Continuous Registration Requirement for Graduate Students

Master's and Doctoral students enrolled in a degree program are required to register each Fall and Spring semester until all requirements for the degree are satisfied. Failure to register without being granted a leave of absence is interpreted as a resignation from the program. Students in cohort programs that include a summer component in the curriculum sequence are expected to register for required summer courses.

Master's degree students who have completed all degree requirements except the thesis will register for THCN 7999 Thesis Continuation (Master's) as their first thesis continuation registration. Only fees are assessed for the first semester of thesis continuation. Thereafter, students will register for THCN 8000 Thesis Continuation (Master's). Thesis continuation fees and other fees are assessed for THCN 8000.

Doctoral students must register for dissertation advisement research courses in keeping with departmental curriculum requirements until they have successfully completed their research. Doctoral students who have scheduled their dissertation defense and do not need to register for any other courses to fulfill their degree requirements will register for THCN 8999 for the first term of Thesis Continuation, and for THCN 9000 for any subsequent terms. Only fees are charged for the first semester of thesis continuation; thereafter, thesis continuation fees and other fees are assessed.

Doctoral students who have successfully defended their dissertation but are not eligible for their degree until the subsequent semester must register for RGCN 8000 for that semester. Similarly, students who are resolving incomplete grade requirements in order to qualify for their degree must register for RGCN 8000.

Students who have completed all degree requirements, except the comprehensive examination or other required examination or who must complete supervised clinical or internship hours must register each Fall and Spring semester in 'Registration Continuation' (RGCN 8000) status until the necessary examinations are passed.

Students who completed all degree requirements but are not registered in the semester in which they applied to graduate must register for RGCN 8000.