Registration
Students admitted to the McAnulty Graduate School should consult their respective program directors or chairs for advisement. The director's written approval, obtained during the pre-registration or registration periods of each session, is required in advance of registration for any course creditable toward a graduate degree.

Following the director's or chair's approval, students receive final endorsement and instructions on how to complete registration at the Graduate School office. The University's academic calendar stipulates the period for registration. Registration is complete and official only when all charges are paid or when satisfactory arrangements have been made with the business office. Admission to a class is limited to students who have officially registered for that class.

Thesis and Dissertations
Students working on a thesis or dissertation must register for at least one credit per semester until the total credits for the thesis or dissertation have been completed. Thereafter they must be on continuous registration until all work is completed.

Continuous Registration
All graduate students (M.A., M.S., and Ph.D.) who are not registered for course or thesis/dissertation credits, but who are working toward a degree must register in each semester for continuous registration and pay the assigned fee. This policy applies to students studying for or taking comprehensive examinations, removing "I" grades, completing a thesis or dissertation, or applying for graduation, as well as to those who wish to remain on active status. Continuous registration does not apply to students enrolled in summer sessions only, students in the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program, and those on leave of absence. Health Care Ethics students do not have to be on continuous registration until the dissertation stage.

Students in an M.A. or M.S. program will register for either GRAS 700 01, Thesis - Continuous Registration or GRAS 702 01 - Continuous Registration, and pay a fee of $100.

Students who began the Ph.D. program prior to Fall 1987 are to register for GRAS 701 01, Dissertation - Continuous Registration, and pay a fee of $100. Students who began the Ph.D. program as of Fall 1987 are to register for GRAS 701 02, Dissertation - Continuous Registration, and pay a fee equivalent to one credit.

Cross-registration
Full-time Duquesne University students may cross-register in the graduate schools of the Pittsburgh Council on Higher Education, namely, Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Pittsburgh, and the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, if space is available, for one course per semester. Students should check with their advisor concerning their program's cross-registration regulations. Duquesne University students who cross-register are charged tuition and university fees in accordance with the current rates charged by Duquesne University; however, students are responsible for paying any course or laboratory fees to the host institution. There is no cross-registration during the summer sessions. The cross-registration is subject to the approval of the dean, the student's advisor, and the professor in charge of the course. Full credit and grade will be transferred; the academic regulations of the host institution prevail.
Cross-registration forms are available in the Graduate School office and the Registrar's office.

Auditing Courses
To audit courses, a student must be officially registered and pay the same charges for courses that are taken for credit. Enrollment in a course for audit is subject to approval by the student's academic advisor. Registration in a course as an auditor must be declared at registration and is irrevocable after the mid-term examination period.

Cancellation of Courses
The University makes every reasonable effort to offer courses as announced in the "Schedule of Classes" and the "Summer Schedule." It reserves the right, however, to make changes or cancel courses in the academic schedule because of insufficient enrollment or for any other valid reason.

Change of Schedule (Drop/Add)
Students who wish to add or drop a class are permitted to do so during the registration period and the first week of classes of the semester. Change of class schedule is not permitted after the latest date for change of schedule announced in each semester's academic calendar. Courses dropped after the deadline for making schedule changes are classified as course withdrawals or complete withdrawals.
All schedule changes must be approved by the academic advisor. Requests for schedule changes processed during the first week of classes must also have the signature of the instructors whose classes are being added or dropped.

Except for changes requested by the Dean or advisor, a fee of $5.00 is charged for each change form processed after classes have begun.

Course Withdrawal
A student wishing to withdraw from a course, may do so with the approval of the academic advisor and by processing the proper form up to the date announced in the academic calendar for withdrawal with a "W" grade. If a student wishes to withdraw from a course after that date, the student must present valid reasons and seek approval of the advisor and the Dean. If approval is given, the student then submits the appropriate form to the Graduate School. A student who is not granted approval of the request and withdraws unofficially will receive an "F" grade for the course. Refunds are not granted for course withdrawals, except in the case of a complete withdrawal from the University and according to the published Refund Schedule (see below).

Complete Withdrawal
When a student requests a withdrawal from all classes on or after the first class day, a refund of part of the tuition charged for the semester will be given in accordance with the Tuition Refund Schedule found in the "Schedule of Courses." A student is considered enrolled until he or she gives official withdrawal notice.

When a student's attendance is involuntarily terminated in a semester because of personal disability arising from injury or illness, any remission of tuition beyond the limits prescribed by the withdrawal refund policy is subject first to the approval of the Dean, then the Academic Vice President, and finally, the Vice President for Management and Business.

Leave of Absence
Under special circumstances, a student who is a degree candidate may be given a leave of absence for one semester (e.g., serious illness, job transfer out of the country, uncertainty about completing the degree and needing a time of discernment).

Extension of the leave beyond one semester may be granted, upon review by the Dean. The student must submit a written request to the department chair or program director for the extension.

Readmission
A student who during a 12-month period has not:

• registered for at least one course OR
• registered for at least one thesis/dissertation credit OR
• registered for continuous registration OR
•been granted a leave of absence will be transferred to "Inactive" status. If the student wants to be readmitted to graduate study, s/he must file for readmission before being permitted to register again. Readmission is NOT automatic. Readmission requires approval by the chair/director and the Dean. Payment of all past due charges will be required.

Change of Address
It is the student's responsibility to maintain at all times a correct permanent and local address with the Registrar's office, department office, and Graduate School office. "Authorization to Change Student Information" forms (change of address, name, or social security number) can be completed in the Graduate School office or Registrar's office.