How to Register for Courses

For a list of currently offered History graduate courses, please reference the "Courses" option in the gold navigation bar above or consult the official Schedule of Classes. 

 
Announcement: 

GMU graduate students are eligible to participate in coursework at local partner institutions under the Consortium of Universities cross registration initiative. For the full info sheet, please see the pdf in the right content block.

 

 

Type of Registration How to Register Course Number/Details
General Registration Instructions: How to Add Courses in Patriot Web All active students can register via Patrioweb self-serve. 
Individual Section Registration

 

Complete an individual section request form (linked in the right content block).

 

Have the faculty member sign the form and send it to the graduate coordinator via email.

  

Individual Section Courses include:

HIST 796 Directed Readings

HIST 798 Directing Research & Writing

HIST 799 Master's Thesis 
 Controlled/restricted registration
 		  

Send your G number and reason for registering to the contact person listed on the “Restrictions” tab on the Schedule of Classes “Class Details” link.

Once you have a registration override, students can register themselves in Patriotweb as normal.

  

Controlled/restricted courses include:

 

HIST 696

 

Consortium Registration: Student Instructions

 

  1. Review the Consortium website for a list of participating universities.
  2. Read all GMU policies and terms for Consortium registration: https://registrar.gmu.edu/topics/washington-consortium/
  3. Search for course offerings/schedules/instructors at participating universities via online course schedules. Note that Consortium registration is only approved for course topics that are not being offered (or will not be offered) via GMU coursework for the forseeable future.
  4. Send the following information to the Grad Coordinator and Program Director for the Consortium class requested: course code, course number, course title, instructor, as well as the first day of classes for the corresponding semester at the visiting institution.
  5. Complete the online registration request form and notify program director to confirm the form has been submitted: https://registrar.gmu.edu/topics/washington-consortium/

 

After Submitting a Consortium Registration Request:

After students submit the Consortium request form, the form undergoes a chain of approvals.

 

The university registrar's office at the visiting institution may not confirm your official enrollment until the first week of their term calendar

(which may be different from the GMU term calendar).

 

Notify the instructor in advance that you will be attending the first class meetings and that your Consortium registration is pending. 

 

Students should remain in contact with the Grad Coordinator regarding correspondence with the visiting institution and registration approvals.