Non-degree students

Free Tuition Program for Fall 2025

UMass Dartmouth is proud to announce a transformative initiative, the UMass Dartmouth Deal, which will provide free tuition and mandatory fees to high-need, in-state undergraduate students. Read more to see if you qualify.

We encourage students who are not UMass Dartmouth degree candidates to register for courses as non-degree students.

There are many reasons why a person might wish to take one or more courses at the university without seeking a degree. When feasible, we allow qualified students who are not UMass Dartmouth degree candidates to register for courses as non-degree students. They may register only for courses for which they are qualified and in which space is available. They will be held to a strict limit in the total number of credits for which they may enroll as non-degree students.

For more information, please see the Academic Regulations and Procedures section of the Undergraduate Catalog.