Admission and Registration

Admission and registration are separate procedures. Please note the following descriptions:

Non-degree seeking students

Students not enrolled in a degree-seeking program at the University of Miami, including visiting undergraduate/graduate students from other institutions, may be enrolled through the Division of Continuing & International Education’s educationMIAMI.com.

You can use this Non-Degree Undergraduate Status to:

• build your grade-point average by receiving credit for a course
• gain academic experience
• take courses for personal or professional reasons
• take summer classes to transfer back to your home university

You may take undergraduate courses if you:

have a degree from a four year university/college OR

or are more then two years out of high school AND:

• were never admitted to a degree-seeking program at UM
• have not been denied admission by UM’s Office of Undergraduate Admission to a degree seeking program in the last year
• do not have a degree-seeking application pending at UM

OR

are less than two years out of high school AND:

• are degree seeking at another four-year university and want to attend summer sessions only
• have a letter of good standing from your home university

OR

are a qualified high school junior or senior (please call 305-284-5078 for details)

and are a U.S. citizen, permanent resident or valid visa holder and meet any other requirements outlined in the Policies Governing Enrollment in Continuing Studies Non-Degree Undergraduate Status

If you meet these requirements, you can enroll in undergraduate credit courses (100-500 level courses) at UM through the Division of Continuing & International Education as a non-degree seeking student.

You may use the Non-Degree Graduate Status to:

• explore a graduate field of study
• take graduate level pre-requisites before seeking degree-status
• get a head start on graduate study before completing a graduate application process
• take graduate courses for personal or professional reasons
• take graduate courses in the summer to transfer back to your home university

You may take graduate courses if you:

• have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
• have not been rejected from a graduate program at the University of Miami
• are a U.S. citizen, permanent resident or valid visa holder
• and meet any other requirements outlined in the Policies Governing Enrollment in Continuing Studies Non-Degree Graduate Status

If you meet these requirements, you can enroll in graduate credit courses* at UM through the Division of Continuing & International Education(500-600 level courses).

*Please note that not all departments allow enrollment in their courses for non-degree seeking graduate students.