Registration - Course Selections

One or two days at the start of each semester are set aside for graduate registration. (Late registration rules and fees are described in the Graduate Bulletin.) If a student does not receive a packet of registration materials by mail, he or she may be pick one up in the office of the Graduate Secretary.

Academic advisors are generally available before and during registration. Incoming students should see the Graduate Studies Director for advice on course selections. There are a few restrictions on the courses you may elect.

To begin with, full time students without prior graduate study must register for at least 12 credit hours in a program of courses approved by the Department. One or two of these courses may be outside the Department, provided your advisor approves. A full time student beyond the first year of graduate study, who has not yet advanced to candidacy, must register for at least 9 credits each semester. After he has advanced to candidacy, he must register for 9 credits each semester; these must consist of nine credits of MAT 699, unless otherwise approved by the Graduate Studies director.

Students with Departmental support should be aware that, as a general rule, the minima above are also maxima; that is, Tuition Scholarships do not normally cover more than full time study, as defined above. Thus a student who registers for more than the minimum number of credits will be obliged to pay the additional tuition.