SUBJECT: CONTINUOUS ENROLLMENT POLICY

APPLICABILITY: GRADUATE STUDENTS

A student must maintain continuous enrollment in a minimum of three credit hours of thesis or dissertation during each long semester until the thesis or dissertation has been accepted by the Dean of the Graduate School. Thesis or dissertation registration in at least one summer session is required if the student is using the university facilities and/or faculty time during that summer session. Doctoral students must maintain continuous enrollment subsequent to passing the qualifying examination for admission to candidacy. Master’s students must maintain continuous enrollment once work on the thesis has begun.

Failure to maintain continuous enrollment will either invalidate any previous thesis or dissertation credits or will result in the student being dropped from the degree program unless granted an official leave of absence by the Graduate Dean for medical or other exceptional reasons.

(Approved by Graduate Council)