Registration Information

Registration in the FAST TRAIN Program

All registrations in the FAST TRAIN Program are completed through the FAST TRAIN office.  Our courses are not listed in the regular course schedule posted by the Registrar’s office.  Each semester we create our own courses and registration forms for FAST TRAIN students to submit to our office to complete the registration process.

Registration forms may be found on the menu to the right.  In order for a student to be registered each semester, the registration form and completed planning form (also found on the menu to the right) will be submitted to the FAST TRAIN Office Manager. Registration will not occur until both forms are submitted and filled out completely and properly.  A G number (student ID number) and current email addresses (both personal and GMU addresses) must be provided.

Why Can’t I Be Registered?

Though it may seem that this process is one simple step, there are many factors that will prevent student registration each semester:

• Re-enrollment:  Any student who has missed two or more semesters at Mason (excluding the summer semesters) cannot be registered until a re-enrollment form is filled out.  Please see the forms section of this website for more details.
  
  
• Fees:  Students often will incur fees, such as library fees and parking fees, while taking classes.  Any unpaid fees will prevent registration.  Students need to check Patriot Web to make sure there are no outstanding fees or registration will not occur.  Check in advance before sending registration forms to the FAST TRAIN office. If there is a fee, it must be paid before registration can occur.
  
  
• Address Holds: Our international students move often.  As a result, the university will place address holds on registration when a student’s mail is returned.  Please ensure that your address is updated in Patriot Web.  Also notify the FAST TRAIN office in order to update our database.
  
  
• New Student: Once a student has been fully admitted as a graduate student, they must notify the Graduate School of Education (GSE) Admissions office of their intent to enroll.  This form is typically mailed to the student’s home of record along with other admissions information, including the formal letter of acceptance.  Many FAST TRAIN students never receive this card as they are living overseas.  Students should be proactive in checking Patriot Web to see when their acceptance is official and then will notify GSE admissions of their intent to enroll.  Please contact cehdrsvp@gmu.edu and give them a simple statement:  I intend to enroll for semester ? and give the term (i.e. summer, fall, spring).
  
  
• Outstanding IP Grades from Summer:  No student will be permitted to carry over an IP grade from a previous summer.  Registration will not occur as a result.  All grades in all courses from previous semesters must be a final letter grade of A+, A, B+, B in order to proceed to the next summer session.  Any student receiving a failing grade of C or F, will need to contact the FAST TRAIN office to determine how to proceed.
  
  
• Other Course Requirements:  The following will also prevent student registration from one semester to the next:
  • Un-posted Task Stream PBA’s: Students who do not successfully post PBA assignments to Task Stream before the end of class will not be permitted to register for the next semester.  There will be no exceptions. This is an NCATE requirement for accreditation that must be collected by the college.
  • Un-posted Portfolio or Anthology Mid and Final Assignments:  Each student who is enrolled in FAST TRAIN for initial licensure will be required to complete an Anthology (elementary) or Portfolio (ESOL) as part of the college NCATE requirement.  The mid-point review due dates for both assignments are after the first three classes in each program, respectively.  Please see more details on anthology and portfolio  on this website.