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Re-Entering Former Students

Undergraduate and graduate students who have not registered for one or more quarters of an academic year must file an application PDF document to reenter. The application is available at the Office of the Registrar and must be filed six weeks before the first day of registration of the quarter of return.

Students are not required to file the application PDF document to reenter under the following circumstances:

  • If they have registered during the spring quarter and intend to return in the fall;
  • If they have registered during the spring quarter and intend to return during the summer quarter of the same year;

The following steps should be followed for filing an application for readmission:

  • Visit the Office of the Registrar in the Rebecca Crown Center and complete the Re-entry Application. Leave the completed form with the staff member at the reception desk.
  • The Office of the Registrar will forward the application PDF document, along with a copy of the Northwestern transcript, to the Dean of the school for approval.

The Office of the Registrar will be notified of the Dean's decision and will send a decision letter. If readmission is approved, the student will be reactivated and a registration appointment assigned based on the last two digits of the Social Security number. Registration can take place anytime after the appointment date and time. Net IDs must be reactivated at the TSS Information Center in 57 Kresge Hall.

 

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