Doctoral Research Registration Policies
Doctoral students who have reached candidacy will be registered for 6 credits of 899. The 899 dissertation research course is a fixed 6 credit course. Tuition and fees will be adjusted so that you will only be billed at the rate of 2 credits. This applies to both in-state and out of state students. The Graduate School, in conjunction with your Graduate Program Director, will register you for the appropriate section of 899. Registration will be completed before the start of semester. Please do not register yourself. If you plan to be on leave of absence for the semester, please contact your mentor and graduate program director as soon as possible. Based on the unit count all students registered for 899 will be considered full time.
Doctoral students who have not yet reached candidacy should register for the 898 pre-candidacy research course within their graduate program. You cannot register for 899 before you have reached candidacy. 898 is a variable credit course that carries 18 units/credit. You should register by the section number that corresponds to your research mentor.