Course Registration

The Maymester Abroad application and registration processes are independent of one another.

Maymester Abroad courses are part of spring registration. During the January add/drop period, the Study Abroad Office will register the accepted students into the proper Maymester Course and corresponding UGS 119 (if applicable). Students should double-check their registration to ensure they are registered for the right course(s).

Applicants should make sure they have space in their spring schedule to add 3-4 credits for the Maymester course(s). Applicants may want to include a back-up course in their spring registration in case they are not accepted into the Maymester course (this can be dropped during the spring add/drop period).

Undergraduate Students

It is common for students registering for a Maymester course to register for over 17 hours in the spring. For example, a student taking 15 hours during the spring semester plus a three-hour Maymester Abroad course will register for a total of 18 hours in the spring semester.

Undergraduate students registering for more than 17 semester hours in any long-session semester require the approval of his/ her dean, unless the degree plan published in the undergraduate catalog for the student’s major specifies otherwise. Students who intend to register for more than 17 hours must obtain approval from their department or Dean’s office prior to their registration access period.  However, for freshman and transfer students, most departments will not grant approval to go over maximum hours until after the student’s fall grades are in. These students can gain approval in time to add the Maymester course during January add/drop.

Due to the flat-rate tuition structure of undergraduate tuition and fees, the majority of full-time undergraduate students do not pay additional tuition for the Maymester Abroad course.

Graduate Students

Graduate students register and pay tuition for the Maymester Abroad according to the graduate tuition and fee rates.  For example, a graduate student taking nine hours during the spring semester and a three-hour Maymester will register and pay for 12 hours in the spring semester.

In the case that a Maymester has an associated UGS 119 course during the spring semester, graduate students are not required to register for the UGS 119; however, attendance is required.

Failure to Register

Students who are not registered by the 12th class day of spring semester are not official program participants. Their study abroad files will be marked “failed to register,” effectively withdrawing the student from the program. Students who are not registered in the Maymester Abroad course are not eligible for financial aid or program amenities (housing, courses, activities, orientation etc…).