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  1. Registration Instructions
  2. UNC Asheville Degree-Seeking Student Policy

Registration Instructions

Registration will open November 20 for the Spring 2025 semester. If you have any questions or need assistance with registration, please contact Lilly Danzis: ldanzis@unca.edu.

Please note: our registration process has changed. We have a new online application. Read the following carefully.

Continuing
You were enrolled in a Fall 2024 course. 

Complete the new online application and select “Continuing Student.”
Complete the application.

Continuing students do not need to redo residency verification, but you will need to provide your Residency Certification Number (RCN).

If you forgot your username and/or password for RDS, click here to retrieve that information.

Returning
You were not enrolled in a Fall 2024 course, but have taken GSWP courses previously. 

Complete the new online application and select “Returning Student.”
Complete the application.

Returning students may need to redo residency verification, depending on whether or not their Residency Certification Number (RCN) has expired. You can check the status of your RCN on the RDS website. You will need to provide your RCN on the application.

If you forgot your username and/or password for RDS, click here to retrieve that information.

New
You have never taken a GSWP course.

First, complete residency verification through NC Residency Determination Service (RDS).

Completing this process verifies eligibility for the in-state tuition rate. Students who do not complete or update this verification will be billed the out-of-state tuition rate. If you have any questions about the residency process, please call RDS: 844.319.3640
Complete residency verification.

 

Once you have completed residency verification, complete the new GSWP online application and select “New Student.” (Please note: there is no longer an application fee for New Students!)

Complete the application.

UNC Asheville Degree-Seeking Student Policy

If you are a UNC Asheville degree-seeking student (undergraduate or post-bac) and you would like to take a class with Great Smokies, please email ldanzis@unca.edu and note the following policies.

  • Students must have successfully completed LANG 260 or an equivalent course.
  • Students must have the approval of the Program Coordinator and/or at least one recommendation from an English faculty member.
  • Students may not take more than one GSWP course per term.
  • Credit hours earned will count towards your elective credits.
  • Credit hours earned do not count towards English major/minor requirements.
  • Your grade for the course will count towards your GPA.
  • Students may register one week before the first class session of the course they want to attend.
  • Students receiving financial aid must consult with the Office of Financial Aid before registering for GSWP classes.