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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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