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Summer Credit class registration form

Summer Noncredit class registration form

Spring Noncredit Registration Form

Electronic Course Drop Form

Use this form to drop classes electronically until the withdrawal/drop (W/DR) deadline. To drop a class after the W/DR deadline, or to drop a class by mail, fax, or in person, use the Course Change Form, below.

Note: The Electronic Course Drop Form can be used only for courses registered through Continuing & Professional Education. If you’re a university student and want to drop a university class, please contact the Undergraduate or Graduate Registrar’s office.

Course Change Form (Add/Drop)

Use this form to:

• Add an additional class after you’ve already registered for one or more Continuing & Professional Education classes for the same term.
• Drop a class by mail, by fax or in person.
• Drop a class after the W/DR deadline.

If you’re adding a class after the add/drop deadline: Submit a Late Add Petition (undergraduate students) or Late Add/Drop form (graduate students) along with this form.

If you’re dropping a class: Note that a signature is required and that refunds are determined by the date the registration office receives the drop form. After the semester midpoint (W deadline for undergraduates, DR deadline for graduate students), classes cannot be dropped without late-drop permission from your academic dean or graduate program director.

Note: The Course Change Form can only be used for courses registered through Continuing & Professional Education. If you’re a university student and want to drop a university class, please contact the Undergraduate or Graduate Registrar’s Office.

Credit Overload Petition

Use this form to request permission to take more Continuing & Professional Education credits than the maximum allowed. Continuing & Professional Education limits credit course loads to 3 classes, totaling not more than 11 credits per fall or spring semester and 4 credits per winter session. In summer, undergraduate students are limited to 14 credits, 7 per session while graduate students can take no more than 9 credits over the entire summer.

Undergraduate students who wish to study full time (12 credits or more per semester) on a regular basis should apply for admission to a degree-granting program.

Graduate Students: You must request permission from your Graduate Program Director.

Nondegree students: You must request permission from a Continuing & Professional Education academic adviser.

Continuing & Professional Education degree program students: You must request permission from your academic dean or program director.

University undergraduates (Day Division): You must request permission from your academic dean.

Independent Study Registration Form

Intent to Graduate Form

Undergraduate Continuing & Professional Education degree students: Submit this form prior to graduation along with the graduation fee.

Late Add Petition

Use this form to add a course after the add/drop deadline. You must also submit a Course Change form (see above).

• Complete the first three sections of the form.
• Have your instructor complete Section 4 of the form.
• Return the form for approval to: the Continuing & Professional Education Advising Office (for Continuing & Professional Education students) or your academic dean (for UMass Amherst undergraduates)
• Submit your registration and payment.

Graduate students: Use the Graduate Late Add/Drop form.

Graduate Late Add/Drop

Use this form to add or drop a course after the add/drop deadline. You must also submit a Course Change form (see above).

Prior Approval for Transfer Course Work for Students in Continuing & Professional Education Degree Programs

Use this form to transfer credit(s) from another institution to UMass Amherst in order to meet degree requirements. This form is not to be used by seniors who wish to complete any part of their senior year in absentia. For additional instructions, see page 2 of the form.

Transcript Request Form

Use this form to request a transcript of classes you’ve taken through Continuing and Professional Education.

If you’re applying to UMass Amherst: Note that the university’s Undergraduate Admissions and Transfer offices accept unofficial transcripts; however, the university’s Graduate Admissions Office requires official transcripts issued by Continuing & Professional Education.

Undergraduate Reactivation Form

Use this form if you’re a student in a Continuing & Professional Education degree program but have not been enrolled in classes in the last two semesters (not including summer and winter). The form must be signed by your program director or departmental representative.

University Undergraduate Level Instructor Permission Form

Use this form if you’re a Continuing & Professional Education student who wishes to enroll in a university class.
Beginning on the first day of classes:

• Obtain all necessary signatures.
• Bring this form to the Continuing & Professional Education Records and Registration Office and complete a registration form.

Full payment is due at registration. Registration must be completed by the add/drop deadline.

Undergraduate Withdrawal Request Form

Use this form to withdraw from a course after the withdrawal deadline (the semester midpoint; for exact dates, see www.umassulearn.net or the Continuing & Professional Education catalog). Withdrawals are granted for extenuating circumstances only. Supporting documentation is required.

Instructor Verification for Withdrawal

Submit this form with your Withdrawal Request Form. An e-mail from the instructor is acceptable.

Medical Verification Form

Submit this form with your Withdrawal Request Form. Note: Do not use this form for mental health verification. Instead, please contact the Continuing & Professional Education Advising department at 413-545-3430.