Graduate School Residency Requirements

DOCTORAL POST-Qualifiying RESIDENCY

FALL 2005 SEMESTER AND BEYOND

Students first enrolled in a doctoral program in the fall of 2005 semester and beyond:

• after passing the qualifying exam, must enroll for 2 hours of CJT 767** Dissertation Residency Credit
• must remain continuously enrolled in CJT 767 every fall and spring semester until the dissertation is defended
• must complete a minimum of two semesters of CJT 767 before they can graduate
• Students first enrolled before the beginning of the fall 2005 semester who have not yet taken the qualifying exam may opt to follow either the old or new post-qualifying residency rules.

CJT 767: DOCTORAL POST-Qualifiying RESIDENCY**

Enrollment in 2 hours of CJT 767:
• charged at the in-state tuition rate (plus fees)
• constitutes full-time enrollment
• graded S or U

Semester of the qualifying exam can count toward the post-qualifying residency requirement:
• if formal Request to Schedule the qualifying exam is submitted within first six weeks of the semester
• exam can be taken at any time during the semester

DOCTORAL POST-Qualifiying RESIDENCY

PRIOR TO FALL 2005 SEMESTER

Students that passed the qualifying exam prior to the end of summer session II, 2005, the one-year post-qualifying residency requirement may be satisfied by:

• completion of two consecutive full-time semesters (9 credits each) of CJT 769 with a grade of "S" or
• completion of three consecutive part-time semesters (6 credits each) of CJT 769 with a grade of "S."
• after one year, students are required to remain continuously enrolled in CJT 769 or CJT 749 (0 credit hours) each semester until the dissertation is defended.