Other Requirements Other Requirements Enrollment, Residency, and Grade Requirements Continuous Enrollment. Students are expected to enroll each term after they are admitted until all requirements for the degree are completed. If a student is unable to do so, approval for a leave of absence must be obtained by writing the Program Director and stating the number of terms of expected absence and the reasons for the leave. Students are normally dropped from the Systems Science active list after one year of absence unless an official leave of absence has been approved.
University admission is cancelled after an absence of two years.
As the backgrounds and programs of students vary widely, so does the time required to complete Ph.D. requirements and graduate from the Program. A student with an appropriate undergraduate background, with no prior graduate work and enrolled full time as a student, might expect to graduate in approximately four to five years. The student may petition the Systems Science Faculty through the Systems Science Director for a maximum of one year extension of this requirement. If the examinations are not taken by the stipulated time the student will be permanently dropped from the Program. The student is expected to prepare a dissertation research proposal, submit it for acceptance by a proposed Dissertation Committee, and be advanced to Candidacy within one year of passing the Comprehensive Examinations.