Students who have never matriculated in a baccalaureate degree program at the University may register through University Without Walls for both regular University courses and courses offered by University Without Walls. They are classified as non-degree University Without Walls students. Enrollment is on a space-available basis (no pre-registration is allowed; access may be restricted by departments or programs). Students pay University Without Walls registration and fees. Students who have never matriculated in a baccalaureate degree program at the University are not subject to any of the following regulations.

Students who have already received a baccalaureate degree from the University, and who are not currently matriculated in a second baccalaureate program, are not subject to any of the following regulations.

Students who matriculated in a baccalaureate degree program at the University, but subsequently transferred to a degree program at another University or campus, are not subject to any of the following regulations. However, acceptance by another institution of courses completed on this campus is subject to the regulations of that campus.

All of the above students are regarded as non-matriculated students. The Committee on Admissions and Records will not be asked to rule on any issues involving non-matriculated students. This includes admission to courses, withdrawal from courses, or academic standing. Non-matriculated students are not held to the standards for academic status applicable to students pursuing a degree program.

Source: Academic Regulations

UWW Enrollment in Courses by Non-Matriculated Students

The availability of courses offered by University Without Walls is governed by the policies of UWW. In all cases, University Without Walls course registration fees must be paid in addition to regular University tuition and fees.

Students who are enrolled as undergraduate students in the University during a fall or spring semester may register for up to eight credits of courses offered by University Without Walls providing they are concurrently enrolled in 6 credits of regular university courses. Permission of a student's undergraduate dean is needed, if the combined enrollment in regular University courses and courses offered by University Without Walls exceeds the maximum credit load of the student's school/college. Students concurrently enrolled will still be matriculated students in the University, and will be considered fulltime if their total credit load is at least twelve credits.

Students whose work schedules prohibit their enrollment in regular University course offerings may obtain an exception to the credit limit in the above policy. This exception may be obtained from the University Registrar.

Students receiving this exception will only be permitted to use this exception to register for courses offered by University Without Walls. They will not be permitted to register in any regular University course offerings through University Without Walls. Students are responsible for taking any steps necessary to ensure that their enrollments are merged, that the Registrar's Office has their correct enrollment status (full-time or part-time), and that any payment/credit adjustments necessary are made by the Bursar's Office and Financial Aid Services. Nonmatriculated students may be removed from UWW classes if they fail to attend or participate in classes before the end of add/drop for the class. 

Source: Academic Regulations

Enrollment in Courses offered by University Without Walls

Students who have matriculated in a baccalaureate degree program are not permitted to register for regular University course offerings through University Without Walls.

An exception to this policy is allowed for some students who have been withdrawn from a degree program for two years or more, and who wish to explore the possibility of a course of study different from that in which they were previously enrolled. Such students may request permission to enroll in a limited number of regular University courses through University Without Walls, subject to the following:

1. The purpose of this policy is to allow students to explore fields of study different from those covered by their degree program during their previous period of enrollment at the University, prior to making a decision whether they want to enroll in a new degree program. It is not intended as a means by which students may continue the same degree program in which they were originally enrolled.
2. Students may request registration in regular University courses through University Without Walls, and permission to apply courses offered by UWW to their degree requirements, for a period not normally to exceed two semesters.
3. All students must submit an educational plan, describing the courses in which they wish to enroll during the period covered by the plan, and explaining whether they intend to (1) apply those courses to a degree program to be pursued at the University, or (2) use the courses for a purpose other than pursuing a degree program at the University.
4. Registration in courses does not imply acceptance into a major or degree program.
5. Students who intend to apply courses taken during the period covered by the plan to a degree program at the University should apply for re-enrollment to the University, and for acceptance into the intended major (if application to the major is needed) prior to the end of the term covered by the plan. (Application for re-enrollment is governed by the regulations published in Academic Regulations. The deadlines for re-enrollment applications are set by the Registrar's Office.)
6. Students who were suspended from the University for academic deficiency at the end of their last semester of enrollment, and who intend to apply courses taken during the period covered by the plan to a degree program at the University, may enroll in courses only with the permission of the undergraduate dean of the school or college in which they intend to enroll upon reenrollment.
7. Students who were dismissed from the University for academic deficiency may not enroll in any regular University courses.

Requests to be considered under the above policy must be made to the University Registrar. The University provisions for re-enrollment following an absence of three or more years from the University are described in Section III Academic Status, paragraph K. Special Provisions for Reinstatement after Extended Absence from the University. (Fresh Start). Students should be aware that, under that policy, "an absence of three or more years from the University" is defined as non-enrollment in any courses on the Amherst campus, whether regular University course offerings or courses offered by University Without Walls.

Source: Academic Regulations

Enrollment in Regular University Course Offerings through University Without Walls

The following regulations apply to the evaluation of a student's record as a non-matriculated student, once the student has been admitted to and is matriculated in a baccalaureate program at the University.

1. A maximum of 15 credits completed through University Without Walls prior to the student's matriculation will be accepted as residence credit (will be applied toward the minimum 45 credits required in residence), but the grades earned in these courses will not be included in the calculation of the cumulative grade point average.
2. For students who matriculated into a degree program prior to the Spring 1993 semester, all enrollments through University Without Walls prior to matriculation will count, both toward residence credit and in the calculation of the cumulative grade point average.
3. Students who matriculated during or after the Spring 1993 semester will have their prematriculation credits earned in University Without Walls evaluated by Transfer Admissions at the time of admission. However, the student may elect to have pre-matriculation coursework completed prior to Spring 1993 accepted according to the provisions of (B), above.

If a student has enrolled in regular University courses as a Special Student (an enrollment category defined in the academic regulations), and subsequently matriculates in a baccalaureate program at the University, the provisions stated in (A), (B) and (C) above apply to that student's pre-matriculation record as well.

Source: Academic Regulations

Evaluation of the Pre-Matriculation Record