All students accepted for the graduate program must register for the fall quarter. Applicants wishing to defer for a year must complete, and return to the Office of Graduate Studies and Research, the Admissions Reply Form stating their intent. Students requesting to have admission deferred are not guaranteed acceptance or financial assistance for the following year. Their files will be evaluated along with new applications for that year. They may petition to omit courses that appear to repeat work they have already successfully completed.
Petitions requesting course exemption are to be submitted after the student has begun the program.
Additional seminars will be required in place of a course being granted exemption. If you apply online, you must forward all required supporting documents to the department.