Registrar’s Office

The Registrar’s Office:

• maintains academic records and transcripts of current students and alumni/ae
• coordinates course registration
• assigns classrooms
• performs degree audits
• provides enrollment and graduation verifications
• provides reports, analyses, recommendations, and assistance with developing academic policies
• supplies information to government agencies and external organizations

Academic Forms

Academic forms available in the Registrar’s Office are posted here as PDF files for you to download, print, and complete.

PDF files require the free Adobe Reader (minimum version 5.0).

Course Change Record

Students who wish to add or drop courses during the first three weeks of classes must complete and submit a Course Change Record form to the Registrar’s office.

Directed Study Request Form for Masters and D.Miss. Students

Directed Study Request Form for D.Min. Students

Upper class students may negotiate with full-time faculty to take a Directed Study. A Directed Study will not ordinarily be provided for courses listed in the catalog and will not be approved for introductory work. No more than one Directed Study may be taken in a term. Approval must be secured from the student’s advisor and the Director of Academic and Student Services for masters level students or the Doctoral Studies Dean for doctoral students. Authorization forms must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office.

Incomplete Request Form

Students who are not able to complete all of the work required in a course by the official end of the academic term may request permission to hand their work in late. If permission is granted, an Incomplete Course Form must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office.

Intent to Graduate

Masters students who intend to graduate at one of the commencement services during the Academic Year must submit an "Intent to Graduate" form. Deadlines are approximately five months prior to the date of graduation; see form for details.

Transcript Request Form

Requests for transcripts must be made in writing and be signed and dated by the student.

Waiver Form for Substitution of Academic Area

Students who wish to apply a course from one academic area to another academic area must submit a written rationale to the area faculty by completing this waiver form. (Example: THE 208S-WV Christology to be applied to Piety rather than Spectrum.)

Waiver Form for Substitution of Required Course

Students who wish to substitute another course for the area requirement listed in the catalog must submit a written rationale to the area faculty by completing this waiver form.

Privacy Act (Buckley Amendment)

Under the provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (Buckley Amendment), students have the right to inspect and review their educational records held by the seminary and to request correction of any inaccurate data.

United will disclose student information only to those who are authorized and have legitimate need for such information. No records will be released without a written and signed request from the student. No third party requests will be honored without a signed waiver.

For further information and assistance, contact the Registrar’s Office.