Permission to Re-Register in the Graduate School

• The Permission to Re-Register form is used to readmit or reinstate a student's graduate status. It will also update the student's graduate classification and major if there has been a change.

You should use the Permission to Re-Register form if you are a :

• Graduate student returning to the same degree program after breaking the continuous enrollment policy.
  • A graduate student who fails to maintain continuous enrollment or obtain on- leave status is required to file a Permission to Re-Register form and a Petition to the Graduate School to petition for reinstatement. See the Continuous Enrollment Policy for reinstatement petition policy.

• Graduate student returning, after one or more terms off, but into a different degree program (i.e., changing majors).
  • A letter from the student declaring intent to drop the previous major and enroll in the new major should be submitted to the Graduate School with the Permission to Re-Register form. A copy of student's acceptance letter from the new department may also be required.

• Graduate student returning to a new graduate degree program after receiving a master's or doctoral degree in the past.
  • In this case the university considers the student to be a returning graduate student. The Permission to Re-Register form acts as the graduate application for notification of acceptance into the new program. The student must comply with departmental application deadlines and requirements.

• Graduate student with approval to pursue concurrent Master's or concurrent master's/doctoral programs.
  • The Permission to Re-Register form must be filed for the next term after receiving the first degree. This is to update the major and to permit continued enrollment.

• Doctoral student who has earned a Master's degree as part of your doctoral program.
  • Students pursuing a doctoral degree who choose to earn a master's degree along the way must file the Permission to Re-Register form for the next term to continue in good standing in the doctoral program. This informs the Graduate School that the master's degree was not considered to be a terminal degree.

Note: Review of the Permission to Re-Register form may result in a change of residency status from resident to nonresident. More information is available from the residency officer in the Office of Admissions.