Graduate & Special Programs Registration

Please refer to the Registrar’s page for course registration.

Changes in Course Registration

During the first 10 class days (September in the first semester and February in the second semester) a student may drop or enter a course with the approval of the program director.

From the eleventh through the fifteenth days of class, a student may enter a course with the permission of the instructor, the program director and the director of graduate and special programs. Late Add Form is found on the Registrar’s website.

A student may drop a course from the tenth day of classes to the end of the fifth week of the semester, only:

With instructor approval AND Drop Form with the approval of the program director and the director of graduate and special programs.

Please refer to the forms page on the Registrar’s website for forms.

Undergraduate-level Courses

Graduate students may take advanced undergraduate courses, subject to availability and according to their program requirements. No 100-level course will count toward degree requirements. A 200-level course may be considered under special circumstances; however, no more than two 200-level courses per academic year will be approved to count toward master’s degree completion. In rare cases, exceptions may be made with department and Director of Graduate and Special Programs approval.

Five College Classes

Graduate and special programs students may take a maximum of twelve credits for degree credit at any of the Five Colleges. A student may not take more than one-half of his/her total credits outside of Smith in a given semester. A petition for exception to this rule may be granted only with the approval of the Smith College director of the student’s graduate program and the Director of Graduate and Special Programs.

Registration Holds & Late Fees

See the Registrar’s website for more information on faculty advising and registration holds.

If a student’s health records are incomplete, Health Services will place a hold on the student’s registration.

During the academic year, students who are not registered by the end of the first ten days of classes will be charged a late fee.

Summer M.A.T. students must have their health records complete and on file in the Health Services office before they will be able to register for classes or student teaching. Summer courses require field experiences. If students are unable to fulfill the course requirements during the summer, they will be required to take this course the following summer. M.A.T. students who are not registered by the end of the first five days of the five-week summer program will be charged a late fee.

All newly admitted students must submit proof of undergraduate degree completion. A registration hold will be placed for each student who does not submit a final transcript by the deadline date (usually the second or third week of June). The hold will remain until the transcript is received, and the late fee policy will apply.

Late fees of $35 will be charged to accounts after deadlines have passed.