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The School of Graduate Studies is the unit of Case Western Reserve University
through which graduate programs in the humanities and social sciences, biological and physical sciences,
engineering, and selected disciplines related to professional fields are offered.

overview

Students who possess an undergraduate degree and would like to enroll in classes for personal enrichment or to satisfy prerequisite graduate course requirements for future admission may enroll as a non-degree student through the School of Graduate Studies. The Associate Dean is the advisor for all non-degree students and approves all registrations, drop/adds and withdrawals.

All non-degree applicants must submit a final transcript with the baccalaureate degree posted or a copy of the official diploma. Photocopies of transcripts and diplomas are acceptable. Case graduates do not need to submit degree verification.

For courses that have Permission Required listed in the course catalog or the searchable schedule of classes, permission must be completed online through the instructor or department. Permissions must be done before registering on-line. All permissions are to be requested through the Student Information System.

CALENDAR

Download the Spring 2010 Calendar (word.doc)

Non-Degree Students

A student who wishes to register as a non-degree student should request the appropriate application form from the School of Graduate Studies and submit evidence that a bachelor’s degree has been earned.

• Students may enroll in undergraduate and graduate level courses. Continuation in non-degree status is at the discretion of the Dean of Graduate Studies.
  
  
• Applicants who are interested in transferring course work into graduate degree programs are encouraged to seek early advice from the departments to which they intend to apply to insure that courses taken as non-degree students will satisfy departmental requirements.
  
  
• Non-degree students cannot assume that they will be admitted to any graduate degree program, or that all course work taken will transfer into the program.
  
  
• Only 400 level and higher course work will be considered for graduate transfer. The term of the earliest approved, transferred course will establish the date of entrance into the degree program.
  
  
• Courses transferred from non-degree status must have been taken within five years of the first term of matriculation as a degree seeking student and passed with a grade of B or better.
  
  
• Students considering transfer into a degree program will need to meet a minimum matriculation requirement of two semesters and six semester hours of course work.
  
  
• Non-degree students are not permitted to enroll in more than 21 hours of coursework in one program. In order to continue taking courses in that program, the student must be accepted into the graduate degree program.

Steps for registration:

FIRST TIME NON-DEGREE REGISTRANTS:

1. Complete the Non-degree Application download the application form
2. Turn in the following to Graduate Studies, Nord Hall 6th floor:
   
   
   • Non-degree Application
     
   • Transcripts or diploma
     
     
3. Graduate Studies will process your application. You will receive an email with further instructions on how to activate your CWRU network ID (if applicable) and to register using the Student Information System (SIS) http://www.case.edu/erp/sis

NON FIRST TIME REGISTRANTS:

1. Email a request to non-degree advisor (Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, Denise Douglas: denise.douglas@case.edu to release the advising hold on your registration, this will allow you to register.
   
   
2. Once the hold has been released, log into the Student Information System (SIS),
   http://www.case.edu/erp/sis to register.

ALL REGISTRANTS:

1. REGISTER for your selected courses in SIS (go to Enrolling in Classes for detailed instructions). Overrides and Permissions: http://www.case.edu/projects/erp/learning/sisguides.html

• Prerequisites: It is the student’s responsibility to meet any prerequisites for courses
  
  
• From the Student Center, you can view your academic info, as well as view the Searchable Schedule of Classes to access semester schedules. The Searchable Schedule can also be viewed from the webpage: http://www.case.edu/provost/registrar/soc.html.

Case employeeS

If you are a Case employee, you need to complete the Certification for Tuition Waiver and submit a copy of the signed class schedule to Human Resources. Certification for Tuition Waiver forms are available on the 2nd floor of Crawford Hall or the following site: http://www.cwru.edu/finadmin/humres/benefits/twinfo.html.

Please pay particular attention to the Drop/Add deadline to avoid potential financial penalties. Please note that as a Case employee, it is your responsibility to inquire about your eligibility status for the Tuition Waiver. If financial penalties are incurred due to ineligibility of the waiver, it is the responsibility of the Case employee to pay such penalties.

DROP/ADD

Courses which are dropped on or before the last day of registration will be deleted from the student’s academic record. Courses dropped after this date will be retained on the student’s academic record with a grade of “W”.

WITHDRAWAL FROM THE UNIVERSITY

Students who wish to withdraw from all courses during the semester (including one course) must contact the School of Graduate Studies to initiate a complete withdrawal for the semester. Complete withdrawal will result in a "WD" grade on the academic record. Tuition charges for the semester will be a percentage of the tuition cost depending on the date of withdrawal. Non-attendance does not constitute official notification of a student's withdrawal. No one will be allowed complete withdrawal after the last day of classes.

Tuition and Fees

Visit the Bursar's office at http://www.case.edu/finadmin/controller/bursar.htm for tution and fees.

REFUNDS AND TUITION CHARGES:

For information on the refund policy for a complete withdrawal from courses scheduled in other sessions, please consult the Billing Schedule on the Bursar’s Office webpage at:
http://www.case.edu/finadmin/controller/bursar.html

FORMS

Relevant forms can be found at the Registrars page: http://www.cwru.edu/provost/registrar/forms.html

CASE ID & EMAIL ACTIVATION

Once your are enrolled visit https://its-services.case.edu/my-case-identity/activate/ to activate your Case Network ID Registration.

Visit the Student Services listings for other student services available on campus.

Class schedule

To search the schedule of classes go to http://www.case.edu/erp/sis and sign in using your Case network ID and password.