Course Information

While the Graduate School has no centralized course requirements, the Academic Affairs unit oversees grading policies, course enrollment procedures, and grade change requests.

General Information and Requirements

Course Enrollment

Graduate students may enroll in courses at Princeton throughout the length of their regular program provided they have completed semester sign-in and are not registered in absentia.  (Students enrolled in DCE status are not eligible to enroll in courses.) Courses are selected with guidance from the DGS or adviser(s) and are selected before the start of each term. Students enroll in courses using TigerHub.

Course Enrollment Changes

Normally, graduate students may make changes to their course enrollment record through Friday of the twelfth week of the semester. Such changes include dropping a course and changing the grading basis of a course (for example, from graded to pass/fail or audit). All allowed changes may be made via TigerHub up until the deadline. Students should consult with their DGS and/or adviser(s) before making any changes.

2024-2025 Course Enrollment

August 1Fall term course enrollment for continuing graduate students reopens
August 23Fall term course enrollment for new graduate students begins
September 3First day of fall term courses
November - JanuaryMeetings with DGS or adviser(s) to select courses for spring term
December 5Last day for fall term course enrollment changes
December 6Spring term course enrollment for graduate students begins
January 27First day of spring term courses
April 25Last day for spring term course enrollment changes

Curricular Practical Training

Curricular practical training (CPT) allows enrolled graduate students within their regular program lengths to hold off-campus employment that is directly related to their field of study.  Students approved by their departments and the Graduate School to participate in CPT are enrolled in a program-specific CPT course. 

Learn more about External Opportunities. For more information on curricular practical training and a full list of CPT courses available, please see the Davis International Center.