If completion of requirements is delayed beyond five years, a student may be required to take another preliminary examination and be admitted to candidacy a second time. All students in a graduate program but not enrolled in classes by the Monday of the second week of the Fall or the Spring semesters must be registered for 1 hour of 601. Each program has its own policy of whether and when to grant leaves of absence. The requirement of the 601 enrollment ends when a student passes the six years to complete a master's, the five years of doctoral candidacy, or officially withdraws from a program or graduates. Students who are granted extensions to these time limits would be covered by this revised 601 policy.
Summer sessions are exempt from the continuous enrollment requirement.
Concurrent registration in any other course is not permitted. Students registering for 601 are assessed only in-state tuition for the credit hour associated with the registration. Since none of the other student fees are assessed for 601, the student is not eligible for the benefits of any other programs such as Recreation Center use, Health Service and Student Medical Benefits, Students' Attorney Program assistance, etc. Students needing the above benefits that require fees may instead register for additional research, thesis, or dissertation hours.