register solely to meet the Graduate School's registration requirement.

Use of Grad 999: Please be aware that students should register for Grad 999 only those terms (fall and spring) in which they do not have to be registered for any reason other than to meet the Graduate School's fall/spring registration requirement. Grad 999 does not meet any other internal/external departmental or agency requirements. Do not register for Grad 999 if you must be registered to hold an assistantship, maintain legal visa status, defer loans, receive financial aid, or for any reason other than to meet the Graduate School's registration requirement.

Eligibility requirements: Graduate School students holding active status and who have been given departmental approval are eligible to register for Grad 999.

Restrictions to Grad 999 registration: The Graduate School does not restrict the number of terms for which students register for Grad 999 nor does it impose any eligibility requirements other than those described above. However, individual graduate programs may establish their own criteria and are strongly encouraged to monitor their students' use of Grad 999.

Monitoring Grad 999 registrations: Graduate School programs monitor Grad 999 registrations via the UM Report "Grad 999 Enrollments". If a student exceeds his/her graduate program's limits for Grad 999 registrations, the DGS can make a written request to have the Graduate School place a hold on the student's record.

How to register for Grad 999 (for spring 2008 use 5-digit class number 71702; for summer 2008 use 5-digit class number 86550; for fall 2008 use 5-digit class number 26622): Graduate students can register for Grad 999 online.  If you need clearance for GRAD 999 during the second week of the semester, please call 612-625-2306.  All registration deadlines and late fees will apply.

How Grad 999 will appear on the transcript: Grad 999 will appear on the Graduate School student's record as "Grad 999 Graduate School Active Status". There are no credits or grades for Grad 999.

Grad 999 and the Student Services Fee: Students who register for Grad 999 are not required to pay the Student Services fee; however, they may do so if they so choose. (Please be advised that those who pay the Student Services Fee must have their own health insurance to be covered when they use Boynton Health Service. Also, paying the Student Services Fee does *not* render students eligible to buy University-sponsored hospitalization insurance.)