The Graduate School considers requests for term changes on a case by case basis. Term changes are granted for extraordinary circumstances outside the students control. Examples include:
Term change requests are not granted for voluntary or preference based reasons (i.e. gap year, started a full time job).
Term changes can be requested for adjacent semesters only. Spring is considered adjacent to fall or adjacent to summer.
If the student does not matriculate in the new semester, they must reapply and pay a new application fee. If a student requests a second term change, the request will be denied and the student will need to reapply when ready. An individual program can choose to reserve a spot for the student when they reapply, and communicate that to the student, however the Graduate School Admissions Office will need the applicant to fill out a new application.
Term changes can only be completed for admitted applicants (students) and must be completed before their initial semester is scheduled to start. The process is initiated by the applicant or student via written communication to the program. If the program approves the term change, follow the instructions below.
Open the applicant page for the admitted student that is requesting the term change.
Click on the white Request Term Change button in the upper right corner of the "Application Information" box.
Fill in the information on the Request Term Change Form. (an asterisk signifies a required field)
Click the submit button to make the request.
On the Manage tab, click on the Term Change Requests button.
There are two tabs in the upper left of the Manage Term Change Requests page:
Click the "Edit" button to make any changes to the request.
Click the "Delete" button to discard this request.
There are two ways to view the final decision by the Graduate School.
Click on the student's name from the Graduate School Review or Final Processing Tabs.
Click on the Action History button on the left hand menu and scroll to the bottom of the page.
In the "Term Change Requests" box, the information about the decision will be listed under "Decision" and "Decision Reason".