Enrollment Requirements and Leave of Absence

It is expected that doctoral students will be continuously registered until the completion of their degrees. When unforeseen circumstances require a student to temporarily withdraw from his or her doctoral studies, the student must submit a Request for a Leave of Absence form in the first quarter of becoming inactive (see the Doctoral Handbook). A leave of absence may be approved for up to one year. Please note that doctoral candidates who are granted a leave of absence must still complete the program within the original eight-year time limit.

Doctoral candidates who have been inactive for four consecutive quarters and are not on an approved leave will be considered withdrawn from the doctoral program. Students who wish to be reinstated must file a re-entry form to the Office of the Registrar and receive approval from the Program Chair (documented on the exception form initiated by the advisor).