Cross-Register at NU-Q
You are: a student at another Education City university and you want to cross-register for courses at NU-Q.
Cross-registration at NU-Q is available for EC students who have a sophomore or above academic standing. Enrollment will be processed based on seat availability and on a first-come, first-served basis.
How to register
- Complete the Education City Cross Registration Request Form. Forms must be typed – handwritten forms will not be processed. This is the only form that will be accepted, and it must be completed and printed off for appropriate signatures.
- Students should ensure that their passport is valid for the semester they intend to cross-register. A copy of the valid passport must be attached to the registration form before submission. Forms will not be accepted unless completed, signed, and with a valid passport copy attached.
What classes can you take at NU-Q?
To find NU-Q courses that are open to other EC students:
Go to the Courses Offered (Per Term) page
Locate the academic term for which you would like to registerClick on the Timetable document.
A Yes value in the Open to Cross-Reg column indicates that the course is open to EC students.
- Course Selection: Students may choose “Open to Cross-Registration” courses in the Spring 2026 timetable.
- Application Start Date: NU-Q will begin accepting cross-registration applications based on seat availability on Sunday, November 30, 2025.
- Registration Process: Cross-registration for visiting students is on a first-come, first-served basis for courses with available seats.
- Submission Requirements:
- Cross-registration forms will only be accepted if seats are available in the requested course.
- Forms must be typed, submitted electronically, and include a clear, valid copy of the passport as an attachment in a single email.
- Handwritten or incomplete forms will be returned.
- Submit forms via email to: studentrecords@qatar.northwestern.edu.
- Application Deadline: Thursday, December 4, 2025, at 1:00 pm. Late submissions will not be accepted to ensure that students are not disadvantaged.
- Notification of Acceptance: NU-Q will inform students of their cross-registration status at least one week before the first day of the term. Approved students will receive a confirmation email with a NU-Q Net ID activation code, which must be used to activate their NU-Q email for official university communications.
- Priority Registration: Education City visiting students approved by their home universities for joint minors (e.g., Media & Politics, Africana Studies, Film & Design Minors) should coordinate with their home registrar, who will work directly with NU-Q for priority cross-registration.
- Important Dates:
- First day of classes: Tuesday, January 6, 2026
- Last day of classes: Thursday, April 23, 2026
- Final exams: April 26-30, 2026
- NU-Q follows a semester unit system. For transfer credit purposes, one semester unit is equivalent to four semester hours.
- End-of-Term Checkout: Students must complete the cross-registration checkout process at the end of the semester to ensure their transcript is issued to their home registrar.
- Submission Requirements:
Important Information
By enrolling at another university in Education City, you agree to follow their rules and policies, which include attending classes even if your home institution is closed. Since not all universities follow the same academic calendar, you must comply with the requirements of the host institution.