Admission and Applications

Graduate Students

Current UAlbany Graduate Students
If you are a current matriculated University at Albany graduate student during the regular academic year, you are already admitted and need only see your assigned academic advisor for course advisement and to obtain clearance to register.

Nondegree Graduate Students
If you are not currently a graduate student at UAlbany, but would like to take one or more graduate courses in the summer, please contact Graduate Admissions.  

Undergraduate Students

Current UAlbany Students
If you are a University at Albany student and are a freshman, sophomore, junior or senior during the regular academic year, you are already admitted and need only see your assigned academic advisor for course advisement and to obtain clearance to register. Students who voluntarily withdraw are not automatically eligible to enroll unless readmission has been granted. Students who are academically dismissed at the end of the spring semester may attend the first Summer Sessions only. Any later classes (session 2 and beyond) must be dropped by the student. 

Newly Admitted UAlbany Students
If you are a newly admitted freshman or transfer student at the University at Albany for the upcoming fall term and wish to enroll in the summer, you must have your fall application updated to include summer as your starting term.  Please contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and file a request to update your admission to summer.  You would then need to see your assigned advisor in order to register. 

Visiting College Students
If you are visiting from another college/university, or if you have been accepted in the fall to a college/university other than Albany, you will need to apply for admission in the Office of General Studies and Summer Sessions, SS-110.  You may apply online, or by mail, fax, or in person using the Nondegree Registration Application. 

Visiting High School Students
If you are currently attending high school and entering your senior year, you can apply for admission to the Office of General Studies and Summer Sessions, SS-110.  You may apply via mail, fax, or in-person using the High School Application.  Please make sure to follow the instructions listed below before applying for admission.  High school students may only register for 100- or 200-level courses.  Enrollment is on a space-available basis, with priority given to students currently enrolled in colleges and universities.

To apply for admission during Summer Sessions, high school students must:

1. Submit an application for non-degree, undergraduate study to the Office of General Studies and Summer Sessions. 
2. Attach to your application a current high school transcript.
3. Attach a letter of reference from your guidance counselor.  This letter, written on school letterhead, should attest to your emotional and intellectual readiness for college coursework and indicate that you can reasonably be expected to compete academically with university students.
4. Meet any and all stated prerequisites for the course(s) in question.

General Studies Students
If you are a high school graduate, or hold a high school equivalency diploma, or if you have already completed a baccalaureate degree or higher, you may be admitted as a General Studies student.  You may apply online, or by mail, fax, or in-person using the Nondegree Registration Application.

International Students
International students, students who are residents of countries other that the United States, that wish to take nondegree, undergraduate classes at UAlbany must first obtain clearance through the Office of International Students & Scholar Services. You can reach them at 518-591-8172 or isss@albany.edu. Students who hold a green card do not need to obtain clearance through ISSS, but are required to submit their green card to our office in order to be admitted. Applications for international students can not be processed until the appropriate documents are received by our office.

Submitting your application and the resulting registration makes you liable for tuition charges for the total of your registered credit hours.