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Non-degree enrollment summary & changes

You will receive an email reminder to review your shortly before the start of the term. Check carefully each class number, grade basis, credits, section, and time for any changes (e.g., room change, course canceled by the University). If you discover an error that you cannot correct yourself on , please contact One Stop Student Services for assistance.

Departmental course cancellations: If you registered for a course that is canceled by the department, contact the department immediately to see if alternative arrangements have been made. If not, you are responsible for canceling the class to remove it from your record, if the department has not already removed it.

Class attendance: If you are unable to attend the first day of class, you must have prior approval from the instructor. Otherwise, your place may be assigned to another student on the waiting list. For full details, read the First day of class attendance policy.

Changing classes, grade basis, or credits

You may choose to cancel or add a class(es) and change your grade basis (A-F, S/N), or variable credits. However, any changes that you make to your registration may be subject to additional fees, academic approvals, and deadline restrictions. Before you make changes, read the information at the links below.

Always confirm that your changes at the Quick Link at onestop.umn.edu.

Registration changes

Academic consequences, how to cancel a class, student account billing, fees & payments

Cancellation & refunds

When to officially cancel a course, one-time late withdrawal, refund periods & deadlines, approvals required and refund deadlines to meet

Undergraduate non-degree students

If you are a non-degree student in the College of Continuing Education (CCE) and need college scholastic committee approval to add or drop a course after the deadline, contact CCE at 612-624-4000 or cceinfo@umn.edu.

If you are enrolled in a graduate, professional, or certificate program and want to enroll in an undergraduate course, please read the information in the third bullet in the Graduate-level non-degree students below.

Graduate-level non-degree students

Please remember that all of your credits, including undergraduate level, are billed at graduate-level tuition rates.

  • You may use Web registration through the 8th week of the semester to cancel class(s), change your credit load, or your grade basis for a class (A-F, S/N). After that time period, use the Registration Request for Graduate Credit form.
  • To add a graduate-level class, you must complete and submit a Registration Request for Graduate Credit signed by the appropriate department representative. Submit the completed form to One Stop Student Services for processing.
  • To add an undergraduate-level class as a graduate student, go online to use Email registration or you can complete, print, and submit a downloadable PDF version of the Registration and Cancel/Add form by mail, fax, or walk-in service. Printed forms are also available for pickup at a One Stop Student Services Center.