Summer Session Information

Advisor authorization is NOT required for Summer Session registration

Admission to Summer Session
Registration Deposit
Mail-In Registration Form (new students)

Registration Dates

Graduate student registration begins: March 26, 2012

Undergraduate student registration begins April 9-20, 2012

• Undergraduates should follow the same guidelines as for Fall Registration
  
  
• Summer courses with insufficient enrollment may be cancelled.
  Students will be notified as soon as possible should that become necessary.
  
  Advisors and Students should work together to clean-up any approved DPR exceptions or substitutions. 
  
  Who is my advisor?
   
  • Form for major/minor exceptions
  • Form for GDR exceptions
  • Summary of who has authority to grant exceptions

Admission to Summer Session

You may attend summer session, and register for courses, by following the mail-in registration instructions.  If you do not have a high school diploma or equivalent (GED or HSED), you must request special permission from the UWSP Admissions Office to enroll in summer session courses.

If you are interested in earning a degree through UWSP, and plan to continue your studies at the university this fall, you must submit an application for admission for the fall term. To be eligible for admission, you will need to meet the admission requirements in effect at the time your application file is complete. Enrollment limitations are in effect, so early application is strongly encouraged. 

Questions regarding admission - contact the Admissions Office, 102 Student Services Center, by email admiss@uwsp.edu or call 715-346-2441.

Registration Deposit

A $100 registration deposit is required of all students prior to registering.  The deposit is required each term, whether you register on the web, in-person or by mail.  The $100 registration deposit, will be refunded only if you notify the Registration and Records Office in writing that you are canceling prior to the refund dates posted.

     A. Pay your deposit in person at the UWSP Bursar's Office, Room 007, SSB, or
     B. Pay on-line by credit card at http://www.uwsp.edu/billpay, or
     C. Send your payment to: UWSP Bursar's Office, 2100 Main St, Stevens Point WI 54481.
     D. Commonly Asked Billing Questions

Cancellations and Withdrawals -- While attending UWSP, circumstances may arise that require a student to withdraw from the university. Student withdrawing during the winterim are responsible for following the official cancellation and withdrawal guidelines of the University.

• Academic Calendars
• Drop/Add Dates
• Exam Schedule

Auditing Courses

To "audit" a course is to attend the class regularly, without the obligation of participation in class discussion, lab work, exams, performances, or any class activity other than listening.  Approval is required to audit a course (see Audit Approval Form for more details).

Textbook Rental

Text Rental is a unique service available to undergraduate students at UWSP. It is a rental library system where students check out most of their course books and return them at the end of the term. The rental fee is included in tuition.

VETERANS BENEFITS

Benefits under the Federal Vocational Rehabilitation Act, the Dependency Educational Assistant Program, or the G.I. Bill are paid according to the number of credits carried and the number of weeks the courses last.  To claim benefits under the above VA programs, contact the Veterans Affairs Office within Registration and Records, Room 101, Student Services Building, phone 295-8947 or 346-3986. Wisconsin veterans who served in a period of conflict may also be eligible for reimbursement of tuition and books. Contact your County Veteran's Service Office for details. 

If you are registering for summer classes and have been receiving monthly benefits during the spring semester, we will automatically certify you for benefits for summer. If you would rather not use your monthly benefits for summer, you must contact the Registration and Records Office, 101 Student Services Building or call 295-8947 or 346-3986 as soon as possible.

	LENGTH OF COURSE
	Undergraduate Courses	Graduate Courses
CREDITS	8 WEEKS         4 WEEKS	8 WEEKS          4 WEEKS
6	Full-time             Full-time	Full-time             Full-time
5	3/4 time              Full-time	Full-time              Full-time
4	3/4 time              Full-time	3/4 time               Full-time
3	1/2 time              Full-time	1/2 time               Full-time
2	Less than 1/2      3/4 time	Less than 1/2       3/4 time
1	Less than 1/2      Less than 1/2	Less than 1/2     Less than 1/2

If you register in courses of different lengths you should be aware that your pay rates may vary. For example, if you are enrolled in one 3-credit course running 8 weeks (considered 1/2 time by itself) and another 3-credit course meeting during the first four of the 8 weeks (considered full-time by itself), you will be paid at the full-time rate during the first four weeks and half-time during the next four. If you enroll in two 3-credit courses, both lasting 8 weeks, you will be paid at the full-time rate for the 8 weeks.