Statute of Limitations Extension Policy

Graduate School Statute of Limitations policy allows Master’s degree students three years to complete all degree requirements; Ph.D. students are allowed five years after achieving candidacy. A student who requests an extension to the Statute of Limitations must petition the Graduate Program Director, who in turn submits a recommendation with justification to the Graduate School Dean. The final decision rests with the Dean of the Graduate School.

Department policy on extensions is developed by the Graduate Studies Committee. It is the policy of the Committee that extensions will be granted only in extraordinary circumstances. Individual requests are decided on a case by case basis by the faculty members of the Committee.