What happens if I don’t register for classes in a semester?

The Grad School requires you to be registered for at least three graduate credits every fall and spring semester (summer registration is optional) from the time you matriculate until the time you defend your Plan A or B thesis or complete your Plan C coursework.

However, if you need to take a “time out” in a fall or spring semester, contact Evelyn Funda. You may be able to satisfy the continuous registration requirement by paying the Grad School a $100 Continuous Registration Fee, provided you are not teaching as a GI or using any faculty time or university resources (like the library) during that semester. Under certain circumstances it may also be possible to petition for a leave of absence and have the $100 fee waived. See pp. 117-118 of the General Catalog for further explanation of the continuous graduate registration requirement and leaves of absence.