Registration

There is an “open enrollment” period at the start of each semester. For the Fall Semester, this usually starts in mid-July and ends in mid-September. During this time, you may freely add or drop courses through Workday. Keep in mind that your ability to add or drop a course may be limited by:

• Class Size – You might not be able to enroll in a course because it has reached its maximum size.
• Consent – A course may require the consent of the instructor; this can be for a variety of reasons. 
• Restricted Enrollment – A course may be listed as “PhD only,” for example.
• Non-Heller Course – Signing up for courses at other Brandeis schools usually requires approval through a request form.
• Prerequisites – Even though Workday may permit you to enroll in a given course, if the course has a prerequisite that you have not taken, you will be asked to drop the course. Prerequisites should be noted in course descriptions. 
• Holds – Having any hold on your account will prevent you from registering, adding, or dropping courses until the hold is removed. A hold can only be removed by the department responsible for placing it (Student Financial Services, Health Services, ISSO, etc.).

After the close of open enrollment, you must complete the ADD/DROP/AUDIT request form to add or drop a class.

Auditing – Students wishing to enroll in a course as an auditor or change their grading option to Audit must:

• Complete the paper ADD/DROP/AUDIT request form and submit it with the instructor’s signature or with an email attached that explicitly states consent to audit.
• Submit all supporting paperwork by the deadline as determined by the University Academic Calendar.
• Maintain attendance in the course and any other stipulations made by the professor.
• NOTE: If you enroll as an auditor and do not attend class, you will receive an Incomplete on your transcript.

Students may add and drop classes freely (space and restrictions permitting) during the Open Enrollment Period at the beginning of each semester. Once Open Enrollment is closed, adding and dropping classes is accomplished by completing an Add/Drop request form prior to the add/drop deadline, contingent on approval.

How-to Guide to Register via Workday

It is important to note that the only fee that may be refundable in part is the tuition fee.

For full semester-long courses:

• Before the opening day of instruction through the last day of registration = 100% refund
• On or before the fifth Friday following the opening of instruction = 50% refund
• After the fifth Friday of class = No refund

For module courses:

• On or before the second Friday of instruction = 100%
• After the second Friday of instruction = No refund

• ALWAYS READ EMAILS WITH [REGISTRATION], [WORKDAY], or [MOODLE] in the subject heading.
• Each program has a minimum number of credits per semester (not full year) – it is your responsibility to maintain good standing. A shortage of credits could affect your graduation date.
• You do not earn credits when auditing a class.
• Auditing a class requires enrollment with instructor’s written consent AND attendance. If you enroll as an auditor and do not attend class, you will receive an Incomplete on your transcript.
• Familiarize yourself with the Academic Calendar and other important dates.

The Heller School has cross-registration agreements with Babson College, Bentley University School of Business Administration, Boston College, Boston University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Urban Studies and Planning, and Gender, Culture, Women, and Sexuality), Regis College, and Tufts University (excluding the Fletcher School). Information on courses for cross-registration at each of the host institutions is available at the graduate school office of each institution. Full-time graduate students may enroll in one graduate-level course per term (excluding the summer term) at any one of these institutions that fits reasonably into their educational goals and does not duplicate a course offered at Brandeis, with several provisos:

• Consortium schools do not allow cross-registration in some of their graduate programs or in particular courses.
• Students need the permission of the instructor to register.
• Outside courses may not be used to substitute for courses offered in The Heller School's curriculum unless there are serious and unavoidable extenuating circumstances. In such cases, the student should secure the approval of their faculty advisor and the Program Director.  The approval should be put in writing in the student’s official file.
• Full-time students are permitted to take a maximum of four courses outside The Heller School and may take no more than one consortium course per semester. These consortium privileges are not applicable to part-time students.
• Students should obtain a copy of the course description from the consortium school, discuss the consortium course with their advisor, and list on Individualized Learning Plan (ILP) in the semester the course is taken.
• Consortium privileges do not extend to the summer term. If a student wishes to enroll for a summer course at one of the consortium schools, he or she will be responsible for paying full tuition to that school.
• Due to differences in academic calendars among the colleges in the consortium, it is not advisable for degree candidates to enroll in a cross-registered course in their final semester.

The consortium schools have a tuition sharing agreement, so students who register for a course at one of the consortium schools do not have to pay tuition there but must still pay full tuition at Brandeis.

A student should follow the instructions found on the cross-registration website to register for a course at one of the consortium schools.

Frequently Asked Questions on Cross-Registration

To enroll in a graduate course at one of the host institutions, a student should obtain a cross-registration petition from the University Registrar and should present this petition to both the Office of Academic and Student Services and the Registrar's office of the host institution for approval. The completed petition should be returned to the Office of Academic and Student Services prior to the deadline established in the Academic Calendar.