The Office of the University Registrar is responsible for enabling students to register for courses in a timely and efficient way. All graduate students at Georgetown should pre-register online through MyAccess and may use the following resources to aid their decision-making:
- MyAccess
- How to use MyAccess to Preregister
- Blackboard and Electronic Reserve
- Course Descriptions
- Course Numbering, My Degree, Waitlist Information
- Final Exam Schedule: Spring 2012 coming soon
- Schedule of Classes
- Tuition, Fees, and Refunds
- Student Services and Official Notices
| Registration Timetable for Spring 2012 | ||
| Pre-Registration | November 7-19 | Pre-Registration with MyAccess begins at 12:01AM. Pre-Registration in person begins at 9:00AM. Engage in a conversation with your advisor to plan the semester and to discuss your degree plan. Review your academic and biographic information and review your record for financial, immunization, immigration, or other blocks. Students with a registration block cleared after November 18th may register during Completion. Students enrolled in Thesis Research will be automatically pre-registered for Thesis Research unless intent to graduate or request for leave is initiated. If permission is required for a course, please use the Course Permission Form. |
| November 17 | Deadline for graduate students to submit schedule with MyAccess to your advisor. If your advisor does not use MyAccess to Pre-Register, you will need to submit a Confirmation of Advisement form. | |
| Pre-Registration Results | December 3 | Pre-Registration Results with MyAccess become available. If you are not accepted for the number of classes you requested, please continue to Completion. |
| Pre-Registration Completion | December 8-10 |
Pre-Registration Completion begins with MyAccess. If you have difficulty or don't use MyAccess, come to Pre-Register in-person at the Office of the University Registrar on December 8th or December 9th. Confirmation of Advisement from your advisor is required to initiate registration. The registration system will remain open through the Add/Drop period. |
| New Grad Student Registration | December 8 |
Registration open for all newly admitted graduate students in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Engage in a conversation with you advisor to plan the semester and to discuss your degree plan. If permission is required for a course, please use an Add/Drop form. A late registration fee will be charged by the University Registrar after January 11th. Students may not register after January 20th. See your advisor if you have any concerns. |
| Payment | January 9 |
Deadline for bill pay for all students. Late payment fees will be applied after January 11th by the Office of Student Accounts. |
| Add/drop | January 11 - 20 |
Add/drop with MyAccess begins during your scheduled time. Completed paper forms may be returned to the Office of the University Registrar during business hours. Students who initiate course registration and defer tuition payments after January 11th will be charged an $100 late registration fee. The 100% refund period ends on January 24th. The refund credit will be calculated from the date that the student's Dean is notified in writing. |
- MyAccess services require a NetID and password. See the University Information Services Helpdesk or University Registrar if you do not have this information.
- "Permission required" courses will require you to complete a Course Permission Form. Graduate students must submit this form and an outline of study to their advisor for approval. Registration for tutorials require Dean's approval.
- Students are expected to request the schedule approved by their academic advisor. Deans reserve the right to require changes if, in the Dean's judgment, the student deviates from curricular guidelines. Students must check their email regularly, if there is a scheduling change, the student will be notified.
- Check on the online class schedule to confirm courses, times, and rooms just before the start of classes. Some departments make last time and/or course changes.
- On the first Wednesday of the semester, classes follow a regular Monday schedule.
- Students with disabilities should contact the Office of Learning and Disability Support Services to receive appropriate registration assistance.
- For Georgetown students who intend on registering for a consortium course or consortium students who intend on register for a Georgetown course, please see Consortium Students.
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