1.7 Registration

1.7.1 Registration/Enrollment

Students register and enroll in classes via the student Workday account. You should meet with your assigned program advisor/major professor in Week 6 or 7 of the semester to discuss course selection for the following semester. Registration begins in Week 9 (see your Workday student account for your assigned registration appointment when you may begin to register; these are assigned by Workday automatically). A late registration fee is assessed for registration initiated on or after the first day of classes for fall and spring terms (not applicable to summer term). You must cancel your registration before the first day of classes in order to avoid tuition and fees assessment. If you decide not to attend classes on the first day of class or later, you must withdraw from the semester. See the Registrar’s Office registration information for more information.

Most schedule changes are made through the first five days of classes using the AccessPlus registration system.  After that, schedule changes and approvals are subject to policies for each time period of the semester.

ISU Tuition and Fees information can be found at https://www.registrar.iastate.edu/fees/.

1.7.2 Registration for arranged courses

To register for arranged courses in Workday requires the processing of a Request Course Section Prerequisite Override since these all require instructor permission (i.e, the prerequisite).

Research Credits (ENGL 5990 or ENGL 6990)

Registration for ENGL 5990 or 6990 may be completed only after the Academic Plan Committee which includes your major professor who has a specific section number is fully approved by the Graduate College.

Independent Study (ENGL 5900)

The appropriate section number of the instructor for the ENGL 5900: Special Topics (Independent Study) must be used in Workday once the Request for ENGL 5900 form is submitted and approved by the DOGE.

1.7.3 Advising/registration holds

Department holds are called “Advising Holds” and are placed on your student class registration for a specific semester by the Graduate Program Administrative Assistant in consultation with the Director of Graduate Education (not by your assigned program advisor/major professor) and will stop you from initiating registration, adding a course, or dropping a course. These are often the result of overdue program documentation because you have not submitted required program documents or the Academic Plan Committee and Academic Plan by the deadline. Other types of holds may be placed on your registration by the Graduate College, Accounts Receivable, the Student Health Center, or other University units.

1.7.4 Graduate assistant special registration requirements

GA credit hour load requirement

All English Department graduate majors employed by the English Department as graduate assistants must carry at least 6 credits of coursework per semester (excluding summer), 3 credits of which must be in English Department course offerings. For additional information, please see Section 1.8.3 Graduate Assistantships.

GA credit hour load limit

Graduate assistants normally take no more than 9 credits, though the official Graduate College limit imposed is 12 credits per semester. Taking an overload of credits is not advised. If you want to take more credits in any given semester (except summer), you must get approval from your assistantship supervisor, your assigned program advisor/major professor, and the Director of Graduate Education. For additional information, please see Section 1.8.4.

1.7.5 Special Registration Courses

Required Registration: Final Exam Only (GRST 6810B)

All graduate students must register during the term of the Final Oral Examination for a minimum of one credit. This can be coursework (POSC Form related or not after final coursework is complete), research/creative component credits, or Required Registration: Final Exam Only (GRST 6810B). Students registered for GRST 6810B are assessed tuition for one credit plus fees.

Required Registration: Graduate Assistant Enrollment (GRST 6810C)

Any graduate student on a graduate assistantship appointment must be registered during the term in which they are employed and this includes summer term. During the summer term, English Department students may register for GRST 6810C Required Registration: Graduate Assistant Enrollment. Students are assessed tuition for one credit plus fees, and tuition scholarships are applied equal to the cost of one credit.

Required Registration: Doctoral Continuous Registration (GRST 6810A)

Doctoral students who have completed coursework and passed (full or conditional) the preliminary oral examination are required to register each fall and spring term, regardless of whether university facilities, equipment, or staff time are used in person or in absentia. Students register for research credits (6990) usually, or they may register for Doctoral Continuous Registration (GRST 6810A) and are assessed tuition for one credit plus fees. Doctoral students who have passed the preliminary oral examination who fail to register will be registered retroactively at the time of graduation and charged the appropriate tuition plus fees for all semesters in which they did not register.

Doctoral Post Prelim Continuous Registration (GRST 6800)

Doctoral student who have completed courses and passed (full or conditional) the preliminary oral examination can petition for and be approved to register for GRST 6800 Doctoral Post Prelim Continuous Registration if a temporary lapse in a student’s academic program is required due to military service, medical leave, maternity leave, or personal/family leave. This allows for the assessment of a special minimum fee only. The Graduate College must be petitioned each term before registration will be allowed. See the Graduate College Handbook for more information.