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Important Dates & Notes Every grad student must be enrolled every fall and spring, except Summer only MST students, who must be enrolled every summer. Be sure to check our online calendar for all deadlines for registration each semester.
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Registration Information General Registration Please check with the Registrar's Office for the most current registration dates, deadlines and course registration information. For overall registration policy please refer to the information provided below. Registration information and the Time and Room Schedule is available on the Web at the Registrar's Office. The Time & Room Search Tool allows quick course searches to meet scheduling and program needs. Should you need to late add/drop a course, or file a petition you can download those forms from our forms page. Graduate Registration Information can be found at the Registrar's Office Website. All registration is done online through each student's MyUNH Account. If you need help on how to use your MyUNH Account you can review our instructions or contact the UNH Help Desk directly at (603) 862-4242. Should you have problems with the actual registration process please contact the Registrar's Office directly at (603) 862-1500. Continuous Registration Policy Policy - Unless a leave of absence is granted, graduate students are required to maintain continuous enrollment each semester of the academic year until their degree is formally awarded by registering for course credits, research or continuing enrollment. Master's students must enroll for course credits, thesis credits, Master's Continuing Research (GRAD 900), or Continuing Enrollment (GRAD 800). CAGS students must enroll for course credits or Continuing Enrollment (GRAD 800). Pre-candidacy Doctoral students must enroll for course credits, Doctoral Research (999), or Continuing Enrollment (GRAD 800). Doctoral candidates All doctoral candidates must register for Doctoral Research (999) each semester after advancement to candidacy until their degree is conferred, even if the minimum requirement (two semesters) has been met. MST Students: Students enrolled in summer-only programs—currently, Math M.S.T., English M.S.T., and College Teaching M.S.T.—are required to enroll in course credit or GRAD 800 each summer until their degree is formally awarded. Continuing Enrollment (GRAD 800) - All continuing graduate students who are not enrolled for course credits, thesis credits, Doctoral Research (999) or Master's Continuing Research (GRAD 900), and are not in residence, are required to register for GRAD 800 each semester of the academic year (or each summer for students in Math MST and English MST programs). Students registered for GRAD 800 are considered part-time, 0 credits. Master's Continuing Research (GRAD 900) - Master's students who have completed all course requirements, registered for the maximum number of thesis or project credits, and are in residence completing their master's program must register for Master's Continuing Research. Students registered for GRAD 900 are considered full-time, 0 credits. Degree Status Discontinued - Students who do not formally withdraw and do not register and pay for course credits, research or continuing enrollment by the appropriate registration deadline, or do not return from an approved leave of absence, will have their degree status discontinued. Students are notified by the Graduate School when this administrative action is taken and are required to apply for readmission or reinstatement if they subsequently desire to resume their academic program. Full-Time Students Graduate students registered for 9 or more credits, Master’s Continuing Research, or Doctoral Research are classified as full-time students. Students holding assistantship appointments are also considered full time and must register for a minimum of 6 credits, Master’s Continuing Research, or Doctoral Research each semester. Three-Quarter-Time Students Graduate students not on an assistantship and registered for 7 or 8 credits are classified as three-quarter-time students. Half-Time Students Graduate students not on an assistantship and registered for 5 or 6 credits are classified as half-time students. The maximum graduate load allowed is 16 credits (12 credits for a student on a full assistantship). Only under unusual circumstances will a student be allowed to exceed these limits, and then only with the recommendation of the student's adviser and graduate program coordinator and the approval of the Dean of the Graduate School. Dropping and Adding Courses Graduate students may add or drop courses in accordance with the procedures and deadlines published by the Registrar’s Office at www.unh.edu/registrar. Auditing Courses A graduate student may, with the approval of his or her adviser and the faculty member concerned, audit courses. The deadline for requesting an audit is listed on the Registrar’s calendar. Subsequent requests for change to audit require a petition form and must be approved by the course faculty member, the student’s adviser, graduate program coordinator, and the dean of the Graduate School. Change of Name or Address It is the responsibility of the student to complete a change of name or address form whenever a change is made. Forms are available in the Registrar's Office and the Graduate School. You can also update your address online through Blackboard/Webcat using your MyUNH account. Summer Session Registration Although many graduate-level courses are offered during the summer session, the University does not guarantee that any particular course will be offered. The availability of individual faculty members to supervise research or to participate in qualifying examinations and final examinations or defenses during the summer session varies from year to year. Course information and registration materials may be obtained at www.learn.unh.edu/ Maximum Load During the Summer The maximum graduate load allowed is 12 credits for the entire summer session. A student will be allowed to exceed this limit only by petition with the recommendation of the student’s adviser, graduate program coordinator, and the approval of the Dean of the Graduate School. Student Load for Veterans Benefits Graduate students eligible for V.A. benefits during the summer receive benefits according to the following schedule of average credit registrations: 1/2 credit/week or more = full time; 3/8 credit/week or more = 3/4 time; 1/4 credit/week or