After
passing the comprehensive oral examination the candidate must
be continuously enrolled - including summer sessions - until
the degree is completed; each enrollment shall reflect as accurately
as possible the candidate's demands on faculty time and University
facilities. During this time, until the degree is completed
or until 18 post-comprehensive hours have been completed (whichever
comes first), the candidate shall enroll for a minimum of 6
hours a semester and 3 hours a summer session. Post-comprehensive
enrollment may include enrollment during the semester or summer
session in which the comprehensive oral examination has been
passed. If after 18 hours of post-comprehensive enrollment the
degree is not completed, the candidate shall continue to enroll
each semester and each summer session until the final oral examination
has been passed; the number of hours of each enrollment shall
be determined by the candidate's advisor and must as accurately
as possible reflect the candidate's demand on faculty time and
University facilities.
A
leave of absence - because of illness, to pursue full-time professional
activities related to the doctoral program and long-range professional
goals, or for any other valid reason - may on rare occasions
be granted on petition to the Graduate Division of the College,
endorsed by the chairperson of the Department or by the Graduate
Committee (see also above under Degree Requirements, sec. II).
