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Late Registration Petition Form
To request registration changes after the change of registration period, students must complete all sections of this form, obtain
the necessary approvals, and email it to gradservices@northwestern.edu. Incomplete forms or forms missing approvals will not
be processed. Students must clear all registration holds before submitting the form.
*Note: Students dropping a course and not adding a course or editing an existing registration do not need to fill out this form.
Students may drop courses via CAESAR until the drop deadline published on the University Academic Calendar.
II. STUDENT INFORMATION
Last Name: ___________________________________ First Name: ___________________________________________
Student ID No. (7 digits): ________________________ NU Email Address:______________________________________
______________________________________________
Program of Study: _____________________________________________________________________ NetID: _________________
III. GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Explain in detail the reason(s) you are requesting to add, swap, or edit enrollment AFTER the University’s published
deadline:
2. Select the registration transaction(s) you are requesting and fill out the corresponding section(s) on page two of this
form. You may select one or more of the following options:
Adding a class(es) only (complete SECTION A)
Dropping and adding a class(es), referred to as “swapping” (complete SECTION B)
Editing existing enrollments, including change a discussion section, change the grading basis or change the variable
units for a class in which you are enrolled (complete SECTION C)
I. DISCLAIMER
Change of registration is permitted through the “last day to add a class or change a section” deadline listed on the
University academic calendar, typically five business days after the start of the quarter. Students are not permitted to add
classes or change sections after the deadline except in the case of unusual and extraordinary circumstances. The Graduate
School (TGS) considers late changes only with the requisite approvals and when the student’s situation sufficiently warrants
an exception. Submission of this form does not guarantee approval by TGS.
The financial implications of adding and dropping courses after the open enrollment period should be discussed with
Student Finance prior to the submission of a request. Under no circumstances will registration changes be allowed after the
last day of the quarter. If this form is approved, students must review their adjusted enrollment and student account prior
to the last day of classes published on the University academic calendar. Any enrollment discrepancies found after the last
day of classes will remain on the student’s record permanently.
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Complete only the section(s) that corresponds with your registration request:
A. ADDING ONLY
Complete this section if you wish to add one or more courses only. The first row appears as an example. If you are adding
AND dropping, complete Section B instead.
Class No.
Subject
Catalog No.
Section
Grading
Basis
No. of
Units
21309
TGS
495-0
21
P/N
2
If you have not been attending the course(s), explain why and how you intend to make up missed work:
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Note: if you are adding a fifth class for a unit overload, you must have separate permission from your adviser and Director of
Graduate Studies and submit a course overload petition with this form. Additional tuition is assessed for master’s students
adding a fifth unit.
B. SWAPPING (DROPPING AND ADDING)
Complete this section if you wish to drop AND add one or more courses. The first rows appear as examples.
Class No.
Subject
Catalog No.
Section
Grading Basis
No. of Units
COURSE(S)
TO DROP
21309
TGS
495-0
21
P/N
2
COURSE(S)
TO ADD
27065
TGS
460-0
20
ABC
3
Have you been attending the course(s) you wish to add since the start of the quarter? YES NO
If you checked no, explain why, and how you intend to make up missed classes/work:
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
C. EDITING EXISTING ENROLLMENT
Please complete this section if you wish to change the grading basis, discussion section, or number of units for one or more
of your courses.
Class No.
Subject
Catalog No.
Section
Describe the change you are requesting
21309
TGS
495-0
21
Change grading from ABC to P/N; units from 1 to 3
Note: TGS policy states that students must follow individual program requirements regarding graded coursework. Courses
may be taken Pass/No Pass (P/N) only when this grading basis is available for selection in CAESAR. No individual exceptions
will be allowed.
Yes
3
Please email the completed form, including required approvals, to gradservices@northwestern.edu and
allow 2-3 business days for a response.
IV. APPROVALS
Required only for courses being ADDED late:
Instructor 1 Name: ___________________________________________________________________________________
Instructor 1 Signature: __________________________________________________ Date: _______________________
Instructor 2 Name: ___________________________________________________________________________________
Instructor 2 Signature: __________________________________________________ Date: _______________________
Instructor 3 Name: ___________________________________________________________________________________
Instructor 3 Signature: __________________________________________________ Date: _______________________
Instructor 4 Name: ___________________________________________________________________________________
Instructor 4 Signature: __________________________________________________ Date: _______________________
Required for ALL changes:
Faculty Adviser Name: ________________________________________________________________________________
Faculty Adviser Signature: ________________________________________________ Date: ______________________
Required for ALL changes:
Director of Graduate Studies Name: _____________________________________________________________________
Director of Graduate Studies Signature: ______________________________________ Date: _____________________
V. ACKNOWLEDGMENT
By signing below, I hereby acknowledge that I have read and fully understand the disclaimer section above. Further, I am
authorizing The Graduate School to make the registration changes outlined above and I accept financial responsibility for any
tuition incurred. In addition, I acknowledge that it is my responsibility to review my adjusted enrollment and student account
via CAESAR prior to the last day of classes. If I do not inform The Graduate School Student Services office of any discrepancy
before the last day of classes, I acknowledge that the discrepancy will remain on my student record permanently.
Student Signature: _____________________________________________________ Date: _______________________
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