Registration & Policies

Instructions | Continuous Registration | Leave of Absence | Other Grad Policies | Final Grades | Enrollment Verification

Registration Instructions

To determine a specific term’s course offering, rubric, and section number, click here.

  1. Click on this link: http://www.testudo.umd.edu/apps/dropadd/
  2. Select the term for which you wish to register.
  3. Log in using your directory ID/password.
  4. Enter course rubric and section.
    • Online: PSYC 644, Section PLS1
  5. Once finished, click Enter.
  6. Click Sign Off. Your class schedule will then be displayed.

Courses in the program are delivered synchronously, meaning that students are required to login at a specific time. A synchronous course will indicate this information either within the course description or list a specific online meeting time.

Continuous Registration Policy

A student must register for courses (at least one credit) and pay associated tuition and fees each term until the degree is awarded. If the student does not register, he or she will be dismissed from the Graduate School at the end of the semester for failure to comply with the continuous registration requirement. The student must apply for readmission. Readmission does not alter the initial requirements for time to complete the degree or advance to candidacy.

Students who will be away from the University for a semester or a year must request a waiver of continuous registration. A waiver is granted only if the student is making satisfactory progress toward the degree and can complete the degree requirements within the required time limits. Interruption of registration cannot be used to justify a time extension. A request for a waiver of registration should be filed 30 days before the beginning of the semester or year for which the waiver is sought.

To access a printable Waiver of Continuous Registration Form, click here.

Fax, e-mail, or mail the form to:

Office of Extended Studies
0132 Main Administration Building
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
Fax: 301-314-9572
E-mail: oes@umd.edu

Leave of Absence

The Graduate School permits students to apply for a leave of absence of up to two semesters during which time they do not intend to make academic progress toward the completion of their degree. The time taken on an approved leave of absence is not included in the time limitations for degree completion and advancement to candidacy. For complete information, including application procedures and approved circumstances, visit: http://www.gradschool.umd.edu/catalog/registration_policies.htm#8.

Other Graduate School Policies and Procedures

In addition to the continuing registration and leave of absence policies, visit the Graduate School’s Web site for complete information: http://www.gradschool.umd.edu/catalog/

Final Grades

Course grades post to the student’s unofficial transcript and are not mailed.

Enrollment Verification

Students are sometimes required to provide semester enrollment verifications to health insurers or others that require proof of enrollment.