Special Registration Requests

• Add/Drop
• Designate a Course Pass/Fail
• Courses with Prerequisites
• Overlapping or Double Booked Courses
• Courses which require instructor permission
• Variable Credit Courses
• Audit a Course 

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

Add/Drop

Students have the option of adding and/or dropping courses after the academic year has begun. Please refer to the academic calendar for important deadlines.

You may need to download and print the appropriate Special Registration Form (undergraduate or graduate  ).

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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.

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Courses with Prerequisites

In order to register for a course that has a prerequisite which you have not completed, you will either need to take the prerequisites before registering, or obtain permission from the instructor.

To register for courses which have prerequisites:

1. Download and print the Special Registration Form (undergraduate or graduate).
2. Fill out the form, and have the instructor sign the form.
3. Turn in the completed form to the Office of the Registrar.

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Overlapping or Double-Booked Courses

In order to register for more than one class which meets at this same day/time, you will need the approval of the instructors of each class.

To register for Overlapped or Double-Booked Courses:

1. Download and print the Overlapping or Double-Booked Registration Form .
2. Fill out the form, and have the instructors approve and sign the form.
3. Turn in the completed form to the Office of the Registrar.

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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. Turn in the completed form to the Office of the Registrar.

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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.

• 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 and appeal for a late change to the Dean of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies.
  

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Audit a Course

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. Turn in the completed form to the Office of the Registrar before the end of the 2nd week of the semester.

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