Questions About Applying?
If you are not yet enrolled at Mason as a non-degree student and/or would like information about being a non-degree student, see the Admissions website and the Catalog.
If you have any questions about the application process and application deadlines, please contact Admissions.
If you are an admitted non-degree student, make sure to complete your next steps to complete enrollment.
Academic Advising Services
As a Non-Degree student enrolled in undergraduate courses at Mason, you can utilize our Exploratory Academic Advising services. Please see the Exploratory Academic Advising page for more details and instructions on how to schedule an appointment.
If you are a Non-Degree student who is part of an international exchange program, contact the Global Education Office (GEO) at [email protected].
If you are a Graduate Non-Degree student, you can find advising links for graduate students on the advising home page.
Course Registration
For general registration information, see the Registration section of the Academic Planning and Registration page on the advising website.
From the Admissions website:
Please note that transfer credit is not evaluated for admitted non-degree students. If you are attempting to register for courses with prerequisites, please contact the department that coordinates the course for assistance.
For departmental contacts, you can use the Colleges and Schools section of the catalog.
The Costello College of Business has instructions to request enrollment in their courses as a Non-Degree student (see “Non-Degree Study”).
Additional schools/colleges have pages on their site specifically for Non-Degree students taking courses in their departments. The links are below:
Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution: Non-Degree Studies
College of Education and Human Development: Non-Degree Courses
College of Public Health: Non-Degree Students
Do you have a concern or need to appeal an academic policy?
Information regarding academic requests and appeals can be found on this page: Exploratory and Non-Degree Student Exception Requests and Appeals.
Pre-Professional Academic Advising Services
If you are interested in a career in a medical or health field (e.g. medical school, dentistry, optometry, physician assistant, pharmacy, etc.) or if you are interested in law school, please consider utilizing our advising services within those two specialized areas. More details on their services can be found on their websites linked below.
Health Professions Advising
Schar School’s Patriot Pre-Law Program