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New GSAS Policy - October 2007 - 9-Years-in-Registered-Status
Satisfactory Progress and the 9-Years-in-Registered-Status
Policy
Continued
registration is contingent, in part, on satisfactory progress in the degree
program as determined by both the program and GSAS. A student who fails to
maintain satisfactory progress will have his or her candidacy terminated. Each
program maintains its own standards of satisfactory academic progress, and all
students must familiarize themselves with these standards.
The
Graduate School considers progress to be minimally satisfactory when progress
is such that a student completes the M.A. degree within four consecutive terms
of full-time study (GSAS Degree Requirements under section VII.B.1.b for part-time study), the M.A./M.Phil.
degrees within four calendar years, and the M.A./M.Phil./Ph.D. within nine
calendar years. Students who receive credit for an M.A. completed elsewhere
must complete the M.Phil. within three calendar years and the Ph.D. within
eight. This time-to-degree requirement is the GSAS maximum registration for the
M.A./M.Phil./Ph.D. After nine years of
registration, students may continue to work on their dissertation but can no
longer be registered, except for one final semester in which they defend their
dissertation.
The
Seven-Year Rule, referring to the maximum number of years Ph.D. students are
eligible for GSAS financial support, remains. The policy that a GSAS-approved
Leave of Absence stops the clock on time-in-registered status and time to
degree also remains.
Transition to the 9-Years-in-Registered-Status
Policy
The
9-years-in-registered-status policy, announced Fall 2007, will go into effect
beginning Fall 2008. Students who will be in year 9 or beyond in Fall 2007 may,
beginning Fall 2008, register for one more year. Students who will be in year 8
in Fall 2007 will be allowed two years of registration.
Implications of the new policy
This
policy will affect student access to the library and to health insurance.
Library
privileges: Students with an MA or M Phil can receive an alumni card for
no charge which allows access to the library. For $30/month, students can
obtain a card that allows borrowing privileges.
Health Insurance: There are various options. Students should direct
questions to Rebecca Hirade (rst1@columbia.edu)
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