The status of being registered in an academic session as a student at York University is achieved by meeting criteria determined by the Office of the University Registrar from time to time, and requires that a student:

• satisfy the academic requirements for enrolment in a chosen program (academic)

• be enrolled in an academic programme for credit; and 

• has paid fees or exhibited such other intention to pursue a course of studies as may be determined to be sufficient from time to time. 

Registered students have a registration status of registered active or registered inactive (graduate students only) and meet the following criteria:

• New undergraduate students must be enrolled in courses for the session and have paid the enrolment deposit.

• Continuing undergraduate students must be enrolled in courses for the session. The automated registration process registers students as continuing students as the registration reason after they enrol and have a session activity entry status of continuing, degree change, Faculty (academic unit) transfer, moved, reactivated, or reactivated two years plus.   

• Graduate students must be enrolled in courses (if applicable) and agreed to pay fees for the session. Graduate students must maintain continuous registration in all terms: Fall, Winter and Summer, until graduation, subject to the time limits stated by the Faculty of Graduate Studies Regulations, and must pay the appropriate term fee.