Non-matriculated students are individuals who wish to take a graduate course or Professional Development Institute for professional growth, to prepare academically for graduate studies, or for personal enrichment. Students may elect to take a course for graduate credit or audit, but it is assumed that they are not currently enrolled in a Wheelock graduate degree program at this time.

At Wheelock College, you may enroll in up to 6 credits of graduate course work as a non-matriculated student before formally being admitted to a degree program or being approved for Life-Long-Learner status (for more information please contact the Office of Graduate Admissions at graduate@wheelock.edu). Satisfactory performance as a non-matriculated student may enhance your application for admission to one of our programs, but it does not guarantee it. Courses successfully taken by students may later be counted towards the degree, if admitted, with approval of the appropriate academic Dean. We strongly recommend that students who anticipate applying courses toward a future degree program speak with a Program Director prior to registering.

Many professionals may also choose to use our graduate courses for Professional Development Points (PDP) or Continuing Education Units (CEU) as issued by the state or the student's governing professional organization. To find out how many PDP or CEU points you will earn by getting a grade or auditing a course please consult the bylaws of your professional organization.

It is expected that students who wish to obtain graduate credit for participation in a graduate level course at Wheelock have obtained a bachelor's degree. Students who have not obtained a bachelor's degree may participate in our graduate course offerings by electing to audit a course.

Registration dates will be set in advance and can be found on the Office of Academic Records and Registration web page. Non-matriculated students are expected to abide by Wheelock College policy with regard to registration (including late registration), payment and enrollment in graduate courses, this information can be found in our catalog.

To register as a non-matriculated student, in any of our terms, please consult the student portal (using the course search option) to view what is being offered.

We have two separate Non-Matriculated Student Registration forms, depending on the term for which you are registering:

Fall/Spring Terms Registration form for non-matriculated graduate students

Summer Term 2012 Registration form for non-matriculated graduate students