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Continuous registration is required of all degree candidates, save
those "off-plan" or on Leave of Absence (see below). Students
who receive funding must be "full-time." Students must
be registered at least ½ time to be eligible for most loans.
Also, registration status will determine when loans become payable
(students should check with their individual lenders). The GSAS
billing units that determine status and eligibility are listed below.
A Residence Unit is simply the term for registering
for a semester of full-time study. It may or may not involve coursework.
RESIDENCE UNITS
- 1 (FULL) RESIDENCE UNIT: "Full-time" status
- ½ RESIDENCE UNIT: "Part-time" status, may
take up to three courses per semester, four semesters to fulfill
requisite residence units for M.A., eligible for some loans, some
loans may become payable.
- ¼ RESIDENCE UNIT: "Part-time" status, may
take up to two courses, eight semesters to complete requisite residence
units for M.A., ineligible for most loans, most loans become payable.
— All M.A. candidates must complete 2 full residence units to
be eligible for the degree.
— M.Phil. candidates must complete 6 residence units (4 residence
units beyond those of the M.A. year).
- EXTENDED RESIDENCE: Extended Residence is for M.Phil./Ph.D.
candidates who have completed six residence units and either hold
a teaching appointment or plan to take courses. Extended Residence
confers "full-time" status to students and allows them
to take unlimited classes. Cost is covered for students on teaching
appointment.
- MATRICULATION AND FACILITIES (M & F): M&F is
normally for advanced students who are neither on a teaching appointment
nor planning to take courses.
- Matriculation and Facilities F/T: "Full-time" status,
no classes.
- Matriculation and Facilities P/T: "Part-time" status,
no classes, loans may become payable.
TYPICAL REGISTRATION TIMELINE:
| MA Year Registration: |
2 Residence Units |
| 2nd-Year Registration: |
2 Residence Units |
| 3rd-Year Registration: |
2 Residence Units |
| 4th-Year Registration: |
2 Extended Residence Units |
| 5th-Year Registration: |
2 Extended Residence Units; or, Matriculation
and Facilities |
| 6th-Year Registration: |
2 Extended Residence Units; or, Matriculation
and Facilities |
Defense Registration: The registration requirement for
the dissertation defense depends on the date of distribution,
not on the date of the actual defense. If you distribute before
the first day of classes of the new semester, you do not have
to re-register. |
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