The CUWMA is a cooperative arrangement in post secondary education that is designed to permit the sharing of academic resources by member institutions and to offer qualified students the opportunity to enroll at other institutions for courses not available on their own campus.

Howard University offers its qualified undergraduate and graduate degree seeking students the opportunity to enroll in courses at American University, Catholic University, Gallaudet University, Georgetown University, George Mason University, George Washington University, Marymount University, Southeastern University, Trinity College, University of the District of Columbia and University of Maryland-College Park.

Students enrolled in First Professional Degree Programs in Dentistry, Law and Medicine are not eligible to participate in Consortium cross-registration.

Students must be registered and validated at Howard University for the same semester they are interested in taking a Consortium course.

Consortium registration forms are available in Suite 105 “A” Bldg. during the registration period each semester. For more information on the CUWMA and participating universities course schedules, please visit http://www.consortium.org.

To be eligible for this program a student must meet the following requirements:

1. Be a fully admitted degree seeking student

2. Be actively enrolled in courses at Howard University at the same time that the Consortium course is being taken.

3. Not exceed the amount of credits they are registered for at Howard University.

4. Be in good academic standing- (2.0 GPA for UG students and 3.0 for GR students)

5. Validated for the current semester

6. Obtain the following approvals to participate in the Consortium Program.

     (a) ACADEMIC APPROVAL-Signature of the Academic Dean and Department           Chairperson

     (b) ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL- Return Consortium form to the Consortium           Coordinator for signature and validation stamp - Administration Bldg,          &nbspSuite 105.

Once form is signed and validated with the Consortium stamp, the student copy (buff) will be returned to the student. This copy is to be shown to the instructor at the host institution, but retained by the student for identification purposes at the host institution.

For special courses (private instruction in music or tutorial study) if a special fee is charged, such a fee is not covered by the Consortium Agreement and must be paid by the student to the host institution. This applies to any fee assessed to a course. If fees are not paid by the end of the semester in which they occur, a “Hold” will be placed on future registrations at Howard University until such fees are paid.

The total number of hours taken through the Consortium must not exceed forty percent of the total hours required for the degree. Consortium courses are not approved for “audit.”

Additional Information: Please Note

As otherwise qualified, eligible employees of Howard University and/or their dependent children are eligible to participate in the Consortium Program. However; employees cannot use Remission of Tuition to pay for Consortium courses.

Employees and/or their dependent children must pay, in full using Howard’s rate per credit, the cost of the Consortium course in advance. The deferred payment plan does not apply to Consortium courses.

Courses pursued through the Consortium Program must be courses not available at Howard during the given semester or year.

Students must follow the general registration procedures and pay the applicable tuition rate of Howard University.

To drop or withdraw from a consortium course, report immediately to the Office of Records (Consortium Coordinator) and complete a Consortium withdrawal form. Howard University Consortium courses are subject to Howard University's Change of Program deadline dates.

Consortium grades for Howard students are received in the Office of Records and are recorded on the student’s permanent academic record.