more = 1/2 time; less than 1/4 credit/week = tuition and fees only. Students who, because of unforeseen circumstances, are unable to pursue their graduate program may request a leave of absence for a maximum of one calendar year. Such circumstances may include medical reasons, military obligation, family emergencies, or hardship. The procedure for an approved leave of absence requires that students submit a request, available at the Graduate School, along with appropriate documentation, prior to the term for which the leave is requested. The dean of the Graduate School, upon recommendation of the student’s adviser and graduate program coordinator, will review the request. If the request for a leave is granted, the time limit for completion of the student’s program will be extended appropriately. Students on an approved leave of absence are exempt from paying the continuing enrollment fee. Graduate students who do not return from a leave of absence will have their degree status discontinued. A student may withdraw from the Graduate School during any semester by obtaining a withdrawal form from the Graduate School. This form should be signed by the student’s adviser and the dean of the Graduate School. Students who formally withdraw are required to apply for readmission if they subsequently desire to resume their academic program. Degree Status Discontinued Students who do not formally withdraw and do not register and pay for course credits, research, or continuing enrollment by the appropriate registration deadline, or do not return from an approved leave of absence, will have their degree status discontinued. Students are notified by the Graduate School when this administrative action is taken and are required to apply for readmission or reinstatement if they subsequently desire to resume their academic program. Administrative Withdrawal for Reasons of Health The vice president for Student and Academic Services (VPSAS) or designee; or dean of the Graduate School, or designee; in consultation with Health Services, and/or Counseling Center, Access Office, and ADA Compliance Officer; may temporarily suspend a student without prejudice for reason of seriously impaired mental/physical health, if such conditions pose a significant risk of substantial harm to the health and safety of him or her self, or other members of the University community. Such action may not be used routinely as a means of excluding qualified students with disabilities. The vice president or dean or designee shall provide the student with a written statement of reasons for the temporary suspension. The student may request a hearing with the vice president or dean or designee to dispute the reasons. The student may be accompanied at the hearing by a member of the University community. The vice president or dean or designee may require receipt of a medical release from a licensed attending medical authority, and consult with the appropriate University official(s) before lifting the suspension. If the student fails to request such a hearing within 10 days of beginning the temporary suspension, or if the temporary suspension is upheld at the hearing, the temporary suspension shall be changed to an administrative withdrawal. Students who withdraw for medical reasons, whether voluntarily or by administrative action, must apply for readmission through the Graduate School. Readmission shall be contingent upon receipt by the appropriate director(s) or their agents, of a medical release from a licensed attending medical authority, and a personal interview with either the VPSAS or his/her designee, or dean of the Graduate School or his/her designee. A final recommendation regarding readmission will be made based on the information received. For graduate students, the dean of the Graduate School will make the final decision. Students who withdraw, who have their degree status discontinued, or whose time limit has expired and subsequently desire to resume their academic program are required to apply for readmission. Readmission forms are available at the Graduate School or online at our Web site. Students who are applying for readmission are required to pay an application fee plus, if readmitted, any accumulated continuing enrollment fees for the period during which they have been inactive. Students are not guaranteed readmission and may be evaluated in competition with current applicants to the program. Students who have their degree status discontinued for failure to register and pay for course credits, research, or continuing enrollment may petition the Graduate School to be reinstated for the term in which the action to discontinue their status was taken. Such a petition requires a reinstatement fee, plus payment of current semester charges and late fees. Students who wish to pursue a degree program other than the one for which admission was originally granted must complete the appropriate application for a change in degree. This includes students enrolled in UNH master’s programs who intend to pursue the Ph.D. in the same department in which they were admitted for the master’s degree. These forms are available from the Graduate School or at www.gradschool.unh.edu/. The dean of the Graduate School will notify the student of the decision after consulting with the appropriate departments. Policy Tuition and fees are due in full by the first day of classes for the respective term. Student accounts which are not fully paid by approximately November 1 for fall and April 1 for spring will be subject to late fees. Practice Graduate student billing statements sent in mid-October and mid-March will include a late fee warning and a due date (late October and late March respectively). Business Services will review accounts after the due dates have passed. On approximately November 1 and April 1 (depending on how the dates fall each year), a $100 late fee will be charged to accounts which have not been paid by the due date. Late fees will not apply to charges which have not yet been billed or those which are not yet due. Business Services will ascertain that all graduate waivers which have been entered in Banner will be applied to student accounts before late fees are charged. Students paying accounts through non-University financial aid are expected to complete applicable requirements (loan applications, entrance counseling, etc.) so that the aid is received by the University before late fees are charged. Students wishing to appeal a late fee may submit a late fee petition
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