The Graduate School is responsible for processing registration checkstops (to prevent a student from registering) upon receipt of appropriate information from the academic department. Students who have been dismissed from a graduate program due to unsatisfactory academic progress will find a “Y” checkstop on their record if they attempt to register. Such students may contact the chair of the academic department from which they were dismissed to seek advice regarding potential removal of this checkstop.
Students who have been registered as non-matriculated students or who have not complied with departmental or Graduate School policies and procedures may also encounter a “Y” checkstop when they attempt to register. These students should contact the Graduate School or the department through which they were previously enrolled to determine what is necessary to have the checkstop removed.
Departments wishing to have a “Y” checkstop issued or removed should forward a letter to the Graduate School containing the following information: