Special Registration Requests

Please see the Academic Calendar for important dates relative to registration and fee assessment.

Designate a course as Pass/Fail

1. Register for the course to secure your seat.
2. Download and print the appropriate Special Registration Request Form (undergraduate  or graduate ).
3. Fill out the pass/fail section of the form.
4. Turn in the completed form to the Office of the Registrar before the 10th week of the semester.
5. If you later wish to convert your pass/fail into a grade, please submit a Pass/Fail Conversion Form  to the Office of the Registrar before the 2nd week of the following semester.

Audit a class

1. Download and print the appropriate Special Registration Request Form (undergraduate   or graduate ).
2. Have your instructor sign the form and check the box for Audit.
3. If you are an undergraduate, be sure to put your current Registration or Add/Drop PIN on the form. (If you need your RDA PIN, please follow Step 2 of the instructions on the How to Register page.) The Office of the Registrar will not be able to register you for the course if your RDA PIN is not on the form or is invalid when the form is turned in.
4. Turn in the completed form to the Office of the Registrar before the end of the 4th week of the semester.

Courses which require the permission of the instructor

You will need the permission of the instructor to register for a course if:

• the course is full
• you are attempting to register after the 2nd week of classes
• for policy reasons, the instructor requires his or her approval prior to admitting a student to the course

To register for a course requiring the instructor's permission:

1. Download and print the appropriate Special Registration Request Form (undergraduate  or graduate ).
2. Have your instructor sign the form and check the appropriate box.
3. If you are an undergraduate, be sure to put your current Registration or Add/Drop PIN on the form. The Office of the Registrar will not be able to register you for the course if your RDA PIN is not on the form or is invalid when the form is turned in.
4. Turn in the completed form to the Office of the Registrar.
   

Variable Credit Courses

Through the 2nd Week of Registration:

1. You do not need to come to the Office of the Registrar. When you registered for the course, it defaulted to the lowest applicable credit hours for that course.
2. If you need to adjust those hours, you can do so through ESTHER. You will find the Adjust Variable Course Hours option on the Register or Add/Drop Classes page, in the Registration section.

Weeks 3 & 4 of registration:

1. Download and print the appropriate Special Registration Request Form (undergraduate   or graduate ).
2. Have your instructor sign the form and check the appropriate box.
3. If you are an undergraduate, be sure to put your current Registration or Add/Drop PIN on the form. (If you need your RDA PIN, please follow Step 2 of the instructions on the How to Register page.) The Office of the Registrar will not be able to register you for the course if your RDA PIN is not on the form or is invalid when the form is turned in.
4. Turn in the completed form to the Office of the Registrar.

Past the 4th week of registration:

• Undergraduate students: A petition must be submitted to the Committee on Examinations and Standing, care of the Dean of Undergraduates at ugdean@rice.edu.
• Graduate students: Obtain the appropriate form from your academic department.