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Registration Requirements and Tuition/Fees
The University requires that graduate students holding appointments
as teaching or research assistants or administrative fellows must register
for at least 6 A-F or S-N credits in the Graduate School each term that
an appointment is held. This does not apply to summer terms. Exceptions
to this can be done via petition to the program's director of graduate
studies. To be exempt from FICA withholding, a graduate assistant must
register for 3 or more credits. Audit registration by itself is not acceptable
for maintaining an assistantship. Medical fellows must also register each
term an appointment is held, including summer terms.
Students receiving other types of financial aid from the University or
other agencies, international students with certain types of visas, and
students wishing to use various University services and facilities may
have to meet specific registration requirements of other agencies or University
units. These students are responsible for securing information about such
requirements from the appropriate offices.
Master's degree candidates are not required to register for any specific
number of semesters.
Types of Registration
The two kinds of registration used by graduate students at UMD are:
- For Coursework
The maximum number of credits for which a graduate student
may register in a single semester during the academic year is 18; in
a single summer session, 11. Exceptions are granted by the UMD Graduate
School office, 431 Darland Administration Building, only under unusual
circumstances.
- Thesis Credit
Regardless of their initial dates of entry to the Graduate
School, all students enrolled in a Plan A master's program must register
for at least 10 master's thesis credits (8777), and all students enrolled
in a doctoral program must register for at least 24 doctoral thesis
credits (8888). Doctoral thesis credits can only be taken after the
semester in which the preliminary examination is passed.
Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits (8666)
These credits are available for doctoral students who have not yet passed
their preliminary oral examination but who need to be registered in the
Graduate School to meet requirements of agencies or departments outside
the Graduate School (e.g., loan agencies). Doctoral pre-thesis credits
are not graded. Note: Registration for doctoral pre-thesis credits
cannot be used to meet any Graduate School degree requirements.
Zero-Credit, Zero-Tuition
Registration (Grad 0999)
Grad 0999 is a zero-credit, zero-tuition, non-graded registration option
for Graduate School students who must register solely to
meet the Graduate School's registration requirement. Grad 0999 does
not meet any other internal/extrenal departmental or agency requirements.
Other than requiring Graduate School students to hold active student status,
the Graduate School does not impose any eligibility requirements on Grad
0999 registrations. However, individual graduate programs may establish
their own eligibility criteria. Students considering registrering for
Grad 0999 should first check with their graduate program.
Registration Holds
Registration holds may be placed on student records when students fail
to file official degree programs and/or thesis proposals or when they
accumulate an excessive number of incompletes. Students who fail to meet
Graduate School or major field standards for scholarly achievement may
also have a hold placed on their registration.
International Students
International students are normally required to maintain registration
in the Graduate School to satisfy the rules of the Immigration and Naturalization
Service (INS). Students should, therefore, plan their programs carefully
to meet this requirement. The Graduate School is required to notify the
INS office when an international student fails to maintain registration.
Official Transcripts
Official transcripts of Graduate School students are available at UMD's
Solon Campus Center Information Desk except for students who registered
in the Graduate School summer session II, 1972 or earlier. Official records
for these students are maintained in the Office of the Registrar, University
of Minnesota, 200 Fraser Hall, 106 Pleasant Street S.E., Minneapolis,
MN 55455.
Students may obtain unofficial copies of their transcripts online or by
submitting a request in writing to UMD Transcripts, 184 Darland Administration
Building, 1049 University Drive, Duluth, MN 55812. Unofficial transcripts
can also be requested from the on-the-spot transcript service at the Solon
Campus Center Information Desk. There is no charge for these copies, but
students are limited to one copy per visit.
A student can print or view an online copy of their transcript and grades
by going to http://www.d.umn.edu/registrar/transcripts.html
Changes in Registration
All registration changes require an adviser's signature. During fall and
spring semesters, the end of the second week of the semester is the last
day to add a course or change sections of a course, change grading option
(including to or from auditor status), or cancel a course without a W
(indicating withdrawal) appearing on the transcript. During the summer
term, the deadline for such changes is the fifth day of instruction.
Students may cancel courses through the end of the eighth week of the
semester; canceling courses after the eighth week requires the approval
of the adviser, instructor, and UMD Graduate School office. During the
summer term, students may cancel a course through the last day of instruction
with the adviser's signature.
