All students are required to obtain health insurance so they can be financially assisted if they are referred to a general hospital for treatment or to an area physician if referred by the Health Service. This insurance may also reimburse chargeable services at the Health Service. For a small fee, married students with dependents can obtain riders to cover the cost of their medical coverage. A brochure is sent to each entering student describing the voluntary University-sponsored plan, a broad plan of sickness and accident insurance available to all students and designed to supplement the University Health Service. If you do not have health insurance, you will automatically be billed for this plan.
Graduate assistants receive health insurance as part of their compensation.
The student is expected to register for course work with reasonable regularity and to complete all requirements for the degree within a moderate span of time to assure continuity and adequate familiarity with developments in the field of study. Ordinarily, the Master's degree should be completed within two years or so. In any event, all work for the Master's degree must be completed within a maximum period of six years from the beginning of the earliest course, wherever taken, listed on the approved plan of study. An extension of a student's terminal date is considered only when there is substantial evidence that the student has attempted to make regular and consistent progress toward completion of degree requirements. A written recommendation to extend the terminal date must bear the signature of the student's major advisor , and it must be submitted in a timely manner to the Graduate Records Office.