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All MLIS students must register via the University of Washington's MyUW interface. Registration opens at 6 a.m. Pacific Standard Time on the first day of Registration Period I.

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Registration Time-frames

The registration period typically begins mid-quarter (approximately, 7-10 weeks prior to the start of the next quarter). Refer to the UW Academic Calendar and look at the dates for Registration Periods 1, 2, 3, as well as relevant add/drop dates.

Registration Restrictions

Note the following registration restrictions between residential and online courses, based on Registration Period 1, 2, and 3:

  In period 1, you can register for: In period 2, you can register for: In period 3, you can register for:
Residential MLIS • on-campus LIS core

• on-campus and hybrid LIS electives

• on-campus LIS core

• on-campus, online, and hybrid LIS electives

• Ph.D. electives

• on-campus and online LIS core

• on-campus, online, and hybrid LIS electives

• MSIM, Ph.D., and Informatics (400+ level) electives

• other UW graduate level electives (check with host department)

Online MLIS • online LIS core

• online and hybrid LIS electives

• online LIS core

• online, on-campus, and hybrid LIS electives

• Ph.D. electives

• online and on-campus LIS core

• online, on-campus, and hybrid LIS electives

• MSIM, Ph.D., and Informatics (400+ level) electives

• other UW graduate level electives (check with host department)

Registration: Other Considerations

  • For completing an independent study, please submit the LIS 600 - Independent Study Proposal Form via Canvas.
  • If you are interested in taking courses outside of the iSchool, contact that instructor and specific department directly. To have the credit applied to your MLIS degree, please submit the Out-of-School Course Approval Form via Canvas prior to registering for the course. Up to 21 credits may be taken from other UW programs. You do not need to complete this form for INFO, IMT, INSC and INFX courses.
  • MLIS students are limited to 6 credits of transfer courses applied toward their degree. To request the review of transfer credits, please submit the Transfer Credit Request Form via Canvas.
  • Some iSchool classes may require add or faculty codes; please consult the iSchool student services office for codes. 
  • Withdrawing from a course? See UW Professional and Continuing Education website for procedure information. A tip to also check with the UW Financial Aid Office to determine how dropping a course may affect your aid.
  • To maintain student status, you must register for classes in autumn, winter and spring quarter. Students in good academic standing can request a leave of absence (a quarter at a time). More information from the Graduate School can be found here, and current MLIS students can find an outline of the on-leave process at the MLIS Student Resource Center.

Payments

As a student in a fee-based degree program managed by UW Continuum College/UW Professional & Continuing Education (UW PCE), you can pay your course and program fees online using the MyUW portal. For payment deadlines, see the UW Academic Calendar for your year of study.

Remember, before paying, you'll need to register for your courses. PCE provides an overview of the various Payment Procedures for Fee-Based Degree Students, depending on your payment method.

Note: All emails about registration and payments will be sent to your UW email address.

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If a course or course section that you are interested in is full, sign up for a notification via Notify.UW! You can elect to receive a notification when a section opens or closes.

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News

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Summit brings online MSIM students to campus

Monday, March 20, 2023
Journalist and author Mónica Guzman’s advice for Master of Science in Information Management students: “Where you can, welcome disagreement.” She shared those words with dozens of online students March 17 at the opening keynote...
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World struggles to make progress on meaningful access to information

Thursday, March 16, 2023
Information access is a fundamental driver of many of the goals in the United Nations’ 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, yet many countries are struggling to make progress. A new analysis has found that statistical indicators of...
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Events

Mar 24
 
9:00-10:00AM

MLIS Law Librarianship Information Session

Virtual / Zoom
Mar 28
 
4:00-5:00PM

Informatics Last Chance Admissions Q&A Session

Zoom / Online
Mar 29
 
3:30-4:30PM

Informatics Program Overview for Future UW Seattle Freshman and Current High School Students

Zoom / Online
Apr 1
 
9:00-2:30PM

WE Rise Annual Conference

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