Please be aware that iSiS will be unavailable from 4 PM Saturday December 8th through 12 noon Sunday December 9th for scheduled system maintenance.

Attached please find the Freshmen October 2012 Newsletter from the Office of Orientation and Admissions Events. It contains great tips on the advising and registration process.

October FYR Newsletter.pdf

Attention Graduate Students:

Students completing degree requirements for a Graduate Certificate or Graduate Degree in December 2012 must submit a signed copy of the degree clearance form to the Registrar in Dugan room 101 by December 3, 2012, along with all supporting documents.

Please note that it may take a few weeks for you to meet with your advisor and obtain all signatures. Please do not wait until the last minute to request forms!

Students completing a graduate degree may download a degree clearance form for a Master/Ed.S/Doctorate* degree at: http://www.uml.edu/docs/clearance_form_tcm18-3565.pdf

Students completing a Graduate Certificate may download the Graduate Certificate Clearance Form at web site: http://www.uml.edu/docs/cert_clearance_tcm18-3563.pdf

Or you may request or pick up a copy of each form from the Registrar’s Office in Dugan room 101.

Once you have filled out the appropriate form and obtained the signature of either your Graduate degree Advisor or certificate Coordinator, please return the appropriate form to the Registrar’s Office in Dugan Hall room 101 by December 3, 2012.

*NOTE – Students completing a Thesis/Dissertation as part of their graduate degree must also submit their Thesis/Dissertation to the Lydon Library no later than December 20, 2012 for publication and binding. A copy of the signature page of the Thesis/Dissertation must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office in Dugan 101.

Thank you for your attention in this matter.

Sincerely,

Patricia A. Duff

Registrar

From the UML Registrar

What a Permission Number will do:

Allow a student to register or add into a course without the pre-requisite course listed on their iSiS transcript.

Allow an Undergraduate student to register for a Graduate course.

Allow a student to register for a closed Undergraduate course with enrollment limit below 15 or above 19.

Allow a student to register for a closed Continuing Education(evening or online) course.

Allow a Graduate student to register for a closed graduate level course (courses at the 500 or above level).

How to Obtain a Permission Number:

Undergraduate students in the College of Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences, the College of Engineering and the College of Sciences must see the department chairperson to obtain a permission number. Undergraduate students in the Manning School of Business and School of Health and Environment must go to the Office of the Dean of the College to obtain a permission number.

Graduate students taking graduate on campus, online or Continuing Studies courses may obtain a permission number from the instructor or department chairperson of the course. Please note graduate Business students should obtain permission numbers from Kathleen_Rourke@uml.edu and students taking the Graduate Autism courses and need a permission number must contact Dr. Richard_Siegel@uml.edu to obtain one.

Students taking Online or Continuing Studies courses may obtain a permission number from the instructor or department chairperson of the course.

What a Permission Number will not do:

A permission number will not allow a student to register or add into an undergraduate daytime course that is filled (closed) which has an enrollment limit between 15 ‘ 19. An academic petition, found at: http://www.uml.edu/registrar/docs/academicpetition.pdf with the signature of the instructor and the College Dean and presented to the Registrar’s Office during the add/drop period will allow a student into a closed undergraduate course with an enrollment limit between 15-19.

A permission number will not allow a student to register or add into a course if the student

has a service indicator (hold) flag. Probationary holds will not prevent students from registering.

A permission number will not allow a student to register or add into a course beyond

the academic calendar dates.

A permission number will not allow a student to register or add into a course if the student

is not enrolled in the co-requisite course.

A permission number will not allow someone to register if they are not an active student

at the University of Massachusetts Lowell.

If a student is not on the class roster as enrolled they are not registered and will not receive credit or grades for the course.