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Coterminal students are generally ineligible for undergraduate special registration statuses but may qualify for specific graduate statuses based on their tuition group, degree progress, and, where applicable, approval from the Office of Accessible Education.
Coterminal students are not eligible for undergraduate special registration statuses (except for a Graduation Quarter, when the student is applying to confer both the undergraduate and graduate degrees in the same quarter). Coterm students may be eligible to apply for specific graduate special registration statuses based on their degree completion status and tuition group.
All special registration status requests must be submitted prior to the Preliminary Study List opens in a new tab deadline of the applicable quarter.
Coterminal students in either tuition group (COTU or COTG) who intend to confer both their bachelor’s and master’s degrees simultaneously may request the Graduation Quarter special registration status. The graduation quarter may not be used for conferral of the bachelor’s degree only.
Coterminal students who meet all the following conditions are eligible to be assessed a special tuition rate for the quarter in which they are requesting the status:
The student has formally applied to graduate in Axess for both degrees.
The student has filed all necessary forms regarding graduation quarter before the first day of the applicable quarter.
All coursework and residency requirements for both undergraduate and graduate degree programs have been completed prior to the start of the requested Graduation Quarter, except for the following:
Final submission of a master’s thesis, if required, or
Completion of undergraduate last units out of residency (LUOR) toward the bachelor’s degree (15 units maximum)
A student who is returning after reinstatement in which all degree requirements are complete, with the exception of the dissertation defense and/or submission, is eligible to reinstate into a Graduation Quarter status.
Students on graduation quarter are considered enrolled at Stanford and, therefore, have the rights and privileges of registered students. Graduation Quarter status may be used only once during a degree program. There is a tuition rate of $150 for the graduation quarter. Students in Graduation Quarter status and enrolled in a course numbered 801 are certified as enrolled full-time. Students may not enroll in any additional units.
Coterminal students in the undergraduate tuition group (COTU) are eligible for reduced course load if they are covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act and have been recommended by the Office of Accessible Education (OAE). The minimum course load is 8 units and the maximum is 11 units. Coterminal students in the undergraduate billing group are eligible for this status.
Coterminal students in the graduate billing group (COTG) may request this status if they meet the eligibility criteria for graduate students:
Graduate students with 3 to 7 remaining units to complete degree requirements, or to qualify for TGR status, may register for one quarter on a unit basis — 3 to 7 units — to cover the deficiency. This status may be used only once during a degree program.
Coterminal students are eligible for this status if they will be conferring their undergraduate degree within the same term in which part-time status would apply. Students must apply to graduate with their bachelor’s degree in order to have the status approved.
Coterminal students in the graduate billing group (COTG) who are covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act, and who have been recommended for an approved reduced course load by the Office of Accessible Education (OAE) opens in a new tab, may also request an OAE GPPE status by submitting the appropriate eForm in Axess. This status may be requested for multiple quarters, but is approved at the discretion of OAE.
Information for students on requesting a special registration status can be found at https://studentservices.stanford.edu/my-academics/time-away-stanford-leave-withdraw-return/special-registration-statuses opens in a new tab.
Special registration statuses allow a student to take fewer units in their final quarter. Students on an approved special registration status are typically assessed a reduced tuition rate.
Special registration statuses allow a student to take fewer units than are typically required. Students on an approved special registration status are usually assessed a reduced tuition rate.
