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Registration Options for Students

Access Students│Add Codes│Credit/No Credit│Independent Study
Non-Matriculated Students│Satisfactory/Not-Satisfactory│Summer Registration
Time Conflicts

 

ACCESS Program
The University of Washington waives tuition for Washington residents sixty years or older who wish to attend classes as auditing students. ACCESS students may attend class with the permission of the instructor, beginning the first class day if space is available. Courses marked with a greater than sign (>) require an entry code to register. Students should contact the offering department to obtain entry codes prior to coming to the Registration Office, room 225 Schmitz Hall. A $5.00 registration fee and a prorated technology fee will be billed if registration in a course(s) is completed. Since students are auditing the course(s), they do not receive credit and are not expected to do any class work, participate in discussions, or take examinations. Students may register in 500 level graduate courses with the approval of the instructor by obtaining an entry code through the department. A transcript is not maintained.

Registering for Classes

  • ACCESS Program students are not able to register using MyUW.
  • Registration is done in person at the Registration Office, room 225 Schmitz Hall, beginning the third day of the quarter.
  • Registration ends at 5:00 p.m., on the fifth day of the quarter. If students are unable to come in-person, they may mail in their registration request. Processing will not begin until Wednesday and classes are not guaranteed.

Students may take up to two courses per quarter. For additional information about this program or to request a registration form, please contact the Registration Office, 543-8580 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., weekdays.

Add Codes
Some courses require Add Codes that are available from Undergrad Advisor until the first day of class and then are given to the professor teaching the course. Courses requiring add codes are designated with the symbol > to the left of the schedule line number (SLN) in the Time Schedule. Directions on where to obtain an entry code are in the comment section of the Time Schedule listing, either as a comment after the course section or following the title of the course. Instructors may issue Add (Entry) Codes to students when a class is full which will allow registrations or overloads above the limit set by the department.

Once you have used an entry code, the computer removes it from the list of viable codes and will not accept it again. If you drop a section that required an entry code to add, then you must obtain another entry code from the department if you wish to re-add the section.

Credit/No Credit (option that only professors can choose for a whole course)
Credit awarded in a course offered on a credit/no-credit basis only or in courses numbered 600, 601, 700, 750, and 800. The minimum performance level required for a CR grade is determined, and the grade is awarded directly, by the instructor. CR is not computed in GPA calculations.

Independent Study
Students can enroll in independent study classes such as 499, 600, 700, or 800, and will first need to obtain a Faculty Number from the NELC department. Only faculty and adjunct faculty can oversee independent study classes. If the student would like to enroll in an independent study with an instructor or visiting faculty the student must obtain a faculty member's written confirmation that they are willing to oversee the independent study. Then the written confirmation and the independent study form must be taken to the NELC office to obtain the faculty add code.

Non-Matriculated Students
There are two types of non-matriculated enrollment for students: graduate and Non-Degree.

For information about Graduate Non-Matriculated students see our admissions page.

Non-Degree Enrollment allows anyone to take courses and earn credit at the University of Washington without applying to the UW or enrolling in a degree program. Many classes found on the UW Time Schedule are available for Non-Degree Enrollment, although priority is given to matriculated students with declared majors in NELC for NELC courses, Arabic language courses are not open to Non-Matriculated students. Students taking courses via Non-Degree Enrollment study with UW professors alongside regular degree students, earn real UW credit, and are eligible for some (though not all) student services. Many people sign up for Non-Degree Enrollment to fulfill graduate school prerequisites in everything from medical school to law school to teacher certification. Others earn credits to apply to an undergraduate degree, try out a field of study, or gain new skills for career advancement. Enrollment as a non-degree student requires prior written approval from the academic department that offers your class and is on a standby basis, which means you are not guaranteed a space in the class.

Satisfactory/Not-Satisfactory (option that students can select at registration) Satisfactory grade for courses taken on a satisfactory/not-satisfactory basis. An S grade is automatically converted from a numerical grade of 2.0 or above for undergraduates. The grade S may not be assigned directly by the instructor, but is a grade conversion by the Office of the Registrar. Courses so graded can only be used as free electives and cannot be used to satisfy a University, college, or department course requirement. S is not computed in GPA calculations. Not-satisfactory grade for courses taken on a satisfactory/not-satisfactory basis. A grade less than 2.0 for undergraduates is converted to NS. NS is not included in GPA calculations. No credit is awarded for courses in which an NS grade is received.

Summer Registration
The University of Washington Summer Quarter is open to people from all walks of life. You can attend Summer Quarter to prepare for graduate school, learn a new language, and acquire new skills to enhance your career, or learn just for the sake of learning. Classes are held during a full nine-week term or one of two four-and-a-half-week terms.

Time Conflicts
Students may not register for two courses that meet at the same time or for courses with overlapping meeting times. If students want to add a course that conflicts with another, they must add the second course, in person, at the Registration Office, 225 Schmitz Hall. Students must obtain verbal approval of both instructors to add a course that conflicts one hour a week or less. Instructor signatures on a Registration Transactions form are required for courses that conflict more than one hour a week.