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. This is the ONLY form that will be accepted and it must be completed and printed off for appropriate signatures.
- Submit a copy of your passport with the registration form to NU-Q Student Records office. Forms will not be accepted unless completed, signed, with 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.
- Summer 2025 Cross-Registration at NU-Q
- Course Selection: Students may choose “Open to Cross-Registration” courses in the Summer 2025 timetable.
- Application Start Date: NU-Q will begin accepting cross-registration applications based on seat availability on Wednesday, April 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: Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at 1:00 pm. Late submissions will not be accepted to ensure that students are not disadvantaged.
- Priority Registration: There is no priority registration for joint minors during the summer term.
- 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.
- Important Dates:
- First day of classes: Sunday, May 18, 2025
- Last day of classes: Thursday, June 26, 2025
- Final exams: June 29-30, 2025
- Credit System: 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.
- Fall 2025 Cross-Registration at NU-Q
- Course Selection: Students may choose “Open to Cross-Registration” courses in the Fall 2025 timetable.
- Application Start Date: NU-Q will begin accepting cross-registration applications based on seat availability on Wednesday, July 2, 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: Wednesday, August 6, 2025, at 1:00 pm. Late submissions will not be accepted to ensure 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: Sunday, August 24, 2025
- Last day of classes: Thursday, December 4, 2025
- Final exams: December 7-11, 2025
- 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.