University of Tennessee: University Registrar: Registration

You will find all the academic polices and procedures in the Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogs. Listed below are a few selected academic polices for your information. Please refer to your catalog for the complete listing of policies and procedures.

Students who fail to attend the first class (or laboratory) meeting without prior arrangements with the department concerned may lose their space in class to other students. Students should not assume that they will be officially dropped from the class. It is always the responsibility of the student to drop courses not attended. Otherwise, the student is liable for a grade of 'F' in the course and for payment of appropriate fees.

Students who decide not to continue their enrollment for this term (whether classes were attended or not), must notify the Office of the University Registrar in 209 Student Services Building to complete the total withdrawal process.

Details about course drops and term withdrawal (withdrawal from all courses) can be found on the following pages:

Withdrawal from all Courses (FAQs)

Graduate Students
No graduate student may repeat a course for the purpose of raising a grade already received, with the exception of No Credit (NC).

Undergraduates
For the first three repeated lower-division courses (100-200 level), only the last grade earned in the repeated courses will be counted in computing the grade point average. If the same course is repeated more than once, the additional repeats count as part of the total three. For all courses repeated after the first three, all grades will be included when computing the grade point average. All grades for all courses remain on the transcript. Unless it is otherwise specified in the course description, no course may be repeated more than twice and no course may be repeated in which a grade of C or better has been earned. Exceptions to the number of times a course may be repeated will be allowed only with prior written permission of the student's college dean. Each course is counted only once in determining credit hours presented for graduation.

Tennessee residents who are 60 years of age or older OR who are totally disabled and unable to work at an occupation may audit courses without payment of course fees, if space is available. To apply for this waiver, please print out and submit the Audit Fee Waiver Form.

Tennessee residents who are 65 years of age and over OR totally disabled and unable to work at an occupation may elect to take courses for credit at a reduced rate. The charge is $7.00 per graduate and undergraduate credit hour to a maximum of $75.00 for full-time load. Legal verification is required for enrollment. To apply for this waiver, please print out and submit the Credit Fee Waiver Form.

The Mini-term is designed to give University of Tennessee students an opportunity to attend one concentrated credit course. Courses and instructors listed for the Mini-term have been carefully selected to reflect a broad academic base of individualized offerings suited to an intensive program of study. Courses will cover materials and information included in regular offerings; however, many will be supplemented with films, team teaching, field trips, independent research projects and specialized areas of study. Students must have been accepted for admission for Summer semester before registering for these courses. Credit courses offered during Mini-term follow the same principles and standards as those offered during a regular semester. Mini-term course grades are included in the calculation of the Summer term grade point average.

Students must have permission from the Dean of their respective college to enroll in more than one course. During Mini-term one (1) day is equivalent to one (1) week.

As part of the Performance Funding accountability project, the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) requires UT to test a sample of each graduating senior class in two ways: (1) General Education (or Foundation) Testing and (2) Major Field Testing. Because sampling is allowed, approximately 40-50% of the senior class will be required to participate in one or both of the tests. Both tests normally are administered in the Fall and Spring semesters. They may be given as part of a classroom activity or in a special testing session arranged by a college or department. The Foundation Testing instrument currently used is the California Critical Thinking Skills Test (CCTST). It is a 34-item multiple choice test testing students' ability to analyze, infer, explain, evaluate, and interpret. For Major Field Testing, departments select or design an individual test relating to the knowledge contained in the major. Departments test and report scores to THEC once every five years, averaging about 12 departments per year who meet this requirement. For further information, please contact the Office of Institutional Research at (865) 974-4373


Office of the University Registrar • 209 Student Services Building • registrar@utk.edu• 865.974.2101
Monday—Friday 7:30 am to 5:30 pm, except holidays


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