Students whose preparation is inadequate may be required to enroll as special students to take appropriate undergraduate courses for which no graduate credit is given. At the end of one or two semesters the department reviews the work of the special student and makes a recommendation to the dean concerning the student's admission to the regular graduate program. All graduate students, after consultation with the chairman or graduate adviser of their department, must register at the office of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in Taylor Hall each semester during the registration period listed in the College calendar. Changes in registration require the approval of the department chairman or graduate adviser. Changes in registration should not be made after the third week of classes in a semester.
Personal registration is an important obligation of the graduate student.
Those who fail to register in the stated period will be charged a late registration fee. Degree Candidacy Admission to the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences to work toward an M.A. or Ph.D. degree does not automatically confer candidate status. Graduate students formally become candidates for the M.A. or Ph.D. only after they have met departmental requirements and have made formal application for candidacy which has been approved by their department and then by the Council of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. All graduate students, whether or not formally admitted to candidacy for the Ph.D., must register for one or more units of work or enroll under the continuing enrollment plan if they plan to present themselves for College examinations, or to use the College libraries or laboratories, or to consult members of the faculty in relation to work in progress. Students who have been formally admitted to candidacy for the Ph.D. must, in order to retain their candidacy, register for one or more units of work each semester, or enroll under the continuing enrollment plan, unless granted formal leave.