If withdrawal from a course occurs within the first two weeks of the semester,
no record of this course is shown on the transcript. If withdrawal occurs
after the second week of the semester, the transcript will show the course
with a "W" (withdrawal).
Students cannot change their registration after the last day of instruction
of a semester or register for previous semesters.
Graduate Tuition and Rate Structure (2007-08)
Students registering for 1 through 5 semester credits (part time) do so
on a per-credit basis. Students registering for 6 through 14 semester
credits (full time) do so on a flat-rate basis. Registration for credits
beyond 14 credits is on a per-credit basis.
Students from North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Manitoba may
wish to take advantage of tuition reciprocity. Because tuition procedures
differ, contact the UMD Office
of Admissions 23 Solon Campus Center, 218-726-7171 for specific information.
A. Part-Time Category
Number of Credits |
Resident |
Non-Resident |
1 |
$811.67 |
$1403.17 |
2 |
$1623.28 |
$2806.34 |
3 |
$2435.01 |
$4209.51 |
4 |
$3246.68 |
$5612.68 |
5 |
$4058.35 |
$7015.85 |
B. Full-Time Category
$4,870.00 for 6-14 credits for residents and $8,419.00 for
nonresidents. For each credit over 14, an additional $811.67 per credit
will be charged for residents and $1,403.17 for nonresidents.
C. Master of Business Administration (MBA) Program
Students admitted to the MBA program DO NOT follow the above tuition schedule. MBA students pay $773.00 per credit for residents and non-residents regardless of the number of credits. Rochester MBA students pay $895.00 per credit.
D. Student Fees
In addition to the above tuition, student fees are charged
in the amount of $230.88 per semester for full-time students. Full-time
graduate students not having medical/hospital insurance of their own must
purchase such insurance from the university at a cost of $782.00 per semester.
Several other fees may by charged; a complete description of all tuition
and fees can be found at
Tuition and Fees.
Registration Requirement
Admitted students who have not registered in the Graduate
School each semester (excluding summer) must request readmission before
registering for classes, submitting petitions, filing for graduation,
scheduling examinations, or submitting a degree program/thesis. If readmitted,
the student must also register in the Graduate School. Students who have
completed a degree or certification program and who wish to take additional
work in the Graduate School must apply for readmission.
Students currently enrolled who wish to change their major field or degree
objective from that originally approved by the Graduate School must complete
and submit a Change of Status form and pay a change of status fee. Readmission
or Change of Status forms may be obtained from the UMD Graduate School
office, 431 Darland Administration Building. A minimum of six weeks before
the desired date of enrollment is typically required to process these
requests.
Transfer of Credits
Master's degree students are required by the Graduate School to complete
at least 60 percent of the course credits (excluding thesis credits if
any) for their official degree programs as registered Graduate School
students. With the approval of the adviser and director of graduate studies
of the major field (and the director of graduate studies in the minor
field if the courses are to be applied to a designated minor) and the
Graduate School, the transfer of up to 40 percent of the degree coursework
from other recognized graduate schools, or from Continuing Education at
the University of Minnesota, in any desired combination, is permitted.
Individual graduate programs may, at their option, specify a lower percentage
of coursework for transfer.
The work to be transferred must be postbaccalaureate graduate level that
was taken for graduate credit and taught by faculty authorized to teach
graduate courses. Continuing Education courses must bear transcript entry
verifying that they were completed for graduate credit. Credits transferred
from other institutions must appear on official transcripts of the institutions.
Credit for courses taken before the awarding of the baccalaureate degree
cannot be transferred.
Any transfer course that will be used to satisfy degree requirements must
be included on the proposed degree program. If the course has been completed
by the time the degree program is approved, the transfer process is automatic.
If the transfer course has not been completed by the time the degree program
is approved, the course is not automatically transferred. To complete
this transfer an appropriate petition must be submitted and approved.
More information regarding this process can be obtained from the UMD Graduate
School office, 431 Darland Administration Building.
In the case of a transfer from a non-U.S. institution, credits must have
been earned in a program comparable to a graduate degree program at a
regionally accredited U.S. institution.
In no case can coursework taken prior to the awarding of the baccalaureate
degree be transferred and/or be used to meet graduate degree requirements.
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