Non-Traditional Students

Returning Students

If you have not attended UNC within the last 12 months, you will need to update your student information before you can register. Please submit the Student Information Form online and follow the instructions you will receive in a confirmation email. Please allow 24 hours for this email to arrive.

Unclassified Graduate Students

Unclassified graduate status refers to a student who has at least a Bachelor's degree and has either applied to our Graduate School or is wanting to take classes but not pursue a degree. To register as an unclassified graduate student, please submit the Student Information Form online and follow the instructions you will receive in a confirmation email. Please allow 24 hours for this email to arrive.

Visiting Student

If you are an undergraduate student with a GED or highschool diploma, who is not seeking a degree at UNC, you may take a course for personal interest or to transfer to another college or university. Please submit the Student Information Form online and follow the instructions you will receive in a confirmation email. Please allow 24 hours for this email to arrive.

Highschool Concurrent Student

The University of Northern Colorado offers enrollment options for current high school juniors and seniors. Please click here for more information.

Audit

When you audit a course, you do not need to complete assignments or exams, but you are expected to attend class. If you don’t attend class, you may be removed from the roster. If you successfully complete the class, you will be given a grade of "NC" (no credit). Tuition and fees are charged for audited courses and the course is not eligible for the COF stipend. If you are a current student, once you have registered for the course, please contact the Registrar's Office so that we may change the registration status to an audit. For visiting students, please contact the Registrar's Office at 970-351-2231.

Senior Citizen (60 and above)

If you are a senior citizen (60 and above) and wish to take a course for credit, normal tuition and fees apply.

If you are a senior citizen and wish to audit a course, you may do so with no tuition charge (course fees may apply). Registration is subject to space availability and must be completed in person at the Registrar's Office. Seniors will be allowed to register the Monday following the last day of pre-registration for UNC students.

If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact the Registrar's Office at 970-351-2231.

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UNC and AIMS Community College
Cooperative Registration Agreement

 

If you are a graduate or undergraduate student enrolled for 12 on-campus credits and paying full-time tuition to UNC or Aims Community College, you are eligible to take one undergraduate class (maximum 5 credits) at the other school during the corresponding term without additional tuition charges. Interim term is not included.

The free course at the host school must not be offered at your home school during that same term you are taking the class.

Please refer to the Colorado Transfer Guide to determine which courses will transfer between Aims and UNC. Equivalent course titles between institutions are listed on the course equivalency guide available at the UNC Admissions Office or Aims Admissions Office. Remember:

  • You must meet prerequisite requirements and must pay any course fees other than tuition.
  • Continuing Education courses do not count in the 12 credit full-time requirement.
  • Continuing Education courses cannot be taken as the free class.
  • Aims students register for UNC courses at the UNC Registrar's Office 3002 Carter Hall. Students will be allowed to register the Monday following the last day of pre-registration for UNC students.
  • UNC students register for Aims course via normal procedures outlined in the Aims Schedule of Classes; however, in place of payment, the UNC student completes a certifying form at the Aims Cashier’s Office.
  • At the end of the term, students found to be ineligible will be billed for and must pay tuition charges to the host school.
  • Once the course has been completed, please have an official transcript sent to your home institution in order to receive transfer credit.

Graduate Exchange Program- with CU/CSU/School of Mines

The state has authorized graduate students to take one course per term at another state-supported institution without charge. Participating institutions include Colorado State University, University of Colorado and Colorado School of Mines.

Registration Criteria:

  • The graduate student is registered full-time at the home institution.
  • The course requested is part of the regular load - not an overload.
  • The student is pursuing a program leading to an advanced degree. All courses requested must be required for the degree program or a prerequisite for one of the required courses.
  • The course is not offered on the student's own campus at the time the student can take advantage of it.
  • The request is presented prior to the registration period for the term the course is to be taken.
  • The request is presented any term except the graduation term.
  • A separate request form is ocmpleted for each course taken.
  • Space is available.

Once the exchange has been approved, the Registrar's Office will send the form to the "host" institution. Registration processes at host institutions vary so please check with the host institution’s Registrar's Office for more information on how to register. You are responsible for registering for the course.

Your grade is sent back to UNC by the host institution on the Exchange Agreement form and then recorded on your UNC transcript. We recommend that you remind the instructor to submit the Exchange Form with the grade to the host Registrar's Office after the course is completed.

For specific information on the Exchange Program, contact Michelle Heiny at 970-351-2231.