Registration Information

Electronic Notification and Enrollment

We rely only on electronic means to provide registration information to new and to continuing graduate students.

If you choose not to use your UConn e-mail address to receive e-mail, please be certain to forward your UConn e-mail to an address that you will be checking regularly. This can be done by going to http://forward.uconn.edu and providing the requested information.

Registration is through the PeopleSoft Student Administration System.

Change of Passwords or Forgotten Password

If you have forgotten your password, the Student Administration System can reset it for you automatically. Simply click the "Forgot Your Password?" link on the PeopleSoft login page. Enter your seven-digit login ID and the system will reset your password and send it to you at your official university e-mail address. If you have any difficulty with this process, contact either the UITS Help Desk at 486-HELP (4357) or the Graduate School at 486-3615.

Times for Enrollment

Unlike the undergraduates, who have assigned times during which they can register, graduate students have open enrollment for the entire registration period, which ends on the tenth day of the semester. Not all regional campus classes will be available right away, so many of the regional campus programs may begin their registration at a different time. If you are based on a regional campus please contact your program office for updated registration times.

Consequences of Failure to Register

Unfortunately, if you do not register prior to the end of business on the tenth day of the semester, you will be discontinued by the system. To be reinstated, you will have to pay a $65 reinstatement fee and possibly late payment charges of up to $60. If you have a graduate assistantship, that will also be suspended until you register. Any loans or other need-based aid you have been awarded will also be put in jeopardy. Please realize that we would much rather have you register on time than to take your money in this way. Our measure of success is related solely to how little money we must collect from these fees.

Financial Aid Connection

If you receive any form of financial aid (including a graduate assistantship or need-based aid from the Student Financial Aid Office), please register for as many of your classes as possible as early as possible. While the Bursar’s Office does not mail fee bills to individual students, early registration allows the relevant offices time to make certain that your paperwork is in order. In particular, graduate assistants MUST be registered for at least 6 credits or they will be billed for their tuition. Those receiving financial aid other than a graduate assistantship must be registered for at least 9 credits to be considered full-time and at least 5 credits to be considered half time. If the Financial Aid Office finds that you are not registered for the appropriate course load, they will not be able to process your aid disbursement.

Auditing a Course

Auditing a class at the graduate level requires permission from both your instructor and your advisor. Moreover, the audited class cannot be placed on your plan of study and cannot be from a course that will be appearing on your plan of study. The Registration section of the Graduate Catalog contains detailed information on this topic. Please note that the deadline for converting a class to audit status is the end of business on the tenth day of the term, i.e., it coincides with the add/drop deadline. After this time a class cannot be converted to a grade of AU.

As always, if you have problems or questions, please call the Graduate School Front Desk at 486-3615 (8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday) or e-mail us at gradschool@uconn.edu.