UNIV 6000, CONTINUOUS ENROLLMENT
Zero Credit Registration: Effective Fall 2006, ALL graduate students who have been officially
admitted into a graduate program or have graduate special student status at Bemidji State
University will be required to register every fall, spring, and summer term in order to
maintain active status in graduate studies. If a graduate student will not be registering for
any other credit-bearing course, he/she will need to register for UNIV 6000.
Maintaining active status is critical and required in order to participate in the University
community as a graduate student. This includes taking examinations, submitting forms, or library
usage. A graduate student who has been admitted into a specific graduate program who does not
register every fall, spring, or summer term is considered to have withdrawn. To re-activate their
program, he/she will need to contact their academic advisor and petition to be re-instated into the
program. Graduate Special students will need to contact the Graduate Studies Office.
UNIV 6000 is a zero-credit, zero-fee, non-graded registration option. Graduate students can
register for UNIV 6000 online. The course ID# for each term is located under University Studies
on the academic class schedule. No special permission numbers or overrides are required. No
student fees will be assessed. Please note: A graduate student should register for UNIV 6000
ONLY those terms (fall, spring, & summer) in which he/she does NOT register for any reason
other than to meet the Graduate Studies’ requirement to maintain active status. UNIV 6000 does
not meet any other internal/external departmental or agency requirements. Do NOT register for
UNIV 6000 if you must be registered to hold an assistantship, maintain legal visa status, defer
loans, receive financial aid, or for any reason other than to maintain active status.
Restrictions to UNIV 6000 registration: The School of Graduate Studies office does not
restrict the number of terms for which a student may register for UNIV 6000 nor does it impose
any eligibility requirements other than those described previously. However, individual programs
may establish their own criteria and are strongly encouraged to monitor their students’ use of
UNIV 6000. A graduate student is currently allowed a 7-year limit, from start to finish, for
the completion of their graduate degree.
Monitoring UNIV 6000 registrations: The School of Graduate Studies office will provide a
UNIV 6000 registration report every fall,spring, and summer term to the Department
Chair/Graduate Coordinator. Student names and the number of times they registered for UNIV
6000 will appear on this report. If the student exceeds his/her graduate program’s limits for
UNIV 6000 registrations, the department can submit a written request to have the Graduate
Studies office place a hold on the student’s record.
UNIV 6000 will not appear on the student transcript.
SUPER LAB USE: If you wish to use the Super Lab, you will need to contact Joan Miller
at jmiller@bemidjistate.edu to request access. Please plan ahead as this may take several
business days to secure approval.
September 2013