{"id":29,"date":"2019-08-13T12:06:21","date_gmt":"2019-08-13T16:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/registrar\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2026-03-31T08:10:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T12:10:14","slug":"graduate-registration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/registrar\/students\/graduate-registration\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate and Non-Degree Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-29\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-29-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-29-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-29-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><h1>Graduate and Non-Degree Students<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-29-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-29-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-29-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p>The Office of the Registrar at UConn Health acts as a liaison to the Whetten Graduate Center at the Storrs campus. The majority of forms used by graduate students are on the UConn Graduate School website with the exception of <a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/registrar\/forms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">these forms<\/a>. All official graduate student forms\/documents, including registration, thesis, and dissertation forms, should be submitted through the Office of the Registrar at UConn.<\/p>\n<h2>Registering for Classes<\/h2>\n<p>Registration via the <a href=\"https:\/\/studentadmin.uconn.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Student Administration Self-Service Center<\/a> is available through the 10th day of the term. Students are encouraged to register early to avoid missing deadlines. After the 10th day of class, late enrollment adjustments require submission of the approved <a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/registrar\/forms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Schedule Revision Request Form<\/a>. A revised <a href=\"https:\/\/grad.uconn.edu\/forms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Plan of Study<\/a>\u00a0is required for any changes in enrollment.<\/p>\n<h2>Adding Classes After Day 10<\/h2>\n<p>Is at the instructor\u2019s discretion. During the third and fourth weeks of the semester, a student may add courses by submitting a completed Schedule Revision Request Form with permission from the course instructor, advisor, and head of the department offering the course.<\/p>\n<h2>Dropping Classes After Day 10<\/h2>\n<p>Courses dropped after the tenth day will be reflected on a student\u2019s transcript with a \u201cW\u201d grade for \u201cwithdrawal.\u201d Dropping a class after the ninth week requires the recommendation of the advisor and permission of the Associate Dean of the Graduate School at UConn Health.<\/p>\n<h2>Lab Rotation and Independent Study<\/h2>\n<p>Students may not self-register for lab rotation or independent study. Please complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/registrar\/forms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">appropriate form<\/a> and submit via email to the UConn Health Registrar\u2019s Office with all required authorizations. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, email authorizations are permitted when sent from the UConn Health email address.<\/p>\n<h2>Maintaining Matriculated Status<\/h2>\n<p>Graduate students must register each semester to maintain status as a matriculated student. Students not registered for credit-bearing classes must register for one of four non-credit continuous registration classes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>GRAD 5998: Special Readings at the Master\u2019s Level<\/li>\n<li>GRAD 6998: Special Readings at the Doctoral Level<\/li>\n<li>GRAD 5999: Master\u2019s Thesis Preparation<\/li>\n<li>GRAD 6999: Doctoral Dissertation Preparation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Failure to register for one of these classes prior to the end of the 10th\u00a0day of the term will result in being discontinued in the system and may jeopardize loans, need-based aid, and\/or graduate assistantship. Reinstatement requires submission of the <a href=\"https:\/\/grad.uconn.edu\/forms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Request for Reinstatement Form<\/a> and payment of a $65 reinstatement fee.<\/p>\n<h2>Auditing a Course<\/h2>\n<p>Auditing a course requires permission from both the instructor and major advisor. Audited courses cannot be included on the plan of study. Complete the Graduate School <a href=\"https:\/\/grad.uconn.edu\/forms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Course Audit Request<\/a> and submit to the UConn Health Registrar\u2019s Office prior to the 10th\u00a0day of the term. Classes may not be converted to audit after this point.<\/p>\n<h2>Non-Degree Registration<\/h2>\n<p>Non-Degree Study allows individuals who have not been formally accepted into degree-seeking status at UConn to take graduate-level credit courses. In most cases, a bachelor\u2019s degree is required to enroll in graduate courses. Non-degree students seeking to be admitted to The Graduate School are usually allowed only 6 credits of graduate coursework to be applied toward the degree. Matriculated graduate students have priority for seating over non-degree students.<\/p>\n<p>Non-degree students must complete a non-degree application. The form must be completed in its entirety.<\/p>\n<p>Employees enrolling in non-degree study who intend to request an employee tuition waiver may not register until the second day of the semester in which the class is offered.<\/p>\n<p><em>Please<a href=\"https:\/\/nondegree.uconn.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> visit the non-degree website<\/a> to apply and enroll.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Graduate and Non-Degree Students The Office of the Registrar at UConn Health acts as a liaison to the Whetten Graduate Center at the Storrs campus. The majority of forms used by graduate students are on the UConn Graduate School website with the exception of these forms. 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