Graduate Program: Registration Requirements
Registration information and requirements are available on Registrar’s website and in the Graduate Catalog. Most procedures are done online, but if you do not meet deadlines you may have to walk paper forms through the approval process. Be sure to pay your fees, or your registration will be cancelled!
Departmental recommendations and requirements are as follows:
- Graduate students must provide their major professor opportunity to review and approve courses before registering for any given semester.
- Registration in at least one (1) graduate credit hour is required (Fall, Spring and Summer semesters) when using university facilities and/or faculty time.
- Use of Student Health Services is dependent on registration/enrollment in at least 3 credit hours (Fall/Spring semesters) and payment of student health fee.
- Registration/completion of at least 3 credit hours of ANSC 500 or 600 is required the semester in which the thesis/dissertation is to be accepted by the Graduate School. Careful planning is needed to ensure that these credits are not taken excessively.
- Graduate Assistants (i.e., GRAs, GTAs or GAs) must register for at least 3 graduate credit hours during the Fall and Spring semesters to utilize the health insurance benefit. For Summer, registration in one credit hour of ANSC 502 is recommended unless a course central to program of study is available.
- ANSC 500, 600 or 502 registration requires approval of the graduate director
- While it is possible to register up to the maximum allowable credit hours as per graduate catalog, be informed that the department covers only those costs associated with required coursework (e.g., 24 graduate credit hours plus 6 hours of ANSC 500 for MS program). Students may be required to reimburse department for costs associated with “excessive” coursework not central to program of study.
- F1 International Students are responsible for maintaining legal status and valid documents. The Center of International Education (CIE) is the central office for providing advice for international students. Students must contact them directly and ahead of time when in need of advice for maintaining legal status. Details for international students can be found at maintaining status.
- Graduate assistants (GA/GRA/GTA; 0.5 time appointment working 20 h per week) must register/enroll/complete at least 6 graduate credit hours each Fall and Spring semester
- All others must register/enroll/complete 9 graduate credit hours each Fall and Spring semester
- Students must obtain permission from CIE before registering for less than the number of credit hours required to achieve full-time status.
- Some changes in registration are also subject to Graduate School approval.
- Courses taken for audit credit do not count towards immigration requirement for maintaining full-time enrollment
- In the final term a student may register for only the minimum credit hours required to graduate, however written permission from CIE is required before registration (contact a CIE advisor for additional information).
- Students must always maintain a valid I-20 during program of study