Enrollment

UMUC-Europe conducts five terms each academic year, which begins in August and ends in July. Face-to-face (on-site) classes are generally eight weeks long. Term dates for on-site classes for the current academic year are listed on the inside back cover of the Catalog or visit our online Calendar. There may be variations in term dates to accommodate military exercises or deployments. Distance education (online) classes are 11 or 12 weeks long and have different term dates. On-site classes are usually held on or near military installations and registration is held at education centers, although parts of the process may now be accomplished online. Army students must register for all classes through the GoArmyEd portal.*

Official Registration

GoArmyEd students (this includes all active duty Army, enlisted soldiers of the Army National Guard, and Army Reserve on active duty) register through the GoArmyEd portal. The GoArmyEd procedure and the procedure for all other students are summarized here.
GoArmyEd students must:

• Access the online GoArmyEd portal* at www.GoArmyEd.com
• Complete the Common Application in the portal
• Register for UMUC courses in the portal
• Follow instructions, in the portal, to receive TA
• Pay all fees in full prior to the first class meeting

All other students must:

• Complete an Application for Admission and a Registration Form and pay the nonrefundable application fee when registering for the first time
• Complete a Registration Form each term
• Complete and process the appropriate forms if receiving government tuition assistance (TA) or VA education benefits
• Pay all fees in full prior to the first class meeting

Course Load

One course, or three credit hours (c.h.), is considered a normal course load for a student who is fully employed. This course load will require at least six hours of class time per week and approximately 12 hours per week of additional out-of-class study time. Therefore students should carefully and realistically assess other commitments before registering for more than 3 credits a term.

In no case may a student register for more than 9 credits a term without prior permission from the UMUC-Europe registrar in Heidelberg. Courses that last for two terms are calculated at half the course credit for each term. Permission to register for more than 9 credits is based on demonstrated academic excellence at UMUC. A minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 and an enrollment history indicating success in carrying a heavier-than-average course load at UMUC are required.

Certificate of Enrollment

Letters certifying official enrollment are available upon request from the Office of the Registrar in Heidelberg. Enrollment can be certified only for the current term and for previous terms.

Withdrawal

Students who must withdraw from a course are responsible for completing the Application for Withdrawal(137 KB Adobe Acrobat *.pdf file) . However, GoArmyEd students must withdraw through the GoArmyEd Portal.  Stopping payment on checks for registration fees or not paying at registration does not constitute an official withdrawal or relieve the student of his or her financial obligation to UMUC. Never attending or ceasing to attend class(es) does not constitute a withdrawal. UMUC-Europe Field Representatives cannot accept withdrawals verbally over the telephone.

On the Application for Withdrawal, students must include reasons for the action, obtain all necessary signatures, and submit the form at the education center where they enrolled. GoArmyEd students must follow the procedures explained in the GoArmyEd Portal.  Students who do not formally withdraw will automatically receive a failing grade and forfeit any refund.

An Application for Withdrawal cannot be initiated after the beginning of the final exam or the last class meeting, whichever comes first. For one-semester-hour weekend seminars that meet for one weekend, students may initiate an official withdrawal within five working days of the final seminar meeting if they have not taken the final exam for that seminar. For one-semester hour weekend seminars that meet for more than one weekend, students may initiate an official withdrawal within five working days of the first weekend. Students in computer conferencing distance education classes that span over two terms cannot withdraw after the Friday before the final examination week for these classes. Additional information for students receiving VA educational benefits and financial aid can be found in the VA and Financial Aid sections of the 2006/2006 Undergraduate Catalog.

Last updated:  3 August 2006